Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-04
Battle Practice Continued Yesterday
Under Disadvantage.
SCOUT CRUISERS REACH GROUNDS
Thlrteen-eun salute Announces Ar
rival Of Birmingham and Salem
Night Target Practice Enaag-
ed II.

The Atlantic fleet continued battle
target pruaotice. manoeuyers and gem
eral evolutions on the Southern drili
grounds yesterday under less advan-
tageCus conditions than on yesterday,
The day dawned with clear skies bur
these grew into cloudiness with an
early haze formation over the ocean.
The feet continued /tect during the
day, however. with one exception.
the absent ship being the armored
cruiser Montana. which had put into
Hampton Roads fer coal and stores,
as well as for the adjustment OF gun
sights.
. The scout cruisers birmingham and
Salem from Boston. appeared On the
drill grounds during the day this
arrival being announced by salute of
IS guns to Rear Admiral Schroeder.
fleet commander. The hattleship Mis-
souri,. from Provlncetown. is the next
vessel expected.
FIotiiIa Coming.
The torpedo fiotilla of IL boats UNI
der Lieutenant Commander f. y.
Freeman. which Is now coaling and
taking On stores at the Norfolk navy
yard will proceed TO Hampton Roads
late Saturday. and from there to the
drill grounds early Monday. The tor
pedo boat Porter. which broke down
enroute from Newport. r l.. TO these
waters. must receive repairs before
she can Join her sister boats in fleet
completed early next week.
The body of Seaman Albert Anier-
son, who was kiSed by the rebound
ing of broken hawser while the
Porter was in tcw of the torpedo
boat McDonough at sea Thursday
night. was today claimed by Emil
Ericsson 80 Lawrence street. Bloom
field. y. j.. and Anderson's body viii
be sent TO Bloomfield for interment.
1t will be accompanied by four 81
his shipmates from the Porter.
After-dsrk Target Work.
The vessels OF the feet engaged
again last night in afterdark target
work, using the dismantled torpedo
boats O'Brien ana Nicholson as tns
objects fired upon. The searchlighl
reflections from the ships were visi-
BILE and the firing of the big guns
could be heard for several hours on
the seashore
The fleet, while making some prep
arations for its departure from south
ern waters about September % for
the Hudson-Fulton celebration al
New York. still has considerable
more practice work scheduled here
After the stay OF the battleshipsi
cruisers. torpedo beats and other YES
sells of the feet IL New York harbar
they will dispense and proceed about
October to various navy yards for
docking. overhauling aud the compile
ton Of alterations which were not FIN
ished prior to the summer rendezvous
OF the battleships at Provincetown
Mass.
Rendezvous Here In November.
The vessels will rendezvous IN
Hampton Roads again In November,
when they are expected to be re-
viewed by the President who comes
to Norfolk to attend the annual con-
cention of the Inland WATERWAYS Con-
gress and also TO speak at the Hamp-
ton Norma! School for Indians and
Negroes.
For three weeks after their No
vember rendezvous the ships viii be
engaged in tactical exercises of the
coast with Hampton Roads as their
base.
They will depart about January ,
for Guantanamo Bay. Cuba. for mid
winter maDeouvers-