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Show SAW CANADA'S TROOPS AT SEA New York. Oct 19 A line of gray transports, led by a pilot boat and two British cruisers and flanked by an armada of battleships, cruisers and destroyers, a line so long that It laid the smudge of its smoke against the sky as far as sailors could see to the east and we6t such was the fleet that carried Canada's troops to England ami its convoys as glimpsed from the dtcks of the Minnewaska, J70 miles from the mouth of the Tbamas on October 10. Officers of the steamer told of the spectacle on her arrival here today. There were 32 transports In the line and they churned the water of one another's wakes at distances of half a mile to a mile. Each transport flew the British flag. Well to the front of the long line, perhaps five miles In advance, steam ed the leader apparently sent ahead to make sure the way was clear, for she carried no troops with a cruiser to the starboard and another to port forw ard. All the transports were converted passenger liners or merchantmen and some of them were recognized by the Minnewaska s officers, who viewed the maritime procession through gUisrs The Lapland and the Zee-land Zee-land were in the fleet; but all the names had been painted over, so the officers were uncertain about the others. oth-ers. Notwithstanding the fact that the British ensign floated over the Mlnnc-wat-ka, a cruiser darted out from the lino of convoys, circled the Minnewaska. Minne-waska. came quite close and steamed alongside till the last transport was a spek on the horizon. Then the cruiser cruis-er steamed awaj without a word. |