The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-02-01
PACIFIC FLEET IN
HARB0R AGAIN
CONTINUED from Page one

kCOntinueu from rage One.)
erton in company with the Tennessee.
Two eases of variola, or mild smallpox,
broke out recently and when it was
seen that it WAS really smallpox the
commander-in-chief decided TO send the
vessel in ahead of the remainder of the
feet.
AT four O'Clock the Tennessee, in the
van of the cruisers, arrived off port.
The other vessel steamed up in single
column formation and took positions
outside while the Tennessee steamed up
the channel. AS she arrived opposite
the Myrtle boathouse the naval station
battery fired salute Of thirteen guns
which was returned gun for gun by the
flagship. The vessel came slowly into
the harbor. On the end of the wharf
a company Of marines from Camp Very
was drawn up, and as they presented
arms the drums were ruffled and the
Hawaiian band played several inspir-
ing airs. The big ship had little room
in which to maneuver inside the slip,
owing to loaded coal barges being on
one side. While making fast at the
bow the stem swung around and struck
the stem of the U. s. lighthouse tender
Kukui, crushing in the rail and break
ing the Flagstaff.
Slight Mishap.
The Maryland came in and started to
go into the slip on the opposite side,
but she became unmanageable and her
bow swung with force against the side
| of the wharf breaking the new side
| timbers and stringers. She was finally
brought alongside without further mis-
| hap.
Two cruisers took positions on either
side of the Alakea wharf.
Transfer Flag Saturday.
On Saturday Admiral Sebree will
transfer his flag from the Tennessee
ito the California, and will make his
home aboard that vessel until he hauls
his flag down for the last time on Feb
ruary 10 in San Francisco bay.
Captain Benson, chief of staff, stated
last evening that on the cruise from
Yokohama here there had been no ac.
cidents. Considerable time was spent
| in towing vessels, being a part of the
scheduled maneuvers. The towing was
quite satisfactory. The Washington
lowed the Pennsylvania at rate of
six and sixth-tenths knots per hour,
| the engines of the latter cruiser not
moving at the time. The Maryland
was towed for about three days. Her
| engines are in need of extensive re-
pairs while here. In fact there are
many repairs to be made to about all
the vessels, but there are no serious
defects in any machinery in the fleet
| The feet engineer, Lieutenant Com
mander Clark, visited each one of the
cruisers, while en- route from Yokoha-
ma, being transferred by small boats
Swift Pace From Here.
The cruisers will hit a good pace
after leaving Honolulu, the orders be.
ing to maintain at least sixteen knots
per hour. This will send the feet along
at faster rate than the liners gen.
orally make. 1t will be the last burst
of speed which the fleet, in its entirety,
is expected to make before the cruise
comes to close.
The only change among the captains
was on the Colorado. Captain Moore
was taken i'll at Manila and was re-
lieved by Captain V. s, Nelson.
Midshipman Austin's Case.
Midshipman Austin of The South
Dakota, who married Miss Mayme
| Inv btty pOLoic INC hccb odll-
ed from here last fall, and who, ac-
cording to dispatches from Washing
ton, was dismissed from the navy for
violating the executive order prohibit
ing midshipmen from marrying, is still
on duty aboard the South Dakota.
Captain Benson stated yesterday that
the commander-in-ch had not receiv.
ed official notification of the dismissal
and until such had reached him he
could not say what the midshipman Is
fate would be.
The matter may be reopened with
Admiral Sebree by those interested, on
the ground that the captain and other
officers of the South Dakota not only
knew of the approaching marriage OF
the midshipman, but that after having
been invited they sent regrets saying
they could not be present al the cere
mony owing to official duties on board
preventing The marriage took place
there being two, one at the Roman
Catholic cathedral and the other at the
home of the Wadmans. The next day
the midshipman sailed with his cruiser
Then came the order for his dismissal
-.s-*-s--