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 HAN.
Signal Camp Moved Further Inland.
Naval Reserves Distributed to War
Ships-Plan of Signals Most Com.
pIete Ever Established In World.

Newport, R. l., Sept. 1.-Undef
cover of fog and the blackness Of
right the North Atlantic fleet, COM
manded by Rear Admiral Higginson,
slipped it's cable in Menemsha Blight,
Vineyard Sound, shortly before 10
o'clock last night and put to sea, max
ing the first move afloat in the war
game between army and navy in the
imaginary war along the south New
England coast.
Pasque Island, Mass, Sept. 1.-Ad.
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 battleships put out about
Q 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
fleet stood to the westward and did
not round the point. At sunset
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 feet yesterday
morning from New York.
Newport, R. l., Sept. 1.-The gun.
tcat 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 fleet until they
make their appearance threatening
some point.
Fog Threatened.
The weather all day was hazy and
last night 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
hour, the Alabama quota numbering
113 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.
r. H. 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 u ships. The ma
zines who have been on the shore of
Martha's N;@"rard broke camp yes
tCrda". Int their destination was not
EaoT:2.
Z ='N"."3 probable during the az.
i, rG0a g. Admiral HigginsOn's
tvet ToH' g before the hour set
f'r the bH=:,N:ng of hostilities.
New I0.-, il. CCnn.. Sept. AT in
tervals :" oGr Yesterday the big guns
and mort4rS at the forts in this vicin-
ity belchod forth fire and smoke and
sent shot several miles at imaginary
targets illuStra i've of moving ships
The United States ship Panther,
with the Ccanacticut 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
.ral' Greedy, chief signal officer, will
be at Fort Trumbull until after the
eremy 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