New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-30
PRESIDENT WITH FLEET
DIMES WITH JACKIES.
Mr. Roosevelt Sees Ercellent Target
Practice off Cape Cod.

Barnstable, Mass. Sept 29-President Roose-
welt visited the North Atlantic feet off Cape
Cod to-day. and left It with enthusiastic praise
for the officers and crews The members or the
crew of the first class battleship Missouri. on
which the President had spent the day. cheered
themselves hoarse as he left the ship at 13o
O'Clock. for they had had an honor paid them
which no other crew in the navy had ever re-
ceived. The President and his guests sat down
TO dinner with the Jackies. This feature Of the
trip was a surprise both TO the officers and the
men When the Missouri left the target ground
and returned to her anchorage, and the nrst
mess call sounded a marines trumpet.
the notes had not ceased eChoing throughout the
fleet when the President called Admiral Evans
10 his side and announced that he and his
guests would take dinner with the sailors
The necessary orders were Immediately issued,
and the sailors jumped to their feet In sur
prise when they saw President Roosevelt walk
on the after gun deck and take his place
at table where he and his guests had the
same mess that being served to the sail
ors at the surrounding tables. One of the
men, seeing that there we're no napkins on the
Presidents table rushed to the wardroom to
procure the necessary table linen. When he re-
turned President Roosevelt thanked him, but
said he was dining with the boys to-day and
would have no privileges which they did not
enjoy. The sailors. pleased with the Presidents
action. took no further steps until at the close
Of the dinner when they sent TO the Presidents
table a box of cigars which had been obtained
by public subscription from the navy canteen.
President Roosevelt started for Oyster Bay
in the afternoon, after he had received long
dispatch from Secretary Taft dealing with the
situation in Cuba.
The President arrived az the entrance of Cape
Cod Bay at about s: 80 a. m, and the Mayfower
came to anchor fifteen minutes later. Rear Ad-
miraI Evans left the flagship Maine shortly
afterward and went TO the Presidents yacht ac-
companied by Congressman William c. Lowering
and James B. Connolly writer of sea stories
At o'clock the President boarded the Missouri.
At his request the usual Presidential salute OF
twenty-one guns was omitted.
The moment the Presidential party arrived on
board the Missouri the champion OF the North
Atlantic fleet sailed out to the target grounds
On the way out the President visited the various
parts of the ship. inspecting the turrets ward
rooms and other places.
Firing at targets anchored 1850 yards away
was begun almost Immediately While the o.
inch guns wero being fired the President stood
behind the gun crew and watched through a
strong glass the admirable Workmanship dis
played Every shot fired found the target. not
a miss being recorded When the snip tuIlleu
and went back over the course President Roose-
Welt went up to the forward turet, where the
bis Pinch guns were being prepared. During
tho firing of these g1lns he did not remain in the
turrot the mechanism having been explained to
him earlier IN the day.
when the ship returned to her anchorage a
newspaper photographer asked the President to
pose for picture. and he Immediately gave
hearty consent on the condition that his picture
should be taken with the victorious gun crew.
before the actual target practice began. TO
show the President the value OF team work In
.o,n,ne trials were held with the turret and six
inch guns. the maneuvres being the same as III
oc.,aI firing. except that dummy charges were
,ssd instead Of powder This was followed by
+arget practice at ESQ yards with six-inch guns
and twelve-inch turret guns. the speed OF the
chin being ten knots and the size OF the targets
II bv 2i feet The following scores were made:
The forward turret. in charge OF Lteutenant
r. Johnson fired eight shots. making eight
hits in one run across the range al the rtte
of 2S hits turret minute me trhineI W., W"s
BENJAMIN Hare. seaman; the right gun Po,nI.l
Vas " Gibbons, boatswain's mate second class;
left nointer. Charles Blachard boatswains mate
H-et class and L. X. Boyer. turret captain
ir. men have been in the turret since the ship
vent into commission, two years ago.
THE six-nch guns were hred oy three poliltciS pt >
- pointer firing eight shots and making eIens
80 THE arst six Inch gun pointer made 92:'
htts n oI,n a minute. This was q. n LoNeldIlu.
seaman i'm Ensign ROBERT w Wa'iace > VI -.
second pointer was F.. r. Pentcrey. bootsWalh >
nete second class who made u hi's q gun
tr,,ta. the last pointer was j. H. SaiesSes'
seaman. who made "a hits gun % minute, e.
These last two pointers were in the diViSioA III
charge of Midshipman Douglas Howard.
chatham. Mass. Sept. 9.-The government
yacht Mayhower with President Roosevelt on
ia nassed here bound south at 40 p. m.
The stv was clear but there was strong head
wind and considerable sea. .,
An hour after the Mayfiower passed Shatlloi" ma
Light she was reported as having passed Shovel-
fnI IIghtship where she turned westward INTO
Nontucket sound The torpedo boat destroyer
Hopkins about five miles IN aoFaiCe ,IS VI .S
prasident's Yacht and the Lawrence followed
close astern OF tho Mayiower-