The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-24
PRESIDENT REVIEWED
NAVAL PAGEANT.
Every Vessel in the Squadron Visited
by tho President-After the
Review the Fleet Steams
Away for the Coast
of Maine.

|
some Of the best fighting ships Of the
United States navy. resting upon the
CLASSY surface of Long Island sound.
composed the picture which lay spread
out before President Roosevelt when he
| stepped out upon the veranda OF MS
home at Sycamore Hill early today.
| Their brassworll, shining under tho
| slanting rays Of the morning sun, gave
! evidence that every ship was spick ana
span for this, the first naval review at
the nations summer capitol, and propa-
bly, the first ever held for the exclusive
| purpose of presidential honors.
| Commanded by Rear Admiral Barker
| and three other naval officers of similar
rank, the fleet comprising two squadrons
! each of two divisions. besides fotilla
! Of torpedo boat destroyers Included d
| representative of nearly every type or
/ fighting craft from the ponderous liz
nois to the little destroyers Two paral-
| lei columns of battle ships and cruisers.
| headed by the Kearsarge. Rear Admlra!
| Bankers flag ship thanked by files Of
| destroyers, composing the Norm Atlan-
tic fleet. covered the placid sound for
miles off shore from picturesque Lloya
| Neck and blockading the mouth of Oys-
tacle. abundantly suggestive of America
sea power.
| Clustered in the mouth Of the bay rest
cd the presidents yacht. Maynower: Sec
! retary Moody's official craft, the Dolphin.
| and Sir Thomas Lipton's beautiful steam
| Yacht. Erin. surrounded by graceful
| feet Of steam and sailing vessels, gath
| cred TO witness the imposing ceremony
when the president and the fleet o1llclals
exchanged salutes.
Beautiful Day for Review.
| Fairer weather for the review could
| not have been asked. When the presl-
| dent boarded the Mayfower's launch at
! the ]. West Roosevelt landing. the big
white shapes of the war vessels between
| the double lines of gray destroyers
| doomed out of thin haze that hung
over the sound Hardly ripple wrinkleo
the surface OF the water.
The Mayhower lay in the mouth or
| OYSTER bay. Nearby was the Dolphin.
with Secretary Moody, Admiral Dewey
| and the rear admirals on board.
| before the president arrived. Secretary
Moody, Admiral Dewey. Rear Admira!
Tavlor. chief of the bureau of naviga-
| ton; Rear Admiral Rodgers, comand-
ant of the New York navy yard Captain
Brownson, commandment Of the naval
| academy: General Chaffee. Sir Thomas
Upton. Colonel Sharman-Crawford. OF
the Royal Ulster Yacht Club; Z. Oliver
| lselin. w. Butler Duncan. Woodbury.
I Kane and Commodore Frederick {.
! Bourne. of the New York Yacht CLUB.
were taken on board the Mayflower
AS the president stepped on the deck
| OF the MaynoWer her guns spoke me
first salute OF the morning. Leaving ner
anchorage the Dolphin passed the nay
hover. salutlng as she went by Ihen
the Mayhower steamed down the bay.
followed by the presidents yacht, SNlph.
having guests of the president on board.
Slowly the presidents flag ship moved
out into the sound. where the battle ships
and cruisers lay in two parallel lines.
lengthwise of the sound with column
OF destroyers fanlling each of the larger
ships. The right 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. commanded by Rear Ad-
niral Sands.
The left column included Rear Ad-
miral Coghlan's flag ship. the Olympia.
and the cruiser Topeka, composing the
first division. and the Yankee, Prairie.
Panther and Dolphin, the second division.
Rear Admiral Wise commanding. Flank
ing the firSt column and between it and
the Long Island shore was the first
Decatur, Banbridge, Barry. Dale and
Chauncey, under command of Lieutenant
l.. H. Chandler. Lying outside of all
the remainder of the fleet thanking
column of destroyers including the Trux-
ton Worden, Whipple Steward and Law
renee, commanded by Lieutenant r. NJ,
Berham
Surrounding them was hotilla of steam
craft of all descriptions numbering hun
dreds of vessels.
Statutes for the President.
With the presidents flag flying from
her main truck the Mayhower steamed
slowly off to the east end of the right
column, made a sweeping curve and
moved down through the lane between
The first column Of battle ships and
cruisers and the first column Of destroy
ers. Lines of Whitehead sailors manned
the rails, superstructures, lighting tops
and yards of the white fleet and dotted
the rails of the dark hulled destroyers.
Scurrying launches cleared the course OF
the Mayfower and her satellite the
Syph. as they entered the line. A -
pound gun in the Kearsarge S secondary
battery spurted little flash of flame
and smoke and the succession Of Dresi-
Dental salutes began While the smoke
was drifting from the Kearsarge's guns
her band struck up Columbia" and her
sailors gave the president a ringing
cheer as the MayfoWer moved by At q
speed Of miles an hour the presidents
flag ship proceeded down the lane and as
she approached the guns of each Of the
ships in turn spoke a salute. their bands
and the cheers of the sailors joining In
the tribute The guns of the destroyers
were silent.
From the MayEower President Roose-
Welt surrounded by q groun of admjralS