The Washington times., 1902-09-01
WARSHIPS SPEND A
PEACEFUL SUNDAY
CONTINUED from First Paee.)

composed of four battleships. an arm
ored cruiser. monitor. protected
cruiser. and eleven other vessels.
Fleet in Two Squadrons-
Admiral Higginson has issued an or
der dividing it into two squadrons. com
posed as follows
First-Armorclad squadron. under
Admiral Higginson's immediate com
mand; Battleshirs Kearsarge fflagship)
Indiana, MASSACHUSETTS. and Alabama;
auxiliary cruiser Panther, second-class
auxiliary cruiser supply. ana the gun
poat Scorpion. with the tugs Nina ana
Leyden as tenders.
second, or cruiser squadr0n-Armoret
cruiser Brooklyn Flagship of Rear Ad-
miral Coghlan. in command. protected
cruiser Olympia, monitor Puritan. un-
protected cruisers Montgomer: and
Maytlower. and gunboats Gloucester
Aileen and Peoria.
The Indiana. Montgomery. aud Pan
ther arrived today. The installment o
naval militiamen came last night on tn,
Nina and Leyden. They were all from
Massachusetts. and were distributed
among the kearsarge Massachusetts,
Alabama. Olympia. and Scorpion. The
Connecticut militiamen came today or
the Panther and went to other ships
The Indiana brought the New York con
tingent
Since II o'clock yesterday mornins
the vessels of the squadron have hat
steam up IN ell boilers. In view of the
fact that there was no intention to move
Tutil tonight. the reason for the order
to get up steam is not understood
When it came to the various vessels il
was received with satisfaction. for
everybody was tired of the long stay
here.
Not a Pleasant Sojourn.
The officers and men have not en-
joyed their weeks sojourn in Menemsha
Blight. The marines have had the best
time Of it. for they have been camped
from the tedious life aboard ship and
really seemed to like little twenty
mile march. In the time the squad
ron has been here there has not been
any drill or target practice. All the
work was Of routine character. Ma
shcre liberty was allowed. and there
was a cry of dissatisfaction, which was
not loud enough. however, to ge,
through the armored sides of the ad-
miral's cabin, on the flagship Kear-
sarge.
The admiral apparently did not be-
lieve in granting shore liberty when he
knew that war was sure to come.
And now that it has come everybody
is glad there is to be a change from in
action. Until today there has been alb
solutely no diversion. not even a boat
load of pretty girls has come out to the
ships. If they had come they probably
aboard. but the officers would have
found some satisfaction in having them
approach near enough to tell them that
and pass the time of day
Marines Fear Militia.
The first move made by Admiral Hig-
ginson In preparation for hostilities was
the withdrawal of the marines from
shore camps to the ships. At one time
it was intended that the marines
should stay ashore, but the admiral go:
word yesterday that the Connecticut
militiamen were camped at Gayhead
and were moving down on them ready
to spring a surprise when war was de-
olared, so the marines were orderel
back to their ships. They have got it
in for those Connecticut men, however,
and the nutmeggers had better look out
for trouble before this naval war is
over.
A final conference was held on board
the flagship today between Admiral
Higginson. Admira, Coghlan and the
commanding officers OF vessels Maps
of the Campaign arranged by Admiral
Higginson were given to the command