Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-09-01
ENEMY'S FLEET SAILS
First Move in the War Game
Between the Army and
the Navy.
THa4ATtNIAG FOG AND h4lY.
Signal Camp Moved Further Inland.
Naval Reserves Distributed to War
ships-PIan of Signals Most Com.
plete Ever Established In World.

plete Ever Established In World.
Newport, R. l., Sept. Under
cover of fog and the blaekness OF
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 afioat 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, for 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
9 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 a
thick fog set in and this continued
until about the time the feet 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-
aerves, Joined the fleet yesterday
morning from New York.
Newport, R. l., Sept. 1.-THE gun
teat 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
time at which actual hostilities were
to begin.
y. S. s. Alabama, Menemsha Blight,
Marthas 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
nour, 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.
X. H. Burlington, of Fall River.
Immense Fleet Modified.
An immense fleet had modified in
Menemsha Blight by noon. The last
70 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.
rines who have been on the shore OF
Martha's Vineyard broke camp yes
to-day, but their destination was not
known
1t seemed probable during the af.
ternoon that Admiral Higginson's
feet would move before the hour set
for the beginning of hostilities.
New London, Conn, Sept AT In.
tervals all day yesterday the big guns
and mortars at the forts in this viein-
lty belched forth fire and smoke and
cent 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
.ral 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.
Plan of Signals Complete.
II is believed that the plan Of sig
mails Is the most complete ever estab
lished In the world and every pre-
caution has been taken to have sub
stitutes for any system that may be
destroyed or captured by the enemy
Searchlights will play an important
part in the manoeuvres at night, and
u efficiency of those of the army
vas demonstrated at midnight, when
the waters Of the entire New London
district were completely covered,
every searchlight being used at that
hour and directed a short distance
above the surface of the waters. It
was magnificent sight and the
smallest boat, even the small craft
used by the mackerel fishermen at
his seasoG, could be seen plainly, and
with the aid OF the marine glass the
occupants of the boats could be
counted. How the warships can get
within firing distance OF the forts, as
set forth in the rules governing the
war game, is somewhat ulystifying to
the uninitiated.