New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-24
WHITE SQUADRON IN PORT.
-Sn OF A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL CRUISE
OFF THE COAST.

,,,s oF DRILLS. EvoLUTIoNs AND TARGET
'.c-,cr--rwrLvE wARsHIrs TO BE IN THE
u.RRoR WHEN IL HUNG CHANG ARRIVES.
unite Squadron under the command of
Admiral Bunce, returned to the naval an
w. - off Tompkinsville. Staten Island. yester-
..or q three weeks cruise for drill and
Gay It., The vessels comprising the squad
e'V tho New-York the flagship: the CO.
~" tho Indiana. the Massachusetts, the Gin
'.,, the Raleigh and the Newark. The Mas
s.ro,,s Joined the other vessels at sea, and
So. e the first time that she has dropped an
w In this port The warships will re-coal ana
CIV Ian IN so as to be in trim TO take part
"'n rscention of Ii Hung Chang. who Is ex-
a % arrive here on Friday, on the Ameri-
" line steamship ST. Louis
Co" cr,,,se lust ended was most successful IN
,esnect both the vessels and the men
e all that could be expected of them. Inc
o'"s ,or sailed on August /. TO 60 through
~ drills evolutons and target practice
10 coast For nine days the vessels ma
V ,,rad signalled and went through meet TAG
-. ,,s. as II engaged in an actual naVai EN-
-..-,ant Admiral Bunoe then put into Han'p-
e'pooas where the warships coaled- Ihey
~, 70 sea again on August 10 ana TOOK up
a., evolutions for several days
WORK AT THE TARGETS
r. VOC, interesting and satisfactory test
-..Aa,s q, the whole cruise then fo'io"eo-'he
fro, practice. All the ships TOOK part IN 'ne
60 a. the mark and creditabie work WIS
saa nv all Of them. the Raleigh especially us
tlnguishing herself ,,..o,. ord
Tho target was placed 2"" HAius ',''a"' '''
,ba SQUADRON steamed past al speech Vi
,'no,s an hour. firing all its batteries IN rap'u
,or The flagship led the way Inc
vort missed the target. as ola the lhu'aiia'
-. ,,.os Second in the line. and then the Keen
,..s con Of the Raleigh came along ana oe
7,,shad the target. The order was s'e"aieN
49, New.York for new target. ana ,he
,o,o,ch.s guns also knocked that out wen
- po,eehw signalled from the nagship' 'oiu
cone, - ,-,uh,s mon that Admiral Bunce appre-
'' ,boir good work The ships passed and re-
,assed the targets four times. and every shol
Cd If was said would have struck snip hau
-, -, one at the mark. The mark used
49,. natent target twenty-five feet high ana
nfteen feet at the base.
After the completion Of the work at the ear-
~a,s the SQUADRON took up manoeuvring ana slg-
Mailing.
ROAT DRILL AND TORPEDO PRACTICE.
On Thursday there came a signal from the flag
shin Man overheard and buoy was thrown
overheard from each ship. lifebuoy was low
.rAd from each vessel and the buoys picked up
The Raleigh got her boat away first and also re-
turned first. but the Cincinnati was the hrst 10
signal the flagship An secure 10000.
on Friday the squadron engaged IN 10, .oi Pe .i
nractice Each vessel fired three torpedos. one
atacb al speed Of six nine, and eleven Knots re-
snectivelv The craftsmanship was considereu
excellent The feet steam tactics ana drlll We're
then resumed. and continued un'h oaIulua2
rno-ning The weather then became thick ana
the squadron formed in indented column ana
sailed for this port ,,.
While on the cruise the vessels Went tnrousI
ell The drills put down in the fleet drill BOOK.
Tve~vthing was done as If the ships were IN
action. and during the target practice so much
firing was done with the hiSh-poWer guns that
the hands faces and uniforms OF many OF me
orce-s and men were burned and bstered. Inc
oecers saw that the cruise was excellent training
for them and the men, thoroughly famiHarlzihs
all with their vessels and the armament. most
load The Raleigh were especially pleased with
The results Of the cruise. Although the neat Nas
severe there were no prostratons. and the men
finished in good condition
FORMATION AT THE ANCHORAGE
When the SQUADRON arrived at the anchorage
the vessels anchored in double column bearing
north and south. In the outer column were the
New-York the Columbia, the Indiana and the
Massachusetts and in the inner column the en-
cinnati. the Raleigh. the Newark ana the AhPhl-
trite. the latter having been In port before
the squadrOns arrival II is expected that the
Texas the Maine. the Terror and the katah-
din will join the squadron some time TINS
week That will make twelve vessels under the
command of Rear-Admiral Bunce. and they VIII
doubtless have ar imposing effect upon the dls-
tinguished Chinese statesman when he arrives IN
New York The coming here Of the White squad
ron will again make the anchorage grounds
popular resort.
Carpenter Mahoney, a warrant officer on the
New-York had his leg broken by being caught
IN the chain when the ship was being anchored
off Tompkinsvle. He taken 10 the ships
hospital for treatment