The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-08
TWO WARSHIPS
TO GO ON AHEAD
Maine and Alabama Detached
From the Fleet of Ad-
miral Sperry.
WILL LEAVE COAST TODAY
DUE IN HAMPTON ROADS NEXT
OCTOBER.

San Francisco. June 7-Leaving the
other warshiDs of the Atlantic fleet 10
follow month later the battleships.
Maine and Alabama. designated as a spe-
elal service squadron. will sail from this
port tomorrow morning on the long voy-
age TO Hampton Roads by way Of Homo
luiu Manila. Alden and the Suez canal
Captain Giles 3. Harder OF the Maine will
be IN command of the special squadron.
ana on the first leg Of the long cruise
nome Will nave member of the presi-
gent 5 cabinet Secretary Of the Interior
James A. Garfield, as a guest and pas
senger. Secretary Garfield arrived from
Washington today and will 20 to Honolulu
on the special squadron. where he will
STUDY the labor question, immigration
probiem' commercial development OF the
islands and the coastwise trade.
Ready for Garfield.
Tonight the two battleships. lying with
the others in man o'war row I'm the harbor
are spick and span for the reception Of
Secretary Garfield. who will be received
with salute of thirteen guns not only
from the Maine as he boards that vessel
but from Rear Admiral Sperry's flagship.
the Connecticut which came from dry
dock yesterday and again anchored at the
head OF the column Of the two divisions
now in the bay.
The Maine and the Alabama are the
J ISL Two sulps OF the Dig LleeL LldL came
through the straits Of Magellan 10 turn
their bows hOmeWard, and will complete
the trip around the world in advance OF
the flagship Connecticut and the re-
mainder Of the fleet, arriving at Hampton
Roads on Oct. p. ten months from the
time that they left there on their record
breaking cruise.
At Honolulu June II.
The two detached warships will arrive
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days touch at Guam on July Z. and reach
Manila July p This will be the last
American port 10 be entered by them un-
I'll they reach Hampton Roads. On July
y they Will sail from Manila, touching at
singapore Aug. 8. Colombo Aug. IL, and
pass through the Suez canal Sept. 5.
The squadron is scheduled 10 arrive at
Naples sept 10, remaining there a week
and arriving al Gibraltar Sept. 30.
The dropping of the Maine and the de
taChing of the Alabama from the main
fleet is due, one TO her limited steaming
capacity and the other 10 inferior engines
The steaming radius OF the Maine with
out recoaling is limited 10 3, 700 miles. and
there is a stretch OF over 1000 miles after
the fleet leaves Honolulu before IL reaches
New Zealand. The engines of the Ala
bama, It is said, have not proven equal to
those Of the other battleships, and il IS
feared that she might retard the progress
or the fleet, should they break down.
Two Big Ones In the Line.
When the Atlantic fleet sails through
the Golden Gate on July T. homeWard
bound via Honolulu, the antipodes. Ma
Mia and Suez, the battleships Nebraska
and Wisconsin will be I'm the line IN place
Of the Maine ana Alabama
Nearly 40 men of the fleet, who are
short JeTmeTs. viii be transferred from
their vessels during the next two weeks.
and taken Oh board the Prairie and con-
yeyed TO Hampton Roads. Men 10 fiji
their places for the remainder Of the
world trip will be transferred =
from the Prairie to Panama. and brought
here on board the Buffalo, arriving be-
fore the sailing of the fleet for Honolulu.
ln July Z