Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-24
FLEET AT TRINIDAD,
Batt|eships Reach Gulf of ,Paria
 One Day Ahead of Time.
MADE SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE.
Accident to Machinery of Destroyer Lawrence Delays Torpedo FIotilIa. Seaman Pipes Succumbs to Menin- gitis and Is Buried From Alabama.

1 gus ana IS 6uried From Alabama.
 Port of Spain. Trinidad, Dec. 24.- The Atlantic battleship fleet came through the Dragons Mouth and an chored in four columns in the gulf oi
 Paria, five miles off Port of Spain. | The sixteen vessels made highly successful passage from Hampton Roads, arriving here one day ahead of the itinerary and averaging fraction more than ten knots an hour.
 The tender Yankton, left behind, is due tonight.
 The passage was so smooth, even off Hatteras, that not even new recruits were seasick. The only mishaps were the temporary disarrangement of the steering gear of the Kentucky on Dec 20. causing her temporarily to drop out of position; a similar occurrence on the Illinois on the same day and another on the Georgia on Saturday.
 Maneuvers were infrequent during the cruise, the usual formations being double column or line of divisions con sisting of four columns. The flagship ordered that range finding and gun drills be carried out.
 The athletic spirit of the high officers of the fleet has led to arrangements for boat race over a half mile course on Christmas morning. Other athletic events are to follow.
 The fleet found five colliers here. The first division and the Missouri will coal today and the others later The Gla- cier, t;A. Panther and the Culgoa are here, = the fleet will consist of twenty vessels when it leaves.
 The entire fleet except the Connecti. cut, which had been left behind tenn porarily to test coal briquettes. stopped and half masted their ensigns for nine minutes while Ordinary Seaman G. E. Pipes was buried from the Alabama. He was a victim of meningitis.
 The ships are maintaining their 400 yard intervals better each day. Rear Admiral Evans said the cruise has been highly successful up to this point, barring an accident to the machinery of the destroyer Lawrence, which fore. ed the torpedo iiotllla to put back.
 The fiotilla had left here. for Rio Ja. neiro. The damage. to the Lawrence's machinery Is not serious and it is esti. mated that the repairs can be made in one day. .,. No extensive entertainments have been planned for the officers of the fleet. although this is race week and the height of the social season.
 Governor Sir. Henry Jackson. who will exchange visits with Rear Admi. ral Evans. will give dinner for the rear admiral, and Il reception will be given for the officers of the fleet at the barracks
 The English population exhibits only slight interest in the arrival of the fleet. No restrictions have been placed by the authorities on the size of the liberty parties from the fleet. but the coaling will prevent many coming ashore.
 Measles has appeared on board the Glacier. and the vessel has been plac. ed i3 quarantine.
 A dispatch from Rio Janeiro says that great preparations are being made for the reception to be given the flee: by the Brazillans when it arrives there with banquets. receptions and enter tainments for the sailors. Arrange. ments have already been made by the Brazilian embassy through the naval 1 attache. Lieutenant Commander Rad. | nel do Aquino. to provide Rear Admi. ral Evans with the most satisfactory | that can be given in the | waters of that harbor.