Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-14
by TO SAMPSON !:
npect1on With the Squad
ron Severed.
BY OFFICERS
"h9 10, Three Rousips Cheers r.
II from the Boat. FaI Gnhar
Eharse Today. Texas
King for WIRE ck.

'He !!"\ rs of the United StastS
on me l. during the war Win
SPAN. Wed ashore by the Oil
GERS Of tl,! to which he had Just
PAID his (tarcweii
When Y was reached Sampson
St9pfsa = AS he did SO, ihe ~
nc2rs Whh him in, and Who aye
deeply at1 to him. gave thrse
rouSlhS tf which awakened tNS
echoes III t.Dy fort and quiet in
lets.
At ocl{ rear admiral board
ed inc y. A\N. boat for New orN.
me n2ld q flagship playing ma
tiolial airs ;s,nat 1assed by uN her
Way to ,'arNcs
Thus cnd4,ctive connection VI
WIS fci'sat htlicer with the navy.
His career, hown 10 all. has been
:. wnnderfulNcssf, and fortunate
one. IA" rctlfrom active service
having rrachS ost the top roani Of
the ladder Of greatness.
Rear Admiiruul1ar Will assume
charge Of TIM, 1ron today. 1t is
understood TIN flag will be hoistcl
III O'Clock timing.
The Eelutituli America, living off
the pier. was hilv illuminated ~
III" time of tNmonv. l, was uu
Fortunate chat .lr when Sampson |
would take hiA.. OF tn" squadron |
H@s not knnwt the public would
have been gi;,,G,yc Witnessed the
spectacle.
At 1870 u'clutl h,t,lrshir Texas
weighed anchor box her departures
shortly ALTERNATE p,ssrd out the
Capes in quest q w,.ncl. which she
has been instluEn destroy. IT is
not known Whethc will return in
time u allow hcH IA narticipat" in
the races today.
The crews Of tlhcr vessels were
out yesterday at rcnt hours p,.:,r-
t:CinS for the even birn ,,.., cyprr,-
cd TO be cNtremclhrcsting.
Ne programme q races has been
furnished. They M-in at > o'clock
and are expected t.upv about two
hours time:
It is anticipatcdhat the crowd
which Will witness Eaces will num-
Der scEcral lhousaiScw,,ort News
will send down Il @ of thousand
and fully rs many alpcctcd to com,
from Norfolk and Tmouth.
The slips for the Sd children wer,
turned over 10 the lchers of tbs
schoo'S yesterday antihcl With thes,
inc Schonl children WI able to pul+
chase TICKETS to Old \ at the o:lic,
OF the Newport NeWs} Company 4
ha'' IN" regular price.r. r. IS. Hen
Icy CHAIRMAN OF the tnittee Of ar
'AilSeihents. wants 1t An that If n
nNeflooked any teach Yesterday il
we ulStElnution OF Sips may Obtain
tam mem from MS et1At any tim
''"li!.
heiatiNcs ana triends\ the Office,
apoaEo the me cruiser ursaay an
PROBABLE mat the RroolA will gt
away tonight or Sunday hing at III
a,eSl.
Nilohs me ships WlicAilI be a,
titcheu 10 Admiral WatsoAcorgani.
eu squadron in the Philips viii l
t'le tlree lrlh SunDoas \ch WEI
turned OUT ny Lhe NcWporAws Shi]
n ~ ana Dry DOCK npany
.oo!.'he llneSt "a!Sh!pS ofeir cla
~ ne world
: hs iaelehst IS ALREADY IN Phili
i'li'es. he speedy -NaShVllld now {
iiei WAY across the ocean. hfg sa:
co from 9anto domingo last VIZ. r.
W Wilmington. now on the SoutAtla
9tllioil' WI! also pc sent tGn t
'e,ielS. IL IS quite probabl The
splcndld little lighters, which dexcs
tent work during the war WiSSpa
We're pulil especially Tor mia sc
wee alia theE VIII pc valuable ATTIC
20 .ne Pnlllppine iieet
, an aueGuate 'dea OF the Ah.ic
.ieet III me East cannot be securdrt
I ~ "rolnary naval sources, y t
L,tiartneht IN Washington has \ ;
~ Its llsl ~ Ail u" SHIPS se:NlnSle
l-ittie Nessels arc beng continual;
'su' ~ 80 lar II IS known thaG
l"td, strength OF the lleet. lnc!0
selc'i snll's "hlch are I" leave tor
INC N,'h'il lhc AcNl iW0 weeks.
~, l''' seSs IMAM illty. ne MAJOR!
1850 IT, - course. shla'l Graft. &
Us 'i. tNp OF .iifce oillcers al
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