Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-28
FLEET AT TRINIDAD
Admiral Evans Battleships
Welcomed TO Island.
DESTROYER FLOTlLLA WAS DELAYED
Thousands on Board warships of
American Armada VIII Celebrate
Christmas at British Port.
Elaborate Prorramme.

PORT OF SPAIN. Trinidad. Dec. -.
The battleship fleet under command
or Rear Admiral Evans sailed into this
harbor today and was greeted by the
British governor OF the island and the
people with hearty welcome and a
tender Of a great programme Of enter
tainment during the five days that the
American fleet will remain here.
The feet came through the Dragons
Mouth and anchored i'm four columns
ira the gulf OF Paria. OF Port Of Spain.
Governor Sir Henry Jackson has eN-
changed visits with Rear Admiral
Evans and will give dinner for the
rear admiral. and a reception win be-
given for the officers of the deet at the
barracks.
The passage was So smooth. even OF
Hatteras. that NOT even new recruits
were seasick. The only mi-haps were
the temporary disarrangcment of the
steering gear of the Kentucky ON Dec.
20, causing her temporarily 60 drop
out OF position. similar occurrence on
the Illinois ON the same day and am
other on Che Georgia ON Saturday.
The flagship ordered that range find
Ing and gun drills Doe Carried out
The athletic spirit OF the high OIL
GERS OF the fect has led to- arrange
menfs Tor a. boat raoe o-er half mile
course on christmas morning other
athletic events are to follow.
The entire fleet stopped yesterday
afternoon and half masted their eu-
signs for nine minutes while Ordinary
Seaman g.. T.. Pipes was buried at sea
from the Alabama. lie was victim
Of meningitis.
Port OF Spain. with it's houses OF
bun. salmon ana white. and it's red.
orange and snowy roofs. lies at the
base OF the hills IN am irregular are.
plumed with palms and festoonrd with
sreenery. \ splendid view OF the har-
Dor Is afforded.
Port OF Spain Is the most wide awake
G2S up TO date city OF the West In
dies. u has stores that would do
credit 20 amy OF the big American
cities, first class trolley service, which
puts the New York surface lines TO
shame; clean streets. beautiful pri-
waite residences lowered amid a pro-
fusion OF roses and palms. two good
hotels and a population which Is warm
hearted In its treatment OF a stranger
within It's gates.
The distance from Hampton Roads
% Trinidad is 1850 miles, which the
aeet made in nine days, and with the
exception OF the run from Magdalena
bay 10 San Francisco. about 1900
miles, is the shortest reach on the
voyage. Christmas VIII be celebrated
at Trinidad in royal style.
On Saturday the feet will start for
Rio. This will be the longest run OF
the voyage a distance OF ,. 100 miles.
The feet will arrive there on Jan. IL.
and the stay will be ten days.
The American torpedo boat fiotilla,
which left Sunday morning at s o'clock
for Rio Janeiro. on its way 10 the Pa
cifc. has returned here because OF an
accident TO the machinery OF the Law
renee.
The efforts OF Rear Admiral Evans
TO save the life or BENJAMIN North
way, first class fireman on the Mis-
souri,, whose home is at Worcester,
Mass, and who was taken I'll with
peritonitis on the voyage from Hamp-
ton Roads, was ineffective, as the man
died almost Immediately after the ar
rival OF the Missouri at San Juan,
Porto Rico. on Saturday. This is the
second death in the feet since IL sailed.
Ncrthway was buried in the San
Juan Military cemetery.