New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-05
BIG FLEET GOES SOUTH
OFF FOR HAMPTON ROADS.
To Practise Outside Virginia CdpeS
-WILiams Sent to Boston.

Provincetown Mass. Aug. 4.-Qu!etly and with
out display the battleshps OF the North Atlantic
fleet which have been practising In cape COD Bay
for the last month steamed OF this harbor late
to-day bound for Hampton Roads. Va on the
Virginia Capes they will supplement their practice
in the calm waters of Cape Cod Bay with
manoeuvres and other work under rougher condi-
tons The battleshp Maine alone of the sixteen
vessels composing the fleet remained behind 1t
considered inexpedient for the Maine to pro-
coed until various minor repairs had been effected
These the batleshp will receive at the Portsmouth
Navy Yard. where she will go in few days.
The battleshps were preceded in their departure
by the hotilla of eleven torpedo boats. 1t was
planned to give these sombre little craft a run at
full speed when a certain distance out.
The larger vessels left in single file headed by the
Connecticut. flagship of Rear-Admiral Schroeder
Following al intervals. and giving the Cape
shore the same wide BERTH came the other battle
ships OF the four divisions in the following order:
The Kansas. the Vermont. the Louisiana. the Min
nesota. the Idaho. the Mississippi. the New Hamp-
shire. the Ohio. the Georgia, the Nebraska, the
New Jersey. the Rhode Island the Virginia and the
Wisconsin 1t took nearly three-quarters OF an
hour for all 10 leave the harbor
When State Policeman Ernest Bradford went out
TO the feet to-day to make further representations
regarding the desired arrest by the state police OF
David w. Williams. mess attendant. Rear-Admi-
raj Schroeder Informed him that Williams had been
sent to Boston on board the cruiser Prairie Admit
raj Schroeder said that Williams would be Kept in
custody on board the battleshp Missouri at Boston
until the naval board Of inquiry had completed It's
Investigation into the death of Harrison H. Fos-
ter. which followed a boxing bout with Williams
on the battleship Vermont Friday night last
Officer Bradford later left for Boston
Washington. Aug. 4.-The question whether David
W. Williams. OF Marietta, Ga. the negro mess
attendant the battleship Vermont, wanted by
the Massachusetts authorities the charge OF
manslaughter following the death of Harrison H.
Foster as the result Of boxing bout last Fri
day, shall be surrendered to them is being consld-
cred by the judicial officers of the Navy Depart
ment Final decision by the department will be
deferred until the written report Of the board OF
Inquiry reaches Washington. Admiral Schroeder
has telegraphed briefly the opinion OF the board
and this is that Foster died Of cerebral hemorrhase
resulting from s fall during boxing bout The
board found that blame attached TO any one
II was explained at the Navy Department to-day
that where a person aboard ship OF the navy Is
charged with murder a court martial has jurisdic-
ton TO try him only in cases where the offence
took place outside Of the three-mile territorial
waters Of the United States II manslaughter be
charged the naval authorities have jurisdiction any
whore the offence is committed.