Evening journal., 1910-10-03
DELAWARE
ON WAY HERE
DreadnauGht Begins Sail From
TOmkinSViIIe for Deep
Water Point
CAPTAIN COVE APPROVES
CELEBRATION PROGRAM

The battleship Delaware is now on
its way along the Atlantic coast,
bound for the Deep Water Point, in
the Delaware river, below the mouth
Of the Christiana river, where it will
anchor. and on Wednesday receive
the silver service, the gilt OF the peo-
pie of the State. On board the yes
sci is Josiah Marvel, yice-chairman OF
the battleship committee of the Will
mington Board OF Trade, and he and
Captain c. A. Cove are now going over
the plans arranged for the presenta-
! tiOn of the silver service and other
gifts, and the festivities attending the
/ presentations. Mr.. Marvel boarded
the battleship at Tomkinsville last
night
The vessel, under favorable condi-
tions, will arrive at Deep Water
Point about noon tomorrow The
big vessel, which draws thirty feet
of water, will come up the river at
/ high tide. High tide at Lewes to-
morrow will be at 7.39 o'clock, at
which time the start up the river will
( be made. High tide at the mouth Of
the Christiana river will be at 1929
noon, about which time the vessel is
expected to reach Deep Water Point.
Captain Harry V. Lyons, one of the
best known and most efficient of
pilots Of the Delaware bay and
river. has been chosen to bring the
warship up the river. His task will
not be an easy one when it is con-
sidered that the vessel draws thirty
/ feet OF water and the channel in the
river at some places is less than
thirty feet at low water.
| Mr.. Marvel is expected to keep the
battleship committee here posted as
to the progress made by the war
] ship, by wireless, so that the COM
mittee will know just about what time
the vessel will reach Deep Water
( Point. The City Of Wilmington, Of
the Wilson Line, has been placed at
/ the disposal OF the members of the
committee, who will meet at Fourth
street wharf at 1890 o'clock to-mor-
row morning preparatory to making
the trip to the boat. The City OF
Wilmington viii leave the wharf az
IL o'clock and proceed down IN,
river until IL meets the Delaware. ans
will then turn aud come back witt
1t 10 Deep Water Point.
! Official Program Out.
The official program, which wa
arranged at a meeting of the commit
tee in the Office of Josiah Marvel. an,
taken by the latter to New York
when he left here to join Captain Gov
on the battleship, has been approve
by the latter, Captain Horace Wilson
chairman of the battleship committee
having received a wireless message
, from Mr.. Marvel last night to tina
effect.
The program follows:
: TUESDAY.
Members Of the committee assembl'
at Fourth street wharf at Ills o'clock
! and from there proceed to pay III
formal call upon Captain Cove.
This committee consists of Horac'
Wilson, chairman; Josiah Marvel
vice-chairman; L. Scott Townsend
treasurer: George II. McGovern, sec
retary; Thomas r. Bayard. William
G.. Coke, Charles S. Gawthrop, William
II. Heald, William W. Lobdell, Willari
e Salisbury, George W. Sparks, Alfrel
Y d. Warner, Charles X. Miller, Henr
z. c. Conrad, Thomas o. Cooper, T. {
d dupont, George Gray, Edgar N
d Hopes, John S. Rossell, Preston lie
J. and J. Harvey Spruance.
The committee will be accompanie
by representatives of the Wilmingto
Club, the Wilmington Country Clu
and the Wilmington Yacht Club, VIII
will in person extend the privilege
z of the clubs to the captain and hi
officers.
e The committee. on behalf Of the Wi
e mington Country Club, Will be Al
l. drew c. Gray, Willard A. Speakma
a. and Elmer Z. Mitchell; the committe
e on behalf Of the Wilmington Gu
y will be Alexis /. dupont, James
Nields and Robert Pennington. and i
Ie behalf of the Wilmington Yacht clu
N is Commodore Pusey.
AT 215 o'clock automobiles Will b
le at Fourth street wharf to convey Car
/ tain Cove and staff TO the Clayto
ID House. where he will pay formal ca
L upon Governor Pennewill at his heat
quarters, and the automobiles wi
he then convey Captain Cove and HI
lie staff back to Fourth street wharf.
n At 3.15 o'clock the governor and HI
+ stan will proceed TO the U. ). ). De
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