The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-26
FUN AND FEASTING

Succeed = Week of Work and Watching
by the fleet la Chsrieston HArhor-Ihs
Fleet 20 Dispers-. the Vessels Conprts-
Ing IL TO $50 Ia Every birection-pts-
ting uished Visitors ~ Satisfactory "s-
cults.
CHARLEsToS, ;. C., Feb IL. ~
understood that the maneuvers OF
Admiral Bunces ncet of Charleston
are "A bout over, and the remaining TWO
DAYS which the ships will remain IN
these waters will bc spent in Teasing
and pleasure. There will doubtless DO
4 review tomorrow, in the presence OF
Secretary Herbert of the navy, when
he sails out in the Dolphin which came
into port this morning, but the work
which the fleet came TO Charleston
for has been accomplished, and the
fleet will break up Saturday.
Ii is understood that the New York.
Column bia, Massachusetts. Indiana ana
Fern will proceed direct TO Hampton
Roads for coal going thence to
New York, where they will arrive not
later than March .. The Dolphin and
Nesuvius Will 20 to the Florida coast
looking for tiiibusters, and the Maine
will proceed to New Orleans. Should
the Terror join the fleet in the mean.
time she will go to Norfolk with the
flagship. The Amphitrite will remain
here until Monday.
Tomorrow Secretary Herbert, At
torney general Harmon, Admiral
Gherardi and a distinguished party of
ladies' and gentlemen will arrive in
the city. They will be the guests OF
Charleston during their stay here.
Gov. w. II. Ellerbe, all the chief state
officials and the members of both
houses Of the general assembly will
be IN the city for the occasion.
public reception will be held by
Secretary Herbert in the city hall,
and at night a dinner will be given by
the chamber of commerce. Speeches.
will be made by Secretary Herbert,
Attorney Harmon, Mayor
smyth and others. Friday military
and naval ball viii be rendered the
visitors by the CITY And this Will
probably Conclude the blockade OF the
port Of Charleston.
i is Impossible just now to rightly
estimate the results of the maueuvers.
officers who will discuss the matter at
all express great satisfaction at all
that has occurred. This consisted
mainly in exercises with the search
lights and guns of the ships. Nightly
there was practicing with the lights
on ships boats sent out for the spe-
boat up, and then following il with
the light, n record would be made of
the observations taken at all dis
tances until the limit of the light was
reached
The practicing with the main bat
teries was especially important and
interesting. With the smaller guns
considerable accuracy was developed,
some of the ships striking their float
ing targets frequently. The work
with the heavy pieces was less accu-
rate, but far more instructive. as the
men needed this praxtice the most
The New York, for Instance, struck
her target no less than 20 times dur
ing the practice with both Of her
bate ries.
While the officers do nee say so, it ~
proba ble that the work with the
searchlight was somewhat disappoint-
ing at times. On clear nights the
lights achiev ed powerful results, but
they proved utterly inadequate to
cop. with ,he heavy fog or mist On
the night when the Nesuvius' ran the
blockade, the lights did not carry 500
yards.
The Maine will leave the iect to-
morrow and proceed to Port Royal.
where she sill coal 1t is stated
positively by persons in n position To
know ct what they speak tint the
ships stood the firing well, neither
the gum, turrets nor gear Of an -klnd
receiving any injury.