The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-16
.BATTLESRIP
FLEET LEAVES
FOR THE PACIFIC
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| Captain Giles p. HARDER: Alabama.
flagship Of Read Admiral c. s. sperry,
Captain Ten Eyck d. ". veeder; II.
Iinofs. Captain John N. Boyer; Kear.
sarge. Captain Hamilton Hutchlns, and
Kentucky, Captain Walter C. COwles.
The yacht cruiser Yauton. the sup.
ply ship Culgoa, the refrigerator ship
Glacier and the repair ship Panther,
together with the golfers. accompQ.
MED the battleships. The torpedo boa;
fleet is already on the day
Today's naval review surpassed any
previously held In American waters.
and created great enthusiasm among
the officers and men OF the fleet, as
well as in the ranks OF the thousands
Of spectators who lined the shores OF
Hampton Roads TO witness the great
affair. Thousands OF visitors flOclirA
Into Norfolk ana other Thlewater
towns last night and this morning.
intent on seeing the great naval spec.
tacle. many coming on private yachts
from New York. Washington. PhIla.
lelPhia ana other cities. Almost as
many strangers were here to-day to
see the departure Of the fleet as were
attracted on the big days OF the late
jamestown Exposition.
While the Oyster Ray review by
President Roosevelt on September >.
1906. surpassed to-day event In the
number of vessels in line. It was far
Inferior In displacement and arma.
meHt to the mighty fleet that passed Ia
review before the President today.
In last years review there were twelve
battleships in line. and OF this dozen
two were vessels that have since been
practically retired from the fighting
line. These ships were the Indiana
and the Iowa. The ships reviewed to.
day which did not take part In the re.
view last year at Oyster Bay are the
Connecticut. Kansas. Georgia. Ohio.
Minnesota and Vermont,
The first stop 10 be made by the
fleet will be at Trinidad. December q.
where the sailor boys will have their
Christmas dinner. and from whence
the first messages will probably be
sent regarding the incidents OF the
cruise. The newspapers will be fore
cd to depend upon Admiral Evans for
all news OF the voyage. since no news,
paper men were allowed to accompany
the fleet. This order does not meet
with the approval OF Fighting Bob"
who urged his superiOrs to permit rep.
resentntiyes of the press on board the
vessels. II was the vigorous conten.
ton OF Admiral Evans that us the fleet
was on a practice cruise and one In
which the American people were keen
y Interested. correspondents should be
taken on the cruise and be Afforded
every facility for sending dispatches.
lie declared that rs the people had 20
pay the fright. why. damn It, they
ought to be allowed TO know what thcy
were getting for their money. The
only limit to the activity of the news.
paper men. in Fighting Bob's" opin.
ion. should be that their messages be
free from any technical details TINT
would be OF advantage to foreign na.
lions. President Roosevelt was at
first inclined to share Admiral Evans
opinion, but conference with Score.
iary Root and Rear Admiral Brownson
Is especially opposed to any publicity
in naval affairs. Admiral Evans viii
not have the responsibility of supply.
Ing the American public with such
news regarding the cruise as he thinks
II should have. In addition TO his 9th.