The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-19

Say II Is Impossible 20 TclI When ~
Report WlIl 10 Rcndy-I.arre
Quantities of Ammunition Re-
coivcd on tho Iowa nud New York

Key West, Fla, March IS, 1898.
The court of inquiry is diligently con-
tnuing Its sessions Gu bonrd the bat
tleship Iowa and, judging from state
rhents made by members, it is quite
problenratical now mar:w mom days
win pass before the public learns its
Conclusions.
BY The ecturtesy Of Rear Admiral ST.
card the correspondent OF the Asso-
ciated Press was to-day enabled to es-
cape 'ahe rigor OF the recent rule, for
eid1ing correspondents TO gN ora board
waHsh.Ds. and was the first civilian ta
interview the members of the court of
i@qulry since they secreted themselves
on Wednesday on tile Iowa.
Captain Sampson received the cor
respondent on the pCrp of the sDc,atlid
ship he commands In ;he Admilal's
caDha below were Captain Chadwick
Lieutenant-Cen Potter and
Judge Advocate Mal'X. They had been
III sessit'", since 10 o'clock illis morn
Ing with the ships writer acting as
clerk.
The court is saill hard st work"
Captain S,mpsr,.t said. II have just
LETT my confcreeS. IT is utterly i'm
possible to say when our report will
be neady. If j surmiscd the date and
you reported Il, l am afraid something
might occur that would defeat the eX-
pectatnn and c,-sy serve TO d!sappoint
the anxious public. When the repOrt
is rei2dy'it will not be for us TO make
The announccmt':t. Washington / pre-
sumo. will do thhcE."
If a preliminary report has bcl:rr sent
TO Washington Captain Sampson APP
n a ,,',N,t ,Et ) ,l>s,
course of THE afternoon. while the court
continued i5' session without once com
ing out of TIN, cabin, large quantities
OF ammunition were taken on board.
The s,:me thing n>ok place on the New
York. I3oth ships are better supplied
"ith ammunition thaL:' they have bscn
at any dime before.
AT o'clock this aft5 RI, on thE, regll-
lar hour during previ-cls assicGS OF the
court for adjoumnent. Captain Chad
wick and Lieutenant Potter entered
gig and We're rowed TO tl:,;, New York
Judge Advocat:, Mark is staying IN
board the Iowa. The court will r. sumo
Its sessions tomorrow
Unusual precautions are observed on
the New York and the Iowa, doubfo
harlhr wa,lchcs being e,foresd. Every
craft th2iy passes 1n its way into the
har3or is submitted To the closest
scrutiny cf searchlights. Both yes
sells are raady 10 pull out at fifteen
m!n1rh: s. notice and special attention is
being given tI the instruction @f the
sailors in small arms >s.h firing prac-
tica
Tomorrow tES ccnilI will devote con-
Siderable time to the preparations of dia-
grams showing parts OF the Msdn. as
f2und after ithe eNplos1m
The United States cruiser Mo.Hrom
cry arrived here, this morning from Ha
yana-
The UnlIad States cruiser DGtropt
sailed this morning for the Tortugas
islands with provisions and ammunition
for the fleet. From the Tor.ugas the Do
tralt wAl proceed 10 Pcrt Tampa, i,o
load ammunition
The Morgon Line steamer Arkansas
arrived here this morning from Havana
with Se:cntor Money and G. mglis ssman
Amos j. Cummings and Alden Smith
on beard.
The United States cruiser Nashville
sai'ad for the Toii.ugas with supplies
simultaneously with the Detroa.
The Montgomery is, wi.G1 the eScep-
ton Of the torpedo boats, thu ONLY
warship h:N Ithe !lIarbor
The torpedo boat Foote arrived this
afternoon from Charleston by way of
JackS:rwillc.