New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-13
THE AUXILIARY BOARDS WORK.
REEDERs ASSIGN

CTENANT-COMMANDER REEDERS AsSl0S-
MENT TO ONE OF THE DIVISIONS OF
THE COAST.
The number OF members OF the Naval Auxiliary
Cruiser Board was further reduced yesterday by
the detachment OF Lieutenant-C Commander Reeder.
He has been assigned TO one Of the new divisions
OF the coast ordered by the Navy Department. and
Will have his headquarters al Fortress Monroe.
Captain Reeder. he is called on the schoolshp
St Mary's which ne commands. has been anxious
for active service. and said some days ago thar
he was ready for sea duty AS originally consil-
tuted. the Auxiliary Board had only five members.
but later Captain Reeder and Passed Assistant En-.
sineer Danforth ware added. owing press Of
work BY the detachment OF Lieutenant Sargent
and Captain Reeder the number Is now reduced 10
what IL originally.
The Navy Department has decided TO divide the
Eastern OF the country into six divisions for
the purposes OF local defence The first extends
from the eastern boundary OF Maine 10 Newport;
the second. Barnegat. n. j.; the third. 10 Cape
Henlopen. the fourth 10 Cape Hatteras. the nth.
10 Key West. while the sixth takes in the Gun
coast 10 the mouth Of the Rio Grande. Ii Is the
fourth division TO which Captain Reeder Is as
signed. All the divisions will be under the gen.
eral direction Of Commander Horace Elmer. who
was recently assigned TO the duty OF securing
mosquito fleet OF small craft for harbor defence.
lie has been In frequent consultation with inc
Auxiliary Cruiser Board but the yesses he desires
recommendation 10 the Government. Small fast
yachts and tugs are sought for this work. and II
Is proposed TO man them with members OF the
Naval Militia. They will guard harbors and har-
Dor entrances. and give warning OF the approach
OF any hostile vessels. Each division OF the patrol
Meet will have a rendezvous and headquarters /,
is expected that the second division Will have is
central point at this harbor. Lieutenant-Com.
mander Field VIII be In command. In the third
division Lieutenant-C Commander Force will be in
charge. at Lewes. Del
There formal inspection OF the steamship
Tallahassee. OF the Ocean Line Company. yester-
day. by Lieutenant Commander Kelley. Naval Con.
structor Tawresey and Engineers Dixon and Dan.
forth She is likely 10 be used for transport II
she Is taken by the Government. II was planned
to VISIT the Venezuela OF the Red d Line. also yes
terday. but she had been placed In a drydock at
the Erie Basin. and her formal inspection will he
made to-day The members OF the Board will also
FL Rio. which was purchased with her three sis.
ter-ships on an inspection elsewhere and ia not
yet formally the records OF the Auxiliary Board.
Some OF the older Cunard steamers have been
said 10 be In the market. hut member OF the
Auxiliary Board said yesterday that. so far he
knew no steps had been taken 10 secure them
He thought that none Of the newer and better YES
sells OF this line could be purchased.
The Board was considering the names yesterday
OF the vessels 10 be added the list OF protected
cruisers IL Is thought that the best ones OF the
Maine Steamship Company. the Ward Line the
Red d Line. the Old Dominion Company and the
Merchants and Miners TRANSPORTATION Company.
to the four already bought. The Kansas city and
the Caracas Will not be taken. in all probability.
The steamship Etruria brought over Yesterday
three hundred cases OF smokeless powder part OF
which Is to so 10 the Navy Yard and part West
Point.