The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-12


to Admiral Thomas, I'VE did jus
get in with what we took from tn
Arethusa at Acapulco Three o
a them, including the Whipple have les
than four tons in their bunkers to
night"
Investigation the following morn
ing showed that they even a smalle
> supply than that Less than thre'
: jtons was reported by three OF them
Arrangements were Immediately con
cluded for providing coal the follow
ing day, AT daybreak two collier
{ we're working with destroyer moor
E ed on either side OF them, pouring
I coal into the bunkers Of the littlt
craft.
We've scraping the bottoms o.
coliers all the way around, ! believe
said Commander Cone, after he had
finished the disagreeable task Of tax.
ing the last few tons ont OF the deep
holds of the ships, The battleships
took the best OF the coal and we had
to scrape the bottoms OF the ships,
To-day all the colliers have de.
parted from the bay every ship hav-
ing her bunkers filled The Ajax will
arrive Thursday night and will re-
main with the destroyer fiotilla to
supply them with fuel as needed. The
destroyers will spend ten days or two
weeks in target practice and then
follow the fleet up tthe coast, rejoin-
ing it as soon as possible.
Each destroyer, in addition to tor
pedo tubes, carries three inch guns
and six Founders. They usually have
two 3-inch guns and half dozen six
Founders, Yesterday, each battleship
contributed a quota OF target ammuni-
tion for the destroyers and they
were preparing TO go on the ranges
and commence firing to-day. The
targets were upon one OF the ranges
used by the battleships Nand another
is to be laid out in Man-of war Cove
where the ships are at anchor.
In addition to supplying ammuni-
ton, the battleships contributed from
their bakeries a supply OF bread each
day for the crews of the destroyers,
the destroyers carry crews OF about
50 men each. The boats have no
facilities for storing fresh food and
on the cruise have relied upon sea
stores, excepting when others have
been obtained from battleships.
The destroyers had some torpedo
practice at Callao where Commander
Cone remarked: "We got three bulls
eyes," This meant that the torped-
oes which had been fred had three
times pierced the center Of the tar
gets at which they were aimed. The
crews are looking forward to the
practice at Magdalena with keen an
ticipation.
MAGDALENA BAY, Mex, April
8, via San Diego, Cal, April IL
The carload OF oranges OF 375 cases
shipped by the California Fruit
Growers Exchanged through the Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce com
plimentary to the officers and men OF
the Pacific feet arrived at Magdalena
on the converted cruiser Buffalo from
San Diego at eight o'clock this morn
ing. Admiral Thomas addressed a
letter to the Chamber of Commerce
transmitting the thanks of the fleet
for the present
The fruit arrived in excellent con-
dition and was greatly welcomed. By
orders Of Admiral Thomas, p cases
were given to each battleship and
two cases each to the auxiliaries, tor
pedo boats and tugs. On board the |
ships, the oranges were distributed |
to every mess, so that every man on
board, firm Admiral to ordinary sail |
or, received share.
Wireless messages, Having been
sent ahead by the Buffalo she was
surrounded by scores Of ships boats
as soon as she came to anchor. With |
in an hour the fruit had been dis
tributed on the battleships.
MAGDALENA.. Bay. April s.
Via San Diego, April 1.-THE funeral
of Raymond Eason OF Easton, Md,
hospital apprentice on the Kentucky |
who died yesterday as a result of an
accidental gun shot wound received
ashore two days before, occurred
this morning. Religious service were
conducted aboard the ship under di-
rection Of Chaplain S. K Evans Of
the Minnesota. As the body was
laid over the side into waiting cutter
the colors on the Kentucky were low