New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
THE VIEW TRANSPORT SHIPS.
INSPECTION OF VESSELS STILL KEPT Up
DIsTILLING SHIP BOUGHT

r~sprcrroN Of VESSELS STILL KEPT Up
DIsTILLING SHIP BOUGHT
tn. asnand for troop ships and food supply
,-ansnorts has been partially satisfied by the pur'
~hasa ~ the Holland-America steamship Oodam
and seven vessels Of the Atlantic Transport cofh-
panv But the inspection Of suitable vessels Is NOV
completed and more may he secured cary ms
week The Transport Company proposes 70 con-
TIME its business b. chartering vessels until Two
new ones now building are ready
Tho seven vessels obtained from the Atlantic
TRANSPORT Line are all comparatively new boats
ard are well adapted FOR transport service as they
ara boats which stand yell IN almost AM sea. ana
are roomy 49,.
The Manitoba. the Massachusetts the Mime
uaska the Mohawk and the Mobile are all OF the
same class The dimensions of these Vesses ar
Length AS feet beam. ~ feet. and depth or hoIH
70 fee. They al all s.ngle-screw steamers ana
have uniform tonnage Of $50 The MISSISSIPPI
and the Michigan. twin ships, are IN class o.
rhenselves and the smallest ~o vessels OF the
lot Like the others. they were built ~ fhe yard
81 Harlan. Woln & CO n Belfast Their dimen-
sions are Length 30 feet. beam. ~ feet. and
dar.h ~ hold y feet Their tonnage IL 2722 These
vessels can mako fifteen knots an hour under
forced draught Their ordinary carrying capacity
IL over three hundred passengers OF all classes ana
when altered ~ suit no purposes M transports
they can easily carry from 30 n 100 troops each
n, the vessels purchased from The Transport Com
ranv hv the Government. only ono. the Mississippi
is dle Monday Three are ~ London or Liverpool
,hroa IN their wav 70 New-Y and one Is out
ward bound Their average time for crossing the
OCEAN IA twelve or fourteen days The vessels. be-
ing built for tho especial purpose 81 carrying
ca,tle are s,anch and steady. and tne trip across
the ocean IN them Is said 70 he comparatively free
from discomfort.
The Holland America Limo will not put on any
Sfst6n4am viii be- ready Tor use in Jew weeks
The other dates ahead Will be made SO thlt M
r;overnr1en, use AZ once II was expected 70 have
tne transports Lampasa5 ana Nleces ready 70 san
today ~ follow tho Arkadia to Tampa But some
~ ~. ,rorkren EMPLOYED IN ffting them refused
70 work Yesterday afternoon because or the max
holiday so that n "a not likely that they VII get
The search Tor distilling ship by the Naval
Auxiliary Board will not he longer, con nHed as
pose IN Baltimore she IS steel stes mship. 80
foet long Il feet beam and IS feet deep Her
TONNAGE IS 2eS She built at SUNDERLAND.
EngIand in 800 She Will he taken 70 the Nor
folk Navy Yard 10 be fitted up IN similar man
Lone Star Line The Iris IS being equipped with a
d.s-illing plant ~ four batteries and three evdp-
81 -, Gallons in ,wsnty.toar hours The vessel can
carry 800" SALONS % water ana 20 tons o.
car be distilled for every pound or coal used Inc
ratio on warshps "a nine pounds OF water distilled
ers Will be used FOR storing water FOR the ds'i,ling
ships when they are IN opera ton for use with the
use and Inc Morse King will be similarly equipped
The tug Triton Inspected 5y the Naval
Auxiliary Board yesterdly she Is large ocean
The transport Lampasas has been loaded with 4o
tons o. subsistence supplies and the Nueces has 200
tons aboard 70 be carried 70 Tampa. and proba bly,
TO Cuhs with tho troops which viii be taken from
A shipment Of 900 drlll-weave uniforms for sum
mer wear was made Yesterday from the Quarter
masters Department 10 General Shat'ers army
Another large quantity VIII he forwarded TO-