The herald., 1898-03-17
ONE VESSEL rs NOW READY FOR
HER CREW
SPAIN'S ATTEMPT TO BORROW
Said to Be Meeting With No Success.
Michael Davitt Talks of Eng
lish Sympathy
Associated Press Special Wire

bnlpS AIIldZOndS ana AlffllrdHte Aproudi
to the United States has been signed
The price Is something over 81, 5000 600 fol
both ships. An American crew Is ex
pected here from Lisbon tonight to take
possession of the Amazonas on Friday.
Her Brazilian crew will go to New
castle to man the Aquidaban, which thu
Brazilian government, according to dis
patches received today, will not sell. l
is added that Brazil will not sell any
warships for the present except th'
two coast defense ships, the Marshal DE-
Odeore and Marshal Floriano, which are
being built in France. The Abroual
cannot be completed for six weeks.
1t is learned that there has beer
spirited bidding between the United
States and Spain for the Amazonas and
Abrouall up to the last and the outcome
was. actually doubtful until the con-
tracts were signed
The action of Brazil in this matter is
said to have been influenced by desire
to repay the good offices of the United
States government during the Mello
revolution. Moreover, it is said, Brazil
strongly sympathizes with the Cubans.
~ PAANatC N'itt, iiit yCCh iCNCiNCt
here from New York asking whether II
Is true that Spain is trying to raise a
loan of $50, 900 in London. 1t is re-
ported that the Rothschilds deny the
report and add that Spain could not
raise any money in London.
COMING STRAIGHT HOME
NEW YORK, March 16.-From dis.
patches received In this city from Wash
ington it is learned that the cruiser Sar
Francisco and her charge, the new
cruiser Amazonas, will come direct to
New York fYom Newcastle on Tyne
England. The sister ship OF the
An,azonas, the Admiral Abreuall. will
follow as soon as she is able to proceed
under her own steam. The run across
to New York is expected to take about
ten days. Both the San Francisco and
the Arnazonas are very fast ships and
rate of fifteen knots an hour would be
easy for either. The Amazonas will get
a final touching up at the Brooklyn navy
yard AS she is today she represents
only hull. engines and battery. She re-
quires thorough outfit before she will
be ready for service.
FAST TORPEDOES
NEWPORT, r. l., March 16-The
Ordnance Bureau has shipped twenty
torpedoes from the Bliss works in
Brooklyn to the torpedo station here
and similar consignment will be made
daily. These torpedoes will be imme-
diately assembled into outfits ready to
be shipped at any moment.
The new torpedoes are of three styles
and are of the same diameter as those
now in service, but much longer and
mt
speed for 500 yards Is go knots.
The outfit for the torpedo boat Morris
IS all assembled at the torpedo station
about chree weeks.
A basket filled with the best trained
carrier pigeons from the training sta
tion loft has been shipped to League
Island for use on board the cruisers
Minneapolis and Columbia.
Battery F, Second United States Ar
tillery, at Fort Adams, will leave this
morning for Fort Warren by train.
Battery D, Second United States Ar
tillery, will go to Dutch Island on Satur-
day.
ORDERS TO RUSH
PROVIDENCE, r. l., March 16.-The
orders that have been expected for some
time at the boat shops in Bristol to hurry
the work on the government torpedo
boats have arrived from Washington.
There Is but one torpedo boat now in
the Bristol shops, the Morris, and in
compliance with the rush orders, the
gang of men employed will work longer
hours. The Morris Is to develop a
speed of % knots according to the con-
tract. She is very nearly finished. The
engine and boilers are on board and
nearly fitted. 1t will take about five
weeks to finish and launch the new
craft.
SAN FRANCISCO'S DRY DOCK
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16.-A fact
Of interest in connection with the ques-
tion of docking facilities for the big YES
sells of the United States navy is that
San Francisco has a dry dock at which
the battleship Oregon has twice been
successfully docked.
This dock Is one Of the largest in the
country and with comparatively little
outlay could be adapted to the accommo-
dation of large battleships under arma-
ment and with their equipments on
board. All that would be required would
be the deepening Of the approach and
the enlargement of the entrance.
THE ST. LOUIS SAILS
NEW YORK, March 16.-The Ameri-
can Line steamer st. Louis sailed for
Southampton today The Board for the
Inspection of Auxiliary Cruisers decided
last night that they would not require
the steamer for armament at the pres
ent.
Vice-President Wright denied that
any naval officer was on the st. Louis
when she sailed. The report that Com
mander Emery was to be on board in
readiness to take charge Of her, should
hostilities break out, Mr.. Wright said.
was an error.
WORK AT MARE ISLAND
VALLEJO. CAL, March 16.-At the
Mare Island navy yard 400 men are now
at work. most Of them being engaged in
preparing the cruiser Charleston for
sea.
4 Work begins at am, and except for
an intermission of an hour at noon is
continued till 10 pm. Temporary elec-