The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-24
ARMY AND NAVY WAR GAME
The First Gun In the Mimic Warfare Fired
ut Fort s;rebIe. Newport.

NEWPORT, r. l.. Aug. 23.-The first gun
in tho mimic warfare being carried on by
the army and navy on the New England
coast, and fred at Fort Greble on Saturday
night, which shows that. although the scene
Of action Is laid on the coast OF Maine, the
small ships OF the attacking squadron
will make attempts to enter most OF the
harbors along tho coast where there are
Notifications.
The troops at tho forts in this district
have been on duty night and day at the big
guns for two days. and Saturday night the
searchlights were kept busy sweeping the
horizon, and shortly before 8 o'clock the
lookout at Fort Greble, which commands
the west passage to Narragansett Bay,
discovered small white object in the
offing. The signal was sent to Col. Ennis,
at Fort Adams, and all OF the searchlights
were turned on the mysterious visitor.
II was then found to be one OF the small
gunboats Of Admiral Barker's squadron,
which was trying to gain an entrance to
Newport harbor under the cover OF darkness.
As soon as 1t was determined that 1t was
warship, the big guns at Fort Greble we're
trained on the vessel and three shots fired.
Tho vessel then disappeared in the dark
ness and out of the rays OF the searchlight,
After that the lookouts kept watchful eye
for tho return Of the vessel, but Il did not
make It's appearance again. The lookouts
have been bothered much with yachts at
night. but they are positive that the vessel
fred on Saturday night was a vessel Of the
attacking fleet.
M A,,r
and ball were give the officers Of the COM
bined North Atlantic feet Of rs vessels,
gathered here for joint attack on Portland
this week, at Hotel Samoset last night by
the Kicker Hotel Company. or the four
Rear Admirals with the feet, Admiral
CoRhlan was the only one able to accept
the invitation to attend. In addition to 200
registered guests, one hundred young So
ciety people Of Rockand and Camden were
present. During the intermissIon supper was
presents splendid appearance anchored
In front Of the hotel
The following New York guests are at
the Samoset; Mrs. Fl. M. Kinsley, Miss
Mas, Mrs. W. Fl. Curtis, Mrs. Curtis, Mrs.
Clinton ogilvie, William Dunkland. wife and
daughter, T. G. Reed and wife, F. L. Nobel
and wife, George e. Schanck and wife,
Mrs M. A. Schanck, l.. w. Morris and wife
Mrs John r. o Rourke, j. F. Martin and
wife, Thomas z. Pearsall, wife and daughter
Robert Gair and wife, the Misses Gair
Mrs. Alexander Pearson, the Misses
Pearson, and John D. Moore and wife. /
RocKLAND. Me-, Aug. 23.-Rear Admiral
Barker. commanding the North Atlantic
fleet, now lying in this harbor, issued orders
this evening for all the warships which
are to take part In the attacks on Portland's
defences to be ready to sail at 8 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. It is by no means
certain, however, when the feet will actually
steam away. Admiral Barker is keeping
his own counsel on the subject. but there |
is a suspicion that he will remain of Rock |
land until Tuesday morning.
For the purpose OF the war games the |
feet has been divided into four divisions.
The first, under command Of Rear Admiral
sarge, Illinois and Alabama, and the de-
stroyers Tru1tun, Whipple and Lawrence.
with the gunboats Scorpion and Peoria
as tenders. The second division, under
Rear Admiral Sands, will be composed Of
the battleship Texas, the battleship Indiana.
which arrived here to-day, and the training
ship Hartford. In the third division,
under Rear Admiral Coghlan, will be the
cruisers Olympia, Baltimore and Panther,
the gunboat Vixen and the destroyers
Worden and Stewart. Rear Admiral Wise
commanding bno lOuEtn QlVl5lOn, Will nave
under him the cruisers Yankee, Prairie
and Topeka, the training ship Essex. the
tug Nina and tho golfers Marcellus Cesar
The warships are 30 .ng their search
lights tonight Preparations for the war
games have been completed.
PORTLAND, Me-, Aug. 2s.-Major-Gen.
A. R. Chaifee arrived here to-day on the
New York boat. he came not to COM
mand the army forces In the war game,
but to watch their operations He says
II Is his intention to daily visit the forts
and posts. but much OF his time while here
will be spent on his yacht Kanawa. which
he passed SIXTY miles out at sea to-day.
Adjutant-G General Thomas Y. Barry Of
the Department Of the East. who Is to be
fifth umpire in the war game, was also a
passenger on the boat with Gen. Chaifee.
In an interview tonight Gen. Chaffee said:
sHow busy we In the army will be the
next few days will depend on the navy.
The troops will DO distributed all over this
vicinity. That will be their part in the
affair.
Neither the army nor the navy is playing
for victories in this game On the contrary,
y-a tru9p1 10 eliminate apv iJaa