Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-06


1t is believed that after reaching Pc
ruvian waters the movements OF the
vessels VIII be much more deliberate
than un to that point. Although the
reason tor this statement is not Off
cially obtainable, II Is apparent that the
explanation Is to be found In the
fact that the battleships will be within
easy reach OF San francisco; In other
words they could IN an emergency. ar
rive at that point before any other
fleet could
QUESTION OF COALING.
Naturally. the coallng OF the fleet
Is n very serious one. Two methods OF
doing this have been provided for in the
plans Of the general board The
first is to send with the battleships a
sufficient number OF GOLFERS to enable
them to replenlsh their coal supplies
without any dependence upon foreign
coaling stations. In this case fleet of
no less than 90 golfers viii be nee
essary because something like II, 600
tons of coal will be burned on this
cruise.
In the second case the plans provide
Tor the free use of understandable coal
along the route which. of course. would
diminish the need Of colleres.
Under the latter plan II is probable
that the five golfers already attached TO
the Atlantic feet VIII be sent forward
to Sandy Point Coal at that point is
scarce and extremely bad
Admiral Evans 1t is expected, viii
start with 16 battleships, besides as
many golfers. The armored cruisers
Washington and Tennessee, which are
now in French waters, are under orders
TO Immediately ref1t and proceed to the
Pacific coast TO form part of an ar
mored cruiser squadron to be assembled
there. II Is possible that they will be
detained and accompany the battle
ships on the cruise. When Admiral Evans
arrives Off the coast his fleet will be In
creased by the addition of the battle
ship Nebraska newly completed and
simply waiting the rounding out of her
skeleton frame. The battleships Wis
consn and Oregon, now at BremeTton
navy yard, Puget sound, viii proba bly,
have completed their extensive repairs
by next March, so that they, too. may
comprise ~ battleships. besides the ar
morcd and protected cruisers of the Pa
ciic fleet
COMPOSITION OF FLEET.
The composition OF the fleet today is
as follows:
Battleships:
Connecticut-Capt Hugo osterhaus
commanding; tonnage. 10000 guns. "a;
speed is knots.
Maiue--Capt. Nathan Niles; ton
mage. 1850; guns, 20; speed, IS
knots.
Louisiana--Cant. Richard VAIN
wright, tonnage $4,000; guns, "a
speed, is knots.
Missouri--Capt. GreenIief A. Mcr-
Ram; tonnage, 1850; guns. eos
SPEED. IS knots.
Virginla--Capt, Seaton Schroeder;
tonnage, l4,94S; guns, "a; speed, 10
knots.
Georgia-Capt. Henry McCrea; ton
mage, 1i,a00; guns, "a; speed. 10
knots.
New Jersey--Capt. William w.
Kimball; tonnage, 14,s4S; guns, "a;
speed. 10 knots.
Rhode 1sIand--Capt yet to be as
signed; tonnage, 14.94S; guns, "a;
speed. 10 knots
Alabama-Capt. Samuel 2. Comfy;
tonnage. 1l,525: guns is; speed, II knots.
nlinois-Capt Gottfried Blocklinger;
tonnage, 1l,525; guns, IS; speed II knots.
kcarsarse--Capt. Herbert Winslow;
tonnage. l1,525; guns, 22; speed, 16
knots.
Kentucky Capt. Edward B. Barry;
tonnage, ll,526; guns, 22; speed, 16
knots,
Ohlo~-Capt. Lewis c. Heilner: tom
mage, 1880; guns, 20; speed. is knots.
Mlnnesota--Capt. John Hubbard tom
mage, 1860; guns. "a speed is knots.
VerTnont-Capt John Hubbard: tom
mage, 1850; guns "a; speed. is knots.
Kansas-Capt. Charles II, Vreeland:
tonnage, 1850, guns, "a; speed IS
knots.
Protected Cruisers:
Charleston-Command Frank E.
Batty; tonnage. 900; guns Il: speed 22
knots.
Chicago-Commander Robert NJ.
Dayle; tonnage, $500; guns, Is; speed, 10
knots.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Charles A.
Cove; tonnage. 300; guns, 16; speed, %
knots.
ST. Louis-Commander Nathaniel r.
Usher; tonnage, 800; guns, Il; speed.
90 knots.
Gunboat:
Mulligan: tonnage, 100; guns, 6; speed.
is knots.
The armored cruiser squadron of the
Pacific feet. which will have headquar-
ters in California waters, will be COM
posed of the Washington, Capt Theo-
doris Porter. and Tennessee, Capt AL
bert G. Berry, sister ships, 1850 tons;
guns, "a; speed. 90 knots; and the Cali
fornla and South Dakota, 1850 tons
EACH 22.5 knots; is guns, almost COM
plete, with officers yet to be assigned.
Rear Admiral Charles III. Stockton
will command the arrnorcd cruiser
squadron, the Tennessee being his flag
ship.
BROWNSoN KNOWS NOTHING.
Oyster Bay, n. Y, July 5.-Rear Ad-
miral w. II. Brownson. who today
lunched with President Roosevelt, stat
ed on reaching oyster Bay that he did
not know what ships would compose
the feel to go to the Pacific and that
all he knew OF the Intended cruise was
what he had seen in the newspapers.
"'rhe statement OF Secy. Metcalf and
that of Secy, Loeb" he continued, I'm
dicate that a cruise may be made
somewhere at some time but that is all
l know of the matter. Should the course
be taken to the Pacific | think its only
object would be to demonstrate how
quickly the voyage can be made, ANA
for no other purpose
on leaving Sycamore Hin the admiral
said the cruising plans of the battleship
fleet were barely mentioned at the pres
ident's luncheon, The admiral said he
would like to emphasize the point that
there was no time more propitious to
ascertain Just what a battleship fleet
could do In making an extensive cruise
than n time of profound peace such as
prevailed now, when. he said the Unit
ed States has not an enemy IN the
world.
ADMIRAL EVANS TALKS.
New York. July 5.-Rear Admiral
Robley d. Evans. communicated
of the Atlantic feet and who VIII II Is
expected be In command when the.
great array Of battleshlps rounds Cape
Horn for an excursion into the waters
of the Pacific, spent some time n the
Brooklyn navy yard today