The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-14
THEIR SIX DAYS CRUISE
OFF ON THE WAR VESSEL ATLANTA 1.-THE NAVAL MILITIA.

Details of tho Cruise-Pienty of Depth of Water Inside tho Breakwater for tho Big Cruiscrs-Could Come to Steamboat Dock.
 The First division, naval militia, c. N. G., started on the cruiser Allan ta yesterday noon for a six days cruise. Shortly after 0 o'clock the division, in command of Lieutenant Reynolds, left the armory for the old Starin dock, where the little steamer Messenger lay waiting to take them out to the cruiser. The division had their photographs taken in front of the armory before starting. On arriving at the Atlanta Captain Charles H. Townshend of this city was on board and introduced the officers of the militia to Captain Bart lett. Captain Bartlett gave the details of the cruise, which are as follows: The Atlanta will sail to Gardiner's Bay, where tents have been pitched, and seventy of her men will go into camp, which has been called Camp McAdoo in honor of the assistant secretary of the navy, who has taken so much interest in naval militia matters. This is done in order to make room for the militia. The cruiser will remain two days at Gardi- ner's Bay, where the militiamen will be given instruction in seamanship. Thursday the vessel will steam to Nian- tic, where the men will go ashore at Camp Bradley and the officers of the Atlanta will be rendered a reception by the officers of the c. N. G.
 Thursday night they will return to Gardiner's bay and days target prac- tice will be had. The Atlanta will re- turn Friday night or early Saturday morning.
 The Atlanta lay inside the west break water in what will be called Man of War Anchorage" the merchant anchor age being farther up the harbor at Morris Cove and above.
 When she lay inside the west break water the Atlanta was in 26 feet of wa ter at low tide as was reported by Cap tain Bartlett, of the ship. There being tidal rise of from six to eight feet in the harbor shows what fine depth of water there Is in the harbor channel. The Atlanta could have come up to Steamboat dock at high tide had 1t been necessary. It Is said by one of our fellow citizens that it Is hoped that those who think New Haven harbor is a mud hole and that only ships of av- craze draught could come into 1t should remember that not only this fine ship has anchored inside the breakwat"r but that .the North Atlantic fleet, Ad- mirar Luce, also anchored here at the time of the dedication of the Soldiers and Sailors monument. It is further said on excellent authority that there seems to be no reason, when New Ha- ven breakwater Is completed, as de- vised by the chief engineers and ordered by congress, why the combined navies of the world should not be able to safe ly rendezvous here as will be the case when Long Island sound is surround ed by 0,O00, 900 of population.
 The officers of the Atlanta expressed themselves as delighted with our fine harbor and the approaches and when the Atlanta returns on Friday to land the Naval militia she will probably re- main here long enough for the officers to visit our beautiful city as well as to allow citizens to view this beautiful specimen of naval architecture. The men on the Atlanta are a fine looking body of seamen. There are 300 all told of officers and men on the cruiser, be- side our naval contingent of about 70. It is claimed that the effect of the breakwater is to gradually deepen the channel as is proved by soundings and taken by the United States coast survey this summer.