Arizona republican., 1903-08-18
First Time Conducted By
 Commander r-In=Chief.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Inspected the Assembled Squadrons Near Oyster Bay-The Spectacle Was a Grand One harred by a Single Accident.


 first time in the history of the country the president of the United States O. day reviewed and inspected in time of peace a great fleet of United States warships. The ceremony was a magni- ficent and impressive naval spectacle. It was unmarred by the slightest mis- hap until just at it's conclusion, when the torpedo boat destroyer Barry rammed the destroyer Decatur, for tunately. however, doing little damage
 The incident was exciting. It oc cured just at the moment when the president was receiving congratulations upon the success of the maneuvers. The first squadron of destroyers, consisting of the Decatur, Bainbridge, Barry. Dale and Chauncey, all under command of Lieutenant L. H. Chandler, was ap preaching the MayflOwer at full speed. The vessels were in close formation. Orders were signaled from the Decatur to the other vessels to form a wedge In executing the orders the Decatur swung across the bow of the Barry. An instant later the Barry rammed her on the starboard side.
 As the ships were running at a speed of twenty knots the blow was tremen- dous. The Decatur listed sharply to port and seemed to be in serious dis tress From the Mayfower she ap- pcared to be sinking. The Maynower's 5 boats were manned instantly. but were not lowered, as the Decatur was seen to right herself. In a few minutes she hoisted signal of No serious dam age" Later she steamed alongside the Mayfower and Lieutenant Chandler re- ported that while his ship had received a bad bump on the starboard quarter. she was not materially damaged.
 The Barry. which had struck the De- catur Q glancing blow. had her bow crumpled by the collision. but was not injured otherwise. The accident put a sudden stop to the maneuvers of the destroyer squadron Admiral Dewey ordered Lieutenant Chandler to pro- ceed with the vessels to the Brooklyn navy yard. where repairs such are necessary could be made quickly. After the damage has been repaired the squadron will rejcin the fleet and con tinIe the summer maneuvers.
 Both the president and Mrs. Roosevelt noted the accident with great calmness not notwithstanding the fact that their son, Kermit, was on board the Decatur at the time of the collision.
 The review occurred on Long Island
 
 trance to Oyster bay. President Roose welt. i'll company with Secretary of the Navy Moody. admiral Dewey, Rear Admiral Taylor. Rear Admiral Rogers, Captain Brownson, General Chaffee and General Barry, stood on the bridge of the auxiliary cruiser Mayflower as she steamed slowly down one column of the warships and up the other. The two columns extended 2,S00 yards, the ships being anchored at intervals Of 500 yards. As the Mayflower passed each ship in the two columns the yards and rails of each were manned by jackieS in white duck. the marines were paraded and presented arms, the pres1- dents salute of twenty-one guns was fired, the buglers sounded a flourish, the drummers gave four ruffies, the band played Hail, Columbia, and the entire crew stood at salute. As the Mayf1ower swept majest!cally past each ship the crew of the saluting vessel gave the president three cheers as the commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States.
 At the conclusion of the review Presi- dent Roosevelt received on the May flower Rear Admiral Albert S. Barker, chief of the North At 1antic fleet; Rear Admiral James A. Sands, commander of the Caribbean squadron; Rear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan, commanding the coast squad ron. and Rear Admiral William C.Wise. commanding the training squadron. He also received the captains and com manding officers of the twenty-two ves- sels in the fleet.
 Among the other guests of the presi- dent on the Mayfiower were Assistant Secretary of War Sanger, Sir Thomas Lipton. c. Oliver Iselin, Butler Dun can, Colonel Sharman Crawford, d representative of the Royal Ulster Yacht club, and Emlen Roosevelt.
 President Roosevelt entertained his guests and all the commanding officers at lunch on board the Mayfower.