Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1908 — LATE NEWS BY WIRE [ARTICLE]

LATE NEWS BY WIRE

Fleet at Magdalena Bay. San Diego, Cal., March 12.—A wireless message received during the night by the Point Loma government wireless station was to the effect that Rear Admiral Robley Evans and his big battleship fleet had arrived off Magdalen bay ready to proceed Into the bay. The news came as a big surprise. The itinerary of the long voyage beginning with the start from Hampton Roads DWI Wdld not call for the arrival of the ships at Magdalena until Sunday, so they are almost four days ahead -of time. It is reported on very good authority that an official message was also received from Rear Admiral Evans himself by the local wireless station to be transmitted to Washington. It was to the effect that he. arrived at the bay with all the ships of the fleet in even better condition than when they sailed from Hampton Roads, ready for any unforeseen emergency that may arise and prepared to sail for any destination at an hour’s notice.