The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-09
Orders Sent Out By Wire
less to Cruiser Which Had.
Sailed During Afternoon
SECRETARY DANIELS
MAKES A CHANGE
Vessel Had Been Ordered to
Hayti BY Admiral Flet-
cher-President Dobson
Wired Secretary. of the
Navy and the Latter I'm
mediately Orders Ship
Back.

The cruiser San Francisco. which
steamed out Of the harbor yesterday
afternoon ABOUT o'clock, bound for
Hayti, will be back in port today. The
orders given unexpectedly by Admiral
Fletcher for the cruisers leave. were
quickly changed by Secretary of the
Navy Daniels when he was advised by
President c. e. Dobson of the Cham
Der Of Commerce and it is expected
the wireless station will get In COM
munication with the vessel, or has done
so, and she will return to the harbor
during the day.
Mr.. Dobson, on learning Sunday
night of the orders from Admiral
Fletcher sending the San Francisco
away, wired Secretary Daniels that
the vessel had been ordered elsewhere
and telling him that ali arrangements
had been made for the ship to partici-
Fate in the Mardi Gras festivities and
requesting the orders be revoked and
the ship be allowed to remain.
Mr.. Dobson also wired Senator
Fletcher to the same effect and re-
ceived a wire from the senator saying
the secretary was looking into the
matter and II possible will have the
cruiser stay at Pensacola Late yes
terday afternoon Mr. Dobson received
the following from the secretary of the
navy:
&C. e. Dobson. President ChamDer OF
Commerce Pensacola, Fla.
San Francisco has been ordered to
.emain at Pensacola until further or
ders.
"JOSEPHUS DANIELS,
Secretary of Navy"
The vessel already had proceeded TO
sea when this wire was received, but
it was understood the navy department
had given instructions for her to be
recalled.
Congressman Emmett Wilson, who
Is in the city, sent wire to Secretary
Daniels early in the afternoon, in
which he urged that the orders given
the San Francisco be changed so she
could remain here at least until after
the carnival and he received a wire
from the secretary saying his request
had been complied with.
REMAIN SEVERAL MONTHS,
Mr.. Dobson also received yesterday
letter from Secretary Daniels regard
Ing the length of stay in this port of
the torpedo boat destroyers and other
vessels, which are now beginning to
arrive. This letter is as follows:
Washington, Feb. 4, 1915.
&C. e. Dobson, president Chamber of
Commerce, Pensacola, Fla.
Dear Sir:I have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt OF your letter
of January 2sth, 1915, referring to this
Departments letter of January 23rd
and inquiring how long the San Fran
cisco will remain at Pensacola, the
probable length of stay of the destroy
er and submarine fiotilhas and the
length of stay OF the Moth Carolina
in Mediterranean waters.
1T is impractfcable to inform You
at the present time Of the probable
date of departure OF the naval vessels
now at Pensacola and those scheduled
to arrive there from time to time. but
there is no intention of withdrawing
any of them at any time in the near
future and it is likely that they viii
remain during the early spring months,
at least.
1.-THE date Of return of the North
Carolina is entirely indefinite as that
vessel is now stationed in the eastern
Mediterranean protecting American
interests in those waters.
VERY sincerely yours,
"JOSEPHUS DANIELS,
Secretary Of the Navy"