| Show WORKING ON OLD MONITORS relics of me the civil war being pressed into service philadelphia slay may 23 the transport justinia justin is tatting taking on 2000 tons of coal and provisions the coal ia Is to be distributed tri buted among the warships ipg at key west the rush on the old monitors manhattan canonicus Canonic ug and mahopac baa has been ao successful in result results that there is no fear that they will not be ready for eer ter vice within the next eighteen days the monitors that were bent sent from eland first were pat put in condition quickly and were simply repaired while the old sea 11 fighters at the yard are practically beine made now again about two days work remains to be done on the picket boat peoria ahlber all her cans cuns will be mounted in a afew few days the work of tearing out the interior fix filings irig of the fish hawk is well under way but nothing is being done to ice lee boat no 3 it beems u that the navy officials have not yet determined whether to convict her into a gunboat for cuban waters or a coast defense beseel or not to nt fit her up at all following the order to rush the yard work a request ties t to era employ poy 15 more in men en ia in abo machine shops was bent sent to commandant casey jaines jackson Jac keon one of the recent recruits on the richmond wae was removed to ike the naval asylum as a mea elea suspect 11 seary precaution e have been taken oa on the ship should the cao case turn out to be measles 1 and every man aboard will be closely watched in order to prevent an epidemic the victim is thought to have been stricken while on eh ah ore I 1 leave save the princeton is expected to arrive at the navy yard at dialogues ibi ebi to have her bottom coppered and receive other finishing touches about ten days will be required to fleish the work on the old monitor ajax and the yacht dorothea will soon bo be ready for service ae as a gunboat |
