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Show PREPARINQ FOR PACIFIC TRIP. Warships Will bo Ready to Start From Hampton Roads on December 16. Washington livery detnll of tho preparation for tho sailing of tho battleship fleet to tho Pacific ocean I now well In hand, nnd by December 10, tho date on which tho vcascl will pass out of Hampton Ilo-ids In review Iwforo President Hoosorcll, members of tho cabinet and high official of tho navy, arrangamtnta for tho comfort of tho men en muto will bnvo been attended to At nil of tho navy )ards tbn work of making necessary repairs I being pushed nnd theso will bo completed com-pleted by Decembor 1 I'rovlilons nru being ntored nboard tho vessels, nnd their coal bunkers nru being filled tn their capacity. |