The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-07
REPORTED To MACARTHUR.
Officers Tell of Friday Nights Maneu
vers-Message from Balloon.


NEW LONDON, Sept. 6.-with the game
of war ended the officers and men of the
respective commands of Major General
Macarthur and Admiral Higginson are
once again in peaceful cooperation. Early
this afternoon the flagship Kearsarge. with
the Indiana and Alabama, came through
the Race. made a loop toward the harbor's
mouth and then sailed back toward New
port. General Macarthur went out in his
yacht Kanawha and exchanged salutes
with Admiral Higginson by dipping flags
as the Kearsarge passed. The United States
ship 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
stations.
Chief of Staff Thomas III. Barry In be-
half Of Major General Macarthur, to-day
sent telegram to all commanders express
ing his entire satisfaction with the work
of the army during the war maneuvers
which came to close this noon. The
dispatch follows:
With the conclusion of the maneuvers
the major general commanding desires TO
inform you that the work of the command
had been entirely satisfactory in every
respect. The attitude of all concerned has
oeen exceedingly gratifying and the
the maneuvers exceedingly inspiriting and
instructive. Ii is believed that every officer
ana enlisted man of the army and National
Guard VINO took part in the maneuvers en-
tertains feeling of admiration for the
splendid manner in which the naval part
OF the programme has been conducted
whereby our confidence and affection for
the service, ever constant have been re-
newed and emphasized by this exceedingly
agreeable association in prosecuting pro-
fessional work of great importance to the
Nation Please convey the above in suita-
Die form to your command"
The first news given out at headquarters
regarding the war balloon used in connec-
ton with the war maneuvers came to-day.
The following message was received from
the war balloon by telephone:
Assembled at $50 a. m. Ascension Sue
cessful in spite of wind and the great diff
culties We have encountered. Lieutenant
Cnfton and myself assembled in the balloon.
discovered enemy's full squadron off Sandy
Point, Block island. Can command entire
country in adjacent waters from balloon
A military balloon will always prove of
gTeat in value Tor military purposes when
The last information given out con-
corning The army and navy maneuyers
from Fort Trumbull, as headquarters of
the Department of the East, was posted to-
night 1t is from General Hasbrouck, and
details the operation of last night in the
Narragansett district as follows:
Point Judith and Beaver Trail reports the
fleet toward the east entrance of Mar
ragansett bay About $3.50 %. m. the fleet
was picked up by the Forts Adams and
Wethrill searchlights. 1t advanced in single
line, with the Brooklyn leading. Fire was
opened with twelve-inch guns at Wetherill
at range of 400 yards. The ships that
attempted to run past were the BROOKLYN.
olympia, kearsarge, Alabama and Massa-
chusetts Batteries Reilly and Talbot
opeped fire at $500 yards range. These
last batteries put out the Olympia and the
Alabama The fleet went toward Gould
island and, returning again, passed the
batteries, when Fort Adams fired a suffi-
cient number of rounds to put out the Mas
sachusetts There We're not searchlights
enough TO illuminate all the ships as they
ran by, and apparently there was a sixth
that was not illuminated and not noticed
by many. 1t was supposed to be the Puri-
tan. The Puritan did not however. mass
by the batteries when the fleet turned
about and sailed out to sea.
THE ten-inch battery at Greble fired two
salvos at the Brooklyn and one at the
kearsarge. AS they passed Mackerill cove.
sailing in, the Greble ten-inch and mortar
batteries each fired through MackerilI cove
one salvo at the Massachusetts and Kear-
sarge as they passed out No attempt was
made to force the western passage by
Fort Grebele