Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18
WILL CONVEY PARTY TO WASHINGTON
Sturdy Little Despatch Boat, Which
Accompanied Fleet Around the
World. Has Desperate Fight With
Waves During Last Three Days Of
Home Voyage
tBy Associated Press.l

messenger f:1m the hnme ming
battleship feet. the ya"ht-likp tender
Yaukton. Put IN nere today and be-
gan to t,k. on full supply OF cSR
prCI arat-ry to prc""cdinS a 'he
earliest rs. i'll mCmcnt 10 wash
iagt II il resi- -nsc TO wiI"i' SIS Salil-
mons pickcD up n the Il" III lille
G. al; VS. ll>s;n. in The Virginia
Capc-
rpon the arrival CT q iicet. the
YankiCn will 3SnylI TO the capital.
Hting used to CONVEY : me- one OF the
score or more OF official parties that
are t. be present during the entrance
and reriey of the fleet neN, Monday.
F., m the moment OF the departure
cs The sixteen world circlng battle
shis on December l6. 1897. TIE
Yankton has hardly knoHn M
ment's rest. She is but mite OF
ship and has been a playthng for
the storms of the seven seas.
Little Ships Strenuous Experience.
With a dis lacement * only $40
tens as against 5000 o. the Con
necticut and her class. the fankt n
was hammc:,d and 90 pounded bF
! cia.t seas until tie Chicers AID men
, b, licvC,. sha could nj survive tn"
shiv,iing crash Of c2c:l@r hostile
wave.
Even TO he last day Of III" voyage
n. fight of the sturdy despatch
tL,i against the elements continued
and whia the anchors were Let so
in the rCa stead this M rnlng Lieu
tenar, Commander MCNay in COM
mand # the vessel knew practically
! is first relief from constant duty on
the bridge for three days and nights
Armored Cruisers Delayed.
The coaling Of the cruisers Won
| tara and NC1th Carolina was serioHs-
J " inierfercd with yesterday by the
/ high winds prevailing in the ro3i-
! stead aad ihcy were MT able to leave
( rrHav to join the incoming fleet
| They will get away sometime tomo.-
I rev. he Hcvcr. and by fast run. Will
| rrcs ;hr battleships abou, 900 mile
] OF the CClsi.
The I'D squadron "f the Atlantic
| feet consisting CT the Maine. the Mis-
| s.ssip,i, the New Hampshire and the
! IGah Joined the fleet today about
! .r0" mile cas- OF Cape Henry.
The stcuf cruiser Chester Is hurry
ing from New York 20 rendezvous
! with the feet while her sisters. tn"
birmingham AMI the Salem. are
stca ming eastward respectively from
I New Orleans and Charleston.
cuIgos in Roads.
| The supply ship Culgoa. which &C
| companied the fleet aroung the world
! s,ipprd into Hampton Roads tonight
J The Culgoa left Gibraltar Februa'
! 10 one dsy ahead Of the feet. and
| 81 ~rpcd for coal AT Funchal MADEIRA
| The Crlgoa encountered yesterday
and VI nday the same ST I'm that
| y und-i The Yankton s. hard. and
at times had a 30 degree roll.
Position Of Fleet.
ON BOARD THE Flagship con
/ NECTiCCT. Feb little position Of
the Atlantic flF tonight was iaif
Ituic Ss21. north longitude 80 west
9S2 miles cast of Cape Henry. The
Maine. New Hampshire Idaho. Nil
!sissippi. and the Salem "f Admiral
lA.nolds saua iron. Joined the fleet at
noon today.
Tnc wca her is good and III" fleet
Is proceeding in the formation Of line
Of sguadrcps
With fair weather tn" flc:t sho"l
arrive off tho capcS on the evening