The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-23

Admiral Evans. on the journey around
fire degree Of harmonious action. Ad-
niiral Sperry put on the finishing touches.
One ship Missing.
One OF the ships that started out at
San Francisco is missing. II Is the hos
pItsl ship Relief, over which such .
bitter war vas waged Surg Gen. Rixey
lamentsd that the feet had to get along
without the Relief or some other hos
pital ship IN the South American trip. It
had the Relief when IL left San Fran
cisco. It no longer has that auxiliary
She lies in Manila practically condemned.
She was a rolling. pitching thing. and
al times II seemed as if she must cap
size How any sick man could be com
Portable on her was a mystery. They
tried 10 send her home from Manila. She
got caught IN a typhoOn and also caught
fire and broke down completely. and had
a narrow escape from laundering.
Since that time the fleet has gotten on
very well without her in caring FOR the
sick. A large amount OF money was
spent in reftting her Hospital ships
may he good things IN their way. but L
is a cold fact that the Atlantic fleet got
on JUST % VA MIALOAL Ollr AZ Will DltEs
in fact better. when one considers that
the one the feet did have was Unsea-
worthy
Remarkable a. has been the perform
ance Of the battle ships Of the feet. to an
auxiliary. the little Yankton. must be
awarded the palm for achievement. This
little yacht % geo tons. a tender for the
admiral. has gone around the world
under circumstances that are amazing.
She has weathercd all storms. has had 10
run into almost twice the number OF ports
thas the feet has. so that she could Sc
cure coal. and although she has been
tossed about like a biscuit. she has come
through every trust and has been always
on the Job. Scarcely bigger than an
0cean-g0ing tug she has held her OWN
under the most trying circumstance. Her
hardships have been real and her per-
Torrance little short Of wonderful II
the Hmelight Of stirring performances is
10 rest or any vessel on the great cruise.
It should rest OF the plucky little Xank-
! ton.
Not Entirely Intact.
The feet did not return entirely intact
as 10 ships There were two battle ships
in It, the Wisconsin and the Nebraska
that did not start out from Hampton
/ Roads. They took the places Of the Maine
Z and Alabama al san Francisco. II was
thought that the Maine and Alabama did
not have sufficient coal endurance for the
Australian trip. owing 10 their need oi
repairs. They came home in advance. but
. the Maine came out 20 meet her former
/ coHeag CUES OF the feet and held her head
I'D high once more as flagship. bearins
+ Admiral Arnold's pennant- Hence. Of tbs
/ sixteen ships that came in directly with
/ Admiral SperTy only fourteen had made
+ the 'round-the-world trip. One. with Ad-
miral Arnold. had made the trip bat by q
/ shortened route
There were many changes in command
/ ers- Two Of the adnirals that started
4 with the fleet from Hampton Roads
Evans and Emory-have retired, one ad
miral. the genial Thomas. IS dead. Tvv,
OF the captains that started around ar
I also dead-NcCrea, Of the Georgia an,
! Merriam, OF the Missouri Schroeder
! Wainwright, and Potter. who started q
I captains, have become admirals on tn,
+ cruise. Six OF the fourteen shius tina
made the round trip have different com
/ handing officers from those a. the be
/ ginning.
And so the great fleet has come homl
/ from the great cruise Naval men declar,
I that Il has been emphatically q pawn,
4 investment There are reams. upon .ream
Of reports, on this and that subject. as ,
I result Of the cruise. either fled or abou
10 he fled in the Navy Department Il
/ Washington, which viii have 10 be di
gested. and there can be no doubt tina;
/ IL the opinions Of those who 90 TO sea o.
American war ships are taken TO hear
by those who run the bureaus, the nav
Of the United States ought TO be a diff
ferent and better navy than II has bee
| before. VIII those reports be pigeon
holed OF viii the suggestion be acte
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