Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-09-08
REVIEW CT v Ak GAME.
Court of Arbitration Will Decide as
TO Victory.
THE NAVY SURE IT WON OUT
A Novel Ruse, In Which the Pesrin
Took the star Part, Was One or
the Noteworthy Events of
the ManeuverS.


I Admiral HgginsOn's feet knows Whic
has won in the maneuvers of the pas
week. the navy or the army, but so i'm
portant are the lessons learned an'
valuable the experiences of the days o
'war" that the question OF victory il
comparatively of minor import.
The incident when five of the ships
ran into the eastern passage of Nara
gansett bay by Forts Adams anl
Wetherill without accident Of any kline
is regarded as highly successful bi1
Of dangerous navigation.
While by itself the run by the forts
would have been as foolhardy as II
was brilliant and spectacular, the re.
suit must be judged by the relation OF
the night movement to the maneuvers
Of the afternoon. when Admiral Hig-
ginson's ships executed plans more
nearly like the strategy Of war than
anything during the week. These plans
included the capture of naval stations
by the Brooklyn and Olympia at Mar
ragansett Pier and by the Montgom-
cry, May Flower and Scorpion at
Prices neck, Newport; the shelling OF
the forts by three battleships from the
shelter of Ochre point, with similar
performance by the Kearsarge and
Alabama from outside Brenton reef
lightship. These maneuvers over, the
warships returned to Block island later
to return to Newport for the night at
| tack
The Navy's Valuable Experience.
| The valuable experience to the navy,
which has been referred to by Admiral
Higginson in statement began on the
first day of hostiltes. when two com
pHnies of bluejackets from the Ala
hanna captured the signal station at
Block island and thereby established
the navy's base of operations. 1t was
continued Tuesday when the larger
ships bombarded Plum island and
Gardeners point; again "Wednesday
when the four battleships made a de-
scent upon Fort Wright at Fishers
island. In the latter case the navy
won the day beyond a doubt because
the warships had actually begun their
passage through the RAGE before the
forts could reach them. Excellent eX-
perence was seen early Thursday
morning when the ships failed through
error in calculation and because of
clearing weather to make another run
through the Race from Block island
and We're forced to retire ON account of
quick discovery.
Thursday night took place the third
try at the Race, with the possible thpo-
retical loss of several Of the men-of-
war. The bonhardntnt of Fort Rod
man and Newport. the capture of Mon
tauk point and the daring hit of work
early Friday morning of I.ieutenantS
Robinson and Hughes in countermiu-
ing Newport hArbor furnishes incl
dents ri note This last incident WAS.
ifol the standpoint of the navy, the
feature event of the war game.
The PeOrin Figures In Novel Ruse.
The details of the dash of the gun
boat Peoria into the channels of Mar
rA&ansett bay have not appeared. be
cause the story of the affair is known
oniv to the participants therein. These
We're Iieutelants s. $. Robinson and |
Gunner T. S. Averon of the .Ilalama
and Lieutenant Charles +. HUGHES of
me Massachusetts. Thursday after |
aoon he Peoria was painted black. and
large sail launch from the Massachu-
set1s was similarly treated. Provided |
With mines and cables, the Peoria. huy !
ne i'll tow the launch. passed into Mar
agAnSett lay disguised as tuulont
in IA disabled schooner Steam
n& directly under the guns of Fort AL
ms. the Peoria separated from her
ow and grappled for army mines AT
he same tim" Lieutenant HUGHES. ON
te launch. was laying his mines and
Il il moment had connected the crcuit
which exploded them thereby BLOWING
y those which the defense might have
I'D.
he TWO lleutpnnntS marvel that thn
ien behind the SHORE Guns Wnrc NOT
lSpicious of the dark painted croft
aSHi at work 500 yards from thD
lHrr. Sclrrl|ights found them Inn
r'rc was 10 idea that they were from
4" camp OF til" enemy.
The second feature of the week tbo
Of Friday. was had in
= working out of I'm elaborate nlan
Admiral lli-.inson and his CAPTAINS
HiEaiu>"n'> EInhornte Plan.
At 0 cl"rk on that day the Noseo
u>'tts. Indiana and Puritan strn,na,,
>t"r!y IN the order named ~ If y
'Iird fer MeneEshA blight but who,,
Ill outside of ochre point they turned
1ckly to port and crept back alone
= shore OF Newport. This was ono
the four important strokes into
itch Admiral Higginson's strotnnic
IN Of operations resolved itself RIA
naming three were the Scornion
Iyfiower and Montgomery, and thew
re dispatched away to shell and do.
oy any and all range finding. sigma,
telegraph stations from Cogceshau
&c to Prices neck. This they start.
to do.
cooking at the week of maneuve,s
actly from the point Of view of tho
bama, the most striking impression