The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-02
BATTLE DRILL ON fHR BAY
Exercises ofNaval Graduating Class
Before the Visiting Board.
Exhibition of Practical Work in the
Machine shops by the Men OF
the Engineer Division.

Annapolis, Nd, June 1.-The board Of
visitors to the Naval Academy witnessed
q battle drill afloat and target practice
yesterday morning, machine shop drill Ia
the steam engineering department in the
afternoon and dress parade in the evening
The battle drill afioat was an exciting
and interesting event.
II did not take the steamer Standisll,
with the steam launches and cutters that
attacked Fort Madison, very long to break
down the Notifications. The Standish as
sisted by two steam launches, carrying
machine guns, covered the landing OF u
force consisting OF four companies of in
fantry, in the face of an enemy on shore
The enemy, in charge of Cadet Lieut..
DuBose. had made great preparations to
resist the attack, but were completely
routed by the attacking party, who, after
Bleaching theiI boats, jumped into water
nearly waist deep and waded ashore in
pursuit OF the enemy. The capture WAS
effected after an exciting skirmsh, and
fortunately ali the participants in battle
escaped injury. The board of visitors en-
1oyed tie sham battle immensely, and so
did the cadets, seemingly
The target practice took place out On
the bay A number of shots Were fired at
a stationary target, which had been pla ced
at the regulation distance of 800 var Is
The shooting was excellent. 1t was stated
that very shot would have struck d yes
sci twenty feet long
In the moving target practice forty-two
yypre. fired from three -DOun1 puuS
and nineteen from four-inch guns.
Those doing the best shooting were
Cadets FaIconer, Eggert, Mccarthy, Hart
and Smith Three of these hold academy
medals for Workmanship
The battle drill was i'll charge of Lieut..
Alex. McCrackin. head Of the department
of ordnance and gunnery, assisted by En-
signs Moale and Leigh. Cadet Lieut.. Com
mander DuBoise was in command of the
supposed enemy.
The hoard Of visitors spent two hours IN
the machine shop, watching the practical
workings of the cadets in that depart
Inent.
Three cadets of the engineer division,
Peter L. Pratt, Of Illinois: Henry l..
Collins, of Pennsylvania, and George
Ncbber, Of Arkansas, will resign from the
Navy after graduating. Their resignation
have been forwarded Pratt will study law
with his father, who is d member of the
hoard % visitors Collins will engage in
steel manufacture, and Webber viii also
enter business pursuits.
Only six cadets We're deficient in the
annual examination, wo each In the first,
second nd third classes. Theentire fourth
class was successful. The failures were
fewer than under any former administra-
ton. The Japanesestudent, Hiroaki Tamusa,
was deficient, but will be continued at
the academy.
The hoard of visitors completed it's or
ganization by appointing Senator Thomas
r. Carter, j. W Miller, F. ii Wilson, F.
". Hackett, and j. J Harta committee to
make the final report to the Secretary of
the Navy Mr.. Alfred Henenway, of BOs-
ton, who arrived today, was added to the
committee on admission, discipline and
drill. Mr.. stephen w Kellogg, OF Water
bury. Conn, the only absentee telegraphed
that illness prevented his attendance.
For today the program includes battalion
ofinfantry, boat drill and dress parade.