Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-29
THE WHITE SQUADRON.

Exercise mt Quarters and Duties I'm
Battle Yesterday - Attentive and
Jealous Work - Two Governors
Present.
New LONDON, Conn, July 28.-The ma
val militia were distributed among the diff.
ferent ships of the squadron in the same
manner as on Monday and were exercised
at general quarters and duties in battle
during the forenoon. In the afternoon
they had sub-caliber target practice with
the guns of the main and secondary bat
teries.
The attention and zeal of the militia
men are excellent, and they are making
good progress.
The weather has changed and there is
some fear that it may be thick and rainy
tomorrow. A fine day for the target
firing from the heavy guns with full
charges and shells, in Block Island sound,
is especially desirable.
The governors of New York and Rhode
Island and several other distinguished
men are expected to honor the drill with
their presence.
The revised program for the rest of the
week is as follows:
WEDNESDAY JULY 90.
At IA. m.-The naval militia will report on
board.
At 10, the squadron will get under way and pro-
The target will be placed at the apex of a
triangle, whose sides will be 1850 yards, and
each ship will pass along its base at speed not
greater than four knots, and each naval militia
crew will in passing fire two shots at the target
from the port main battery.
The squadron will then countermarch and
pass into the triangle at 200 yards from the
target, steaming parallel to the base, and. in
passing, each naval militia crew will fire five
shots from the Hotchkss guns of the starboard
secondary battery.
The squadron, upon the completion of the
and the naval militia to its vessel
THURSDAY, JULY 80
At 80 D. m.-The naval militia will report on
board, as they will be directed in subsequent
At2-The squadron's naval brigade and the
naval militia battalion will make a landing on
Fishers island, supposed to be occupied by an
The details of this operation will be arranged
and published hereafter.
FRIDAY, JULY 81.
At p m.-Dress parade and review of the
squadron's naval parade and the naval militia
battalion on shore.
The big day of the week will be Thurs
day, although to-day will be very inter
esting one to the visitors. To-day the
New York naval militia will practice firing
the big guns of the ships at the targets
which have been erected on the water
some distance away.
MANY NEW HAvENERs VISIT THE SQUADRON
YESTERDAY.
Yesterday morning the steamer Elm
City took about five hundred excursionists
to Fishers Island, where the White squad
ron is manosuvreing.
The sail up the sound was delightful as
far as the mouth of the Connecticut. Here
shower drove those who were on the
hurricane deck to the shelter of the upper
cabin. A light rain continued until eve
ming.
The party arrived at about 1 O'Clock at
Fishers Island. At half-past 1 o'clock
the reserves, on signal, rowed to their re-
spective ships.
The ships Newark, Chicago, Concord,
Boston, Atlanta >and Yorktown were
pointed towards the western shore with
about half mile from the beach. Nearer
shore and broadside to the others were the
Vesuvius and torpedo bost Gushing.
Two hundred feet out from the stern of
each of the first named six was a target
flag. The Hotchkiss guns were being used
on these by the reserves. The steamer Elm
City sailed up around the Stonington, of
the New York and Stonington line of
steamers, now being used as a mess boat
by the reserves. Then after having been
around the Stonington the Elm City passed
up and down in front of the ships until a
o'clock, when it started homeward and
reached this city about 8 o'clock last night.
When the Elm City was entering the Rar-
Dor the John 81. Starin came up on it's way
home from Glen Island The greeting
whistle was blown. A race ensued for
about ne-eighth of mile 1t was nip and
tuck and tuck until the Elm CITY
steered one side for a schooner,
which was anchored in the harbor
This gave the John 81. Starin the advan-
tage and the Elm City had to take second
place in the narrow channel farther up.
Among those on board were Mayor Sar-
gent and wife, Professor Brewer and fam
lily, Professor Mixter and son, Samuel A.
York, jr., Attorney G. Hoadley, George T.
Hewlett and family, ex-Mayor Lewis, E. B.
Sheldon, F. R. Butler, A. Heberger and
family, M. Mann, J. Nichols and family,
William Gleason, jr.; also the Misses
York, Miss Efie Smith, Miss Alice McTar-
lane, Miss Maggie Gleason, William O'Keefe
and others.