New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-22
TWO MORE DETA CHMEN1S.
NAVAL, AUXILIARY BOARD UNDERGoEs
FURTHER CHANGES.
EurENANT-coMMANDER REEDER AND ENGi-
NUER pANFoRTH RECEIVE NEW APPOINT
MENrs-woRK OF INSPECTION TNCREAs-
NG-TuE PURCHASE OF THE YACHTS
vERGANA AND ALIEN
RECOMMENDED.


The Naval Auxiliary Board underwent further
change in It's makeup yesterday. Lieutenant
Commander Reeder. formerly Of the schoolship St
Marys was again detached and assigned 10 the
command OF the fourth division Of the mosquito
feet under Commander Horace Elmer. who has
been formally assigned by order OF the Navy De-
partment to take command OF the eight divisions
comprising the entire Atlantic and Gulf coasts
Engineer Danforth was also detached. In order 10
20 forward with the work required. Captain
Rodgers asked the Navy Department 10 assign
Lieutenant Commander Patch. supervisor OF the
harbor in whose Office the Board meets. TO duty as
q member OF the Board
Passed Assistant Engineer Danforth. who has
been on duty for fortnight as member OF the
Board has been assigned to the MenOcai court
martial at the Navy Yard Ee sad yesterday be-
fore concluding his work: THE membership OF the
Board is being reduced and the work is Increasing
We shall be busy for some time inspecting yachts.
and there will have TO be some one assigned 10 the
duty Every vessel offered for sale must be IN
spotted But II is unsatisfactory 10 spend our time
in looking vessel and then TO ind that the
owners will take reasonable price for her
Some yacht owners. must say. are patriotic out
others are trying to get money out OF the Govern
ment for vessels which are not worth what they
ask Tor them
In regard 10 the same matter another member OF
the Board said that for the yacht Hiawatha the
Fleischmann estate wanted $4,000 when 1t was
reported that she was built for 9l00O and for the
TUNA the price wanted 100000 which was
much than she cost
The Board yesterday recommended the purchase
Of the yacht Vergana. l45 feet In length. is feet
beam and So feet deep. owned by Frederick H.
Benedict and Aileen. l3J feet IN length. p feet
beam and So feet deep. owned by Richard Stevens
Inspections were made yesterday OF seven yachts
In the Erie Basin They the Huntress los feet
long, IS feet beam and GO feet deep. owned by Jacob
Impson. OF Buffalo.
Stranger l73 feet long. % feet beam and 1l6 feet
deep, owned by Mrs. Mary Lewis:
Comanche l72 feet long. % feet beam and III feet
deep. owned by II. n. Hanna.
Sapphire llS3 feet long. 1914 feet beam and 1O2
feet deep, owned by j. J. Albright
Also the yachts Felicia. Erander ana itnur.e an
OF which are OF Light draught and similar diner
Rathbun and the new TUG Albert W. Booth. ownc
by the Moran Towine Company Mr Mosan sag
about i2O She will be ready for use in a short
time. ,
one OF the visitors to the Board vas Captain
going tug and some cOastwise steamers. the names
OF which were not made public.
The members OF the Board denied that my enor,
bnrg-American Line called at the ONCE OF Board
Bismarck to ne inspected by the Board when she
comes into port
Nicaragua Canal Commission, was in the Army
Office He said he there 10 see that proper
supplies were sent 10 the surveyors who were still
at work All the members OF the Commission. he
added had returned North. and ne did not mink
they would 60 over the ground again Their N re;
their work next summer He did not believe tho
war would stop the progress OF the work. The
are Colonel Peter c. Hams and Engineer Lewis NJ.
Haupt.