The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12

meeting Of admiral Fletcher and Gen.
Huerti At the Hotel Ansouia. where tAe
ex-dictator OF Mexico is now living and
where Admiral Fictchers family is stay
INK during the fleets sojouru In this
port.
Officers aboard the Wyoming. aud the
other warshpS. too. sim remember Wv
idly that Admiral Fletcher was IN
charge OF the fleet that oc ,up!ed Vera
Druz and had rousdera BILE to do with
the abdicatiou of Huertd. Clerks ~
the Hotel Ansuuia yesterday Were aiit"
to the situation. They said that So FAR
the Admiral and Gen Huer;a had not
come face t. face. but that both Wer,
passing In and out OF the hy,e. during
the day and evening. Elevator opera
tors We're instructed to bc on the alert
that the two men We're not closetcd ia
the same car on a trip up or down in
the hotel
At the Hotel Ansonia tn" Navy
League Of America has headquarters
and "A wireless station. whore messages
TO and from Admiral Fletcner's flag
ship and the other DIRE thoughts and
superireadnoughts are sent and re
cciVed
Many officers Of the fleet said ycs-
terday that they didn't expect war TO
come Of the sinking of the Lusitauia
that they believed II was none OF our
business and that President Wilson is
for peace.
The United States has no jus,ih-
cation for going TO war with Germany"
one officer said Another one said
/ The sinking OF the Lusithnia H. none of
our business" hut he added that il was
cruel and inhumane act. enough TO
make ones blood boil" These officers
emphasized the fact that the passen-
| gers aboard the liner had been warned
! before sailing.
/ There were changes In the fleet yes
terday. For one thing, the submarine
! notila moved down the river from lSi:h
! street to Fiftlcth street that If. all o'
/ the notilla moved TO the new position
/ except the Fulton, whose crew was
ashore on leave and couldn't he rounded
up soon enough after the decision 10
! alter the anchorage OF that suhmersihle
Many persons trOoped down into l3ith
street yesterday morning hoping to see
/ the submarine flotilla sail down stream,
but they were disappointed.
/ Instead of leaving l3ith street At in
: the afternoon, as was announced. Lieut..
Yates stirling, commanding the fOtila.
got his charges up bright and early an
they Clded down the river AT in the
morning, the pennant ship Prairie lead
Ing the way with the four X boats for
which she is the ,ender Then came
the Worden and the Marlborough. two
( dcstroyers which are attached to the
iotilla as tenders. and thu Tonopah
with the three y boats and two E"s, and
the Ozark with the CO..
II was learned Yesterday that tho CA
will leave Philadelphia on the 18th.
The Gil and the G-3 are In the navy
yard. although the Gel may he repaired
In time to ge, over to the Hudson FOR
the Presidents review on Monday
Three torpedo boat des''uNers arrived
Yesterday, They are the Patterson, the
Burrows and the Pauldng. Others are
, expected to arrive to-day and TO COM
pete he torpedo fiotilla. which is to he
moored on the west side of the river
between Eighty-fourth and ll0th streets
Another ship that is expected to ar
! rive to-day Is the cruiser Brooklyn, which
has been doing neutrality du'y at Bos-
ION. The Brooklyn Will anchor off Fort
Washington Point This cruiser is going
to go out as the flagship of the Asiatic
fleet. with Commander George &. Day
as it's captain. Commander Day Is now
the chief patrol officer and he Is arrang-
ing the policing OF the parade on The
day OF the Presidents review, which
Capt. II. Mel, T. Huse, Chief of StaT
Of the fleet, yesterday characterized as
Il "highly important job"
Rear Admiral knight is going to be
aboard the Brooklyn when he umpires
the war manpuNres that are to follow
the review OF the fleet, Admiral Beatty,
who Is going to command the Red Fleet
OF the enemy attacking this country's
coast. viii he aboard tho scout cruiser
Chester during the war game. Yes,er-
day his flax was flying on the Chester,
IT was learned Yesterday that Admiral
Beatty's flagship will leave this port
an
ready for the mnn9uvres, which will
last until June l.
ARRANGEMENTS We're made yesterday
for United States Jug to carry 800
sailors from the fleet to the Erie dock