New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-10
SHIPS AT NEWPORT NEWS.
LA GRANDE DUCHESSE SAILS Fun
CHARLESTON-THE SOLACE EXPECTED
TO BRING WOUNDED.

CHARLESTON-THE SOLACE EXPECTED
TO BRING WOUNDED.
Newport News. Va July . (SpeciaD.-The pa
latial Plant Line steamship La Grande Duch-
csse the costliest merchantmen product OF the
Ncwport News Shipbuilding and Drydock COM
pany. the best appointed transport In the "o'-
eminent service, and the ship which mas pee"
selected as General Miless floating headQuar-
ters as soon as she arrives at Santiago saieu
this afternoon
She passed out TO Hampton Roads amid the
cheers OF nearly four thousand employees anu
a large crowd of interested spectators, VINO hau
gathered along the river shore. Whiie the se""-
off was patriotic enough. there was no sue"
demonstration az on the occasion of the de-
parture Of the Harvard for Santiago with the
9th Massachusetts, and Bath Michigan aboard.
The Duchesse carried the Ninth Company OF the
Volunteer Signal Corps. and Company b' En-
gineer Corps. T.. s. A., in addition 10 one
hundred horses and quantity OF provisions TOT
the officers at Santiago The first stop to be
made will be at Charleston.
GENERAL MILES WILL NOT GO IN THE
DUCHEssE
APARTMENTS were reserved for General Miles
and staff by orders from Washington, but II is
now understood that he will not occupy them
until the Duchesse arrives at Santiago Inc
Duchesse had aboard number of employees OF
The shpyard who go as the yards representa-
lives on the trial trip Of the ship. and also as
third and fourth assistant engineers IN the
Navy.
The now Chesapeake and OHIO freighter
Rapidan will on Monday begin to load her LiN-
crpool cargo and present indications point 10
her rejection by the Government as transport.
She makes only twelve knots an hour. ana Is
too unwieldy for the Government purposes.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Company. anticl-
pating the Navy Departments decision. will not
DELAY in loading the vessel. II It should be de-
cided ut the last moment TO take the ship. the
cargo will be transferred to other ships OF the
same line An officer Of the Rapidan stated to-
day that she can comfortably carry five thou
sand troons and one thousand horses Army
officers here think the Government Will make a
mistake in not taking the ship.
II Is now surmised that while the purpose or
the Chesapeake and Ohio Steamship Company
IN Offering its fine fleet OF freighters. seven IN
number to the Government. at cost. may APP
pear patriotic on It's face. ii is really moro l"
get its ships under the American nag IMAM
otherwise. BY selling them TO the Government
and then buying them back again. they VIII
accomplish this end. which is impossible now
as the ships were built In England and are I'M
der English registry.
SOrACE TO BRING WOUNDED.
The hospltal-ship Soace Is expected to arrive
at Old Point tomorrow afternoon with large
number Of American and Spanish wounded on
board. pr Cleborne. Of the Naval Hospital
has been Informed by telegraph by Surgeon
General Stcrnberg that the hospital-ship IL now
on her way to this place. and on her arrival
those on board will be transferred to the he1d
hospital. which is situated on n beautiful blum
overlooking the fort.
The Fort Monroe war hospital will probably
be the only one under United states control
TO have women nurses in attendance upon the
unfortuuates under its care. or course the
main STAFF Will have complete charge but the
women ~ the Red Cross Will be allowed TO work
here while at other points Surgeon General
Siernberg will not permit their presence. MISS
Long daughter ~ the Secretary or the Navy
was expected To arrive this evening but AT "A
! lat. hour her arrival had not been reported AT
! the old Point hotels. Among the nurses VINO
! have arrived already are Misses White, Man
Plan' and Crpssman. all Of BROOKLYN. IL IS
| understood that tn" women stan or the FAMOUS
/ Dixie Hospital. at Hampton. has offered rs
services In the field hospital at the fort. and
| that the offer has been accepted.
RrFFAIO MES ~ TIE CRUISER BUFFALO.
The first detachment ~ Buffalo Naval Militia,
numbering thirty-seYen. has arrived. and as
soon NJ the men get some practical naval train
| ing on the Franklin they Will be put aboard
| their shin the cruiser Buffalo. The success of
/ the Buffalo men In being assigned TO the cruiser
! bearing their city's nam" Is due 10 the inhu-
cnce ~ Commander iicmphill. who selected
them I'm preference To- the Virginia Reserves.
/ While II is said at the Navy Yard that the GIN
cinnatI f. ready sail again. II Is stated OH
cially that she VIII not start FOR sev"ra! days.
/ unless ordered to do SO by the Department.
/ There is still considerable work 10 be done
/ about the cruiser which can better be accom-
| plished AZ the yard than AT sea, and captain
! chester will have II done here II possible
The Dolphin. the little dispatch boat injured In
! collision with the Newark will remain at the
! Navy Yard at least a month longer. Her re
! pairs Will be extensive. and II IL proposed 10
| give her general OverhaulIng IL was an
| nounced to-day that the papers had at last been
! signed for the construction by the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company or
! five now passenger and freight steamships. each
/ To cos. $JuOVDO at least Three OF these ships
! Will il is stated. be built for the Morgan Line.
which sold four Of its ships FL Rio. I'll Norte,
! FL Sol and I'll sud. to the Government IA aux
! Hilary cruisers. and the other two VIII be built
FOR the Cromwell Line which sold the Creole 10
! Tn. Government to become the hospital-ship
Solace. These contracts are one of the crafty
ing results of the war for the shipyard. and a
general revival Of business is looked for by the
! shipbudcrs here.