The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-15
CRUISE IS NEARING END
AMERICAN BETTLEsHP FLEET ON LAST LEG Of
PROBABLY THE MOST REMARKABLE NAVAL FEAT
IN HISTORY OF. MARITIME AFFAIRS.

over i56 miles Of ile N~lqrfu SAL
.eee 81 ihe globe
SO Rear Admiral Charles s. sperrg
i.il9 discipl1fian ma1 1l leA
nerds. bal q recognized scholar and
cons 81 saidcni ol ihe hifhef arts oi
rasal clspc fell tho task cf direct
lng the necl ou .di but the first lfpoH
miles Of It's hQufney Rear admiral
H6bley q. 1t5na nos ytlred tpok
hc Gee api Of Hampton RlaOs 9n
December III. 1907 ana although III
aess .ao1 after the star, confined him
no hie eal IS ioF q gfeafpi part Of ihe
N4y be r2lained command until san
ansisc0 vas reached and the trs
siage q "a ioag lf.p had bee0 ac
-crrfisheu. Rear Admiral Evana.
chnd Il necessary while ne shifl
Scre a. iargeis III Maedaleua Bay ioI
e5gp TIE feet and slek treatment ai
1asg Roble lot springs CaliiafNa
lis nag lieutenant went with aim and
ae retained hi Fank as c9mWandefia
ehlcf when the ships reached Mon
Grey 8ay 8he Aast stopping place on
ihe p4ei1c cGnsi pr.or tn tho entry ~
,a gan Fr nciscD harh1r Admiral
evans a1s helned ihoafd his ora lsg
,hlp. and Na8 pn tha after radgf
tilen th nomie7ilenl eriefea tne
}eldan Gaa "a thp heaa Be ihe mual
ofmiaahit array az fehlme vessel
Fag gathered under Que nag fhe
"a uile siia paelHc ieis Joined Gem
iaaS in le bly and there Rege more
hsn icls ships n sbe fnN,f long COZ
lmns iaal cama to anchor under
gNanS blue ensign Fiifee daJg iaiof
admiral Ef4ns Hauled down DTS llag
ar nll iine l5 WAS alrepeGed as
amm ndtrin-chlcI d. Bend Admirh
harles M Thomas who sailed from
iamplor Rc1ds BE- cnmmaud Of Che
etpnd s0uaar0n Because ci Admire'
cfans 'lneN tha burden oi Che dlp
omate aaiis Do speaaaes aAa the en
esialnne 81 ite trlp lsacnd sluih
meHea Hd lip thn tlle California
o0st 3eli upon Admiral Tbouasf
aupied with h.s dailea aa secand in
onmaud with the commalaerin-ei'le.
ii iha social bnrdea wss NOS lishl
81 Admiral Thomas was plainly
n'ng ln health when be succeedrc
1mlrai EYang snd Ne retained Chl
lal command oalY from May . " i5tls
tss. beirs relieved ii that llnr ahead
lhe departments plans in ardef
hst Ae mishl enic7 rent as the
ent wes sailing frem san Ff7aclsce
Hn mouths latei Admiral rh0maa
led saddeHiy 81 lQl Monte g5l
Death Eas f#lco Invaded The RANKS
i cenfelns who sailed With the fri
81 II 0uih Instances TIE officers haa
raglpaslf been relieved from dut
aHtia aenre Megrea. ~ the gecr
81. mcat nonulaf officer died acos
fger hig eluta la Che east following
ellnagighmeni Ok commana at Sac
rhnaiseu. Captain uMauilel A Mcf
lam NhQ loot ihe Missouri g ihf
aelHe rHBss GSeapahie mu aiso
iied within q comparatively ahorI sme
ftef nranB as vessel over 60 &
efcoslr
t,gaf tamra4 perry WH9 relNln8
0uguaHNCr uehlei aaIlfa ns com
aanae gE me 0utth division 81 hs
as hpe Mixed hy holh hdar3f
aAn8 uN8 lA8mHs Reee A1m s.
ElilaH H Emory was the l1uf'a Y
Ire sailing adMrals and he faHrsa
shila ne ships wern q Manila Can
ains esaRn Saafaeder nf lhe VIZ
Inla. Ri9Afrd W4iNNrieht u me
.sulalana. and william % Potter ll
IS Vermont Ntte lhe eaHlulns vino
llalnfd aas rank fnllne tie cruise
-aaHlnf Hampton Haala en- q cloud.
eis day 81 December leQ1 aHer
aslaa 0e lhp President lfuM ia9
ridge oi thc AyHeNef lhe lfsi rus
+ iae aeet tu0li Il to Trlnlaad i
lhl been announced lhal lhe practice
aise ernid end on te Wesl cnaai q
/ ba United States, bnl hardly hal ths
alrs sol under any thaA hf faei
temr known ihal j was realIs MIR
Ru1seye,fs Intention g base the eiN
sen bdliicships eircHmn slgai iht
aoha ht Trinidad tho 8fsl Of lhl
/ sayelles occurred Fhe oihgnis alia
lFen el the iltel WHrH welcomed viii
Il nnfWialliy slieh Hei b mark for 81
iceaeGus teenIieua and from iAa
'Ifme ou each succeeding nari tried S
aido ns Nredeceasofa Ihe elm4t
s. lstls'l aulaye oi pArlles and e.
fanligns uAdeVlNeilg eane Ia ANS
lfth rna 'aHap alihCash f wanla b
ilil.aAli sul lhe officers aud Men tOdN
Is sas ius who're l Wsa ihn pcopit
tried harflsl lp make their stay
peasant tne AmpHa ihe men i.9'
nealos flll alNavs he llishI mem
ery lor Z N8s lAere Ihal ihes Frs
came na their own ~ Che flp nni
al' entertainments were afganeed q
narlenla fcr ihe enlisted force j
was III loe Angeles ALEC mas Jim
ietfles elampipH ni the UufHl lel
prnea the sallarg boxing bnuls. aHs
mingled with them III ~ he.r spsfl
= frah Trinidad the sleel enlled mes