The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-08
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But the speed OF the enemys squadron
was not lessened and an hour later tho
Kearsarge and her consorts came up.
I1EARsARGE OPENS FIRE.
Soon they were within range. Guns
from the secondary battery Of the Kear-
sarge opened nre. repeated In turn by
the other two batueships Admiral
Sands flagship. the Texas which was in
the iead made no response with her guns.
Instead white flag was run up on the
Texas and then followed the Interchange
OF signals and the enemy and the defend
ing squadron headed for Bar Harbor
When Admiral Sands. who commanded
the enemys' feet sailed from Bar Har-
Dor. Monday morning ho ran 200 miles
south OF Nova Scotia and on Wednesday
noon turned back towards the coast For
two days the fleet sailed at half speed SO
that IL would nos reach the coast OF
Maine too soon.
Admiral Sands kept his squadron to-
gether all the time, and In about the
same order. Quarter OF a mile I'm ad
vance was one or the torpedo boat de-
stroyers acting as a advance guard. Then
came the flagship Texas flanked on either
side by torpedo boat destroyers distant
quarter OF a mile. Behind the Texas in
close order came the Indiana and Massa-
chusetts.
REJOICED BY FOG.
In this order the feet approached the
coast and great was the rejoicing on the
enemy's squadron early Friday night
when a thick fog rolled in from the sea.
Admiral and his oicers recognized the
Admiral and his officers recognized the
much better in thick weather and fun
speed was ordered. So they raced for
Winter harbor. the easterly entrance 10
Frenchman's bay
IL was the intention Of Admiral Sands
10 enter Winter harbor and If discovered
90 run into Bar Harbor or possibly keep
along the coast and effect an entrance
somewhere else, but the Olympia pre-
vented --.ls. The Texas was making 49, 2 |
knots while the Olympia was doing her |
best To keep up with tne flagship, but |
was dropping behind.
The Massachusetts was still further I'm |
the rear. but Admiral Sands was keep |
ing his squadron IN Hy ctUse order as pos I
sfble when the Olympia was sighted |
Then he disregarded the other ships OF |
his fleet and went ahead as fast as the |
Texas could steam stringing out his line |
while the other battleships could not |
keep up with him.
IL was his hope that he would be able |
even yet to have the satisfaction OF drop
plns ancnor IN winter Harbor before
enough force was gathered 10 make this
impossible under the rules OF mimic war. !
but the wireless message OF the Olympia !
made this impossible. and the prompt re- |
sponse OF the Karsarge and the other re
serve battleships OF the defending squad |
ron brought him 10 bay when he was still |
six miles from his proposed anchorage. |
PROTEST FROM OLYMPIA.
The olympia's people protest that they
should not be considered as having been
captured by Admiral Sands fleet. They
point out the fact that the Olympia is
a much faster ship than any Admiral
Sands had I'm his squadron and that they
should under warlike conditions. have
been able to make a clean run Of II and
escaped. so the capture OF the Olympia
IS a matter which Is in dispute in some
quarters and II is impossible at this time
10 anticipate the decision OF the naval
boari as TO this matter.
In this search problem the value OF the \
wireless telegraph I'm the navy has been /
determined TO the satisfaction OF the |
naval officers. Under ordinary conditions |
u would have been several hours before |
abe Olympia could have communicated her |
discovery OF the enemy 10 any other ships !