The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-18
REVIEW OF THE
GALLANT FLEET
President Roosevelt Passes
Down Along the Line.
THUNDER OF TIE BIC GUNS
FIRST NAVAL REVIEW BY A
CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
THUNDER OF TIE BIC GUNS

United states navy, resting on the
CLASSY surface of Long Island sound,
composed the picture which lay spread
out before President Roosevelt when
he stepped out on the veranda of his
home at Sycamore Hill early today.
Their brass work. shining under the
Sldnting rays of the morning sun gave
evidence that every ship was spick and
span for this, the first naval review
at the nations summer capitol and
probably the first ever held for the
express purpose Of presidential honor.
Commanded by Rear Admiral Bar
ker and three other naval officers of
similar rank, the fleet, comprising the
squadronS each of two divisions. be-
sides a fotilla OF torpedo boat destroy
ers included a representative Of nearly
every type of fighting craft from the
pOnderous Illinois to the lean Destroy
ersf Two parallel columns of battle
ships and cruisers headed by the Kear-
sarge, Rear Admiral Bankers flagship,
thanked by files of destroyers, cOmpos-
ing the North Atlantic fleet. covered
the placid sound for two miles off
shore from picturesque Lloyds Neck
and blOckading the mouth Of Oyster
Bay, presented a splendid marine spec
tacle, abundantly suggestive of Amer
ica's sea power.
Clustered in the mouth of the bay
rested the presidents yacht. Mayfiow-
er, Secretary MOody's Official craft, the
Dolphin and Sir Thomas Lipton's
steam yacht, Erin, surrounded by a
fleet OF steam and sailing yachts gath
cred to witness the imposing ceremony
when the president and the fleet off,
cially exchanged greetings.
Weather Was Fair.
Fairer weather for the review could
not have been asked When the presi-
dent boarded the Mayhower there was
hardly ripple that wrinkled the sur
face Cf the water.
The Mayfiower lay in the mouth of
Oyster Bay. Nearby was the Dolphin
with Secretary Moody and Admiral
Dewey on board. Before the president
arrived Secretary Moody. Admiral
Dewey, Rear Admiral Taylor. chief of
the bureau of navigation; Rear Ad-
mtral Rodgers, commandant of the
New York navy yard; Captain Bron-
son, commandant of the naval acad-
envy; General Chaffee. Sir Thomas
Upton, Colonel Sharman- Crawford. Of
the Royal Ulster Yacht club; c. oliver
Iselin, w. Butler Duncan. Woodbury.
Kane and Commodore Frederick c..
Bourne, Of the New York Yacht club
were taken on board the Mayflower
As the president stepped on the deck
of the MayfiOwer her guns spoke the
first salute of the morning Leaving
her anchorage. the Dolphin passed the
Mayflower. saluting as she went by.
/ Then the Mayhower steamed down the
bay, followed by the presidents yacht
Sylph, having guests Of the president
on board. Slowly the Presidents flag
/ ship moved out into the sound where
/ the battleships and cruisers lay in two
parallel lines lengthwise, Of the sound
with a column Of destrOyers thanking
oh inc Of e1af ,-f--l,f
column was composed of two divisions,
| the first consisting of the Kearsarge,
/ Illinois and Alabama, under command
, of Rear Admiral Barker; the second
comprising the Texas. Baltimore and
! Chicago, eomman1ed by Rear Admiral
/ Sands.
coghlan's Squadron.
1 The left column Included Rear Ad-
/ miral Cogblans flagship the Olympia
and the cruiser Topeks, composing the
I first division, and the Yankee, Prairie,
1 Panther and Dolphin the second divi-
| sion, Rear Admiral Wise commanding.
! Thanking the first column and between
/ ii and the Long Island shore was the
first division OF the destroyer fiotilla,
the Decatur, Bainbride, Barry. Dale
( and Chauncy, under cOmT2and Of Lieu
| tenant l.. n. Chandler. Lying outside
1 of all the remainder of the fleet was
a thanking column Of destroyers includ-
, ing the TruXtOn. Worden, WhipDle
! Stewart and Lawrence. commanded by
/ Lieutenant r. K. Benham.
Surrounding them was a 1Otiila OF
steam craft of all descriptions number
/ ing a hundred vessels and including
splendid great steam yachts. A stirring
OF code signals huttered in the
rigging of the Dolphin, an answering
string hung Imply from the Kear-
sarges yard and many flags wig
I wagged from ship 10 ship 10 the big
! fleet.
With the presidents flag flying from
her main truck the MayfiOwer steamed
( slowly off to the east end of the right
4 column. made a sweeping curve and
i moved down through the lane between
the first column of battleships anc
cruisers and the first column of de-
stroyers. Lines of white clad sailor:
manned the rails. superstructure fight
ing tops and yards of the white fee
and dotted the rails of the dark hulleC
destroyers. A 12-inch gun in the KeaT
sarge's secondary battery spurted {
little fash Of flame and smoke and thu
succession of presidential salutes be
gan. While the smoke was drifting
from the Kearsarge'S gun, her banC
struck up columbia" and her sail
ors gave the president a ringing chez
as the Mayhower moved by.
President Saluted.
At the speed of three miles al
hodr the presidents flagship proceeded
down the lane and as she approached
the guns of each of the ships in turi
spoke in salute their bands and III
cheers of the sailors joining in tn
tribute. The guns of the destroyer
/ were silent.
From the bridge of the Mayhower
President Roosevelt, surrounded by
group of admirals and guests, &C
nowledged the salutes. At the end o
the lane the Mayflower turned ant
passed down the line between the sec
ond column of cruisers and second lin
of destTOycrs. One after another tn
guns of the Dolphin. Panther, Prairie
Topeka and Olympia saluted until
having encircled the feet and complet
ed the first part of the review, tn
Mayhower stopped at the head of tn
two columns between the kearsarg
and the Olympia As a naval pictur
il was splendid and inspiring. Laun
Ches put off from tho waTships an
scurried over TO the MayfiOwer con
veying the commanders and flag Off
GERS TO pay their respects to the pvesi
J dent
This formality completed, the presi
dent boarded the Mayfiowers laUnc
and was conveyed TO the Kearsarge.
return tho official. Call. Twenty-on
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