Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-31

Z. WASHINGTON, : D. ut e! is VA. M
President Roosevelt trans feJreatt ti IL u
Dolphin and left Wolf sTfaR III g
the last lex sof hts Jo1Di,eg 'los sp
ington at j ss.40 O'Clock this mic 4
He will reach Washington at u fe (
M. today. x y 4 tiS \. !, So WI
NORFOLK, VA, Oct. & 5sso. rtes,s
lighting a northeast: gale up 5Ijse l,es \
for % hours. the llercensss II 4
wind and sea causing il vide adlSer5E
gence. from the aisual ,rronta, tne ar az
mored cruiser West ,NirglnF,, heaftntass
President Roosevelt, from New
leans, passed In Cape Henry stofiiglis.;
conveyed by .Sthe Barinored y rruiser5s
Maryland.j Pennsylyania jaiSS Col6rssloii
~ Owing to the choppss, iiSeia that pro-
vailed Off Cape, Henrysssmdi ia 1 IL 6iis
Haven Inlet the pian 70 8StFNnst.iss
President Roosevelt from .ho Wens,
Virginia toSthe Dispatch boat Dolphtas
for the re.ngisSlpis OF iEis joufri 81 jS
Washington was anaraned iona l,fs.
49, titN .N.lUEutUIl. TGstNUH LIE cstftcff.
Heavy sta Delays Ships,
b Early INK the afternoon Aaisirtt
!. l5foSNt,slftl y Y nnniildIisa "a Asit,i ~
Cape Henry station by wirstes Z
instructed that n pilot for the Mary
land waters be ready TO board This
west Virginia off the caps at rs
O'Clock tonight. The admiral expect a
ed his squadron would reach tho en-
trance to the chesapeake by that tiine,
Dut the heavy wind and sea preventeda
inc vessels from coming In until 81 3nsS
Iilen 1t was announced By wireless,s
that the President would transfer tt,s
the Dolphin Off Smiths Point at rilp
mouth of the Potomac river. The Dol:
phin had started up the bay :ur this
point several hours before.
Colorado Loses the Fleet.
About half-past s o'clock the search
lights OF the approaching warships
could be seen on the horizon from iht.
Cape Henry observation station and.
an hour later the outlines of thss
cruisers We're discernible. All rodrS
were IN column. but l,irlng the ear
Her part of the day the Colorado l..,d
been separated from the other ships
in the storm and efforts to reach her
Dy wireless We're unsuccessful f9i,e
some time. }8i
No stop was made at Cape tlpniv
INC vessels passed into the bay and
took the bay channel. which ms IA,
the north from the course info Hamn,
ton Roads. Y
Forty Messages Exchanged.
All during the day the Yves. Viz
sinia had been In communications WITH
the Cape Henry station. about forty
messages being exchanged Some OF
these were official messages IN cjpl,or.
Others personal messages to- TIC
President and the officers OF tj,eS
squadron, while Others directed The
movements OF the Dolphin and made
arrangements for the change in the
program of the Presidents transfer.
Voyage Rough, One.
The voyage of the squadron Prom
the South Carolina coast to the capa,
was rough one. The noriheaSa gallo
pitched up nasty sea and off rIattar-
as the waves We're running langsrousi
ly but while no fears were entertain
ed for vessels Of the West Eirginia'sS
class, 1t was evidently deemed wiss IN
give The treacherous shoals In that
vicinity a wide sweep, and the crl,is5
ers went to sea. This caused tho lt;sS
lay of the Presidential squadron
reaching the capeS on SCheIuIc IiUip.
Rough Even for Pilots.
Some idea of the roughness OF tae
waters around Cape Henry and The
impracticability Of the presiaene
transhipping there is given by the fact
that when Maryland pilot was asked
for by Admiral Brownson to take the
West Virginia up the bay it was nee,
essary for the pilot boat To 30 into tie
sheltered waters of Hampton Itoads,
twenty miles inland to pick mp a pilot,
when there were pilots asher, ut
Cape Henry who could moi get ont To
the boat.
Sends Message to Ohio.
The wireless telegraph station ut
Norfolk navy yard reported yhe re-
ccipt OF message from President
Roosevelt TO Governor Myron r.
lierrick, of Ohio. in which illr Prnell
dent thanked Governor Herrick for
his message cOnsratulating lin lppil
his escape from injury in the colisiod.
accident as he was leaving New Ok
leans. The message from the, PTosi.
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