Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-30
Converted Yacht Hist Of
ferred to Naval Reserve.
R. R. Commissioners TO Hold
Hearing al PiiIsficId, June 5.
Lieut.. Franklin G. Twitchell Resigns
From Naval Reserve.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Tuesday, June %, at 10 A. M.

matter which is of no small
amount of interest to the military au-
thorities of the State, in connection
with tie annual tour of duty of the
chip's Company OF the Naval Reserve,
which will be made next August, is
the offer of COMMANDER Marsh of the
United states navy, who is to have
charge of the naval militia maneuvers
at Gardeners bay, Long Island, which
will lie neld at that time.
The offer which Commander Marsh
has made to the Maine Naval Re
serve is the use. not only during the
maneuvers, but all the time, of the
converted yacht Hist, now lying at the
Portsmouth navy yard, and the offer
etates that she is theirs at any time
that they wish to call and get her.
The Hist is a trim craft 100 feet IL
length and saw service during the
Snanish-A American war. She carries
n secondary battery Of nine guns, and
wouId he of great assistance to the
Maine Reserve in getting accustomed
10 life on shipboard. If the men
could have her they would be able to
nroceed to the place of rendezvous in
their own Ntf1S'I, 90 tii'- ii'iN-'l i'''i'''1
from practically all the other states
will do.
Put It is hardly expected however
that the Naval Reserve will be able to
accent the offer of Commander Marsh,
on account Of the cXnc nSe winch 1t
word entail. If the state should
take H." Il, ~ ii would be required to
furn;sh soaI OR funl and 10 keep the
necessary Watcanlrn, engineers ana
mechanics on hoard the year round,
and this is IN expense which the mill
tary authorities of the state do net
think that they can assume at the
present time In speaking of the
matter Yesterday one Of them said
that the keeping Of the vessel, Were
she 70 b. taken over ~ the Stata
would mean an annual expense of $10,-
go or thcreabouts.
It is understood that u strong move
rlant u.iH b. made next winter to So
cure frcin the LcgiSla ture increased
alpropriatinns for the sea as well as
the land forces Of the state. and if q
special ana increased appropriation loi
the Naval Reserve can J." secured i;
is understood that the Reserve will al
once be furnished by tn" navy de
partm"nt with q suitable vessel and
that the headquarters Of the Ship
Company would be established on
board ship. \ vessel was offered the
Reserve last year but the inability ON
The part Of the State to meet the fixed
cnarT-S made il necessary To decline
the Offer.
The men who lave made thu Reserve
such an efficient organization an or
g2niaation which has been called one
Of Tho very best in tnc cOuntry-hnpe
10 sec the financial ways made easel
in the future SO that in Portland mar
Dor there will always be naval craft
MANNED regularly for drill purposes
by the mon of the Maine Naval Re-
serve The federal government may
IN time render further financial as
s'Stance but the enlargement of the
navy makes it unlikely for some
years tC come and in the meantime
if the Reserve is to have what it needs
to place it on equal footing with the
other states, the state will have to
bear the expense,