The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
All These VIII Participate i'm the Re-
view, which VIII BE Observed By
Distinguished Guests.
TIGHTENING THE BArTLEsHIp
VAST QUANTITIES OF STORES RE.
MOVER FROM MAssACHUsETTs.
She Will BE Able 20 Proceed to q Dry
Dock Under Her own steam
Early This Week.

OYSTER BAY, Aug. 15.--The North At
lantic fleet came to anchor in the sound OF
Lloyd's Neck point at sundown this even
ing, and lies in four long lines, reaching
east and west for two thousand yards The
fleet left Bar Harbor at loon Wednesday
in fog which lasted about ten hours
Orders had been issued by Rear Admiral
Barker. the commander-in-chief, that the
fleet. In case OF separation. should rendez-
vous in Gardeners bay. The battleships
and the cruisers did become separated, but
joined again of Nantucket.
While anchored in Smithtown bay the
Dolphin, with Secretary of the Navy Moody
on board, passed and. was saluted. The
Dolphin arrived here about the middle OF
the afternoon, and the Mayfiower and the
Sylph fired the salute of the secretary OF
the navy. Secretary Moody is the guest OF
the President at Sycamore Hill tonight.
The disposition of the feet is that the
first squadr n. consisting of the flagship
of Rear Admiral Barker, the Kearsarge,
and the battleships Illinois and Alabama,
making the frst division, and the flagship
of Rear Admiral Sands the Texas. and the
cruiser Baltimore making the second divi-
sion, lie in one column, with 5OO-yard inter-
the second squadron, the first division un-
der Rear Admiral Coghlan, consisting OF
the cruisers Olympia Qiagship) and the To-
peka. and the second division under Rear
Admiral Wise, consisting OF the Yankee.
Prairie and Panther.
Six torpedo boat destroyers. Lieutenant
Chandler commanding the division, lie be-
tween the frst squadron and the Long
island shore. and six, under Lieutenant
Benham, lie between the second squadron
and the Connecticut shore. The destroyer
Chauncey will go To New York aud convey
the foreign attaches To the kearsarge on
Monday.
President Roosevelt and his family and
house guests will attend divine services to-
morrow on board the battleship Kearsarge.
The trip from Sagamore Hill TO the battle
ship will be made on the Sylph. The Presi-
dent has as his guest Tonight Captain w.
II. Brownson, superintendent OF the An
napolis Naval Academy. Tomorrow Rear
Admiral Taylor. chief OF the bureau OF navi-
cation, Will arrive at Sycamore Hill. This
afternoon the President and Mrs. Roosc-
Welt entertained the junior officers of the
Mayhower and Sylph at o'clock tea.
Admiral Dewey is expected to arrive TO-
morrow. He will go aboard the Hayhower
and subsequently will call on the Presi-
dent to pay his respects.
Arrangements are practically complete
for the review of the fleet by the President
on Monday. The ceremony will take place
in the sound. almost directly north OF tho
entrance TO Oyster bay. 1t gives promise
ly score OF the Nations best lighting
ships being expected to participate In the
maneuvers. President Roosevelt will re-
view the fleet from the bridge OF the aux
iliary cruiser Mayhower. which will break
out his flag at her peak at O'Clock Mon
day morning On the Mayfower, as the
guests of the President. will be Admiral
Dewey, Admiral Taylor. Admiral Rogers.
Admiral Brownson, General Chaffee, Sir
Thomas Upton. Colonel sherman-Craw-
ford, g. Oliver Iselin. Butler Duncan, Capt
Woodbury. Kane and Commodore Bourne.
of the New York Yacht Club. besides other
friends OF the President The review viii
begin at a. m. and the ceremony will
probably not be concluded until 2:3O y. I'M.
The President expresses great regret that
the accident to the Massachusetts should
have detained that battleship and the In
diana I'm the north.
Gen Robert Shaw Oliver. who recently
was appointed assistant secretary OF war,
arrived here to-day TO confer with Presi-
dent Roosevelt about his new duties He
was a guest of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt at luncheon. Capt. w. 3. Cowles.
the Presidents naval aid. arrived to-day
from Washington