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Show WARSHIPS SAIL FORJAMPICO On Board U. S. S. Arkansas, Off the Virginia Capes, April 15. Rear Admiral Badger, commander-ln-chiel of tho Atlantic fleet, sailed for Tampico Tam-pico from Hainptoli Roads at noon today with the superdreadnoughts Arkansas, Ar-kansas, Vermont, New Hampshire and New Jersey. In a thick fog that hung over the bay, the big ships started off under orders to make eleven and a half knots an hour. That speed would bring them to Tampico in seven sev-en days. Tho New Hampshire was tho first to get under way. All but the Yankton Yank-ton were In their war paint of gray. The activities in Hampton Roads almost al-most equalled some of the scenes preceding pre-ceding the departure of Rear Admiral Schley's flying Bquadron during the Spanish-American war. To complete the hasty coaling of the New Hampshire It was necessary to work all last night. Eighteen hundred hun-dred tons of coal were placed in her bunkers. The New Hampshire's regu lnr crew was augmented by fifty apprentice ap-prentice Benmen from St. Helena. B-j fore the vessel sailed today, another detail of seamen was transferred lo her from the receiving ships Franklin and Richmond for distribution among tho vessels of tho fleet. The repair ship Vestal, the ammunition ship Lebanon Leb-anon and the naval tugs Patapsco. Patuxout, Sonoma and Ontario are hastily preparing for sea. The Lebanon and tugs would prove especially available for landing parties, par-ties, owing to their comparatively light draft. The battleship Delaware did not get away She was held for repairs and overhauling. New York In Commission. New York, N. Y., April 15. The now superdreadnought Now York, one of the two largest battleships In the world, was placed in, commission today to-day at the Brooklyn navy yard. The ceremony was simple. Captain T. S. Rogers received his orders placing plac-ing him in command of tho new battleship, bat-tleship, flags were broken out at tho bow and stern, and the commission pennant was released, as the ship's band played "Tho Star Spangled Banner." Ban-ner." Cheers by the 1014 officers and men in the crew of the latest addition ad-dition lo the Atlantic fleet were answered an-swered by tho men on other ships lying at the yard, and the New York was in commission. If necessnry tho New York could steam out to sea In twelve hours. Other battleships at tho navy yard are the superdreadnoughts Texas and Wyoming, the dreadnoughts North Dakota Da-kota and Ohio, and the armored cruiser crui-ser Washington. All of theso could join the fleet at a few hours' notice. The New York and the Texas, thy latter also just completed, arc sister ships. Both will be assigned to the first division or the Atlantic fleet. Each has a displacement of 27,000 tons and a speed of 21 knots an hour. They are fitted with a main battery of ten 14-inch guns and a secondary armament of 21 5-inch rifles. Cruiser Ordered to Mazatlan. Washington, D. C.. April 15. Later Secretary Daniels ordered the cruiser crui-ser Cleveland, now at San Francisco, to steam to Mazatlan at once. The cruiser Chattanooga Is expected to follow in about two weeks. Both ships will be manned by the crew of the cruiser Pittsburg, now in the Bremerton yard. There were no developments as to army orders and it was said that troop movements wero not discussed at the president's conference with congressmen. nn |