Evening journal., 1910-10-04
Sea Fighter Makes Safe
Trip Up River and is
Now at Anchor Off City
WIRELESS MESSAGES
ANNOUNCE ARRIVAL
Wen, she is herel


and not too deep channel of
the Delaware river, under the
manipulation of one of the most skill
full of the rivers navigators, the
United States ship Delaware dropped
anchor at Deep Water Point. opposite
Wilmington, about 1890 o'clock this
morning and there majestically rides
calmly at anchor, awaiting the pre-
sentation on behalf of the residents
of Delaware of a beautiful silver ser
vice, and TO receive from various so
cieties gifts Of paintings of Delaware's
naval heroes, flags of battle and of
peace, and comfort bags"
Really there was some question as
to whether this Dreadnaught Della
ware. with her immense draft, would
be able to proceed without accident
to Wilmington. The battleship draws
as much water as there is depth TO
the river channel in places at low
tide. Because of this, the big fighter,
SIS feet long, had TO be coaxed and
cajoled through turns and past shoals
like a most dainty child.
To Captain Harry V. Lyons, one of
the best Of the many good fellows who
live in Lewes, and one of the ablest
pilots on the river, fell the honor and
the anxiety of taking this largest Of
battleships that ever nayigated the
Delaware bay and river up to Will
mington.
Because Of the immense draft Of
the battleship. the trip the greater
part Of the way from Kits Hammock
to Wilmington had to be made on flood
tide. Otherwise there would have
been too much risk of the Delaware
poking her steel prov into one of the
shoals or mud OF sand banks that
line the rivers course. Captain
Lyons stood his trick at the wheel
all the way up from Lewes. Never
for a moment did he relax vigilance,
tooling the mammoth sea fighter this
way or that on the various ranges,
and trying his best to hold the Della
ware in the middle of the channel.
Navigation from Port Penn up was
all the more dangerous because of the
suction caused by the small depth OF
water between the hull and the rivers
bottom. Especially was this a grave
element after leaving Fort Delaware
for the channel there is mean" ac-
cording TO river men. Didn't the
big auxiliary Prairie ram her nose
into the mud there early this yeal
while laden with marines for Near
auga? But Captain Lyons finally
threaded his way through and reach
ed Wilmington in safety shortly aftel
10 o'clock. At least he got as neal
Wilmington as was intended.
Sent a Wireless.
Josiah Marvel is on the Delawar,
as guest of Captain Cove. He mad,
the trip all the way from New York
Last night the Delaware rode a
anchor in the ocean southeast o
Lewes. Mr.. Marvel sent through
wireless about the arrival there. Thi
morning at o'clock the United Wire
less station on the DUPONT buildini
picked up another wireless from MI
Marvel to Captain Horace Wilson
chairman of the battleship commit
tee.
will arrive shortly before H." MI
Marvel wired to Captain Wilson
Having a bully time"
Captain Wilson wired back his con
gratulations. About $50 o'clock tn
Delaware was reported off Reed
Island, and making her way grace
fully up the river with Wilmingto
as a goal.
Captain Wilson received anothe
wireless at 1915 "Approachin
moorings now" This had a goo
sound, for it meant that the trip L
the river had been made safely.
Greeted by Committee.
Captain Wilson and the member
OF the battleship committee and reT
resentatives Of several organization
went out TO extend a formal greetin
TO Captain Cove and the officers {
the battleship shortly before nool
The party left Fourth street wha'
at 11.15 o'clock on the steamer Gil
of Wilmington. The silver had bee
taken from Millard F. Davis store
the wharf and was placed aboard tf
steamer to be conveyed TO the battl,
ship to-day. so that it could be a.
ranged in place on the Delaware fC
to-morrow's ceremonies. II was col
veyed in boxes and cases, and W;
thoroughly protected.
Among those who went out TO q
battleship we're Captain Horace Wi
son. L. Scott Townsend and George
McGovern, chairman. treasurer al
secretary, respectively of the commi
tee; Mayor J. Harvey Spruance. Co
gressman William H. Heald. form
Governor Preston Lea, Charles
lard Salisbury. George w. Spark
Charles r. Miller. John 5. Rosse
Dr. Thomas o. Cooper and Edgar
Hopes.
Representatives Of different orgar
cations that will assist in entertainil
Captain Cove and the battleshir
officers. who were in the party to e
tend greeting we're Andrew G. Ora
willard A. Speakman and Elmer
Mitchell, OF the Wilmington Count
Club; Alexis l. DUPONT James
Nields and Robert Pennington. Of [
Wilmington Club. and Edward
Pusey, Joseph Pusey and Enoch
Moore, Jr.. of the Wilmington Vac
Club.
Others IN the party included Phi
NJ. Colbert. secretary, and Charles
Bush, of the Y NJ. c. A.; Millard
Davis and Theodore Dixon.
The ceremony aboard the Delawa
was brief and somewhat informal. \
Marvel introduced the members
the party to Captain Cove and
officers, and Mayor Spruance a
Captain Wilson extended a greeti
TO the captain and officers and assur
them they would be cordially welco
ed by the city OF Wilmia gton and
the committee and tho different