Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-26
ACTIVITY APPARENT
Shells Shipped Yesterday to
Fort Washington.
MORTARS READY TO FIRE
Officers and Men at Old Point Confi,,en
mat Crisis isat Hand. Messages
Coming in Tliickwn,l
Fast.

The Daily Press is in a position 10 de-
ny thtA reports that have been sent
away TO newspapers published in other
"ftles TO the effect that there is no I'M
Usual activity at Fort Monroe.
| Yesterday afternoon forty boxes uf
large proJectIles, each Weighing E55
pounds We're forwarded from Old Point
10y the Washington steamer, con:igon54t.
TO F@Ft Washington. 1t was learned by
u representative of the Daily Press cha,
orders were received at Fort iAInn,,ns
ON lhfirs5aE that there be forwarded
to Font Washington at once a large
jSuppl:- of prOjectiies for use in IN q
modern 10-inch guns alt that fort which
! IS S.pUhted on the Potomac, about len
nt!eS ft'om the National Capitol. The
| shipment of yesterday. it is ea;C. Will
be followed by another in a day or two
| IT IS considered that the demand for
ammunition at Fort Washington is
significant at the present time. in con-
sheraton of the fact that there has
oeen no cons Snment of shells to ihat
post FOR number of years, ami under
lhe present Strained rela ti0nS c-orsa-
quent upon the wreck of the Maine
| THIS order is considered as a very
meaning one
Inside the fort. it was learned by the
Daily Press reporter from relia BILE
sources, there is unusual activity The
nortars have all been completed and
.oaled. ready for immediate action
me Wires nave been connected and all
that remains is 70 give phe word of
command and the mortars viii belGh
forth destruction. There are other Signs
OF preparation for emergency, among
| which not the least is the the fact that
She balls to be used in THE heavy gums
at the fort are being headed with al
possible expedition.
The monitor Terror is now stationed
off Old Point under orders to await the
arrival of the Spanish cruiser Vizcaya,
which IS expected in the Roads t.0m,rr-
row morning. The Terror Will re:na:1,
All Old Point for the ARRIVAL of tn.
Spanish Vessel, but if she does not put
into the Roads by that time the. mxgni-
tor Will put to Sea.
1t is a very rerarlNa BILE fact in con-
|nectiGn with the T4rrors r,;ay in Ti;ix.
Reads that her fighting tops are IN
readiness for action her guns protrud-
ing from the LITTLE uurr54;s in i 1lls-.ac-
ing manner.
Ii is am i!l-conceale<l fact eGiat the of
hcerS and men at Fort Monroe ant!t4i-
pate a conflict .3n the near future. In
conversing with some friends, it is said
that the c0mnan1ait of the post cN-
pressed himself as being certain ihat a
declaration of War would be made
To a Daily Press reporter
member of ONE of the companies sta
toned at Fort Monroe stated that it
was confidently expected by the men
that war would De declared in the
course of the next ten days, and he add
ed that mis- only wish was uha t 'the Viz
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he avn 49, ,,1,.1 a. a. ,I5,el 80
,T,snas nf var 81 ~, 81, ~" al l''''-
The wires are kept busy carrying
messages TO the fort, and the operators
are being worked hard receiving the
dispatches.
sarge nov arrf1er S.onst 1nctirn al ~.
hGyly,sr.l n-ara tifty-siy ,,sT cant an ~,
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prfb ensiyrr thar me orders fnr. an Inn
mediate launt,l,.;nrr may come ar any
,i,,,a o. - ;S haii.,-a5 for ,-a,.,, e,,rn1
rs.,snns thar me w>,vs, from WHEN ~.
srh,lt.r-yy.jN slilz MO Ih,. v.a,ar IN, ~, ii,.
mi, iasn ,,1,,nr,. ave nov hai,Ier srr,4, s=,5
in nre.nar.a non fT,, a r,rnrhi7,r II is
ususaI1v custnY,ary T., srraaea r:6a ,cax.S
th,..a ,nr four DAYS before I'm. 1a- 81.
i.ct.sd for mr.. vess.r ~, he la1,nrghad ana
the Sact tina mis- IS befnr done 50 fan.
in r,t7yanc. vlf the anuotnT,d lime gives
,isa to Nl,a sn,nDnsit;nn t4,alt The s}7inyard
nhiciols are dasirous of being nrenar.4d
fnr. amy ,.nerrancy ;har may ha nffrr
n ;is the general concensus of ,pi,niaD
r,,,a ,t;ba c,.sis I'm H.. a fairs of the ITni
te1 Sta;tes and Snain is rapidlv an
nrnachinr and ,N,a ,,f-fora fine cxui,+a
nETElpTTST IN TEIE, TE-fpROR
MOI ~f:nca ~ fa,al March day, in
1869 when Inc Confsder,t.. j,-oncl.ad
Nrr1,in,,ay. ster,n,e.1 nlpt of ne. harhnr of
NorfnIk i,o Hamntnn Roads where. II
was to strike a blow wtntc4h
was ~, caynl,rt i,,niza the rayies Of