Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-18
LAID UP FOR REPAIRS.
Four BattIeships Now at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard.

New York. Sept. 1.-THE Texas, the
first of the five remaining ships of the
North Atlantic Squadron, which arrived
off Tompkinsville yesterday, reached
tho Navy Yard this afternoon. The
flagship of the fleet, the Kearsarge, the
AIohama the Illinois and the Chicago
are still lying in the harbor, waiting to
receive word to proceed to the Yard.
where they will undergo repairs of a
more or less extensive nature.
The men of the entire fleet have had
months of practice at the different sta
lions along the coast, among them
Fhenchman's Bay, .in Maine; Oyster
Raw. during the Presidents review, and
at Menemsha Blight, off Martha's Vine
ward. Aside from the number of acct
dents that attended the vessels of the
fleet the exceptionally good records
made by the men formed the most
striking feature of the maneuvers. Now
that everything is over the usual num-
Der of complaints are coming from the
sailors and marines, and the usual num-
Der of praises about the work of the
men during the exercises are being
made public.
Among the complaints, that of the
sailors of the Kearsarge, Admiral Bar
ker's flagship, commanded by Capt.
Hcmphill, takes first place. They al
legc that they were not treated HUI
namely during the time they were at
sea. They say they We're not allowed
the least privilege, We're taken to task
for the smallest breach of discipline,
and that they We're thrown into the
brig without the least show of leniency.
Chief among the praises made by the
officers of the fleet was about the gun
merry of the crew of the Baltimore. Ex-
ccptionally good work was done by
them, and as result of this the record
TO, both quick and accurate shooting
goes to them. Rull's-eyes and tarRet
hits at the rate of 1.26 each Minute
from her thirteen-inch guns are what
are declared by the officers of the Bali
timOre to make n world breaking rec
ord, and that is what the gunners on
the ship did. m
Rear Admiral Sands of the Texas.
this morning had very little to say
ABOUT the recent war game. He said
tfat Rear Admiral Barker was making
UP the report of the findings of the ma
ncuvers and that as soon as this was
completed and forwarded to Washing-t
ton. probably some definite informa-I
ton would be given out.
The men on board the Texas seemed
to have been well pleased with the time
they had while they were away and il
was stated that there were very few
Icsertions.
About two hundred men are on shore |
leave from the Texas. Most of them |
arc visiting the Bowery. In the entire
lcet there are about 1000 men who /
have beer allowed to so ashore and on
Utmost every corner downtown in Man |
haitian. little groups of them may he
cen standing.
NO date has been set for the arrival |
Of the rest of the fleet at the NAVY
ara. but it is expected room will be |
mace Tor them by Wednesday of this
week. All the docks along the wafer
font are filled with ships of different
>lhdS, from small tug to the largest
una OF battleship. No orders have
'Fen received as to just what repairs
Mi be made on the ships, except the
limos. Chief j. A. b. Smith of the
steam Engineering Department has
eceived orders to go ahead with tho
work on the Illinois boilers ne soon
IS she arrives. The repairs on her viii
Ne shght. The Texas will have some
lew gun mounts put on board. The
ndEtha VIII have completed the work
nat was started on her short time
go.
Leaves of absence will be distributed
me men with a free hand by the
H1cers. now that the maneuvers are II
Yer and many of those who felt ap- II
i1eved Mt being refused an opportunity L
WISH relatives in the city during the II
ast TWO months, in all probability l.
VII be given time enough to satisfy
ven the most exacting.