Show ro ETo t To Recondition n the Hartford f I IA A FARRAGUT'S old flagship the Hartford rd lies in the navy vy yard at Charleston S S. S C C. The navy department has just rejected ejected the request of New London Conn that the ship be towed there for or I j S 'S t 5 biti n as as' as asa a a patriotic memorial to the great Civil V war var sailor The H Hartford the navy department ex explains x- x plains is s not seaworthy enough to make the trip and the department has no funds with which to recondition it Jt it will be recalled in n t this is connection that even tIle the Constitution is is' is not being reconditioned at the navys navy's expense expense ex p pense nse the general public contributed the necessary necessary essary money S Erie Ene Pa sp spent its own money to recondition recondition recondition recon recon- one of Admiral 1 Perrys Perry's squadron and the ship now draws many tourists Annually to Erie Probably the the cost of reconditioning the Hartford would be m more re than Ne New London London London Lon Lon- don would care J to shoulder It might be worth the city's while however to look into the ma matter tt r. r |