The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-08-27
REVIEWED WARSHIPS
areat Fleet Inspected Ry presiden.
---on Long Islsad Sound. --
TWO OF Trs VESSELS COLLIDE
Torpedo-soss cestr5ycrs cor,s To-
scther With Terrific Crash, Doing
Little osmsye-presidens Entertsins
Guests at Luncheon.
Guests at Luncheon.

Oyster Bay. y. Y. Aug. 18.-For the
first time in the history of the coun.
try the president of the United States
reviewed and inspected. in time of
peare. great fee: Of United States
warships. The ceremony vas a mag.
nificent and impressive naval specta-
Gle. II was unmarried by the slight.
eat mlshap until just At its conclu.
sion when the torpedo-boss destroyer
Barry rammed the destroyer Decatur,
fortunately, however doing little dam.
age
The first squadron OF destroyers.
consisting Of the Decatur. Bainbridge,
Barry, Dale and Chauncey. all under
command Of Lieutenant L. II. Chand.
Ter. was approaching the Mayaower
at full speed The vessels we're in
close formation
Orders were siSnalled from the De-
catur 10 the other vessels 10 form a
wedge. In executing the orders The
Decatur swung Across the bow Of tie
Barry. An instant later the Barry
AhfAtftifsA hFA stA Attf Nldf bpdIl HlilBs
Az the ships we're running at speed
~ % knots the blow was tremendous.
The Decatur listed st~ply to port,
ard seemed to be in Sous distress.
From the Msyfower she appeared to
be sinking.
The Mayfower's boats were manned
insts ltly, but were not lowered, as the
Decat''r was seen to right herself. IN
a few minutes she hOisted a signal nf
no se,'ous damage
The Irrlew occurred on Long Island
Sound, rv1 miles and a half of the sn-
trance To 0yster Bay. President Roose-
Welt, in cor 1anv with Secretary Of the
Admiral 5,Or. Roar Admiral Rogers,
Captain Brovazon. General Chaftee
and General -srTy stood on the bridge
Of the aux!liary r-.!-ar Mayfover, as
she steamed slowly down one column
Of the warships nd p The other The
two columns extc-di-z 200 yards, the
ships being auchc-ad q intervals Of $40
yards As the Mavaowar passed each
ship in the rvo columns. the yards aud
rails Of each were manned BY lack. 8
in white ducks The MARINES were pa
raded and presented arms. The presi-
dents salute OF u guns vas ared. the
buglers sounded a -four. b. the drum
mers gave four rufies, the band played
Hail Columbia" and the entire crew
stood at saiute- As the Mayfiower
swept majesticaIly past each ship, the
crew Of the saIuting vessel gave the
president three cheers as the commaa-
der-in-efnef or ...os army aud navy NJ
the United States
At the conclusions Of the review
President Roosevelt received on board
the Mayfower Rear Admiral Albert g.
Barker, conmaudsr-tn-ehief Of the
North Atlantic feet; Rear Admiral
James A. Sands, commander OF the
Caribbean squadron; Rear Admiral Jo-
seph 3. Cozhian. commanding the coast
squadron. and Hear Admiral William
c. Wise, commanding the training
squadron he also received the cap
tains and commanding officers u the
% vessels n the feet
President Roosevelt entertained his
guests md Ill the commanding officers
Of the feet ar 4 delightful lureheol
IN board the Mayfiower.
The president visited the various
vessels and asked the name and birth
place of each OF the gun pointers. They
included men crorn all the states n
the uuion- Is we'll as trou Germany
Ireland. Norway and Sweden.
AS the president and his party ar
rived anu Is they departed. N rurn from
sacn OF the 1our tasships. the hear-
sarge. Olympia Yankee and Texas.
every one Of the shutting ships N the
feet fred ! salute u v yurs. During
the entire ceremonies u the lay. 350+
ShOts yPre fred all rrDrr 5ir-oOuriers.