New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-23
NAVY YARDS BUZZ
WITH WAR MOVES
Marines and Ships Under
Orders to Get Under Way
for Duty in South.
PHILADELPHIA POST
BIG RENDEZVOUS
Dreadnoughts at Boston May Sail
Tomorrow to Join the
Fleet in Mexico.

Philadelphia, April 22-The Philadelphia
Navy Yard IS In readiness 10 receive the
regiment Of marines ordered here for
Mexican service Several detachments
arrived during the day. and the remand
er are under orders to report by noon to-
morrow. There are ei3 marines a.; the
yard. The regiment which will 20 South
tomorrow will be made up OF Ssl men.
The transport Moro Castle, chartered
by the government in New York yester-
day, arrived here late to-day.
The scout cruiser Salem. under orders
to prepare 10 sail, is ready for sea duty.
Work Is proceeding on the battleshps
Ohio. Missouri and Idaho and the cruiser
Tennessee in anticipation Of sudden
call. \ government tug arrived at the
yard to-day to convoy the submarine ca
south II may depart Friday.
Annapolis. April 22.-Lleutenant Colonel
2. NJ Moses. commandant Of marines
here. received orders to-day TO take COM
nand Of the marines concentrating at
Philadelphia for service in Mexico.
Colonel Moses. with twenty men from
the local barracks. will leave for Phila-
delphia tomorrow.
Portsmouth. y. H. April Several
thousand people lined the streets tonight
cheering and waving flags, when de-
tacbment Of 1l3 marines marched from
the navy yard 10 the railroad station en-
route 20 Philadelphia for Mexican ser
vice. The men were in command of Cap
tain James BUttrick.
The naval collier Lconidas sailed to-day
FOR Boston on her way 10 Mexico
Newport 2 L, April 22.-Hurry orders
received by wireless from Washington TO-
rlebt resulted I'm the dispatch within
three hours Of ll5 ordinary seamen and
coal passcrs 10 Boston. where they will
he assigned to the battleships Virginia,
Georgia and Nebraska, which are 10 leave
,o-,oorrow for Mexico. Another draft Of
,u,entv-one men was sent TO Boston for
duty on the cruiser Castine
Boston April 2-Supplementary orders
for the immediate dispatch 70 Mexican
yrsters OF the battleships Virginia, Ne
h,.eka and Georgia were received at the
Cbarlestown navy yard to-day and prep
cations were made for the big seafshters
10 sail al 10 a. m. tomorrow.
II is expected that the gunboat Castine
will be placed In commission on Saturday,
and that her complement Of officers and
men will be drawn from the battleship
Rhode Island.
4 COMPANY Of sixty-fye marines from
the barracks al the CharestOwn navy
ward left to-day 70 join the regiment that
IS being assembled at Philadelphia FOR
service in\Mexico Thousands cheered the
sea soldiers as they departed from the
ward and another great crowd AZ the
South station Numbered It's farewell when
the men entrained.
Norfolk. Va. April 22.-Three hundred
marines from the navy yard barracks pre-
pared 20 leave for Philadelphia to-day
The auxiliary Vestal which has been
engaged iu target practice outside the
Virginia Capes. received orders 20 stand
bF Tor service IN Mexico. Ehe lldhh'H W
yet under way for Vera Cruz to-day The
collier Proteus now undergoing repairs
A. the navy yard. was also ordered In
readiness ~ proceed 20 Mexico by Sunday
Chicago. April p. With drums beating
and with flags flying i@ bluelackets from
the naval training station al Lake BUN
north Of Chicago. LETT to-day for the East
whore they Will be assigned 70 ships.
The Office OF the Mexican consul was
crowded to-day with Mexicans seeking
passports 10 their own country.
San Francisco. April q. The cruiser
south Dakota and the electric collier Ju-
p,,or sailed for San Diego to-day. The
Iuvlter has aboard 10 marines and the
south Dakota has 30 marines.
orders were received al the Mare Island
Navy Yard to-day Tor the cruiser Mary
land 10 be- ready for Mexican duty The
MARYLAND began TO load sc0"p rounds OF
ammunition The cruiser Cleveland rs
under orders 20 sall Tor Mexico on Satur-