New-York tribune., 1907-08-27
FLEETS SPEED FIXED.
COLL7EPS TO GO ALONG.
Zen Knots Hourly Decided Upon
for Voyage TO Pacific.

TlFashirEtr- Aug 26-Actlag Secretary New
l,e--v returned Washington to-day bringing
of7c:al s9rd of the conclusions reached at the
Oeste- Bay conference last week, relative TO
.he projected cruise OF the great battleship feet
from the eastern to the western coast ot the
United States 10y yay OF the Strait OF Magel-
len Necessarily, these conclusions were on
bread lines, il having been found expedient to
leave 10 Admiral Evans and his staff the ar
rargement Of the details OF the itinerary OF the
voyage. Gsd 10 the heads Of the various naval
l.l,-ea.Js the preparations which VIII make il
nossble for the great feet TO leave the Atlantic
Coast IN perfect condition for this voyage OF
Ii 10 knots.
II has been impossible as yet, for a variety OF
reasons, precisely fix the date CT departure
Of tte Atlantic feet NaTal regulations require
hat each vessel should carry out the eS;ao-
fished order as 20 target practice every quarter
ard no naval officer is willing that this I'M
,,,rta-,t rr,ctice should be dispensed with, even
fer this cruise. Target practice is inVarlaoiy
followed by more or less damage TO the ships
recurring their return to a navy Tard iOE It,
-1sirs before they can be regarded as IN proper
condition for n prolonged absence from -helT
home ports Then it is fully expected tha' 'lle
.,rre- hoard. now in session in this city, VIII
-oco,nraend number Of changes IN the turret
.,echanisn Of the ships 70 protect the lives OF
~ y,,o-ers ana ammunition handlers Some
-.,,a too must be allowed the colliers 10 arrive
- designated points. and IT is expected sew
.-s5 -non-hs will be needed 70 place the yaTos
IN the Pacific Coast an readiness for the re-
srtio-, OF the battiesilip feet. which VIII ceI
+einiv he &, nee6 OF repair by the Time II e
-5ves oa sl1e Pacific station
v,serzr,irg viii be in readiness for the neet
- ~ necenner /. and the date os departure
al, 1>a between Iecelrber 1 and December 10
a. a-rar,c.,a the itinerary provides for ten knots
=, hour which is regarded as the most ecu
,or,ir speed for the feet This VIII permit the
rolliers 10 accompany the fleet for part OF the
voyage on the Atlantic side
-+a--5n- with full blsnkers of coal. the ships
r-;u require in addition 1o0.5of tons. not count
ing the coal that viii be burned py 'he 'oi pe0'
hoa.s. which will be provided by merchants en-
route This great supply of coal must pe Pi'-
vi6ed by golfers. -Four small colliers-the Han
,r.1 tho aIarcellus the Sterling and the Nam
ebar,-carr--ins twenty-five hundred tons each'
,-,rl aocompany the feet TO Trinidad ana i've
larger colliers-the Ajax, the Abarenoa INC
Tsr71rus the Cesar and the Nero-carrylng louI
thousand tons eacf-win go as far as hlo oe
Terairo II will be necessary TO charter t"el'e
additional Golfers, and four OF these VIII Hiee'
.ba feet at Sandy Point. Magellan StraltS' Ioui
At Caliao. Peru. and four at MasoaleIia Day,
Each Of these Golfers Will carry six thousand
tons OF coal.
II fs the intention Of the Navy Department to
,,,, as much American coal as possible. but IN
some instances foreign coal will have TO De useo'
The character of the torpedo boats makes III
r,ossfble for them 20 coal at regular s'ation'
devoted to commercial steamers
The Panther. carrying full machine shop
ana the Culgoa and the Glacier, supply ships
viii accompany the fleet the entire voyage
Nardaleua Bay will be reached about March
-E,a alan
this roint gives ten days additional Iarge'
,,rac,ice there will continue for about month
some of the hattleships WIFI then go to Puget
sound and part San Francisco
Nothing has been settled concerning the re-
r1Iru OF a part Of all OF the fleet ana prop
ably this point will not be settled until Sixty
days In advance of the return
Can+asn Usher. on the cruiser St. Louis. has
reported TO the Navy Department by cable from
Acapuloo Mexico that he sailed yesterday from
tba- mort for San Diego, Cal, en- route to San
Francisco He has been looking into the re-
gc,,rces If the various ports on the eastern and
western coasts Of South America, as the Vessei
,,o,7aged around that continent in anticipation
of 4be coming cruise OF the battleship feet to
the Pacific.
The food supply for the twenty-nine ships
that are TO compose the feet viii be no siiiaii
item of expense At the Brooklyn Navy fard
yesterday il was said that rations would be pro-
vided for 1880 officers and men. which would
b. allowing for $50 the battleships, 15 on
each destroyer 50 on each collier and the rest
on the repair ship the water ship and the TWO
supply ships, Glacier and Culgoa-
PRICE GEORGE OF GREECE TO WED.