Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
BREAK MADE IN BIG FLEET
SLOWER BATTLESHIPS MAKE AN
EARLY START.
Feared Steaming Capacity of Maine
and Alabama's Boilers Might In
terfere With Fleets Speed.

SAN FRANCISCO June S.-Leaving the
other warshipS of the Atlantic, fleet to fol-
low month later the battleships Maine
service squadron. will sail from this port
this morning the long voyage to
Hampton roads by way of Honolulu. Ma
nla. Alden and the Suez canal. Capt
Giles B. Harber of the Maine will he in
command of the squadron. and on the
first leg Of the lone cruise home he will
have Secretary of the Interior Garfield as
guest and passenger. Secretary Gar
field arrived from Washington yesterday
He goes To Honolulu to study the labor
question immigration problem. CONNER
,ial development of the islands and the
ceastwise trade.
Last night the two battleshps lying
with the others in Man-o'-War row in the
harDor, were spick and span for the re-
ception of Secretary Garfield. who will
he received with salute of thirteen guns.
not only from the Maine he boards
that vessel. but from Rear Admiral
Sperrys flagship. the Connecticut. which
came from drydock Saturday and again
anchored at the head Of the column of
| the two divisions now in the bay.
Maine and Alabama.
| The Maine and the Alabama are the
| first two ships of the big fleet that came
| through the Strait Of Magellan to turn
their bows homeward They Will complete
the flagship Connecticut and the remain
/ der cf the feet arriving At Hampton
roads October 22-ten months from the
i time that they left there on their record-
/ breaking cruise The two warships will
| arrive At Honolulu June II. remain there
! Ave days. touch at Guam July T. and
! reach Manila July 81. This will be the
/ last American port to be entered by them
! until they reach Hampton roads On July
| 20 they will sail from Manila. touching
at Singa pore August =. Colombo August
/ II and pass through the SueZ canal Sep
| tcmber =.
/ The squadron is scheduled to arrive al
!, Naples September ~ remaining there a
week. and arriving at Gibraltar Septem-
/ Ier 80
Limited Steaming Capacity.
The dropping of the Maine and the de-
| taching Of the Alabama from the main
| feet are due. to her limited steamins
| capacity and the other to inferior engines.
! The steaming radius Of the Maine without
| recoaling is limited to 600 miles and
there is a stretch OF more than 1000
/ miles after the fleet leaves Honolulu be-
fore il reaches New Zealand The en-
Sines of the Alabama. il is said, have
not proved equal to those of the other
| ba1teships. and ii Is feared that she
NIGH, retard the progress of the feet
| should they break down.
/ When the Atlantic fleet sails through
the Golden Gate July homeward bound
via Honolulu, the Antipodes. Manila and
| the Suez canal. the battleships Nebraska
and Wisconsin will be in the place OF
the Maine ANA the Alabama.
Nearly pa men OF the feet. who are
short-termerS. Will be transferred from
their vessels during the next two weeks
and taken on board the Prairie and con-
veyed to Hampton roads Men to fiji
places for the remainder of the round
the-world trip VIII be brought here or
board the Buffalo before the feet sails
Stward