Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-03-17
Ready for Battle Target PraC-
tice or Continuation of Voy-
age, Declaration of Com
manding Officers,
MOST REMARKABLE
VOYAGE IN HISTORY
Mail AdviceS From Mighty
Fleet Confirm Wireless Re-
ports of Its Excellent Condi-
tionj Evans Is Recovering,

tiOnj Evans Is Recovering,
GBy Morning journal Special Leased Wlre.I
Magdalena Bay March 1G.-(By
United States cruiser Buffalo 20 san
Diego. Cal, March 16D-Ready for
Immediate action, if need be, accord
ing to declarations of all the COM
manding officers, if need be, Rear
Admiral Evans down, with three or
four feet Of heavy armor belt showing
red above the blue Of the placid
southern waters the American battle
ship of sixteen modern vessels sailed
into Magdalena bay today, and after
exchanging Courtesies with the Mex
lean authorities represented by Gov
ernOr Sanginez Of the southern divi-
sion of lower California, prepared inn
mediately for the annual record
spring target practice, which is eX-
pccted to occupy about three weeks,
Look at us exclaimed Admiral
Evans. when the fleet had came to
anchor off the little town of Magda-
lena bay, in a four division of four
ships abreast. We are ready at
moments notice to begin shooting at
the targets to go out to sea and fight
a battle, or to keep on with the cruise.
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Admiral Evans health has greatly
improved during the latter part of the
voyage. He was In the pilot house Of
the Connecticut when the fleet
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LAY diiu I'll
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