The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-19
SAILORS LEAVE
TO GET YANIlC
-veNTY MEMBERS OF NAVAL
DESERVES GO TO STURGEON
eAv TO MAN SHIP ON RE-
TURN VOYAGE.

,ho yantic is coming home this week.
ruenty members of the Hancock diVi-
1,on Of the Naval Reserves leave on
~ Northwestern train today for Stur-
- nav to bring back the training
49, which has been undergoing re-
,trs during the past winter ana
nr,ng Accompanying them VIII De
contoin II. $. Goodell. navigating OF
60 Allen f. Rees, and Chief Engineer
-, NJ Gibson OF Calumet. Other OF
saors NJ the second battalion who WIZ
assist I'm navigating the ship on the
turn VOYAGE will be Lieutenants Ma
son and Stephenson and Ensign Mas
ho, Of the Escanalba division, Lieut.
c,enhenson acting as executive OIL
Ger.
a,here was a lively response to the
Ill made last week by Lieutenant
,,ar,, Hecker. the commanding Off
cor Of the local division. for volunteers
- oo "a Sturgeon Bay, and last night
:, the regular weekly drill In the ar
r,ory, at Germania hall still others
came forward expressing their Will
,,,o,ess 70 go. and left with the con-
tingent this afternoon.
The Yantic is expected to arrive In
portaqe Lake some time Sunday after
noon next and after an absence OF
ton months will again occupy her ola
rosition nj the dock of the old smelt-
inc works property In Ripley. There
have been numerous reports as 10 the
sbips being returned TO Hancock I'M
III after the summer maneuVers' out
those were all refuted by the recent
coll for sailors to volunteer for the
vovoee home from Sturgeon Bay.
when the old ship comes into port on
Sunday next she will present great
~ changed appearance and viii scarce
/, ne recognized as the vessel which
steamed away last fall.
whereas she had three masts when
che left she returns with but two
sticks which will be used mainly for
s,gnoling purposes, the mai nmast hav-
In, heen removed. A new chart house.
now bridge, new decking, new steam
steering gear and many other improve
ments have been made by the govern
ment during the time that the yam
tic has been at the ship yards In Stur-
yeon Bay. and the vessel Is to all in
tents and purpose practically a new
boat. better equipped than ever before
10 meet the requirements of n training
ship for naval militia.
The Yantic will lie at her dock un-
iii August G. when she will steam Tor
Thunder Bay, the rendezvous or the
great lakes naval militia of Illinois,
Minnesota, Michigan and Ohio. where
there will assemble on August 8, the
following vessels: U. s. s. Wolverine
naeship of commander In chief OF
souadron: u. S. S. Nashville, Illinois;
Yantic of Hancock and Don Juan de
Austria. of Detroit, Mich. naval re-
serves: Dorothea of Cleveland ana
Essex of Toledo, Ohio naval reserves
Gopher. OF Duluth. MIMI, naval re-
serves. The boats will leave Thunde;
Bay on August at 8 p. m sailing TOT
Buffalo. The combined fleets Will be
reviewed by Governor Harmon az
Cleveland on August IA at Cleveland
on the return trip and by Governor
Warner of Michigan at Detroit on
August Is. The squadron disbands al
Por, Huron after inspection by the u
s. heard of inspections on August 10
and the various ships san for home
the Yantic arriving here about Aug
ust rs.