Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-01
DESTROYER FlOT|LLA
READY FOR VOYAGE
SIX lille Vessels VIII STAT Oh
Cruise 10 Frisco
Tomorrow 4
STEAM FIFTEEN THOUSAND MILES
Voyage viii be the Longest and Most
Hazardous Ever Attempted by such
craft-stcamer Arctbusa Carries
Stores and Supplies for the Boats
Lieutenant Commander Cone.

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Six torpedo boat destroyers, the
Whipple Lawrence. Stewart, Hopkins,
Hull and TruSton, forming tho tor
pedo foiilla OF Rear Admiral Roblcy
ID. Evans Atlantic fleet, will steam
from Hampton Roads tomorrow on n
journey OF more than $4,000 miles TO
San Francisco, via the Straits oil Ma
gellan. The dcstroyers have been at
tho Norfolk navy yard for several
months fitting out for the cruise and
they will proceed to Hampton Roads
carly tomorrow morning and drop
anchor OF Old Point to await sailing
orders from washington.
This will be the longest and most
hazardous cruise ever undertaken by
any flotilla OF tho navics OF the world
and the progress OF the llttlc lloct OF
destroycrs will be watched with in
terest by naval experts in this and
other countries, That these six de-
stroyers are capable OF making the
Journey wos established when tho
present Pacific notilla Of six destroy.
crs steamed from Hampton Roads to
tho Philippines via the Suez canal
several years ago.
Steamer Arcthusa Convoy.
Owing TO the fact that the destroy.
ers are not designed Tor the carrying
Of provisions, stores and supplles for
a long cruise the naval auxiliary
Steamer Arethusa has been fitted out
Mt tho Norfolk navy yard and assign
cd MS a convoy and supply ship for
tho ilotilln during the Pacific cruise
Tho Arethusa carries provisions
and supplies for the dcatroyers for
the entire journey and also carries
rropcllers, lrdders and supply ma
chinery OF all kinds so that any dam.
age sustained By any Of the destroy.
crs during tho cruise can be easily
andiqiiclly repaired, d
Many Stopa to Be Made.
Owing 20 tho fact that the destroy.
ers carry n very small coal supply.
they will have TO make Il greater num-
Der Of stops cnrOute than Will he
made by Rear Admiral Evans Atlan-
tic battleship fleet, which will follow
the flotilla to the Pacific on December
lC. Besides. tho des,royers are so
small that the speeding OF them
malios living uncomfortable aboard
and for this reason they will take IL
along moderately slow so as to insure
every possible comfort to the officers
and men.
The totilla will reach Magdelena
Bay on April 6. which Is the date set
for the arrival there OF the battieship
fleet
Lieutenant Commander Hutchinson
. I. Cone viii command the notilla and
the Whpple will be his flagship.
itinerary of Flotilla.
The itinerary Of the ilotlla is:
Leave Hampton Roads December .
for San Tu'l arriving December Z,
and leaving December IL for Trinidad,
arriving th,ga December Is. From
Trinidad tho flotilla goes 10 para. ar.
irving December &c and leaving De.
cember 81, arrives at pcrnambuco ON
January S. Leaving that port the flo
tllla proceeds to Rio do .Tanerio. mr..
riSing there January 10 and sailing
January 90 for Montcvldeo. arriving
there on January %, From that port
Tho floHlla will so to Punta Arenas
Straits OF Magellan. arriving Febru
airy 8. Leaving that port February
= ~. the tiotila will reach Talcahuanc
ON February 90, and VIII leave there
on February 95 for Gallo, arrivino
there on March 8. Leaving Gallo on
March . tho flotllla will reach pana
ma ON March i6 and viii leave there
on March 81 for Acapulco. where II
Will arrive on April .. From that
] point the fiotilla will 80 to Magyiclonr
Bay. where II will join the hatueshil
s fleet. Tho date Of departure from
Masdelena Bay Tor San Francisco ha.
T not yet been announced.
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