The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-08-18
ARE Off OYSTER BAY.
North Atlantic Fleet of Fighting
Vessels Anchored There.
President Roosevelt Arrived Near the
kearsaree in Naval Yacht SyIph ,
and Attended Divine Services
on the Big Man-of-War.

oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 17.-W1tn
the North Atlantic fleet anchored off
Oyster Bay, Sunday was almost fete
day on the bay and sound. Hundreds
of pleasure craft, ranging through all
the grades from the plebian rowboat to
the aristocratic steam yacht, have been
lowering about the fleet of great fight
ing machines throughout the day. Off
GERS of the flagship Kearsarge Sunday
estimated that 1000 persons were in
or about the various vessels during
the day and evening. The busiest
men on the ships were the marines,
who were kept under arms all day
in full dress. The jackies On all the
ships were attired in white duck.
Official formalities were begun at 0
o'clock Sunday morning when RI. Adm.
Barker, commander in-chief of the
fleet, accompanied by Capt Hemphil,
of the Kearsarge and Flag Lieut.. W.
Ebrle, went in boat to the Dolphin
to pay his respects to Secretary of the
Navy Moody. An hour later Secretary
Moody, accompanied by Former Secre-
tary w. E. Chandler, returned the
visit, being received on board the Kear-
sarge with special hOnors. They re-
NAMED to attend divine service.
When Adm. Barker was informed
that the president also would attend
the service, orders were issued for all
Officers to appear in special full dress.
Shortly before II a. m. President
Roosevelt arrived near the Kearsargc
in the naval yacht Sylph. Flag Lieut..
| Eberle put off in the steam barge to
present to the president the admiral's
compliments and to conduct him
aboard the flagship. On board the
Kearsarge the president, as he came
over the side, was received with hon
ors due to the president of the United
States. The band was paraded, the
marines presented army, the bugle
sounded a fanfare, and the drums
gave four ruff1es Then the band play
ed Hail to the Chief and Adm.
Barker received the president on the
quarterback.
A few minutes later a launch from
| the Sylph conveyed to the Kearsarge
Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Alice Roosevelt
Mrs. Emlin Roosevelt Miss Christine
Roosevelt, Capt. Willard Fl. Brown
son, superintendent of the naval acad-
envy, and the Roosevelt children. The
service was conducted by Chapla II
| Isaacs of the Kearsarge, on the after
part of the covered gun deck.
The president and his party Occu-
pied seats Immediately behind the
chaplain, who in conducting the serv-
| ice faced the enlisted men. The ships
| officers were arranged in the rear Of
| the presidents party. The music. was
by the f1agships orchestra.
Chaplain Isaacs' sermon was partTc-
ularly addressed to the officers and
men of the ship. His special theme
was that the man who served his coun-
| try best is he who serves best his God.
At the conclusion of the service,
which was very impressive, the presi-
dent and Secretary Moody chatted
with Adm. Barker, and casually in
spected some parts of the ship. The
president then received RI Adms.
Wise, Sands and Coghlan who had
come from their fagships to pay their
respects.
Mrs. Roosevelt and the other ladies
we're shown over the ship by Flag
Lieut.. Eberle and was particularly de-
lighted with the magnificent punch
bowl presented by the German en-
peror on the occasion of the visit Of
the Kearsarge to Kiel.
When the president left the Kear-
sarge at / p. m. the sides Of all the
ships were again manned and every
] honor was paid except the firing Of the
salute, which was omitted because his
| visit was unofficial and was made on q
Sunday.