Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-16
WORK OF PREPARATION
GETTING READY FOR THE COM
ING NAVAL MANEUVERS.
congressman to Be Guests of Secretary
Moody on the Dolphin-Facilities
for the Press.

Rear Admiral Higginson has sailed from
New York with the battle ships Kear-
sarge Alabama and Massachusetts for the
eastern end of Long Island where active
work in evolutions, drills and target prac-
tice will take place in the neighborhoOd of
Block Island to fit the squadron for the
coming maneuvers next month. The Olym-
pia. from which ship the admiral trans
ferred his flag to the Kearsatge, will be
locked at the New York yard to undergo
additional repairs. When they are COM
pleted she will join the squadron at sea.
Secretary Moody has invited Postmaster
General Payne, Representative Cannon Of
Illinois and a number of the members Of
the naval committees of Congress to ac-
company him on a cruise aboard the Dol
phin. The party will be gone from August
$ to August 16. The Dolphin will visit the
Naval War College at Newport and also
will witness some of the evOlutons of Ad-
miral HigginsOn's squadron.
The Torpedo Flotilla.
Four of the torpedo boats which will COM
prise the torpedo flotilla off Newport this
summer sailed from Norfolk for that port
yesterday. They are the Decatur, Thorn
ton, Shubrick and Stockton. The torpedo
boats Bagley, Barney and Biddle, which
| have also been fitted out at the Norfolk
yard, will probably follow the first division
today. 1t is probable that when Secretary
Moody and his guests who are to witness
some of the evolutions of the North At
lantic squadron from the Dolphin join the
feet a special program will be arranged by
Rear Admiral Higginson in which the tor
pedO f1Otilla will have a part. 1t may be
that an attack upon the heavy vessels by
the torpedo fleet will be arranged, but the
details are yet to be worked out by the ad-
mral in command of the squadron Until
further orders the headquarters of the
North Atlantic squadron will be at New
port. to which place all mail for that squad
ron should be directed.
The cruiser Montgomery, which was placed
in commission at the New York navy yard
yesterday, will be attached to the North At
lantic squadron and win be one of the
'encmys" ships. which will attempt to
elude the defending squadron and attack
one OF the coast cities. The Scorpion will
probably belong to the "enemys' division.
The other vessels of that division have not
SO far as known been decided upon.
Facilities for Correspondents.
1t is the intention of the Navy Depart
ment in the coming maneuvers to permit
some of the press representatives to accom-
pany the shin to sea, under conditions
somewhat similar to those which obtained
during the Spanish war, and every proper
facility is to be afforded the press generally,
except that the plans for the attack and de-
fense. which are to be carefully guarded
from the opponents in the war game, Will
also be kept from them.
1t is now explained that the original
statement that the press was to be treated
in the maneuvers as the enemy vas a
mere joke and was not intended to be taken
seriously. On the contrary, the press will be
expected to cooperate with the umpireS in
showing the success or failure of the va
riOuS maneuVerS The newspaper men will
be given good points of observation ard all
necessary Information at the proper time,
but naturally every effort will be used to
prevent the escape in advance of details of
the proposed movements of the attacking
fleet. as such knowledge by the defending
squadron would upset the entire scheme.
Battle Ship Massachusetts, Sails.
NEW YORK, July 16.-The United States
battle ship Massachusetts sailed today to
join the North Atlantic squadron on it's
summer practice cruise. The squadron
! is to meet at Woods Hole, off the
New England coast. The battle ships
Alabama and kearsarge left here for the
rendezvous last night. The cruiser Olym-
pia. after attending the dedication of the
Stony Point battlefield state reservation at
Stony Point, on the Hudson, today, will
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