Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-26
GOVERNORS SEE
MANEUVERS OF
AMERICAN navy,

Or board the flagship Wyoming. of
Boston light, (by wireless) Aug. Is
From the after deck of the flagship
Wyoming, the governors and former
governors representing one-half OF the
states Of the Union, today had what
was for the greater number their first
view Of a considerable portion of the
American navy. Guests for the after-
| noon of the secretary of the navy, Jo-
| sephus Daniels, they shared in a re-
| view of the North Atlantic feet as it
moved in stately procession through
Massachusetts, bay.
Taken on Flagship
| The feet, under command of Admiral
Frank F. Fletcher. which has been en-
gagged in maneuvers off Newport for
! the past two weeks, was ordered to
Boston as a part of the program Of the
governors conference, in the delibera-
| tons of which preparedness for ma
tional defense had an important part.
The flagship, flying the blue flag OF the
| secretary Of the navy. picked up the
party at the Charlestown navy yard
at noon and moved down the bay a
| few miles off Boston ightship, where
| the imposing array Of warships had as
| semhled in service trim.
| The governors boarded the flagship
| by the starboard forward gangway.
where they were received by Secretary
| Daniels When Governor Walsh came
| on board he was received with the full
honors of eight side-boys. full band and
! marine guard, and was given four ruff
/ fas.
Salute Daniels
AS the Wyoming sailed at IS P. NJ.
the navy yard battery fired salute Of
10 guns in honor Of Secretary Daniels,
and the flagship replied with seven
guns for the camnandant Of the yard.
The Wyoming proceeded to point east
Of the bell buoy and due north of Bos-
ton rghtship where she stopped, head
ing north. In the meantime the battle
ships and destroyers had gotten under
way and as the flagship slowed down
the destroyer f1otilla of % ships passed
in review in double columns, 300 yards
east Of the Wyoming. AS the destroyerS
disappeared preparatory to a sham at
tack on the battleships, the battleship
fleet, led by the Arkansas, came into
view
knots speed. AS the last of the line came
abreast of the Wyoming the Arkansas
went column right, heading east, and au
the same time the Wyoming proceeded
east at 10 knots. coming abreast Of the
center of the squadron.
A Thrilling Attack"
The Wyoming then Unanswered the
eastward and northward.
While the governors and their guests
were absorbed in the interesting and
beautifully executed maneuvers Of the
big ironclads, the destroyer fotilla sud-
denly reappeared and with a dash that
thrilled the spectators made an attack
on the east side Of the battleship line
from ahead The attack was theoreti-
cally a counter, upon which the destroy
ers drew off to the southwark. keeping
the Wyoming between the battleship
squadron and the destroyers.
Later the battleship escorted the Wy
oning until Gloucester was approached
when all but the flagship headed east
ward and steamed towards the southern
drill grounds off the Virginia capes for
target practice. The Wyoming. after
leaving her guests, will rejoin the bat
tleship feet. The destroyers. after the
war game proceeded to the drill grounds.
Entertained at Luncheon
The governors were entertained at
luncheon by the wardroom officers Of
the flagship on the way down the bay,
and Secretary Daniels lunched with Ads
miral Fletcher.
The battleship division formation fol-i
lows:
Arkansas and Texas, Utah and Flor-
ida, South Carolina and Michigan, vtr-
GINA and Georgia, Nebraska and News
Jersey.
Secretary Daniels witnessed the maneu-l
vers from the bridge with ADMIRAL
Fletcher.
Upon arriving at Gloucester the gov-i
ernors were to attend a tea and reception
at the home Of Mrs. John Hays Ham,
mond. An Italian fiesta for the benefit OF
the families of italian reservists in New
England, which was to have been held
at the Hammond estate today. was post-l
poned until tomorrow because early,
morning weather conditions were unfa-'
vorable.