Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-17
RANGES ARE ALL MARKED
Record Firing Probably Will Com
mence This Morning.
STORY OF THE LONG CRUISE
All the Arrangements Were Made in
Advance and Worked Out Per-
fectly-Evans' Health.

| SAN FRANCISCO. March IA special
dispatch from San Diego, Cal. contains
news Of an announcement today by rear
Admiral Evans. commander of the At
| lantc fleet. that upon its arrival at San
Francisco he would retire from command
! because of i'll health. This announcement
| officially confirms the report from Wash
| ington that Admiral Evans would haul
down his flag upon arriving at San Fran
| cisco.
Can Go Anywhere.
MAGDALENA BAY. Lower California.
March IL, via San Diego. Cal. March
17-"The trip from Hampton roads to
Magdalena bay has demonstrated that
the Atlantic fleet can go to any part of
the world If coal is provided" declared
Capt r. r. Ingersol1. chief of staff to
Rear Admiral Evans. today when asked
for a statement by the Associated Press.
Upon Capt. Ingersoll devolved large
portion of the work of executing the
cruise
THE plans which We're formulated last
August" he continued. "for the coaling
on the present cruise provided for the use
of eighty tons per steaming mile. Then
there was added eight additional, tons
We have found that we were able to keep
we'll within this estimate a-d maintain
the ten-knot speed. The arrangements
for coaling at all of our various stopping
places have been carried out and the pre-
arranged plans have proved entirely ad-
equate.
"At Rio We took on 81 600 tons: at Punta
Arenas. 21.O0O: at Callao, 21.0OO and at
Magdalena bay. when we have finished
with the Golfers, we shall have taken on
obi 1, H.
quate to last until we arrive at San Fran
cisco. This provides also for the coal to
be used in our target practice.
"All of this amount of coal was pro-
vided, with the exception of the amounts
taken on at Rio and Trinidad from char
tered golfers.
Dehygrated Vegetables.
''The supply ship loads and the pro-
visions for the fleet were computed at the
same time as was the coal estimate and
submitted to the department. These have
worked out to perfection. Our fresh meat
lasted until We reached Magdalena.
where we still had 100000 pounds left
over. We had LOCO. 0bO pounds of fresh
meat when we started. The bakeries on
our ships have supplied us with from 800
to 900 loaves of bread daily.
I've started with half million pounds
of potatoes. which supply was exhausted
at Punta Arenas. We issued the last
1000 pounds there. From there to Callao
the crews were rationed with dehygrated
or dried vegeta bles. which were found to
on 23s0O0 pounds of potatoes. which last
ed until We reached Magdalena. Here the
Buffalo met us with 200 tons more. This
will last ten days. until the Culgoa can
get here from San Diego, where she was
sent from Callao with orders to take on
stores and return here. She will give us
enough fresh provisions to last until we
arrive at our final destination at San
Francisco.
Sorry About Jeffs.
1.-The trip has demonstrated that the
Atlantic fleet can go to any part of the
world if coal is provided. The rest will
be easy. / may say that. all taken to-
gether. the men and officers of the fleet
have not regarded the present cruise in
the same remarka BILE sense that the public
has. With them it has merely been a
days work-nothing more. However, they
are all eratified at the successful con-
ciusion of the cruise to date. 1t merely
confirms our expectations
Much disappointment is expressed
throughout the fleet over the failure of
the expedition to rescue the American
sailor. Jeffs. from interchangeable Island
The fleet passed within about forty miles
sent in to make the search. The landing
party from the tender searched all habit
able portions of the island for two DAYS
Remains of campfres were found in sew
eral parts, but no trace of the sailor was
discovered. In one place a razor was
found with Jeffs' initials on it, II is the
belief of the men on the Yankton that the
narooned sailor has been picked up by
some passing vessel. Search was.made in
every possible place where the man could
ho no. led !, be
but it was without result. The Yankton
proceeded to Acapulco, and is expected 10
reach Magdalena the first part of next
week
Shoot for Records.
Target practice will occupy probably
about three weeks. There will be no bat
tie practice. hat being held In the fall of
the year. Preliminary practice is limited
to two ships. the Kansas and the YER
mont, which have not yet fired all of their
guns in practice. All will engage in rec
ord target practice. There will be four
| ranges. four ships firing at time. The
RATS for the targets were finished this
afternoon and were being towed out to
the grounds to the southeast Of where
the squadron is anchored. Yesterday and
today three or four Of the ships, includ-
ing the Georgia, Rhode Island, Kansas
and Vermont, We're on the range laying
out the lines and anchoring buoys for the
attachment Of the targets and for the
guidance Of the ships. The frames of the
targets were towed out by a tug. The
canvas covering which forms the targets
will be put in place in the morning. The
shooting will then begin.
| 1t is likely that the fleet will leave here
| between April and April 10. Stops will
be made at San Diego. Los Angeles.
| Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz.
At Los Angeles ports where the fleet