New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-17
RATTLESHiPS IN GALES
ONE NAN LOST 1T SEA.
Slight Damage to TesseIS-A'rfpal
at Yokohama To-mOrrosc.

TOXIC Oct. IL @ a. m.).-The delay Of the
American battleships in reaching Yokohama
Was caused by tremendous storm off the north
coast Of the island Of Luzon. The storm began
-, the morning of October u and continued
mill the afternoon of October Is. One man
zras drowned and there was some damage 10
the feet
The following wireless telegram from the fleet
living particulars of the storm, was received
tx The Associated Press this morning
On hoard the Connecticut. off Cape Shiomi-
cake october Il. 80 m.
On the morning of october u the fleet en-
1,nteTad a northeast gale while off the north
'cosst of the island OF Luzon of the Philippine
group -. -.,,- ,,.a,-,. or6 oil TINT af
..-noon and night the seas were tremendously
800 The feet was moving in line of squad
-on at the double distance OF eight huh9red
o-5S and the vessels were rolling and pitching
tsaT-iIv Speed was reduced, but the ships were
o~e+a1tlv taking seas aboard The height OF
tbe storm was reached on the morning Oh
me vi Virginia New Jersey and Wisconsin each
- I;eehoats and the foretopmast of the hear-
sage was carried away, but repairs were SOON
William Fuller. a gunner's mate. was washed
oz-arboard from the Quarterdeck OF the fNhou0
island and was drowned
I-ta5der 8 seaman. was washed overheard
4ror, the Minnesota well directed throw
from the Vermont, next astern, placed lie
80, In his grasp and he was rescued
The feet held its course during the storm,
,57fcb moderated on the afternoon of the 18th,
,vhen the wind hauled of to the east and nne
weather prevailed
IN the 14th the feet closed up and resumed
g sneed Of ten knots, the fourth division over
hauling the main body at a speed of eleven
s Owing to the storm the feet will not arrive
Of Yokohama until the morning of the 18th
october Il q man fell overheard from the ILL.,
Aa I1-as Kentucky.
October Is there was good weather Bendix
Johnson gunner's mate on the Missouri dled OF
heart disease He was buried at sea on Octo-
her l6 The feet stopped and coIors were nan
-nasted The position Of the feet on the evening
of October Is was latitude 81 degrees ana 3
minutes north. longitude 13S degrees and %
minutes east
vIoe-AdnniraI Saito has received a wireless
message from Rear Admiral Sperry thanking
him for the welcome extended to the feet by
wireless telegraph Admiral Saitos message to
Admiral Sperry follows:
A hearty welcome to your fleet We eagerly
SAITO Minister of the Navy.
To this Admiral Sperry replied:
Saito Minister of Navy, Toxic: We deeply
regret that we have been delayed twenty-four
hours In behalf of the American batteship
feet wish TO express sincere thanks for your
eHoe-ieil'S siae-'US ">i1 sPERRY
The escorting squadron, consisting of the
cruiser Soiya and scout cruiser Magami, and the
torpedo gunboat Tatsua- under command OF
Rear Admiral Nurakami. will leave Yokohama
this afternoon to meet the American warships-
The announcement Of days delay IN the
arrival of the feet. made in special editions or
all the daily papers caused a futter IN TOXIC
and Yokohama because Of the necessity or
changing the programme Of entertainment II
has been decided 10 postpone the dinner ar
ranged by Commander in Chief 1tu1n OF the
Japanese navy for Saturday, and the Full pan
io1 Was n
mace on the same evening, TO Friday, october
% The dinner TO be given by Rear Admiral
Srer-v viii be the following day, and the
feat Is expected to leave Yokohama on Sunday,
October *, instead Of on the day preceding