The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-29
n BATTLESHIPS NOW HERE
= iRGEST NIHBER STNCF THE
~ DDN- ~ Iron SHOH
IN Imposing string In the River Ou ia"
Northern End Sf Manhattan SIIEcu-
IaIISn ~ 90 the winner al the Targets
Names the, beta are ar the idaho.

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was Just wear ago when the veSsrls OF
I this country and II several other Powers
assembled hen" 10 do honor TO the memory
OF HuCAsOn aud Frltun and after THAI ccl"-
! bration the vessels scattered. Son" We're
sent "a far stations. Others were laid .p
IN ordinary or for repairs. while others
went on cruises aud pract ,Sed war man
auvre-
NOT for a,year have there been So many
warships IA th~ harbor The flagship
Connecticut. ou which the commander
OF the squadron. Rear Admiral Seaton
Schroeder. hisS- hIs psnuant - IN the navy
ward and with her are the Michigan.
semi -dreadnought attached TO the frst
division 20 the squadron. and her sister
ship. the South Carolina. attached to the
second division The navy yard ~ con
sequsntly the headquarters Of the fleet
and there yesterday many visitors went
"a see the wonders OF the huge pieoss Of
fiRhtin machinery II IL with consider
able pride that all the officers and men
attached to these vessels show them To
visitors and they explain too a. carefully
as possible how they are worked. telling
of the big guns and their power. the smaller
zuns and the rapidty with which they
can be fired. the different auxiliary en-
gines used IN working the ships. their
signalling apparatus and the thousand
and one things that all work IN harmony
To make each vessel power for peace
and for war when needed.
The Delaware IN" most powerful vessel
in this fleet. ~ anchored ~ TompkinsvIli"
She. ~ attached To the iirst division and
- "a Dp.adnOught IN" has ten g.,
inch guns ia her tuTrets and these can all
he firpd on either side ~ me vessel stimuli
tan -ously and the weight Il each she'll
10 $50 pounds he UeiAwar.' and North
Dakota ~. SISTER ships and the only ~
Drraduought- IA commission N III" United
States Navy Others arr hr'iding. Tn.
North Dakota whil" On the Ihe-ap"akr
oap@s had an explosion Of uIi m her en GIN"
roum and after the practlr'' had ended
sh.. went t. Norfolk for repairs and " ~ !
,'ume to thus port later
III. Cuuu,.C' lcut ~ at home ~ the Brook !
lyn ward Sh. was nuiiJ then. and wa
completed IA lsr. Bruoklynlt~- take q !
special interest ~ this vessel and a. lrng I
a. she remains ~ the yard sh. will b" |
Cs.ntr,. If atiraCtlun. She mounts tour |
~ inch guns IA two turr-tS and has eight |
inch guns. twelve inch guns and |
twenty inch guns So that when IN" -
lighting she spiis steel trom every con
C-ivAhl- part. and her men can shoot
we'll 49, the - painted ga the harh-t'rS
show
Tia. vessels 81 the third and fourth dI-
visions arrived early Yesterday morning /
IL was Just about daylight when the look
nut Oh the tall tower At SANDY Hook
sighted the four vessels 81 the fourth
division Of the North Atlantic squadron
q nd At wasu lI'tle before - % ClucA Sh-n he
Minnesota pa s--d m she ~ the Aag-Ltp
u Rear Admiral Joseph Is MurdoCN and
~ Commsuds-d bv uIurnandrr MlluAm =
sims who - said To he the uuug --t uau
IA charge ~ "A bsttlr-hIU. and a ragsh.i
at that IN the navy Following the
Minnesota Was the vermont Capt Walter
Mclean. the Mississippi. capt William
Fullam. and the Idaho. Capt Hertz ..
Dunn
his division steamed SLOWLY w the
haTDOT pasangO uarantiue az 4 ~, . clOck
and then on uU tue river. giving many Of
'h. early commuters opportunities To- 500
them a : the commit crossed III" river
Ia the i-rryboats The WarshIps con
ttuued On up the Hudson River Nh"I,
they anchored astsrn OF the tire" N--s-ls
Of III. SECOND division. which ~ com
na ndsd hN Rear Admiral hari--
Nr,--land Those three are the sgshIu
Louisiana. Capt Albert q NIuIrrnal'-r
the Kansas. Capt Charles } badge. and
the New Hampshire. capt Thomas =
Rodgers The fourth vessel ~ thI- d.
vision the South tarolina. Capt Augustus
, t-ch'e-r ~ ia th. navy ward
The tuuTh dINi-iun had hardly got
INTO the hArhor when -uoKt. showing
above the -Ouf hgTn horizon told thar |
he third division Was nearing port The
Nebraska was leading Rear Admiral
samuel y Comfy having transferred Ia
flag that vessel from th. Georgia The
4 ~ h.. FFl.. . I
hsr Twelve inch guns while practising
and yh- has gone to the Norfolk yard
fUT new giu. Capt. John !. Newton
, commands the Nebraska. Following her
Grifien and then came the Virginia
I ait James II GlennOn These three
big yes-.ir each displa"ing I5.sO tons
aud mounting iwent y-iour glIn-. steamed |
PAST OuarantIn- az Sp O'Clock They
fulluwed the uthrrs up the rIyer aud
anchored. the first vessel being N the
foot Of Nin-t ysiNt h street ami lie Their
y attending almost mp 20 SPnyten Duyvil
The blg anchors Of th. baitle-hlp- had
hardly -pis-hed into ths wafer when
launches wep- lowered ANA the fret 1T ,
hos having liberty headsd for The dif |
ferent landings OfficsrS aud men came
ashore - stretch their legs. - get -On,
rest from their hard work and - $500 the
II ghts.
k-ar Admiral Schroeder has ordered 3,
: 1at 49, many men a. possIbi. b.' allowed
liberty from each snip and only sufficient =
10 care for each vessel are left on board
Many Oi the men talked - the work done
ut the targets Al ar" enthusiastic about
the sxpertneSs ~ the american Ruuuer
- nd are satisfied that when the Saw I,..
Iartmsnt tells what was done ~ will bs
seen IN AZ the blg wdT-ut 80 10 well handled .
SuInr think ~ a. ~" hig Della wave. hIs wen
the coveted I-unau' WLfrh d.--iRnat--
which - IN" best shooting sing "a the. fleet !
The delaware men th-m--Is'- - think tha .
'h-v have won from Capt pr0y" down !
i.u' tH'. of,cefH gud men IN fi- idaho p
''IuE 'Ga' when ever thing - considered .
o.. 49, h.. ~ 'ta department the p.uuaLr
Wul 70 10 that vessel
Ute biu.It, k-t- are rather nd -ulff
.- .'.ri.I Published which futltuar.. ft.'
or -D.a a. they reached -lur" they la.
''JI i/-d saloons and other resorts and
i,ad' things lively The AMERICAN man .b
Wu'-Tsu is prugd 81 Li- position H-
I, proud - his ship amt e 'l. navy aud
ti..r.. ave few who Wi.l do auvfttuE fu
ttr ~ Disgrace Or dIs,....itf So th,. sailor
Al day long visitors wer. tsk"u 20 'i"
anchored 10 BE liver and fF,.
aver tst''U-u VII reap e rich harvest
v nll" thp feet - ~ port
There II - Chnnr' that tho ftrpuD-.,,l
,.r lt-'. 30 ID" Ned Ii"rTau-lp usgIrf.ug
aItuf NGvstuBp- 1 may hot bss u.8Ga .