Show GREAT OVATION TO THE VICTORS Continued from Page 1 made by Commodore Watson that the fighters of the navy the big warships lad been ordered home and would sail for New York as soon as possible Admiral Sampson on the NeW York was absent when the news came butte but-te Brooklym which for 24 hour had been on a mud bank had been towed I I off by the Oregon and prepared for prepae I I home Saturday mornIng Admiral Sampson returned and after consultation I I consulta-tion wih the navy department by wire ordered that the ships prepare togo to-go to sea at 10 oclock Sunday morning I ing So oce more Sunday became the navy day The Brooklyn Was unInjured I unIn-jured by her mishap in the mud The circumstances under which she ran I aground were very excusable The St Paul had anchored almost across the I entrance to the bay and the Brooklyn while passing her stern on Thursday I night had so suddenly steered away to avoid rammIng a transport whIch I without waning had backed away from alongside the big scout The cannel buoy was not In position and the cruiser stuck her nose lightly in the mud The efforts of the tug Wam 18 tuck to take her off at night failed but on Friday she vas pulled off by the I Oregon after the crews had removed some of her heavy ammunition THE STAT HOME Prompt at 10 ocock on Sunday morning the New York signaled to go to sea and the Oregon nearest the entrance en-trance moved out The Brooklyn followed fol-lowed and as she passed the Badger the Vixen the Massachusetts and the Oregon the men of these ships lined up on deck and cheered vociferously When the New York passed the column col-umn on her way out to take the led her band was playing AintI Glad to Get Out of the Wilderness and as the ships caught the air there was great applause I was decide to run at eIght knot a hour the 1ndimna being incapable of sustaining a greater speed and with the New York leading the biS ships headed eastward At 6 ocock Cave Maysi on the extreme ex-treme coast of Cuba was sighted and at 7 ocock the column of ships headed to the north At 730 the land for whose freedom American braver had been tested and American blood she faded from vIew and it was a singularly sig nifcnt fact that on the gundeck of the Brooklyn at the big engines of de structo that a few weeks ago had dealt death to an enemy a peaceful multitude raised its voice In the third erse of America Let the music swell the breeze And rig from all the tree Sweet freedoms song Let all mortal tongues awake mor tonges awaie Let al that breathe partake Let rock their silence break The sound prolong So the fleet that for 19 Ion week had aided and watched the progress of hnres freedom took a lat leave of the Cuban Monday mornIng found the feet insight in-sight of some of the smaller islands but away from Cuba and in the Windward passage The Indiana had developed a tknot speed and great progress than expected had been mae Tuesday the feet passed in view of the Islad where Columbus made his first lading IKDIANAS ACCIDENT The Indiana early in the aay signaled that she had broken her starboard condenser cOn-denser and after she had spent three I hours fixing it she had to go to work for a similar length ot time on the pot t condenser Despite the delay Qnehf of the distance had been made on Wednesday Wed-nesday noon the rte of 200 miles a day having been accomplished With the exception of the Indiana the fleqj could exepton tle eeJ have made 1 knots an hour the maximum imum speed of the Iowa and tllas chusetts The Oregon New York and Brooklyn could have made 13 knot but Admiral Sampson decided to keep tem together Wednesday afternoon the Indiana got a see of nine knots and front that time until Sandy Hook was sight d the men at her engine rooms did splendid splen-did work The trip was by no means a simple excursion home Besides the daily routine there were fred collision drills on all the ships and active work done In painuing and repairing The weather was fine and rounding Cape Hattera usually so stormy there was a calm hot day Thursday and Friday were uneventful but very pleasant days Saturday at 7 a m running by ScOtland ScOt-land Light the navy yard tug brought I an order for the fleet to proceed up the I North river to Grants tomb e a salute te lute and return t TOIkinsv1e at anchorage SASON AD ScY Two Admirals Are Ordered to Report at Washington Washington Aug 20Admirl i Sampson and Schley have been ordered to report to Washington and it Is expected I ex-pected they will reach here the early part of next week probably on Man day As they have ben appointed to serve respectively on the Cuban and Porto Rican commissions their visit here will afford an opportunity to meet their associates on these commIssions asocaes and to discuss with the authorities the general policy to be maintained by this government dn Spanish evacuation evaCUa-tion of the West IndIes ton Naval officers were considerablY relieved re-lieved today when a early report reached them that Admiral Sampsons feet had been sighted off the Highlands High-lands at 50 a m They had begun to fear the elaborate preparations made in New York City for the reception re-ception of the fidet might miscarry by reason of some < delay in arrIving The time of arrival is looked upon a a tribute to the accuracy with which our naval commander can calculate on the length of time for a long cruise The feet left Santiago at 1 a m last Sunday and at tat time Admiral Sampson notified the department that he would reach Ne York early Saturday Sat-urday morning In this calculation he was obliged to reckon the speed Qf the slowest ship in his feet a thq one governing the movements of the eltre fleet The arrival exactly a calculated is said to bq in line with the performance perform-ance of the monitor Monterey wich made a six week trip across e Pacific Pa-cific tothe Philippines arriyIng within 12 hour of the tme on which the arrival ar-rival had beeki calculated After the naval review today the I battleships and cruIsers wIll go to the Brooklyn navy yard and there be docked and repaIred NAVAL PROMOTIONS Commodore Howell Becomes An Ad mi lrCmotons For Heroism Washington Aug 20The president president has made the following promotions in the navy Commodpre John A Howell to be rear admiral vice Rear Admiral Charles S Norton retired Lieutenant Cameroon M WInslow to be advanced five numbers on the list of lieutenants for extraordinary heroism Lieutenant Edwin Manderson to be adaced five numbers on the list of lieutenants for extraordinary heroism Chi Engineer Chiff George CowIe to be advanced three numbers on the list of chief engineers for eminent and conspicuous conduct in battle Naval Reserves Go Home Philadelphia tug 20The Michigan naval reserves were today detached from their vessel at the League island navy yard and departed for their homes The Michigan reserves will report re-port on board the receiving ship Yan tic at Detroit It is expected that the reserves will be mustered out of service in a short time |