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men and officers Of the Pacific squad
ron in memory Of the dead Of the gun
boat Bennington at Point Iona and
placed an immense floral tribute at the
foot Of the gray monolith. 1t was
Admiral Thomas own idea TO remem-
Der the sailors who lost their lives in
the explosion of three years ago in
this harbor and his mission to Point
Iona was known to only a few officers
in the feet The trip to the monument
was made in an automobile, Captain
Hugo Osterhaus OF the flagship Con-
necticut and Lieutenant Kenneth Cas-
tIernan, flag lieutenant, accompanying
Admiral Thomas After the flowers
were placed on the shaft the naval
officers visited Fort Rosecrans to pay
q farewell call. They were dressed in
special full dress uniform.
ADMIRAL VISITS GOVERNOR
Earlier IN the day Admiral Thomas
maid a farewell visit to Governor Gil
lett at me Hotel del Coronado. He
thanked the governor again for the
warmth Of the heetS first welcome to
California. received at this port, and
in proposing a toast to the stale ex-
pressed the hope that Governor Gillett
would speedily be restored to his usual
good health. The toast was drunk
standing by the naval officers and the
-E-Li
his party left on the 2:O5 train for Los
Angeles en- route TO Long Beach, where
they will remain until Monday, re-
turning thence 10 Los Angeles.
Under orders from the secretary of
the navy, telegraphed today from
Washington. Admiral Thomas issued
late this afternoon amended orders for
the arrival of the feet at the ports
Of Les Angeles. After receiving n
g protest from a church organization in
that city against a movement sof the
ships on Easter Sunday afternoon
orders were issued to the feet that
the is ships should divide into four
divisions before reaching San Pedro
at o'clock Saturday afternoon and go
at once to the ports assigned to them.
These orders were changed today on
directions from Washington 10 pro-
vide that the entire fleet shall stop
over night at San Pedro and that the
distribution of the ships TO Long
Beach, Santa Monica and Redondo be
made at o'clock on Sunday morning.
The ships viii arrive at San Pedro
at 3 p. IA. tomorrow and anchor IN. a
long line. the first -Four ships OF the
first division being inside the break
water and the others stretching out TO
sea. At p. m. the ships viii illum-
mate, the lights remaining in full
glow until II o'clock.
In all probability there will be a
searchlight display from 10 $50.
The order for the feet TO dispense at
o'clock Sunday morning also directs
that The ships shall reach their as
signed anchorages at the various ports
before s a. na
The first division remains at San
Pedro, the ships being the Connecticut,
Kansas, Vermont and louisiana The
second division, commanded by Rear
Admiral Emory. goes TO Long Beach.
II is composed of the Georgia Gag
ship, New Jersey. Rhode Island and
Virginia The third division, with
Captain Giles B. HARDER Of the Maine.
the senior officer in command. will 20
10 Santa Monica (Venice and Ocean
Park. the ships in line being the
Maine, Ohio, Missouri and Minnesota.
The fourth division, commanded by
Rear Admiral Sperry. has been assigned
10 RedondO. It includes the Alabama,
Illinois, Kearsarge and Kentucky.
An official feet circular was pub
lished on the flagship Connecticut to-
day. detailing the changes TO be made
IN the feet at San Francisco, and Civ
ing an itinerary of the trip to Puget
sound This trip is scheduled to begin
on May Is, 10 days after the review
The main force of the ships viii re-
turn 10 San Francisco by Nay %. but
the vessels which are ordered to dock
ar BremertSn viii go down the coast
. s1ngly under orders to assemble not
later than July g. July is fixed as
tsfe tentative date for starting on ne
world cruise, the destination mentioned
IN. 1.-THE circular being modestly set
down as. Honolulu.
HT.s~o
replaced by the Nebraska and Wiscon-
sfn Immediately after the review on
May 8, and viii not accompany the
feet. on its northern journey. This
new feet organization has been Off
cially fixed as follows:
First squadron-First division. Con
necticut, Kansas, Vermont and Iouisi-
ana; second division, Georgia, New Jer-
sey. Rhode Island and Virginia. Sec
ono. quadron-Third division. Mime
sofa, Nebraska. Ohio and Missouri
fourth division, Wisconsin, Illinois
Kearsarge and Kentucky. The shin
mentioned first in each division is to
serve as flagship.
"TRIP TO THE NORTH
orders have been issued that the
Minnesota shall be locked Immediately
after the review about May Il, and
be taken out in time TO accompany the
feet TO the north. The battIeships are
70 be fully prOvisioned before leaving
san Francisco. as none of the suppI1
ships. or other auxiliaries is TO "a
north. Leaving San Francisco May II
all Of the eight ships Of the first
squadron are scheduled to arrive in
Bellingham bay May q. The ships OF
the third division arrive the same day
at Port Angeles and all Of LIE ships
Of the fourth division except the Ken
lucky arrive at Port Townsend. me
Kentucky goes to Bremerton immedi.
s.tely TO dock
The ships remain IN Bellingharn bay
at the anchorages near Seattle, until
Nay %, when all save the Kentucky
viii steam by Tacoma, close in. with
out anchoring. The first and third d.
visions then depart for San Francisco
The second division, namely, the Geor-
gia.s New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vir-
ginia, viii anchor near Tacoma for 2
three days visit and then will proceed
TO BremertOn to dock. Three ships OF
the first division when the feet sepa-
rates May &c viii proceed at once to
Bremerton to dock. The docking order
at Bremerton has been fixed as fol-
lows: Kentucky. May Fl or p: Kear-
sarge, Illinois. Georgia, New Jersey
Rhode Island and Virginia The Wis
consin, which does not need docking