Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-17
JEALOUS RAGE, RAZOR SEVERED THROATS- HOSPITAL

and blockadlng the mouth OF oyster
Bay, presented a splendid marine spec
tucie abundantly suggestive Of Amerl-
cas- sea power,
Clustered IN the mouth OF the bay
rested the presidents yacht Mafhower
Secy Moodys official craft. the
Dolphin and Sir Thomas Liptons
steam yacht Erin surrounded by fleet
of steam and sailing yachts gathered
| 20 witness the imposing ceremony When
the president and the fleet officially eN-
changed greetings.
Falrer weather for the review could
not have been asked When the pres
ident boarded the Maytower there was
hardly n ripple that wInkled the surface
Of the water
The Maynower lay I'm the mouth Of
oyster Bay. Nearby was the Dolphin,
with Socy. Moody and Admiral Dewey
on board, Before the president arrived
Secy Moody Admiral Dewey Rear Ad-
mral Taylor. chief Of bureau OF nayl-
cation, Rear Admiral Rodgers COM
mandant Of the New York nayyyardi
Capt Brownson, Commandant Of the
naval academy Gen. ChaiieeSir Ihom-
as Upton, Col. Sharman-CraWiord OF
the Royal Ulster Yacht club c. oliver
lsclin, w. Butler Duncan, Woodbury.
Kane and Commodore Frederick q,
Bourne Of the New York Yacht club
were taken on board the MaytlOWer
AZ the president stepped on the deck
OF the Mayilower her guns spoke the
first salute Of the morning. Leaving
her anchorage. the Dolphin passed the
Maytlower, salutlng az she went by.
Then the Mayllowor 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 battleshlps and cruisers I'm two
parallel lines lengthwise of the sound
with a column Of destroyers thanking
each line Of 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 Admiral
Sands.
The left column Included Rear Admi-
raj Coghlan's flagship the Olympia and
the cruiser Topeka, composing the FIRST
division and the Yankee. Prairie, PAM
Their and Dolphin the second division,
Rear Admiral Wise commanding
Thanking the first column and between
II and the Long Island shore was the
first division Of the destroyer ilotllla
the Decatur, Banhridge. Barry, Dale
and Chauncy under command OF Lieut.
l., b. Chandler Lying outside Of all
the remainder Of the fleet was a flank
ing column Of destroyers. including the
Truxton, Worden, Whppe Stewart
and Lawrence, commanded by Lieut. r.
H. Benham,
Surrounding them was a notilla Of
steam craft Of all descriptions num-
berlng a hundred vessels and including
splendid great steam yachts. 4 string
Of code signals futtered I'm the rig
ging Of the Dolphin, an answering
string hung Imply from the Kear-
sarge's yard and many flags Wig
wagged from ship to ship Of the big
fleet
with the presidents flag flying from
her main truck the MayhOwer steamed
slowly off 10 the east end Of the right
column made a sweeping curve and
moved down through the lane between
the first column of battleships and
cruisers and the FIRST column Of de-
strOyers. Lines OF white clad sailors
manned the rails. superstructure fight
ing tops and yards OF the white fleet |
and dotted the rails Of the dark hullcd !
destroyers A l2-Inch gun IN Kear-
sarges secondary battery spurted |
little fash Of flame aud smoke and the
succession Of presidential salutes be- |
gan. 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 Mayhower moved by At speed |
Of three miles an hour the prcsi-
dents flagship proceeded down the
lane and as she approached the guns
OK each OF the ships I'm turn spoke I'm
salute their bands and the cheers OF !
the soiiors Joining in the tribute. The
guns Of the destroyers were silent
From the bridge Of the Maynower
President Roosevelt, surrounded by a
group Of admlrals and guests, ac-
knoWledged the salutes At the end
Of the lane the MaynoWer turned and
passed down the line between the sec
0nd column Of cruisers ard second
line OF destroyers one after another
the guns Of the Dolphin. Panther.
Prairie, Yankee Topeka and Olympia
saluted until, having cncrced the fleet
and completed the first part OF the re-
view, the Maynower stopped al the
head OF the two columns between The
oNarsarge and the Olympia As q ma
val picture IL was splendid and inspir-
Ing. Launches pat on from the war
ships and scurrIed over to the May
flower