Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-04-09 | Page 2 | Big Boats Billed for Coast Display

Illi DATS BILLED fOR COAST DISPLAY Navy Department nt Plans Start for Australia On July 27 Washington April S. S PLans S.-PLans made mado I I public at tho the nav navy department today are that the fleet shall start on Its cruise from San Francisco to Australia on Jul July 27 this date late to be advanced If if tho the war vessels are arc docked and re repaired repaired repaired re- re paired In less time than Is now ex ex- The official statement of ot tho the navy department is as follows Tho The movements of the Atlantic fleet flee after alter the review by the secretary o othe of the navy naY on May l 8 will be as follows The Time Pacific fleet will leave port on Saturday S May Jay 9 9 for fOl tho the southward to carry out a program of drills and exercises s. s The Tho Atlantic fleet will leave for tor Puget Sound May 1 IS 18 S and upon arrival arrival arrival ar ar- ar- ar rival there on May 21 four ships will wll vl visit lt Port Angeles Eight ships wIll wll visit isit Bellingham bay and anti three ships will Port Townsend one ship proceeding at once to the navy yard ard at Bremerton to be docked Call Cull on Seattle On Saturday May Ia 23 all alt the ships of the fleet with the tho exception of ot the tho theone theone one at Bremerton will wm rendezvous In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Pore vicinity of or Port Townsend mid arid proceed proceed pro pro- to anchorage in tho- tho vicinity tho of ot Seattle On Tues Tuesday y May 20 26 C twelve ships will leave leavo the anchorage near Seattle and will steam to Tacoma In order that tho the people In that vIcinity vicinity- may have havea a view of the fleet and then than without anchoring eIght ships will wUl sail for forSan forSan forSan San Francisco leaving leading four ships at Tacoma for tor a n visit of ot four days when these ships will vill go to Bremerton for Cor docking It is expected that eight ships will arrive at San Francisco May y 29 where thc they will be do docked led The ships docked at Bremerton will sail for San Francisco as os soon as ns thc they are arc ready Preparations wilL wilL- wilLbe e b-e made for Cor tho fleet to sail from Crom San Francisco for Honolulu on Tuesday JUl July 7 7 This date however Is only tentative c n and may possibly be advanced ad nd- If the docking Is completed sooner than expected