Show STORM BE YS FLEET tremendous seas toss battleships tle ships one man was washed overboard tokio oct 17 9 a mj the jela lai of the american battleship fleet arriving at yokohama wis waa due to a tremendous storm off the north coast of the island inland of luzon of the philippine group the storm began on the morning of october and continued until the afternoon of october one man was drowned and some damage resulted reaul ted to the fleet these details were communicated to the associated press at borlo by wireless telegraph from the battleship connecticut through the especial courtesy of the japanese government the fleet will arrive at yokohama st at 9 clock on the morning of october the wireless elems dispatch from tho the battleship connecticut was dated datoc a in october 17 and was sent by way of the Hlo masiki wireless station to tins place it did not give the details of the ote term storm encountered by the peet fleet but simply mated that on the morning of october 12 the neet fleet ran into a terrific gale that assumed tho the proportions of a typhoon off the north um rn coast of luzon tremendous so BOOB as were kicked up and one roan man was washed overboard tho the dispatch didt did tint not state boin what ship tho man was waa lost then was aonie slight alight damage by the heavy sea ant nothing of a serious nature ant and the dispatch etalee that all wat was well with the hips chips at that ume time adding that the would reach yokohama on the morning of tho tha lath vice amiral admiral salto saito has hae rec received elved a wireless nies message sage from froio rear admiral spero thanking him for the welcome i extended to the fleet by wireless tele graab admiral saltos met esage to rear hoar admiral sperry sparry yas waa as follows A hearty welcome to your fleet kt t eagerly await your art arrival ival signed SAHO 0 Nit nister of navy to we this admiral sperry replied If salto tito minister of navy tolo wt we deehl i edrei that he have bave been delayed twenty four hours in behalf of nf the th american Amer ioan foan battleship fie fleet et I 1 rish to sincere thanks for our excellences ency gracious gra cloua words of welcome signed SPERRY |