New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-17
FOUR ADMIRALS ABOARD.
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flower. The rear admirals will debark from
their fagships board the Mayfiower and pay
their visits 70 the President Soon afterward
the President will return their visits, and the
officers will be entertained at luncheon
aboard the Mayfiower. On the Mayfower, ac-
companying the President, will be Admiral
Dewey, Secretary Moody. Rear Admiral Henry
c. Taylor. chief of the bureau of navigation;
Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers. commandant
of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Captain William
H. Brownson. superintendent of the Naval
Academy; Major General A. r. Chaffee, COM
manding the Military Department of the East;
Sir Thomas Upton, Colonel Sherman Crawford,
G. Oliver Iselin, William Butler Duncan, Cap
tain Woodbury. Kane, Frederick G. Bourne,
commodore of the New-York Yacht Club. and
ex-Secretary Chandler Mr. Chandler is the
father OF Lieutenant Lloyd H. Chandler, COM
handing the south column fiotilla of five de-
stroyers. Lieutenant w. c. Benham command
ing the north column
sYLPH WITH MAYFLOwER.
The Mayaower, Captain Beaves commanding
will be accompanied by the United States steam
yacht Sylph. Lieutenant Preston commanding
which will be used as dispatch boat. Nothing
like formal inspection of the crews OF the
larger ship is likely TO follow the Presidents
return visits to the Rear Admirals' ships. While
the President is entertaining his company of
guests aboard the Mayaower, the crews Of the
various vessels will probably sit down to their
midday mess. nothing except stress of battle
is permitted to interfere with the mess hours
in the navy At 100 o'clock, the Mayfower will
steam to the eastward, followed by the fleet in
single column, led by the Kearsarge. After
short steam the Mayfower will again drop
anchor. The fleet will then pass in review and
continue without interruption up the Sound to
Penobscot Bay for the joint mannuvres.
AS soon as the fleet has finally passed, the
Mayflower, with her dispatch boat will return
TO her anchorage in the bay. Every available
craft in the sound-oyster boats. catboats,
launches and what not-has been engaged here
for tomorrow.
ATTEND SERVICE ON KEARSARGE,
The President, with Mrs Roosevelt and the
younger members OF his family and certain of
his relatives, with Secretary Moody. attended
the morning service aboard the Kearsarge to-
day. The party embarked aboard the Sylph
from Mrs. J. West Roosevet's dock shortly be-
fore 10 o'clock steaning out TO the flagship
off Lloyd's Neck Point where they arrived at
1890 o'clock. To-day being Sundty. no salutes
were fred as the Sylph drew near the kear-
sarge, but the entire crews OF the kearSarge,
Illinois and Alabama manned the taarali, ald
the Presidential party stepped aboard 10 the
air of Hail to the Chief crashed out by the
band of the Illinois Many ships had their pet
mascots on deck, a billy goat being much in
evidence on the Kearsarge. The President
was received by Rear Admiral Barker and his
officers and after listening to the sermon by the
ships chaplain. re-embarked aboard the Sylph,
arriving at Sycamore Fiji in time for luncheon.
Ex-Secretary Chandler was guest at Saga
more hill to-day. Sir Thomas Upton arrived
here on board the Erin shortly after > o'clock
this evening, In time for dinner with the Prest-
dent
Tomorrow will be the first time in the history
of the navy that the President has reviewed
such fleet All the naval attaches OF foreign
governments at Washington have been invited
by the President 70 see the review from the
Kearsarge They will assemble in New-York
tomorrow morning and will be conveyed by
the destroyer Chauncey to the feet