Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-07
fleet SAILS0N WORLD VOYAGE
MANY Witness SGIHT
LONGEST VOYAGE EVER uNDERrA BY SUCH POWERFUL
1EEr-wnL VISIT PACIFIC PORTS IN HONOLULU. PHILIP
PINES, AUSTRALIA. CHINA AND JAPAN-wnL RETURN 70
HOME PORT TO BE REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

SAN FRANCISCO. July with
the turn Of the tide this Afternoon
the big sixteen" Of the Atlantic
battleship feet. led by Rear Admit
raj Sperry's flagship Connecticut,
headed for the ocean ON their long
voyage to the home port In the At
lantic ocean. The last calls were
made this morning. Good byss
were said to families and friends.
and everything was ready for the
around-the-world voyage.
The feet presented an inspiring
picture as It steamed single column
between the rugged bluffs OF the
Golden Gate to the open waters oe
the Pacific. Ten thousand gathered
on the hills around the bay to watch
the departure Of the fleet and al
the steam vessels In the bay whis-
tied salutes AZ the feet passed down
the bay.
Two Of the ships of the original
feet were missing from their posi-
tons today. the Alabama and the
Maine, now far across the Pacific.
homeward bound. Their places wsrs
taken by the Wisconsin and tho
Nebraska. thus making the nee4
even stronger and more homogen-
GUS than that which sailed from
Hampton Roads. s
In imposing array they passed BE-
yond the headlands. out Of the view
OF the thousands Of cheering watch
ers on shore and started fairly On
the long voyage through nva ssas
from San Francisco !, to- Hampton
Roads striking denomination o.
the power and efficiency Of the
United States navy.
| Sixteen battleships were In line,
divided into four divisions and two
squadrons. In the nrst division 0f
the first squadron were the flagship
OF Rear Admiral Sperry, the Con.
nect.cut. and her sister ships. the
Kansas. Minnesota and Vermont,
This division, az well as the entire
fleet IL under the Immediate COM
mand Of Rear Admiral Sperry.a The
second division of the first squad
ron ID commanded by Acting Rear
Admiral Richard Wainwright, ana
consists Of the flagship Georgia ana
her sister ships, the Nebraska. New
Jersey and Rhode Island. Rear Ad-
miral William H. Emory commands
the second squadron and third divi-
sion, and is aboard the flagship
Louisiana The Virginia, Ohio ana
| Missouri also are in this division.
The fourth division, under the com.
mand Of Acting Rear Admiral Sea-
ton Schroeder, is made up of the
flagship Wisconsin and the Illinois,
KearsarEe and Kentucky.
The fleet auxiliaries. preceded tho
battleships by week. and are now
nearing Honolulu, where they will
unload supplies and sail away for
New Zealand before the arrival OF
the fleet at Honolulu. These auxili-
aries are the Panther, repair ship:
Glacier. refrigerator supply shin:
Culgoa. supply ship; Ajax. collier:
Relief, hospital ship, and Yankton,
tender and dispatch boat.
\ The battleships Vaich sailed to-
day on the longest voyage ever un-
dertaken by such powerful fleet,
; during which they will completely
encircle the world. from Hampton
, Roads to Hampton Roads, have to-
tai tonnage OF 186,10O tons. Tho
neet is capable Of steaming on an
! average of 10 knots an hour under
: any sea conditions. and Is following
5 an itinerary which will bring the
3 ships to Manila on October l, 1908.
8 The complete route from Manila to
: Hampton Roads has not yet been
: definitely announced, but it is ex-
pected that the feet will arrive at
Its ultimate destination during the
r latter part OF February. 1909, when
J. 1t will be Joined at Hampton Roads
by most OF thu other ships of the
American navy then on the Allan
}, tic coast, and this great feet OF war
K vessels-greater, even, than that
which gathered in San Francisco
e bay on the morning of Nav 6. and
e greater than the one that assembled
y at Hampton Roads December 16
Q when the present record-breakine
Z voyage began, and where it will be
!. reviewed by President Roosevelt
: just prior to his going out Of Of