New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-18
MANOEUyRES NEARLY OVER
ADMIRAL BuNcE's FLEET WILL BREAK
UP ON SATURDAY.
TWO INTERVENING DAYS TO BE SPENT IN rIe
r1virY IN CHARLESTON AND REVIEW BY
SECRETARY HERBERT-A MEDAL FOR
THE HERO OF THE MAINE.

SECRETARY HERBERT-A MEDAL FOH
THE HERO OF THE MAINE
Charleston. s. c.. Feb. I,-Itis understood 'ha'
the manoeuvres- of Admiral Bunces Meet are
about over and the remaining two days for whien
,,e .h,ns will remain in these waters will be spent
In A.asting and pleasure. There Will oouo.'oss
be a review In the presence or Secre'ai! "e'o
tomorrow when he sails out in the Doiph'.' :.
came into port this morning but 'he WIT VIZ"
the ships came to Charleston 10 perform mas 49,
nccompIshed and the fleet will break up Sa'u'
a.v 7, ,s understood that the New-NorK' tue
Columbia. the Massachusetts, the Indiana anu '"e
Fern will proceed direct TO Hampton foaos io'
coal and thence to New-York. where they WIN a.
rive not later than March =. The Doiphih anu Wv,
ye.uvus will go to the Florida coast looking io'
o,ih,.,ers and tho Maine will proceed to New
orIesn. should the Terror join the feet In the
mean time she will go TO Norfolk win ,ne MAJ MS
ship The Amphitrite will remain here uh''' '''"'
Tomorrow Secretary Herbert HaStS viii
Harmon Admiral Ghsrard ana ia iSs quests OF
The ssei q s ,ss ssf sas %
also be in the city for the scpeaTy Herbert in the
SspGI a T and De al he msSs dinner viii be given BY
the Chamber Of Commerce Speecn General w Harmon
Mayor smith and others on Friday az military III airy
and naval ball will be given TO The vsor ho US
city. and this will probably cohci"oe INC
OF the port of charleston
7, I. ,mpossble Just now rightly to estimate tho
resu,ts OF the manoeuvres Ofhcers VINO VIII oiseus9
enc matter express great satisfaction with all tha'
~. 20 ,rr.d 1,he exercises consisted mainly In
nr,c.jca with the searchlights and guns OF tue
sb,ns Nightly there was practising WIN 'ne hsn''
ON ships' boats sent out for the purpose Inc snip
would pick the boat up. and then. lono"ii's " VIZ
tho light a record would be MADE or the ooee',"
,,ons taken at all distances until the limit o 'he
batteries was especially important and interesting
With the smaller guns considerable accuracy was
developed some of the ships striKine 'hei' "oa'Ae
targets frequently. The work with the hea'! p'eoe
wa. less accurate, but far more instructive rs inc
mon needed this practice the most The New-io rk'
~ ,.s,orcs struck her target no less than twenty
,.s during tho practice with both OF her batteries
Whus the officers do not say II is probable tha'
the work with the searchlights was somewhat o's'
anno,nting at times. On clear nights ine ns
aSn,sHsa to cope with heavy fog mist On the
night when the Nesuvus ran the o'och""e ''e
i,g6,s did not carry so yards .
Th Ws,ns viii leave the feet tomorrow and pro,
coed to Port Royal. where she WI, e1 rmou Of What
tHey speak that the ships stood the ffng OF sae
great guns well neither the guns 'urre's DOT se"'
OF any kind receiving any injury
washington. Feb 17.-Secretary Herbert left Wash.
inSton for Charleston this afternoon IN i his
daushters Miss Herbert and Mrs Bsn1%ips o MifST
Mrs Ri ss soTes cPyeT Harrison ex-senator
Rn:er. Colonel 7. Stobo Farrow and Lewis Harvie
I,iSSns,; ATTORNEY Genera. Harmon and Captain
wn,1 ~ tho British Navy will follow the party THIS
evrnins Tire Secretary will arrive at Charleston al
S o'clock tomorrow morning . c,,.o
secrctarv Herbert took with him 10 Charieston
a.hsndsonie gold medal. 10 be presented 10 Creeman
sna isndsman OF the battleship Maine. VINO sprane
from that vessel when men were washed overooaio
in the violen; storm on that vesse.s cruise use Ic
Cha rle.ton The medal. which Is nearly the size OF
n silver dollar bears its reverse picture OF tne
Maine in high relief. and on its diverse me >nscrip
ton. William J. Creelman United states Navy:
For extraordinary heroism Feb 6. 1897. Presented
nv the Secretary Of the Navy the medal nangs
from a heavy bar on blue riopon ana supports
ma ssive gold anchor.