| Show SHIPS IN commission ro together gether with those undergoing repairs at mare liland Ix lanil washington march 0 A commander of 0 the monitor which has been ordered into tom om mission was selected in the person of captain mortimer johnson John soD secretary long says saya that the with the ram will remain in the delaware for the present with the commissioning of these two vessels thero there remain only the cruisers columbia and minneapolis on the atlantic coast for immediate service in case the department should decide to commission I 1 more ships the atlanta at new york could be made ready in four months rind and the chicago in six months in caso case emergency orders for their repair were ere issued there area are a number of good ships on the pacific coabe however whose repair is under way such ns as the charleston the Philadelphia the yorktown and others and the payrolls of the construction bureau at the mare blare island navy yard amount to per month the montgomery and nashville have been selected by secretary long at the request of admiral sica sicard rd as tho the most suitable to go to cuba to distribute charity repairs are now being made for the required service |
