| Show WARSHIP FOR CHILE UNCLE SAM WILL BE ON THE SAFE SIDE rear reap admiral sumner ordered to pro aeed to chile with his squadron to protect american interests upon the receipt of the reports from american agents in chile to tho the effet that the situation at valparaiso is un satisfactory owing to tho the recent bo disturbances there the state department has requested the navy department to dispatch a ship to that po point int in order that american interests may be fully protected in the event of an emergency the nay nany de pait ment at first thought of sending the entire pacific squadron from san francisco but as rear admiral glass has just brought his ships to call fornia waters for repairs it was decad clecia ed to order rear admiral sumner Su inner commanding the north atlantic squad ron to priced at once with his squad ron now at montevideo through the straits to valparaiso cable orders to this effect were sent to admiral sum ner tuesday orders were also telegraphed to admiral glass to be ready for sea and in the event that admiral sumner gumner a fleet Is unable to get under way at a once the pacific squadron may be ordered to chilean waters in its stead rear admiral fleet consists of the protected cruiser new ark flagship protected cruiser te de and the gunboats gun boats gloucester and montgomery |
