The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-11
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be aanouncd. Visitors viii probably
be welcomed twice daily.
Here Ten Days.
The squadron will lie here about ten
days and will then steam out for
maneuvers. These maneuvers, which
will be participated in by all of the
ships in the squadron, will last about
seven or eight days. During that time
the. conditions of wartime ,naner, er-
ing will be very closely followed.
At the completion of the maneuver-
ing cruise, the ships will return to har-
Dor and commence coaling in prepare
ton for the run to the Philippines.
A considerable stop win be made
here after the completion of the
maneuvering cruise, as the squadron
will not depart for the Orient until
October 5. Much of the time will be
given mp to shore leave, as there viii
be some hard work on hand for Off
GERS and men when Philippine waters
are reached.
Battle Practice in Philippines.
In the Philippines the ships will un-
dergo the required amount of battle
practice, that is, target practice I'M
der conditions as nearly approximat-
ing those of actual warfare as is pos
sible without the vessels being actual
ly under fire. Ships will be cleared
for action, everything infiammable or
easily splintered will be packed away,
and the watchdogs of the sea will
steam forth, stripped of all but the
most necessary equipment
In the course of the practice, the
broadsides will be fred repeatedly, thus
giving recruits taste of what it means
to be on a man-ofwar in action.
Two Die in Steam.
But one serious accident marred the
trip here from the Coast, but that ac-
cident cost two enlisted men their lives.
Wednesday night, boiler tube on the
u. S. S. California exploded, and G. +.
MeDermott, ordinary seaman, and l..
M. Liptsky, coal passer, were SO badly
scalded that they died almost lmmedi-
ately.
News of the accident was at once
| flashed to the Naval Station here, ana
the mothers of the accident victims
were apprised of the sad news. They
are Mrs. Mary McDermott, No. 994
Home street, Bronx, New York City,
and Mrs Mary Liptsky, No. COOS Latf1n
street, Chicago.
Minor Mishap.
Two DAYS out from Honolulu, the
West Virginia sustained a minor ms
hap, which necessitated lying-to for re
pairs. These repairs were quickly
| made, however, and the flagship of the
| second division put on increased speed
reaching here in time to dock with the
| rest of the squadron.
Sailed Sunday Last.
The squadron sailed from San Fran
cisco at o'clock last Sunday after
noon. Heavy fogs were encountered
| lust outside the harbor, but the ships
soon passed through them, and from
then on the weather was clear, enabling
high rate Of speed to be maintained
without danger.
| Fine weather was encountered all the
way across, though it was somewhat
| cool Two days ago the seamen donned
white working clothes, but 1t was not
| until Thursday that the officers dis
| carded their blue uniforms IN favor OF
| white. There was but little sea, anC
| the great ships rode as comfortably a:
| thew would have inside a harbor.
| Though the average speed was liz;
knots, some of the ships made consid
cradle better time part of the way
/ After the accident to the west Virginia
| that vessel crowded on steam and KEEP
up rate Of 1875 knots for period o.