The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-01

Tho naval vessels signal necessarily. The
Indiana's ouArternaaterB must be sick Of hoist
ing flags. The Indiana towed the torpedo boat
Rodgers. When the press Of business got too
heavy for the Gag raisersth he RODGERS would start
out with the despatch boats hve-of-olubs' sig
nal hoisted and carry messages to the ships Of
the feot.
To each transport 10 assigned = naval cadet a.
nl~gnalmRkor. Here's one about to mako q
signal by waving . big wlRwag flag from the
hurricane deck OF transport No. 30. Tho breeze
makes It hard work to wave that big flag, but
the young man does his best. Luckily tho
writer can read wiGwag. A reporter ought to
read oven Russian. Tho cadet calls the hospital
ship OliVette. The Olivetto answers, go
ahead" The cadet waves himself red in the
face. "Wo have two cases OF measles, one Of
appendicitis, and three of malaria" he signals.
Good boJi
Night brings out rcd lights from the trans
ports ahead. Rrcon and red side lights from
those astern. The men-ot-war each carry q
white light at the masthead. New York hsF-
Dor at night" was the comment of q sailor. 80
ho made q gesture toward the fleet
Friday morning We picked up the Cuban
coast. About 10 tho feet passed Paredon
Key lighthouse. The course 10 moro to tho cast
from there, as the Nicolas channel opens into
Old Bahama channel. Three in tho afternoon
and we woro abreast Of the zebra.striped light
house on Lobos Key. There We saw the first
stranger. q small Cuban fishing smack.
Perfect weather again. Tho soldiers were
nearly all sailors to-day. Once in q while .
soldier boy would hang over a Transports rail.
careless of collateral happenings. Thus far IL
has been q Yachting trip.
To-day the Seguranca decided that the Stars
and Stripes was tho proper thing to ny on the
chief of tho Transports. So the national ensign
Is hoisted as we'll as the flag Of tho Fifth Army
Corps.
Saturday morning found tho feet we'll spread
out. Tho fifty ships. moving as ono. got q little
dislocated in the journey. Tho leaders waited
from 8 o'clock until IL o'clock Saturday morn
ing for the straFRlers. By noon tho fleet was
again under way, tho hindmost ship being In
sight from the Indiana at the head of the column.
The Detroit towing tho torpedo boat Rodgers.
the big steamer with tho coal schooner. and an
other large transport towing an unwfeldy lighter
that is to serve az q landing float are among the
tail-enderh
The Helena and the Manning loft tho feet in
the morning and spent the day scouting along
the Cuban coast. We were In sight of Cuba all
day. Not q single strange sail or puff Of smoke
was seen during the whole twenty-four hours.
The ten miles of lighted water front Stalked
' slowly along tho Cuban coast all night Satur
n day. By daylight they were of the eastern end
o OF tho island. A short wait was mado of
Greater InaEua Island, in the middle Of the
Windward Passage. By 0 o'clock Sunday morn
q ing the lagRards had all caught up, and the
y triple column again moved after the Indiana
n heading south.
The breeze was fresh from tho east and tn,
beam sea raised hot with easy rolling shipa
Q Tho three torpedo boats corkscrewed their crazy
a way along near tho head OF the procession. TIT
Indiana had q line to the Gushing. The DOtroi
10 took tho Rodgers. Tho Castine towed tn
Ericsson. On the torpedo boats there was NJ
10 peace. They simply rolled holplessly. Evel
If the big transports had q good motion. Tel
n thousand seasick soldiers would be o modes
" estimate.
The Indiana IL deep in the water and gets
Of good grip on 1t. She was as steady as the pre-
I'd verbal church. As usual on Sunday morningI
divine service was hold on the Indiana. Tn
4. church pennant. which is tho only flag eve
hoisted above the Stars and Stripes, was sc
70 during church. From quarters and inspectio
W at 10 until tho answering pennant for noon n
%, ports went up tho white cross f1oated there.
ht Flags. flags, flags! Tho Indiana flies th
blue triangle of the senior officer present, @
IL s.. o. p. flag. Tho Annapolis carries at her for,
K topmast head q red X on q white squart
70 That is the guide nag. Tho Annapolis heads tn
10 left column, and sets the pace for the Castin'
leading the centre column, and the Manning
heading the right column. The Wompatucl
ct steaminR to tho rear with dispatches. carrie
y. tho despatch flag. blue five of clubs on a whit
ho field. The hospital transport olivette carries
rod cross on a white field. Oddly enough. nor
of the convoy fleet carries tho convoy flag,
nd white triangle with q red edge. Gen. Shafter
70, ship, the Seguranca. flies the badge of the FIT
to Army Corps. q white Maltese cross on o blu
az field. Most of the transports carry no fla
Every naval ship flies the national ensign ar
he the long, narrow navy pennant.
or Gen. Shafter, on tho Seguranca, sloane
ed alongside the Indiana for a megaphono confe
~ ence about 8 o'clock. Through the long glass
ss could see the bluejackets lined up between Il
turrets and the marines on the quarter dec
ne to salute him. When tho SeRurAncA droppC
Q back the Wompatuck was called up. Sh o soc
AZ steamed to the southwark, probably to carl
M news to Sampson.
he The mountains near Cape Maysi show I
he across the field of blue. Never do l hope for
ne prettier blue than in tho water about here.
can see tho hull of a nearby ship clear to Il
ut, keel. Her propeller throws no bubbles as
in spins. golden bronze in a we'll of indigo.
inc Sunday night the course curved to the wei
rk- Daylight Monday saw us off the hills of Qua
Gle tanamo. The torpedo boats Gushing and Eri'
Rh son cast off from tho Indiana and CaStine to
by scouting along inshore, as We stood iowa
1 q Santiago looking for Sampson.
About noon the feet stopped. Con. shGfte
ship, the Seguranca, stood In toward the m
I'M that hid the shore. We lost her for q minu
rty The midday sun, directly overhead, drove aw
en-. the fog and showed us the high hills about So
n q tiago. Against such o background tho Seq
len ranca 10 a ocow boat. One is strongly minded
Ing the rock OF Gibraltar as pictured by an insu
IS; ance advertisement. Away to tho left San
unit sons feet fills a corner OF the horizon. To t
DIS; right tho green hills stretch along. fifty Glbr
the tars. tall and beautiful. All about US tho fl
In of transports. with its convoy. drifts easily
tho hazy blue at its journeys end.
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