Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-23
FOR PACIFIC DECEMBER IS
ATLANTIC FLEET TO MOEOLIZE
IN HAMPTON ROADS
Orders issszd FsT LSsx CrassS DElzs
81 Thrge Shlss

Positive oT.gers qrers fssus1E Tes1sraE1F
by Secretary zls1ezzEE. - Gae Nay -
all she b1Eszss having g. - vita ere
rerzlrfnz azd Et1fnz o1e - Ese sE1rs
AMI 60 tfss e0asnzEslers - eaen aE sae
efxaesn hzr1lesA5rss r0 base every sss-
SCI 81 rextfnesa 80 u10sIz1ze - El1a1u-
ton gsOa1s December 9 arE 9 sasE fog
the PaefGc eeas1 EAseeuaber L.
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Rear Animal EFa1s- Capxafz u1eg
0sserbz1s zr1 osher oll1eers - Ehe -1E-
Ianf5e feet 10 tire Navy usparrmanf
EIghsa the rzst feU d4Ts- Ths q
pzTtuFs Tor tle rzeffe viii begin early
on the ra0rnlng of December - tae
GeeeG moving -0aE IN divisions % fauz.
flse Iast division t. lease I1ts ~ r1e
afternoon
The 0rders fs.ue6I today stfpulate
t1as every ship possible Zus1 30 pas
IN readiness for fhe journey 5v De-
eeuber !. Ofleials - the departure
say their reports Indicate thaa This
can fe done wth0a1 mueh dl1zeu1tv-
EXCEPT possibly IN she ease of the 3lfn-
uesOta- Kentucky and Virginia These
three will be ready f0r. the eruise hT
the 81 60 The 5Eh ~ ueeemneE- AMI
they viii take their place vita t1s
other vessels in Hampton Roads -
the 9Th
The Issuance ~ these orders. which
are imperative and are acesuted a.
having been directed By the Prssi-
dent set aside all Fumors that have
gained circulation from tinIe Co
time that the feet viii sail either
before or later than tine middle ~
December. orders were also issue1
Yesterday for the installation Of com
plete fire-contr0I systems on al tire
more important vessels .Of the Paeiac
fleet.
Word has been passed o. the di1srent
officials responsible for the work that
no repairs 10 any Of the Atlantic 8a--
tleshfps shall now be undertaken that
cannot be safely completed by Deeem-
ber l.. The three ships that may n0f
be in readiness By December are
being repaired AT the Norfolk naFy
yard. Orders were issued yesterday
for the Virginia To be ready 70 leave
the yard November > FOR New 10Fk-
10 be locked By December :. The
Minnesota and Kentucky are - have
their repairs completed and leave the
yard By December J.. the kenEaci<y
to proceed 70 Boston for docking ard
the former 10 the New York yard
TIE Norfolk docks are too small 20
accommodate either Of these vessels.
As the ships wilI only require t1eir
bottoms to BE- seTaped ard painted.
tlIe docking process viii take rot
more than two or-tbree dag
All the other ships viii g. docked
a. the yards where they are nos Being
repaired. Repairs on the Louislara
are nOw all completed and work ~
81.
/ TEN Tor that vessel. The Connectieut
| will re4ufTe but six days 20 put her
| Ia readiness FOR the dock. The ships
Of the Pacific feet which viii ~
! eaufpped with the fre-c0ntroI system
I during the winter are the batflesaip
Nebraska and -the srm0red cruisers
/ Pennsylvania. Maryland. Colorado.
West Virginia, south Dakota Cali
/ f0rnfa. Washington and Tennessee
ard the protected cruisers NiIwauxee
aud Charleston. The Tennessee and
/ Washington will not arrive at ~au
Francisco ill some time in February
OF March.
The delay on the construction - the
/ big ncw drydock At the Brerrer1ou
navy yard on Pgges sound wiIi ~
personally investigated by ReEr Ad-
miraI H0llyday. chief ~ the Burezu
Of Yards and Dock, who left Wash
I fBgton last night for the Pacific Coast
Work was suspended By the contract
Or on the ground that 1t was imp0s-
siDle toscompIete il FOR the price spec
| fled.
Orders were issued AZ the Navy De-
partment yesterday for Capt Lewis g
| HeiIner to be detached from The com
mand Of the battIesbip ohio <ovem-
Der ~, 10 BE- relieved 5y Capt g. "
Bartlett Commander W u. Cham
bers has been ordered 70 relieve Cap
tain Bartlett IN the Bareaa - firt-
nance.