Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-09
CAPTAIN OF GEORGIA
SUSPENDED BY NAVY
CAPTAIN QUALTRoUGH is FOUND
GUILTY OF INTOxICATION, IS
SUSPENDED FOR SIX MONTHS.
ssTs REDUCED 20 NUMBERS.

GIBRALTAR. Feb 6.-With the band
an hoard playing Home. Sweet Home.
the fleet OF sixteen battleships under Rear
ADMIRAL Sperry left Gibraltar at IL
O'Clock this morning for Hampton Roads
on the last lap of its famous arouna-the-
world cruise Of E2-0oo miles
One hour later the vessels were Wen
clear Of the land and steaming westward
IN double column formation at speed OF
ten knots an hour.
Thev WIN follow the southern route 10
HAMPTON Roads. distance OF s.oo niles
ana about 100 miles OF the American
coast they Will be met and escorted nome
BY the third squadron OF the AuahuS
feet under Rear Admiral Arnoio-
Captain Is Removed
Captain Edward F. ouaitrough, Of the
battleshlp Georgia. having been Iounu
x,iiltv BY courtmartiai Of being intoXi-
rafed while on duty, and OF conduct pref
JUDICIAL to the good Of the navy. has been
suspended from duty for six months win
An additional punishment OF the loss OF
ten numbers in rank
Rear-Admirai Sperry. commandeI-h-
chief OF the Atlantic battleship fleet Whieh
starts on it's homeward voyage today mas
approved the nnding Of the court martial
ruf the secretary OF the navy must take
ofnciai action on the Recommendation
for loss Of numbers.
CAPTAIN ouaItrough has been detached
from the feet and ordered home he VIII
20 a. passenger on the Georgia Lieu
tenant Commander George W. Kline, VINO
was placed in command OF the Georgia
win continue in command on the nome
ward journey.
ON Last Run of Cruise
me American battIeship aeet composed
OF sixteen warships. is now on It's ram
Gus cruise around the world II lelt
Hampton Roads December 16. 1907. anu
when It again anchors in that port Eeo-
ruarv =. il will have been gone one year
and stxty-eight days No accident mas
marked the progress Of the greatest
armed feet that ever made such long
VOYAGE. Tie cruise has been in every re-
sDect an nnQuaIified success.
The trfp has been watched with the
greatest interest by all foreign powers
and wherever the vessels called South
America Australia. Japan. China, Cey-
Ion. Egypt and the ports Of the hedlter-
ranean. the officers and men have oeeh
given hearty official and private welcome
Changes in Officers
rhe Meet left Hampton Roads under
Admiral Robley ID. Evans. who conducted
A as far as san Francisco.
Rear-AdmiraI Charles n. Thomas then
took command, but he was succeeded
NAV IS by Rear-Admiral Sperry, who
brought the vessels home.
Rear-Admiral Arnold's third squadron
Of the Atlantic fleet, consisting OF the bat
tleships Maine. Mississippi. New Hamp-
shire and Idaho. and the scout cruisers.
Chester. Birmingham and Salem, will
meet Admiral sperry's fleet I'm the Allan
tic about q thousand miles from the coast
and then with Admiral Arnold's ships as
an escort, the worId-tOuring vessels viii
proceed toward Hampton Roads where
they win be received by President Roose-
veit on Washington's birthday.
Weather Was Ideal
The weather conditions at the time OF
departure were glorious. The sky was
without a cloud and there was just
enough breeze 20 curl the crests OF the
sunnooded waves. Nothing could have
surpassed the beauty OF the marine pic
frre as the American Armada weighed
from the shadows Of the tower rock OF
Gibraltar and moved out into the sea.
The difficult operation Of getting the six
teen huge battleships out Of the narrow
war basin OF the port and under way. was
accomplished with a skill and perfection
az maneuvering and detail which won the
admiration Of all the foreign naval men
who Witnessed the proceedings critically
from land and sea Admiral Sperry d.
rected the whole operation from the after
bridge Of the Connecticut.
At So O'Clock the signal. to
unmoor was given and the great chains
holding the ships TO the buOys were lOos-
ened one BY one until the vessels were
held to their anchorage by only single
stand. At $50 n stream OF multi-colored
signal flags on the flagship communicate
ed the order 20 get under way to the
Georgia. the Nebraska. the New Jersey.
e Rhode Island and the Virginia, lying
at the rear OF the basin.
As the flags came iuttering down five
minutes later the designated battleships
cast on their last lines and. like freed le-
vfathans seeking escape. they SLOWLY
swung their noses in the direction Of the
breaches IN the breakwater. Twisting
and turning 10 the changing Of engine
gongs they crept out. the Georgia lead
ing the way with Lieutenant Commander
George w Kline on the bridge.