| Show PREPARING WARSHIPS rIPS mounts for brooklynn Brook lyns rive five inch gun gims au all replaced correspondence associated press guantanamo day bay july 31 21 for a vi hole N week eck the bulk of 0 tile north atlantic squadron under rear near admiral sampson has hajn in this pleasant landlocked land locked harbor injuries to the battleships from battle and from extra hard usage were being repaired and the elie vulcan the traveling blacksmith and repair thip was busy indeck on tile the brooklyn a wol k ot of almost I 1 stupendous character was as being performed the mounts of 0 all the five inch runs guns the guns that did suell such splendid work lit in the tattle of 0 july ezrd 3rd ivere er injured and were being replaced by more substantial modern mounts this meant the dismounting of 0 every one of 0 the big biff five inch guns and the removing of the gun itself fl aiom oat the jacket anti and carriage twelve elve gun mounts in all had to be replaced in addition to a six that add b been e en bent and spoiled the tha nork began g an on tuesday ihen hen the america arrived with the new mounts and in charge chang e of gunner applegate the work dono entirely by the crew arev of tho the brooklyn proceeded so rapidly that on friday noon all were ti ere on saturday july edth the brooklyn and the ibe vixen loft left for guanta gianta namo and for the first time in eight weeks the frowning froning morro looked down upon the caribbean sea tree free from menacing war vessels the texas was ordered to new yolk her decks being in a dangerous condition U under thir the order of the department detailing all the armored vessels for a E european aroc I 1 an voy voyage age the brooklyn 10 iowa iv or oregon c ann yankee kec prairie now new yolk toik and indiana began taking coal and supplies it became known knon this week that the brooklyn hod had been added to samp sons fleet arll anil that commodore schley had been ordered to select another flagship from the small vessels to be lt left on oil the blockade fleet |
