The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-20
YANTIC Is BACK
FROM LONG TRIP
TRAINING SHIP RETURNS AFTER
CRUISE IN WHICH 1T REcEIv-
ED HIGH HoNoRs AND
PRAISE.


ed slowly and majestically up Portage
Lake last might with signal lights
flashing. and with n broom flying from
the peak Of her foremast, indicating
that the ship had swept everything be-
fore It In the events of the cruise and
that Il had been honored above every
other vessel of the great lakes naval
reserve squadron. The hours of the
ships arrival was indefinite, il having
been looked for at any time during
the afternoon, but ii was not until
nearly 10 o'clock that her lights were
lake near Dollar Bay. The news of
her coming spread and i'm short time
"A large delegation OF friends and rela ?
ives of the sailor boys had gathered
on the dock to extend a welcome home
TO the returning mariners Among
those assembled was the ships mas
cot Jack" who had been left at home
and who barked a noisy greeting to his
friends as the boat slowly came along
side the dock and under the directions
OF Boatswain Nelson was soon made
fast The men were waiting with their
bags ready to hurry ashore and no
sooner was the boat locked than there
was "A general rush for "home."
All the officers and men of the
Yantic expressed themselves as be-
i1- well pleased with the cruise I'm
which the ship, by reason of the i'm
provements made during the past
year, exceeded even her splendid rec
ord of 1909. making good in every
event in which they participated. In
the imam overheard" drill at Buff
falo a week ago they were given first
place, the Gopher being disqualified
by reason of having placed a man
in the boat before the signal was
hoisting and Ardois work and for
other features of the maneuvers the
Yantic was given high praise, as well
as for the fine appearance Of her
decks and equipment.
The Yantic put into Marquette for
several hours yesterday. which ac-
counts for the boats late arrival here
last night. Had 10 come earlier there
would without doubt have been n
big crowd at the dock to welcome her
home from the cruise. A number Of
the Escanaba men on board left the
ship Mt Marquette and others de-
parted at the 500. the remainder
N NIL
leaving for their homes at Escanaba
this morning.
AdmiraI's Flag on Lake.
For the first time in history, an adj
mirals flag was unfurled To the
breeze on the Great Lakes Thursday.
The inspection board was the great
est i'm rank that had ever visited
any naval militia squadron and Is
the same board that is now visiting
the ships of the regular navy.
1t is headed by Rear Admiral
Chauncey Thomas the other members
being Commander Thomas Snowden,
Commander w. S. Smith, Commander
II. Stocker and Commander c. +.
Hughes. Commander White of the
bureau of engineering of the United
states navy at Washington also Wis
tied the ships of the fleet to inspect
their engines and boilers and he was
accompanied on his visits by Com
mander Nutting. inspector Of hulls.
The fleet anchored off Port Huron
Monday night and the inspection
board boarded the Wolverine early
Tuesday morning. After n visit to
the flagship, Admiral Thomas went to
the Nashville and Commander Smith
was assigned to the Gopher.
About $3.50 Tuesday morning. the
ships weighed anchor and steamed out
into Lake Huron. They were given
various maneuvers and signal drills
during the morning and the officers
stationed on the different ships made
their inspections.
The ships came to anchor about
O'clock Tuesday afternoon about TWEEN
ty-five miles from Port Huron and
the inspection board made its visits
to the different ships. Admiral
Thomas left the Nashville and pro-
tttutu 10 lnt 1dHtit. i''h Sh"' "
Austria. Gopher. Dorothea and VOL
VERNE in turn, remaining on the VOL
VERNE for the trip back to Port HUI
ron.
The visit OF the admiral to the
ships OF the fleet was made the oc-
casion of ceremony hitherto unknown
TO the Great Lakes. AS the admlrai
left each ship, the rear admiraTs sa-
lutte OF thirteen guns was fired. He
was received on each ship with All
the pomp and ceremony due his rank.
Although the visit of Governor
Harmon to the fleet did not material
lie Sunday, Governor Warner OF
Michigan made good on his prom
Use to visit the fleet at Detroit. He
went aboard two or three OF the
ships and saluted the others In pass
ing, they all In turn saluting him with
the governors salute of seventeen
guns.
The stay In Detroit was briet ana
no shore liberty was given the men,
A number of the Gopher men went
ashore Mt Port Huron Monday night
but the ships did not return to Port
Huron after the inspection TUESDAY
as was expected and that was the
only chance they had to Visit inc