The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-09
GEORGIA MAY GET TWO SHIPS.
SAVANNAH AND BRUNSWICK MAY
EACH HAVE A NAVAL VESSEL.

Lieutenant Commander c. f.
BrOughtOn of the Naval Reserves
Gone to Washington to See the
Secretary of the NRvy-Snvannah
Reserves VIII BE Unable to Go on
the Cruise on the Prairie Assigned
to Georgia, the State Having Made
No Appropriation for the Purpose
The Naval Reserves Rapidly Get
ting in Shape Again.
Lieutenant Commander c. E. Broughton
of the Georgia battalion of naval reserves
left yesterday for Washington for the
purpose of comforting with the Secretary
of the Navy with reference to the future
of the Georgia Naval Reserves.
Lieut. Broughton has had this visit un-
announcement in the Morning News
Washington dispatches that the secretary
had as yet received no reply from the
Governors of Georgia and South Carolina,
relative to the practice cruises Of the naval
reserves of these states, prompted him to
make his visit at once He will lay be-
fore the secretary the exact status of af-
fairs with the Georgia Naval Reserves and
is in hopes that his statement of the case
win secure several desirable concessions
for the Georgia contingent.
The announcement that each state could
have a ship of lis own for its naval re-
serves was of especial interest to Com
mander Broughton. He thinks that after
a proper statement Of the case the navy
department may do even better than this,
and that Georgia may be assigned two ves-
sells, one for the Savannah reserves and
the other for the Brunswick contingent.
This would be much more convenient and
satisfactory than simply having one yes
sci, which would have to divide its time
between the two ports and about the con-
troll of which there might be friction The
friction in the past between the Savannah
and Brunswick divisions was almost suf-
ficient to disrupt the organization in this
state, and Lieut.. Broughton is anxious to
avert further friction.
"The Georgia Naval Reserves" said
Lieutenant Commander Broughton, will
be unable ito go upon the
practice cruise this year. The
navy department simply furnishes the
vessel and the state is expected to bear
the expense. Georgia has made no appro-
priation for such a purpose, and the or
ganizati are not able to bear the ex-
pense. The converted yacht Prairie has
been assigned to Georgia for eight days.
! wired Commander Aiken at Brunswick
this morning that II would not be convent
ent for the Savannah divisions 20 go on
the cruise on the Prairie Al this time The
main reason why we cannot do so is that
a number of our men are still in the SER
vice Of the government The two SaVan-
nah divisions furnished about slxty-dve
men TO the army and navy, and only a
few OF them have been discharged as yet
OF this number about thirty are with
Rays Immuues some are with the Third
Georgia some with other commands. an1
some with the navy. Most OF these viii
soon be discharged, and have no doubt
will re1oin their old commands"
What about the future Of the naval
reserves in Savannah Mr.. Broughton
was asked.
THE Savannah divisions are all right"
he said. "Our enlistment sheets are ran
Idly being filed out. and within the next
two or three weeks everything will be in