The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-07
RESULT IS NOT KNOWN
Lessons Learned of Value to
 Army and Navy.
Naval Reserves Acted az If They Had Been on Ships For Many
 Years-Fine Spirit of
 Manovres.

New London, Conn, Sept. 6--With the game of war ended, the officers and men of the respective commands of Major General Macarthur and Admiral hig- ginson are once again in peace co-opera- ton.
 Early this afternoon the flagship Kear- sarge with the Indiana and Alabama came through the Race, made loop toward the harbor's mouth and then sail ed back to Newport. General MacArthur went out in his yacht Kanawaha and exchanged salutes with Admiral Higgin- son by dipping flags as the Kearsarge passed.
 The United States steamship Panther with the Connecticut naval militiamen on board is at anchor in New London harbor. The State naval reserves were taken ashore during the afternoon and left by special trains for their home sta- tions.
 No One Knows Result.
 On Board United States steamship Ala bama, Block Island, R. l., Sept. 6.-No man in Rear Admiral Higginsons fleet knows today which has won the man ouvres of the past week, the navy or the army, but so important are the lessons learned and valuable the experiences of the days of war" that the question of victory is comparatively of minor import.
 The incident of last night when five of the ships ran into the eastern passage of Narragansett Bay by Forts Adams and Wetherill without accident of any kind. is regarded as n highly successful bit of dangerous navigation.
 The bombardment of Fort 'Rodnan and Newport, the capture of Mpsfsk Fai and the daring bit of work early Friday morning of Lieutenants Robinson and Hughes In countermining Newport har- bor furnished incidents of note. This last incident was from the standpoint of the navy the feature event of the war game"
 The details of the dash of the gun boat Peoria into the channels of Mar ragansett Bay have not appeared, because the story of the affair Is known only to participants therein. These were Lieu tenant Robinson and Gunner Averon of the Alabama and Lieutenant Hughes of the Massachusetts. Thursday afternoon the Peoria was painted black and a large sail launch from the Massachusetts was similarly treated.
 Peoria Was Disguised.
 Provided with mines and cable, the Peoria. having in tow the launch. passed into Narragansett Bay disguised as tugboat, bringing in disabled schooner Steaming directly under the guns of Fort Adams, the Peoria separated from her tow and grappled for army mines. At the same time Lieutenant Hughes on the launch was laying his mines. and In moment had connected the circuit winch exploded them. thereby blowing up those which the defense might have laid,
 The lieutenants marvel today that the men behind the shore guns were not sus- piclous of the dark painted craft busily at work 300 yards from the shore. Search lights found them but there was no idea that they were from the camp of the enemy. Looking at at the week of manouvres directly from the point of view of the Alabama, the most striking im- pression was the manner in which the en- tire ships crew fell in quickly and easily with the spirit of the manouvres.
 The naval reserves seemed to have been on the ship for years.