Evening star., 1898-08-20


with bunting, the North German I,loyd
steamship Kaiser Wilhelm III being con-
| spicuOusly decorated.
ARRIVAL OF THE FLEET.
Multitudes Welcomed Them as They
Passed Fort Hancock.
NEW YORK, August 20.-The flagship
New York led the fleet into port this morn
ing, passing the Hook at am She was
| followed by the Iowa and Indiana. Then
came the Brooklyn and Massachusetts, the
Oregon guarding the rear.
The fleet was lost sight of shortly after
passing the Hook, thick haze covering
the bay and ocean at the time. The en-
tire population of Sandy Hook was on the
beach and clustered on the tops of the bat
teries of Fort Hancock, shouting and
swinging their hats and caps. Flags and
bunting were in sight everywhere.
The men on board the vessels crowded
the decks. all looking neat, dressed in white
duck or blue clothing. Signals were made
frequently from the flagship to the fol-
lowing squadron. No salute was fired from
the fort.
The battle ship Iowa reached ouarintine
at 9:1S the battle ship Indiana at e.1e the
cruiser Brooklyn at 3:21, the battle ships
Massachusetts and Oregon at 9:24 The
New YORK left quarantine for Tompkins-
vile al 935.
All the boats started up the river at 1O:1O.
Voyage From Cuba.
Since leaving Guantanamo on Sunday
morning no incidents of an unusual nature
except temporary breakdown on the mart
Oh the Indiana, have marred the homeward
progress OF SIMPSONS fleet. Few ships
were passed. Smooth seas and fair winds
MADE the passage pleasant. There was oc-
cGslonal change of formation. Heading out
from Cuba the armor-ciad ships came in
Single column, the New York leading. the
iowa next then the Indiana. BrookIvn
Massachusetts, and Oregon The Oregon
ana massachusetts, in the rear looked from
lle heao OF the column like black miters
moving over the water. The Iowa and
Brooklyn, the former more like or ~
mored cruiser than the USUALLY ungraooti,
pattle ship formed sharp contrast 10 their
darker fellows ~ Ai
AT night the fleet shone with side lights
i;-rt,s iLiiNs lishts, porttoles lit up by electric
ishts from within. blazed out on the vat
efS as the ships passed through the yin5
Maro passage. 1t is months since srch on
Illumination u has been seen in Cuban wat
ers. where warships plockada rnnno
u diisportS ana all sorts and conditions nf
cTa1t nav. been threading their way with
an hghts screened, great shadows that
passed silently. Ia
The second day out. when nessip,
Crooked Island, double column forma,inI,
Was slSnaled from the flagship. The Brook
~ ~ .ooh her position on the port hand Of
,le New York at 400. yards distance fol-
lowed by the Oregon and Massacbnsa+os
Inc Indiana and Iowa remained where
they We're. In this line the battle shjns
leu py the two armored cruisers the Neat
MADE It's way homeward at about the
speed of nine krots !" '.@
In Sight of Land.
On Tuesday the single column formation
was resumed but later double column WAS
again adopted the Brooklyn going on the
starooard hand of SIMPSONS flagship.
Last night there was another change T.,
.iie original column. and trailing behind
me saiidht new YORK, the ships that kayc
S.ooo the pruht of the war passed Sandy
HOOK this morning. 1t did not ran,,ira tho
81 ',hs ol the flagship band to make all
hahds glad, for before its iuhiJan+ airs
were heard eager eyes had seen that 1o-,,
hCme my NIT" was
,, Al O'clock this morning navy yard
Ils with dispatches came alongside tho
New York. Newspaper boats gatb,rad
around men or fishing schooners niInt
nHoa ooals ana otner craft waved their hats and
cheered the Conuuerors of Cervara &c .ha,
steamed into the bay '-'eS
ne accident to the Indiana was a break
uo"H ; oI her condensers. Twice on the
tilp 10 Guantanamo she has Jagged behind
49,, -, D anu the other ships have
leuuGeu lhelr speed so that the Indiana
ccuId catch up with them. On Tuesday
hlSht the Harvard was sighted bo,inJ
s Soutn by means of colored lights her
.uehtity was made out, and the Now yorl.
asked her where she was hound hn+ ~
harvard failed to get the signal and nro-
Ceeued on her course. AS the air got coo1ar
o4s otas splrlts OF the three thousand men and
oHlcers aboard the six ships rose CORE
Slond1ngly. The relief from the nernetnoI
neat VI Cupa was indeed appreciated
Glad to Get Home.
FROM Admiral Sampson down. evervhodv
TAXED and thought of home, and all hearts
peat quicker with delight when JERSEYS
coast was seen this morning-the coast that
iidhy thought the chances of war would
never permit them to see again Admiral
sampson, looking far better than when war
SSoiliihenceo. Is very glad to get home.
opedhlfs OIL his crews and especially the
crews or the Indiana. Iowa and New York
months, he said: wen
Iney nave borne their privations in a
manner beyond all praise
~, lahu summing up what has been one of
the most succes sful and important naval
campaigns in the history of the world
Sampson says:
me navy has been very fortunate. We
nave L thlnk, made no mistakes"
How much Sampson contributed to the
success OF the war the efficacy of his ad-
wee and the splendid manner he directed
tne largest fleet ever under the command
OF one man in the history of the United
states Will not probably be known or fully
appreciated until the history of this war
Is written wei
Ihe health of the fleet is excellent. The
shlps need docking sadly, the Indiana,
iowa ana New York especially. The first
named VIII probably require thorough
oVerhauling of her machinery
Their Scars Hardly Visible.
In no way did the big ships show the hard
usage to which they had been subjected
The Brooklyn's twenty seven holes, with
the exception Of those through the smoke
stack, had been; patched and the big ship
repainted and polished till she shone On
the starboard side could be seen a great
steel patch over the hole where one of the
Vlscaya's shots Went through, and on the
quarterback wooden patch. where the
deck had been torn up9 The armor belt still
holds the print of.a large shell, and a criti-
cal eye can see the dents made by several
more, even through the gauze of new gray
paint. sS17 Il
The Iowa has a patch over her bow,