Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-02
American Battleships in Waters
Made Famous by Admiral
Dewey.
OFFICERS AND MEN HAPPY
Efficiency of Vessels Greatly
Increased by Being Thrown
On Own Resources.
VOYAGE from Australia Without
Special Incidcnt--Win Sail for
Japan Oct. 0.

Manila. Oct. 2-Fresf from, t,,,,
pha'lt reception in Australian nor,,.
- WI, t'ieir cruise around the world
.tWo-etirds accomplished, the is bntt,e-
S'llPs OF the American feet. whichtsafI.
- from hampton roads last December,
are anchored in double column tonir,,t q
On me brealSMater close to the. T,une,, g
whence splendid view Of tho ,k,,,,
ships was obtainable today. Il.
During ring the late afternoon ana carr
eNel'irg' after the fleet had come "a
a'ichor thousands OF residents Of Tho
3's'ahus crowded every available spo.
commanding view OF the ancl ,o,,,,,a
aila me general air of expecta nov , M
5eScl.enleHt Indicated the eager it,taros,
. l'''l '''s attended the ilcet's coming.
OFFICERS AsSEMB1 n,
soon after anchoring. the rem IN
hnlfals commanding the diyisiona 49,,
me captains of the Is vessels assen,bt
81 on board the flagship Connection,
70 pay their respects TO Rear Admiral
sSSperry The only salute marking tn,5
arrival of the fleet was fired in homer
of Rear ADMIRAL G. Ii. IIaibar5, ,,,,,,
mandlng the third division OF the Pa
cihc fleet, as he went over the side
u the connecticut to greet Admiral
SleirS; Following a conference or
some length it was announced that
orders had been issued directing thar
hothiilg be taken aboard from on
shore pending further consideration of
the epidemic, OF cholera In M:t.iita. s4tf.
Shore leave win be granted the or
fcers, providing they return to shin
by 10 p m: A&specfaI permit must be
secured TO permit them remaining over,
| night and careful Instructions were is.
| sued governing their conduct while
| ashore, in order to guard against the
I fenlotestS danger of bringing the cor
tagion a board the vessels Of he feet
EFFICIENCY DE I.aNDBD5.
Ia5,discussing the long ertiise from
San lsraclsco#with the correspondents
who boarded the Connecticut this even
ing. Rear Admiral Sperry declared
4 that the warships had been throWnl'up
on their own resources without the
convenience and support of a NAYS,
1 yard, the efficiency Of the ships had
| been greatly increased. This, he said,
| was particularly true of the engineer
| yelopmentIo OF the entire fleet had stead
| lily Increased with the REPETITION OF
I drills and with the additional exper-
fence of handling the ships under coil
| ditions, of all. kinds, The admiral, re-
| viewing that portion of the cruise since
! leaving San Francisco. expressed him
| self as well satisfied with the general
results attained from the standpoints
| of discipline, seainanship and adapt-a
J ability to circumstances.
| Thousands of persons toni ght throng-
| ed the Luneta or public square, which
| was brilliantly Illuminated. A band
concert with spirited program and Sc
lections by the bugle corps of the Ninth
cavalry were features OF the enter
tainmont provided Tor the crowds. From
the harbor the long line of&lghts. mark
ing the barths of the warships, twilllsleS!s
response TO the blaze OF electric ii-
Elimination IN shore and as The hour
grew later the hustle and hum of cele-
brating crowds settled into the still
ness Of the tropical night.
There were no exchanges Of formal
calls with the shore this evening. After
the water parade in the morning, in
when all Manila Will participate II q
sufficient number Of vessels can sne
found, Gov.-Geu. Smith will call upon
Admiral Sperry, WHO will later land
and return the call.Ealso paying his re-
spects to Maj-Gcn. w aston, coinniand-f
Ing the troops stationed in Manila
Latest reports show that the cholera
In this city is diminishing rapidly. 1t
il expected that the CITY VIII be clean
in a few days
DEPARTURE FOR JAPAN.
The feet will sail for Japan on the
evening of Oct, ?.
The voyage OF the feet from Austria
liza to tliis.p port was without special IN
LII a. n
exception OF the hattleslin Connecticut
left Albany on the evening of Sept
Is. TIE flagship MAS delayed by coal
ing. but sailed Gn the tnnrnins OF Sept
10. and overlook the rest of tie aseE
the next morning The ships paSsaa
Freenantle at noon on sept, ~ iailes
distant irons the shore, number OF
large steamers and many small craft
crowded. with enthusiastic people Wit
messed the spectacle as the fleet passed
in lire of saiadrons presenting y tire
appearance.
TIE delay in leaving Albany, was due
to the tardy Appearance OF the c'lar-
tered colliers. The tlcet eNpertenced
difficulty through the nun-1lrtyal OF
late arrival of chartered golfers nj
Auckland as well as al AlhAny, Six
were expected at Auckland bur opiS
three arrived. Sixteen thousand tens
Of coal veto purchased in Australia
50 The fleet might reach Albany WITH
out danger Of running short Of fuel
At Albany two callers arrived ute and
two were on the oyet-f!ue list. In CON
sequence the feet Was delayed tor ~
hours and even theu did not iii! the
hunlSers completely, hut the eSerctS'i
of great economy and excellent serylfgi
or the part of the engineers arrived
only one day late ~ MntlilSt
This, the officers declare shows ttle
necessity OF Il navy awning its OWE
| cnlliers. as merchant golfers ai.1 usual
| ~ under toreign tags nndependa bic IN
| PEACE aud much more ~ in war ne
cruise from Albany 70 Maniia was tnade
| under perfect mill pond conditions. the
| sea being calm and the weather pleas
| ant aftei, leaving Java,