Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-08-26
Mr.. WINTHROP
WILL SEE WORK
assistant SECRETARY OF THs
NAVY COMING TO WITNESS
TARGET PRACTICE.
PLACE OF ROuGH WATER
New Hampshire Jeins Squadren-ids-
no and Mississippi Getting sup
pIies-Have Devised New Target

NORFOI -Speciail-HaVing com
Melted adjustment of her gunsighS
and the taking of stores sent from inc
Norfolk navy yard. the oattieship
New Hampshire weighed anchor in
Hampton Roads early Friaay anu
passed 10 sea At Ills O'Clock. Jolneo
NV Rear Admiral ScLroeder's battle
shin fleet on the southern drill
grounds in "A continuation Thursday OF
of its statiary record target practice
The battleship Idaho still receiving
ammunition and other stores from
Norfolk was joined in the hoaos-
1 bv the battleship Mississippi. which.
! leaving the fleet az the conclusion OF
practices and cvolntions. dropped an
/ Choir i'm Lynn Haven Roads under lee
of Cape Henry. fer the night.
The fleets target work ana Eeh-
mi r,aneuvers we're I'm smooth water
yrith "A wind OF but eight miles an
hour from the southwest. Inc ue-
sired ocean swell with rouSh ""'St
conditions which prevailed during inc
srst mart of the week has disappeared
TOR the tim. being but a brisk vino,
liable az any time. will bring re
a turn OF such conditions as are neeueo
for the scheduled work yet before
the Schroeder feet.
Secretary winthrop Coming.
IL seer,s 10 be now generally So-
canfpG aboard the SHIPS va NA'
ne that Acting Secretary OF the Navy
o. peekraan Winthrop is coming TO VII
90 moss the battle practice target
- rork next week and the officers ana
p,sz are much pleased ar tins. rep
Il, arations are being made Dy an OF,
.al shipboard for best possible WORK ana
RI demonstrations when the se'ie'"i ,
on arrives. ,. ,.,,.,s
81 In addition 20 the torpedo boats
10 N5cbolson and O'IBrien. 20 b. fired upoi
las targets while I'm tow Of naval tugs
,,s about the drill grounds. there ha
an been constructed at the Norfolk var
- ,.b.t il known as 'battieship pracuc
r,a barce 40 -" which VIII oe USE
for like purpose. This barge Is pun
,nt- rather in the shape Of torpedo ooa
M. and. while the projectiles hred upO
me Nicholson and O'Brien viii I
as aimed principally AT canvas stretche
-, .1off between improvised masts j
- stalled on the Cork-filled little Vessei
80, tbe gums OF the great ships can
(, Of aimed directly on barge No. =
ss,iof sinkine OF which would not be
ence great loss. ,
Ell work Entirely Satisfactory.
Ona' ,o,,,rte brought 10 Old Point frC
,be fleet al sea are 20 the effect Il
,1,,- the crews OF the various SHIPS
!, to- well and thus far things are proSre
81 ing most satisfactorily 10 the CO
attar mander-in-chief
vo,l5 The Hornet, still acting In place
$50 tbe Yankton as message and
80 boat leaves Old Point Comfort ey
80 morning at 7:15, carrying to the .
=, ~ ships mail and kilograms and s
~ sunplies OF fresh meats and veg
ID, u bles as may be required by the Il
-erles vidual vessels.
iist The batteship Missouri IS eNpe'
- IN ioin the Schroeder fleet In u
nLict waters September l.
- The collier Mars. which retuIhe
..... Hampton Roads Thursday night
'''7 Lowing her official speed and en-
..1.. once tests OF this coast, came 10
.,t-,s Norfolk yard to test her coal
Go ~ charging powers. The naNai
hoard was still on the Mars witne'
,b. tbe final tests of the ship
,,,,r.l, The Seventeenth and Forty
,,,. .ompanies. Coast Artillery. when
-, heen i'm target practice at Fort
roe Tor the past two weeks. VIII
~ tbe camp and return 10 Fort Was hln
l. Ma. their regular post Ihelr
are an target practice has been
900, r. SATISFACTORY 90 Colonel William
81, s,q- Coffin. their commanding ohce'