The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04
ONE ITEM OF THE
COST OF WAR.
Twenty-Five Million Expend.
y ed In Buying and Charter.
ing Vessels.


Wsshington, March 20 Acting
Secretary Miksljohn hes sent . re-
port from the qusrtermaster general
% the ssnase in reply to resolution
q Jan 9th Isst. calling upon the
secretary Of var for . list Of oil
! osussport ships and other vessels
posehassd or chartered BY shs wsr
0oportmsot sinoe March 1. 1897. to.
no1Aes With their nsass. from whom
'OuseAsssd or chartered. shs cost of
possAsss OF ehsstsr. che cost Of sc.
Hsg sp OF repair. and che number Of
'Go0ee Of vssesls cold and the reasons
- eoeh sosion
1As departments snswer 10 In the
- Of sArss lssgo tables. replying
.sDeoiAealIy 10 sSo various Inquiries
q che seSase. Froo these IL sppssrs
sAss osly ose vessel wss cold, the
oosso tug Atlantic. which IVES worn
60 ssd cosdsmnsd She brought
1l,600. The transport Hooker,
vkioh wss fitted up for laying
0oep go cable 10 the Philippines.
gsoondsd nsss Carrsgidor Island.
While On route from Manila to Hong
Koog. end wss lost The steam
hghser Bessie became the property
q The government under the terms
q shs charter for $l2,207. and was
sons0ed the Kssfnsy.
ID We shown chat Is vessels have
bess purchased BY the qusr.srmss
tss's department sincs March 4.
1897. exclusive Of those purchased
lbs tbs army transport service for
transportation Incident to the Span
- var. Thsss included the fsrry-
t,ses john Hsucook. the steam tugs
0sa Huss. Msrshs and John Barry,
and 10 seeau launches ct total COS.
of oll2.4o6. With $9.626 repairs
Fosty nine vesseIs Of oil clssses
vere purchased for the army trans
port service during and since the
0pso'sh var. Including about Is
soal. orsit such - tugs, launches
end Iightess. purohased 10 the Phil
ippinss Tue total purchase price
81 these vessoIs wss SY.014.455 aid
Ne tossl cost Of se6tsing and repair
isg wee e5. .00s The most ex
ps1sivs vsssels wsre the transports
0sass. Logon, Sheridan. Sherman,
ySonss and Hancock The purchsse
psioe Of. the 6rst 6ve named was
$3.50 900 each. end thst Of the Han
cock $500. 900. The expense Of &c
aisg up these vessels 10 stated 90
bllows
Hancock. 3543.516; Grant. $328,
ASo Logon. t488. $50 (; Sheridan.
I 133o .l69 Sherman. >526, ,964 {;
TAonss. 38S6.36
10 thos appesrs that the Hsucock,
Logon and sherman cost over one
million dollsrs esch. and the other
shree named . sligbsly less amount.
The purchase priee Of the tranpors
Mssds wss 940o 900. and 1914. 900
~ss expended In fitting her up. The
purcbsss price Of tho Sumner wss
3l60. .594. and $3.50. .00U additional
wss expended in 6tsiog her up
Tho original cost Of the hospital
ship Relief wss $450. 900. snd $685.
'60l was expended in her TRANSFORMS
sion The hospital ship Missouri
hes cost ,he government 90 far
4430.6l2. of which . little moro
than hslf wss expended in adapting
her to hospital purposes Two Of the
large transports. Burnside and Hook
or. are captured Spanish sIesmers.
All the principal transports we're
scquired under the ierms Of their
charters. and were paid for ont of
the appropriation for 'he national
defense
There were lat vesssls chartered
for the transport service ct . total
cost of $l0.63l,5l9 for services rem.
dsred aud . total cost Of $780,.
342 in restoring them TO their origi
nal condition ON cancellation of char
tsrs Or the chartered vessels 70
were attached To- the Atlantic feet
% . cost for service of $2.882. .284.
sud for repairs Of $l75.5s0 The
rsms,ng 68 chartered vessels we're
smpIoysd ON the Pacific ct . cost Of
S1,7l9 235 for ssrvIces and SLOT sos
for repairs