Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-01
First Move in the War Game
Between the Army and
the Navy.
THREATENING FOG AND HAY.
Signal Camp Moved Further Inland.
Naval Reserves Distributed to War
Ships-Plan Of Signals Most Com.
pIete Ever Established In World.


right the North Atlantic feet, COM
manded by Rear Admiral Higginson,
slipped its cable in Menemsha Blight,
Vineyard Sound, shortly before 10
o'clock last night and put to sea, max
ing the first move af1oat in the war
game between army and navy in the
imaginary war along the south New
England coast.
Pasque Island, Mass, Sept. Add
miral Higginson was not in a hurry
to get his fleet to sea, 'fer the last
cruiser to leave the anchorage in
Menemsha Blight did not get away
until shortly before midnight last
right. The battEeships put out about
o'clock, other craft following at in
tervals. This fact was known on
shore only through the disappearance
of the anchor lights. The light house
keeper at Gay Head reported that the
| feet stood to the westward and did
| not round the point. At sunset a
| thick fog. set in and this continued
until about the time the fleet left
when it grew thinner, with the pros
pect of being dissipated by the south.
cry breeze.
The signal camp formerly at Gay
Head has been moved further inland,
anticipating its capture by Higgin-
sons forces at midnight. The Indiana
and Supply, with additional naval re-
serves, joined. the fleet yesterday
morning from New York.
Newport, r. l., Sept. 1.-The gun.
toat Gloucester arrived during the
day in order to get the last mail.
AS she disappeared in the mist to the
| eastward on her return, those on
shore caught the last glimpse that
They will probably have of any of
Admiral Higginson's feet until they
| make their appearance threatening
some point.
Fog Threatened.
The weather all day was hazy ana
last night a fog was threatened and
every precaution was taken to guard
| against an attack after midnight, the
| tine at which actual hostilities were
| to begin.
U. S. S. Alabama, Menemsha Blight,
| Martha's Vineyard, Mass, Sept. L.
The Massachusetts naval reserves ar.
rived on the battleship Iowa Saturday
afternoon. They were distributed to
the warships just before the dinner
ilour, the Alabama quota numbering
10 men. The band was assigned to
the Alabama, in spite of the fact that
the Massachusetts has none.
The reserves on board the Alabama
include Company H, of Springfield,
Mass, and Company G, of New Bed
ford, under command Of Captain G..
X. II. Burlington, of Fall River.
Immense Fleet Modified.
An immense fleet had modified in
Menemsha Blight by noon The last
TO come were the battleship Indiana,
the auxiliary cruiser Supply, the
cruiser Montgomery. the Aileen and
the Scorpion. This makes a formid
able squadron Of Is ships. The ma,
zines who have been on the shore of
Marthas Vineyard broke camp yes.
tCrdav but their destination was not
known
I seemed probable during the az,
tUEcon tbs Admiral Higginson's
Rect would 1@ve before the hour set
FIR the beginning of hostilities.
New London. Conn. Sept. AT in
tervals all cay yesterday the big guns
and mortars at the forts in this vicin-
ity belched forth fire and smoke and
sent shot several miles at imaginary
targets Illustrative of moving ships
The United States ship Panther,
with the Connecticut naval battalion
on board, sailed away to the eastward
Just before noon yesterday. to join
the attacking fleet, leaving the train
Ing ship Lancaster in the harbor as
the sole representative of the navy.
Major General Macarthur and Gen
tral' Greedy, chief signal officer, will
be at Fort Trumbull until after the
enemy is sighted and will then pro
coed to whatever point may be consid-
cred the most advantageous for the
direction of the movements of the
army forces