Tacoma Off For Refugees.

New York Times 100 years ago today, August 11, 1913:
She Will Pick Up Americans in Small East Mexican Ports.
Special to The New York Times.
    NEWPORT, Aug. 10.— The cruiser Tacoma, under command of Commander Edward H. Durell, which departed from New York for Provincetown Saturday, was directed by wireless to proceed into Narragansett Bay for coal and provisions to-day, in addition to receiving a secret code message from the Navy Department, also sent by wireless. The Commander replied the cruiser did not require additional coal or provisions. Then the Tacoma proceeded on her secret mission.
    Members of her crew who had obtained leave to visit relatives here and who arrived this morning received telegraphic orders to join the ship in Narragansett Bay at once.

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.— Secretary-Daniels announced to-night that the cruiser Tacoma had been ordered from Newport to the east coast of Mexico to take aboard American citizens desiring to leave the turbulent southern republic. Many Americans have found refuge on board the battleships of Rear Admiral Fletcher's squadron, but as the battleships can go into only a few of the larger harbors, it was decided to dispatch a vessel of light draught to drop into shallow harbors along the coast.
    The Tacoma will proceed at once to Norfolk for coal and then steam southward, probably to join the battleships off Vera Cruz.