The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-05-07
FLEET
cOMla6 70 AMERICA
'fnterprising Press Boats Boat Discover lIIs
the Destination Of the
flotilla.
PREPARING 10 MEET THEM
North Atlantic Squadron 70 Be Di-
vided in Future
Work.
WILL UNITE wlTHiisacHllLEY's FLEET
They VIII no Ready Il Join Issue
With The Spanish Fleet
as Soon us It
Arrivcs.s
VIII UNITE With scHLEYis FLEET

st. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands, May
3.--The Spanish squadron, consisting
of the first class cruisers Vizcaya, AL
mirante Oquendo, 1nfnnta Maria Te--
resa and Christobal Colon and the
three torpedo boat ~destroyers. Furor.
Terror and Pluton. are steaming west
ward across the Atlantic and will prob
ably be heard from next at Puerto
Rico.
When the squadron left this port the
steamer Avery Hill, engaged by the
New York Herald, followed without
giving the fleet any intimation that it
was being watched.
AS cabled Saturday, the admiral re-
ceiyed his sailing orders late Thursday
night and early next morning the YES
sells put to sea,this time for some STRAIT
egic and active move
The Avery Hill waited until the
Spanish squadron was well out to sea
before an attempt was made to follow.
The steamer. started with full steam
up to keep in the wake of the Span
iards as long as possible.
The steamer followed the track of
the Spanish squadron during the IN
tire day Saturday. For twelve hours
the steamer sped over the seas, drop
pring gradually hour by hour behind
the swift going Spaniards.. whose yes
sells were proceeding Mt full speed in a
westerly direction.
The squadron did not change its
course to any apreciable extent. There
was only one inference to be drawn
that was that the fleet was at last on
its way across the Atlantic.
The steamer was still within a mari
ner's glass distance of the Spaniards
at sunset. AS darkness came on the
squadron passed out of sight. with the
prows of the vessels pointing west
wardly. Then the Avery Hill turned
around to return to port, which it
reached shortly after sunrise this
morning.
There was not the slightest doubt on
board tine Avery Hill among the expert
enced seafarers that the formidable
cruisers and torpedo boat destroyers
of Spain had begun their voyage across
the Atlantic.
Prepare TO Meet Them.
Washington, May 3.-Significant ac-
ton has been taken by the navy de-
partlnent 70 improve the efficiency of
the North Atlantic squadron in it's OPP
erations against Spain. IT has been de-
termined to divide the fleet into two
divisions, one of which will be com
handed by Commodore j.. G. Watson
and the other by Commodore Ct. G..
Remey. Rear Admiral Sampson will
continue in command of the entire
fleet.
In taking this action the department.
has been guided by the evident neces-
sity of placing sufficient flag officers in
charge of the vessels to direct their
movements against the enemy. All the
orders to Watson issued Saturday di-
rect him to report Immediately to Rear
Admiral Sampson for such duty as
that officer may direct. Instructions
given by the department to Rear Adj
miral Sampson direct him to place
Commodore Watson in charge of a di-
vision, composed of half of his force,
most of which is on blockade duty on
the coast Of Cuba.
Further than this the assignments
are important in view of the strate-
| gical results expected to ensue. When
there is a junction of the flying squad
ron with the North Atlantic squadron,
Commodore Watson will be left i'll
command of n blockading force off
Cuban ports, while Rear Admiral
Sampson and Commodore Remey, in
whose division will he the armored
vessels, will sail with Commodore
Schley's command, which will com
prise the second division of the united
force to attack the Spanish men of.
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