The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-21

With the parent ship Dixie and six
torpedo boat destroyers now at an
chor, and with eleven other torpedo
boat destroyers on the voyage here
and expected today, Pensacola harbor
for the next thitry days Will be well
represented by vessels of the United
States navy. The torpedo destroyers
here and coming represent the entire
Atlantic torpedo feet, OF which Com
mander z. w. Eberle is in command.
The vessels have been at Guantanamo.
Cuba, for the past two months en-
gagged in maneuvers with the big feet
Of warships. and came direct 20 Pen
sacola from Cuban waters.
The Dixie was the first OF the ves-
sells to arrive in the harbor yesterday
and she was closely followed by the
destroyers Flusser, Lamson, Preston
and Smith OF the Seventh division,
which were at anchor about 5 o'clock.
The Reid, the fiagboat OF the division.
stopped at Key West, but will come
on with the other vessels today. Fol-
lowing the Seventh division into port
came the Drayton and Paulding OF the
Eighth division, and they anchored a
little before 5 o'clock. When the Ninth
and Tenth divisions arrive today, they
will make a total Of nineteen de-
stroyers and the Dixie in port
FOR SHORE LIBERTY.
The Visit Of the torpedo feet TO
Pensacola is for the purpose OF giving
the mem shore liberty, as well as for
each to spend a week on the torpedo
target range at ST. Joseph's bay. The
men have been hard at work for the
past TWO months and win first have
shore leave for a week or so before
any of the boats go to St Joseph's
Iebay. Then the men win go there by
divisioa, taking turns about at prac-
ticing, each spending about a week on
the range
Offcers and men arriving yesterday
afternoon said that the Seventh and
Eighth divisions had come direct from
Guantanamo to Pensacola and that the
Ninth and Tenth divisions which left
Cuban waters a few hours in advance
Of them had stopped at Key West for
water, and would probably reach here
some time during today.
The following are the vessels COM
psising the feet:
ATLANTIC TORPEDO FLEET.
Commander K. w. Eberie. Com
mander.
Dixie (tender to Atlantic Torpedo
F1eeD, II secondary battery guns.
Ccmdr. John X. Robinson.
Seventh Torpedo Division.
Lieut.. Comdr. John S. Doddridge,
! commander.
Reid (destroyer). Chagboat); Lieut.
/ Comd. John S. Doddridge.
| Flusser (destroyer), Lieut.. william
/ H. Allen.
Lamson Cdestroyer), Lieut.. Herbert
Preston tdestroyer). Lieut. John P.
J Jackson.
Smith Cdestroyer). Lieut.. Edward c.
| s. Parker.
EIGHTH Torpedo Division.
Lieut. Comdr. Kenneth NJ. Bennett.
| commander.
Drayton destroyer (fagboat).
! Comdr. Kenneth NJ. Bennett
Paulding (destroyer). Lieut.. STAFFORD
/ II. r. Doyle.
Ninth Torpedo Division.
Lieut.. Comdr. James p. Morton, com
mander
Perkins destroyer, Lieut.. Comdr,
James p. Morton.
Mayrant (destroyer), Lieut.. Comdr.
| Charles p. Nelson.
sterett (destroyer). Lieut.. Frank r.
| McCrary.
Wake Cdestroyer). Lieut.. Charles r,
Train.
Tenth Torpedo Division.
Lieut.. Comdr. John N. Luby. com
mander.
Patterson Cdestroyer), (fagboat),
Lieut. Comdr. John NJ. Luby.
Ammen (destroyer), Lieut.. Comdr
Joseph X. Taussig.
Burrows destroyer, Lieut. Julius
/ F. Hellweg
Monaghan Cdestroyer). Lieut. Comdr.
F'ranck 7. Evans.
Trippe (destroyer), Lieut.. Frank a.
i Berrien.