Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-18

welcome and an equal number at parting.
In turn he visited each of the battleShips
ana cruisers the ceremony being repeated
in each instance.
AS the President visited each ship, not
only that ship but every other battleshp
and cruiser Joined in the salute both at
his arrival and departure. With ships
firing at one time, each a salute of p
guns, the cannonading resembled that of
a fleet in action. 1t required two hours
for the President to complete his round
of visits. and at the end of his tour every
ship in the fleet except the destroyers had
saluted him % times, Il total of $500 guns.
The guns used were either -, g. or l.
Founders. For more than three hours the
big ships lay motionless under a Scorcn-
ing sun with only breeze enough to clear
away the smoke of the guns. During all
that time the sailors continued to man
the yards, rails or tops of every ship.
On his visit to the Kearsarge, the Pres
ident inspected the after turret and ships
crew was mustered aft for his inspection.
Admiral Dewey and some of the rear
admirals accompanied the President to
the ships.
The President returned to the Maylow-
er at 80 and his flagship Immediately
fired salute to Rear Admiral Barker,
commander of the fleet. The Maytlower
steamed down the sound for a short dis
lance and then lay to while the fleet head
ed by the Kearsarge, with the destroycrs
at the rear of the line. passed the May
flower in single column, sautng the
President as each passed. This conclud-
ed the ceremonies. The fleet continued on
to Portland, Me.
At the conclusion of the review
President Roosevelt received on board
the MayfioWer Rear Admiral Albert S.
Baker commander-in-chief of the
North Atlantic fleet, Rear Admiral
James y. Sands, commander of the
Caribbean squadron, and Rear Admiral
VIM. c. Wise, commanding the train
ing squadron. He also received the
captains and commanding officers OF
the % vessels in the fleet.
He received also the naval attaches
to the legations of four of the great
powers-Capt. De Chair. of the British
embassy; Capt. Erwin Schaefer, of the
German embassy; A. c. Boutakoff, of
the Russian embassy; and Lieut.. Com
lIdlClt'l ISdlil dheSIllhtI Oh tIle JdDd-
nese legation.
Among the other guests of the Presi-
, dent on board the MayfloWer were
Assistant Secretary of War Sanger;
Sir Thomas Upton; G. Oliver Iselin:
Butler Duncan; Commodore Bourne, Of
the New York Yacht Club; Col. Sher-
man Crawford Il representative of the
Royal Ulster Yacht Club; and Emlen
Roosevelt
President Roosevelt entertained his
guests and all the commanding officers
of the fleet at luncheon on board the
May1loWer. During the luncheon the
President rose and said
I'VE have with us, today, representa-
| tives of the great poWers--Great Brit
ain, Germany, Russia and Japan. /
ask You to drink to those powers and
to their sovereigns.'
The toast was drunk standing. Then
the President continued: I'VE also
have with US representatives of an
international incident. AS to that may
the best boat Win"
With laughter and applause the toast
like wise was drunk by the guests
standing.
Captain Dechair, of the British en-
bassy, addressed the President as fol-
lows:
IN the name of my colleagues, in the
name of our sovereigns and in the
name Of our countries, | desire to thank
you. | propose the health of the Pres
ident of the United States" Rising
again the guests drunk the toast
heartily
At the conclusion of the luncheon
the officers returned to their ships
At 1928, the President left the May
flower in a barge for the flagship
Kearsarge to return the call of Rear
Admiral Barker. He was accompanied
by Secretary Moody, Admiral Dewey,
Rear Admiral Rogers, Rear Admiral
Taylor Cen Chaffee and Commander
Albert Cleaves of the Mayf1ower.
The Mayfiower fired Presidents
salute as the barge cleared the ship.
AS the President went aboard the
Kearsarge his flag was broken out at
the main peak and everyone of the II
saluting ships in the fleet fired a Presi-
dents salute.
After chatting with Admiral Barker
ana Casualty inspecting lilt htdlSdfSS,
the President before visiting the other
fagships to return the calls of the
rear admirals. addressed the enlisted
men and officers of the ship. When
they had been drawn up on the gun
deck he spoke as follows:
Officers and Enlisted Men: I wish
to say a word Of thanks to you in be-
half of the people of the United States |
There are many public servants whom |
I hold in high esteem. but there are no |
others whom l hold in quite the es-
TEEN | do the officers and enlisted men |
of the navy and the army of the United |
States.
IN doing your work here, every bit |
should be done with an eye toward the |
day when upon every man, from the |
admiral to the lowest in rank, NAV rest
the responsibility and duty as to |
whether or not a new page of honor in !
American history shall be turned.
In speaking to all of you / want a
chance to say a word of special recog-
milton to the gun pointers. The shots 7
that hit are the shots that tell | do not
praise you for being brave; that is ex