Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-06-30
SHERIFF. SEXES THE
SHIP YOUNG AMERICA.
William Wnant of Newark Attached the Vessel for Clam
Which he has Against the NaucaPeparatoy Standardization
Thompson, of the Rartan Dry Docks Places VdiudtIon

That part of the ship Young Amer
lea now under course of construction
for the Nautical Preparatory School
of Rhode Island, at the plant of the
Perth Amboy Shipbuilding and En-
glneering Company in this city, has
been seized by Sheriff Carman to
satisfy an attachment proceeding in
stituted by William E. Winant, of
Newark, designer of the boat. Winant
has claim of $4, 800 against the ship.
DIR. W. E. Ramsay, president OF the
shipbuilding company, in an inter
view with News reporter upon the
subject this morning said:
81 am thoroughly familiar with all
the circumstances connected with the
Winant claim against the Nautical
Preparatory School, and consider the
claim most unjust one. -
DIR, Ramasy ventured his opinion
that when the whole matter was final
ly settled i'll court Winant will be
when his connections with the Nauti-
cal Preparatory School were severed,
DIR. Ramsay said that Winant had not
been to Perth Amboy for some time
for fear that he, Dr. Ramsay, would
cause Winant's arrest Further pro-
cecdings promise to be of sensational
character if all the doctor told the
News reporter comes true.
The right of Sheriff Carman to
attach the boat is disputed at the
shipyards, the officers claiming that
the ship belongs to the Perth Amboy
Shipbuilding and Engineering Com
pany since the school has not made
any payments upon it. 1t was said
that the Nautical School had obtained
enough subscriptions to pay for the
construction of the ship, but had been
unable to collect the money thus sub
scribed.
The boat is to cost more than
$3.50, 900. The keel and deck are part
ly built.
Walter Thompson, superintendent
of the Raritan Dry Dock Company,
acting as appraiser for the Sheriff,
placed the present value of the boat
at $4, 500 and of the material on hand
for It's construction at $40, 600. The
next move will be to have an auditor
appointed.
Coudert Bros, of II Broadway, New
York, are counsel for the Nautical
Preparatory School and Guild, Lum
and Tamblain, of Newark, represent
Winant, who is q lieutenant in the
navy.
George HI. Eiswold and Charles H.
Howland, of Providence, r. l., are
respectively general manager and
treasurer of the Nautical Preparatory
School. Mr.. Eiswold was formerly
in the u. S. Navy. Mr.. Rowland is
a graduate of Annapolis and served
for a while as Junior Lieutenant in
the Navy He was secretary to Gov
ernor Kimball and Ladd, of Rhode
Island.
1t is understood that the Young
America was to have been ready in
September next for the first years
cruise, but 1t is now stated that the
rush of work at the shipyard made it
impossible to complete her in that
time, and so the first years cruise has
been abandoned. 1t has also been
stated that the full complement of 300
cadets had been subscribed for the
first years cruise and 210 for the Sec
ond years When the announcement
was made that the first years cruise
had been given up, owing to the i'm
possibility of getting the ship ready,
only few of the subscriptions were
Withdrawn.
y The scheme is to fit boys for any of
the universities as we'll as West Point
and Annapolis and to give them the
advantage of travel and life aboard
ship during til oir preparatory course.
The plan has the endorsement of many
naval officers and educators.
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