Show NAVAL STRENGTH IN MEXICAN WATERS t Wal Washington Never Never before in the History of oC the nation has the strength of DC the navy y been shown hown as aa it Is In Mexican waters aters today todar A greater per per- of or fightIng lighting machines were wore assembled as as- about Cu Cuka a In the war with Spain but the tho navy of oC 1898 had bad not the fighting strength of oC the navy of or today either cither in number of or vessels In tonnage or in gun caliber The war strength which the United St States tes now has or will havo have In Mexican Mexican can waters within a a few rew days with which h to compel compliance with the demands of oC this government may be summarized as follows On East Coast Battleships 15 Transport rt 1 Cruisers 4 Mine depot ship 3 1 Gunboats 2 Fuel ship ship 1 1 Destroyers 15 Hospital ship 1 1 fender Tender 1 Ml Marine 1 On West Welt Coast Armored 3 Tender 1 I 1 Cruisers 2 Supply ship 1 Destroyers 5 6 Fuel ship 1 Gunboat 1 I Men Available for Landing purposes On East Coast Sailors Marines 2500 2600 On West Coast m Sailors Marines BOO Additional marines have received orders to prepare for departure to JIe l Ico The number available are On the east coast on the west coast 1000 1 This strength if used for landing purposes can be reinforced by troops of or whom are aro along th the border I Details of 01 the Fleet North Atlantic Fleet Rear flear Admiral Charles J. J Badger commander Jn Displace Displace- No of Name ment guns Arkansas flagship 3 37 Second division Rear Rear Admiral Cutford Clifford Clif Cut ford J. J Boush commander u 34 01 Michigan 34 La Louisiana u hf an a. a 46 New Hampshire 46 Vermont 46 New Nev Jerse Jersey 39 Tacoma Iacoma S crul-S cruiser r 18 18 Nashville gunboat 1370 8 Hancock marine 8 Fuel uel ships ships ships- Vulcan Jason Orion Orlan Nere Nereus s Under Preparatory Orders Third division Rear division Rear Admiral Frank ronk ronkE E. E Be Beatty tty commander natU Battleships Rhode Island 40 Nebraska 40 Virginia 40 Georgia 40 Torpedo flotilla flotilla Capt Capt William S. S Sims commander Birmingham cruiser 10 Dixie tender 12 Destroyers Third division Commander William L. L Littlefield Littlefield Little Little- field commander Henley P 3 1 Dray raton ton 3 Mayrant 42 3 McCall 3 Fourth Division Commander S S. S H. H R. R Doyle commander Spaulding 3 Ammen 3 Burrows 3 Patterson 3 frippe e 3 Fifth division division Cor Commander mander W. W N. N Jeffers commanding Fanning J 3 I Beale Reale 3 Jenkins 3 Jarvis Jar 3 Jouett 3 I I I i N Now w at Vera Cruz f Displace Displace- No of Name ment meet Guns first division Rear divIsion Rear Admiral F F. F F. F Fletcher commander Florida 30 Prairie transport 12 ban san m mine depot ship 12 Cj Cyclops clops fuel Cuel ship Solace hospital ship I Vessels at Tampico Fourth division divisIon Rear Rear Admiral Mayo commander Utah 30 Connecticut 1600 46 Minnesota 46 Cruisers cruisers- Chester Chester 10 Des Ds Moines 18 Dolphin gunboat 1486 6 P Pacific Fleet j i Rear Admiral T. T B. B I ID I'D ward oward Commander In chief Armored Cruls Cruisers Cruisers- rs- rs Pittsburgh 40 Maryland 1380 40 Torpedo Flotilla Commander E. E H. H Dodd commander Iris tender Mining In Korea Gold exists In Korea in quantities to ruder render its mining profitable but It has hall hasas cs ci yet Iet et given ro LO promise of oC ever sensibly sensibly bly affecting the worlds world's supply Iron coal graphite silver and copper are are illo found but as ns yet they have not ber been n exploited to justify any estimate being formed as to their future fu future fu- fu ture Influence on the wealth and prosperity pros of tIll the couI country tr Under their own laws lawt the people were forbidden to oni on- on i j are ape in mining operations and the only cOll concession that was made was First Division Division M. M K Metcalf 1 commander I Destroyers Whipple 10 Paul Jones 9 Perry 9 Stewart 9 Truxton 10 Vessels at Acapulco California a armored r mar e d cruiser 40 At Rah Raleigh cruiser 17 At Gua Guaymas Guamas mas New Orleans cruiser 18 Glacier supply ship 1 Justin fuel ship At Topolobampo Yorktown gunboat 1710 14 Available In Case of Need On the Atlantic Battleships Battleships- Texas 31 New York 31 North Dakota 28 Delaware 28 Kansas 46 |