New-York tribune., 1896-09-02
wARsHIPS STEAM AWAY.
,,,pA1, BuNcE's FLEET GOES OUT TO
SEA
.Npl,1TRITE AND THE CINCINNATI THE
ONLY ONES LEFT AND THEY GO TO

O<IY ONES LEFT, AMI iiHi W. ~
THE NAVY YARD.
r,e-e we're sad eyes in TompkinsVihe yes'eruaS'
~.a n,er where rowboats have swarmed ana many
..ano launch has landed in the last TWO "eehs
-. ,oresome and fororn yesterday ai'erhooi ca
. fo- the men and women VINO hdo sa'neieu
80 N see the White Squadron steam OUT VI 'he
.o,hor 10 the open sea BusiEess mas pee" '','"
nSr,rsv,re ever since the white feet anchored
.I~ra and the crowd OF people who nave oeeh
sa '". ou, TO the big warships has paid many
,,~o ir,o the pockets of the boatmen but all tha'
=" .,o- and gone now and the White Squadron
IL, the flag of Rear~Admiral Bunce Tying from
-. masthead of the Newly ork. Will not see New"
work. waters again for some time
The orders for the movement oil the nee. WIZ ~
- mill the last moment. and, as Is the case IN
rsarlv all naval matters. the desuha'io" VI '
s,uadron and just what was 10 De uo"o
hsrd things 20 discover. But one OF 'he h'N"' wa
.-s rho Is in command of one of the most I'M
Gers ,,rs IN tho fleet said that the ships would
Ih.,ly he engaged in practice for about week
. "a, avid that they would then proceed 10 flsiicr ;
1,a off New london. Conn. for shore pr"c'oe'
,rb. cincinnati will 20 10 the Navy f"l" 'o-u"S'
80. :, .ourd that she cannot put to sea for her
.,-rav 70 the European station, TO whc" sic mas
80 assigned without undergoing some repairs
So, .r,bitrite will so to the Navy Aarn "hetHeT
80 ard will probably stay there ior some 'i'ne
>-aork which is somewhat old and weather.
i"e ,rs, trfe out Of date. has been sent 10
"''" 49,. rra and II Is said tina; when she leaves
ha will he put out OF commission. her
- ,la-es which are much thinner imam 'hose
, IN use have been rusted ana worn uo""' an"
~. soems 10 need a li;tle rest at any ra'e
81. 80 r.os 4 pretty yesterday afternoon
~, the feet loft its anchorage ana s'r'eu LOT i's
,,,, through the Narrows and out on tne "'o'u
oce.n All day the men on poaio 'ne VIZ ""'''
,,. no husv preparing for the start. The hour
s"' ,to Admiral was o'clock. and shortly be-
-. :, ,a. how il was plainly to he seen from
~, ,bc finishing touches 10 put the vessels
- ..eh;,shane" order were being appheo' '"e
,-oro- Pav vas sparkling In the sunhsh'' ana inc
e -ofxar swung iaz!ly NJ their anchors AS '''ouen
,1o, ue~e MI. there for ali summer. n san oar''u
wa and ,hs-e near the grea- boats am pe'o""
,.ron.s conld be seen the smoke OF steam
ship nearing her haroof , ,o,,.,
,..,, o'clock the ships began to swing bows
No"D. 49,. obh tide but still no sign of moving
- .oo,or he'd eight bells struck than the
-; xryork with the two stars OF the
hJmrs fyng at the fore began sio"iy 49, 70 VIZ so,
hs ava channnI In a moment TWO the Raleigh got
under way and made 'Ecle SC a. " I'm -rha
CcIuuhia TOO swung ont into the stream; the
sr,oke from her forward funnel onSturins INC ianu
e s-,.o -. The ong island side. and II was rot
io befors the emtirc squadron was steaming out
toward SANDY Hook and the open sea. As tnc
vessels passed the forts a. The Narrows The nag
sbin Zew-York was i'm the lead Then came the
Texas. the Raleigh The Maine the Coium&his' & IN. lne
Nassachisetts the Newark and last, hut NOT
isssf fhe Indiana The Indiana evidently had
sone trouble with fouled anchor. hJ' she ilnaIN
left her mocrings and steamed after her prene-
cessOrs. - ,....1.,, 81,
Cincinnati and the Newark. The long service men
nm the latter have been transferred 10 the 'ncin,
rati for the LONG iaunt the European station ana
tba nsn on :he Cincinnati who have only snort
tire IN serve nere transferred to the Newark
Tne Indians seemed 10 leave In a peculiar man
rs- Only short time before sailing the 'lncin-
rs,Ys launch was ordered 10 the flagship and de-
spatched from there to the lrdiana !, ooKed
ss though the orders for the Indiana had Deen
cSsnred and a petty officer. who has been in the
service for fifteen years. said he thoucht ihe IN
diana had beer ordered TO another station. hut
in spite az T. all the great hoatinC fortress
steamed out of the Narrovs behind IN" rest or
rem and was lost sight in the blue OF the dis