New-York tribune., 1905-01-10
FORTY WARSHIPS GATHER.
Resiesc of the Greatest american
Assemblage IN History.
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrpuNE.l


Fortress Monroe, Va, Jan. 9-Spectacular and
imposing the assemblage of warships In
historic Hampton Roads to-day. The naval
pageant was In every respect a brilliant one.
Ideal weather contributed to the comfort and
enjoyment of the thousands of people occupying
points OF vantage afioat and ashore, who wit
messed the evolutions Of the men-of-war.
About forty warships in all, embracing all the
naval classes were engaged, including six of the
most powerful battleships afloat Admiral
Dewey and Paul Morton, Secretary of the Navy,
reviewed on this occasion the largest and
strongest fleet Of American modern fighting
ships ever got together and the greatest as
sembIage OF warships seen in Hampton Roads
since the naval rendezvous OF 1892, in which
the combined navies of the world participated.
The North Atlantic, Caribbean, coast and
training squadrons were represented in the
brilliant pageant passing in review.
At the opening of the programe for the day
the battleships presenting the first line were
at anchor nearest Old Point Comfort: in the
second line were the cruisers and monitors and
to the rear the torpedo craft appeared Fol-
lowing is the list of the squadrOns and vessels
inspected. not including the torpedo boats:
NORTH ATLANTIC.-Battleships Kearsarge.
Alabama, Illinois. Iowa, Maine and Missouri;
gunboat Mayhower and collier Abarenda-
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Detroit and Montgomery; gunboats Bancroft,
Newport and Scorpion.
TRAINING-Cruisers Minneapolis, Butalo,
Columbia, Prairie, Yankee and Dixie.
COAST.-Battleships Texas and Massachu-
setts; monitors Arkansas, Florida and Nevada;
Farraguts old flagship, the frigate Hartford,
and the converted gunboat Scorpion
Admiral Dewey. Paul Morton. Secretary OF the
Navy. and the naval board arrived in Hampton
Roads on the Dolphin about o'clock this
morning. The party also included Captain
Swift of the general board. and Lieutenant
Commanders F. L. Chaplin and Spencer S.
Wood. The sole untoward incident of the day
the mysterious disappearance of Midshp-
man Arrowwood from the flagship Kearsarge.
His absence from the ship was reported While
the vessel in the roads. The circum-
stances could not be ascertained, but ii was
stated at Fortress Monroe that nothing more
Is known on board the Kearsarge than the bare
fact that the midshipmsn had vanished.
The review began shortly after the noon hour.
The Dolphin passed between the columns of
war vessels and was Sa1uted by each as she
passed. This constituted the review proper,
and, the Dolphin having reached the end of
the lines. anchored just off Old Point, between
the Texas and the Kearsarge, the fagships of
the coast and battleship squadrons, respect
lively.
At 1 o'clock all the vessels prepared to go.
The Dolphin led the way, going to position
near Cape Henry. Here she anchored and
awaited the vessels, which left there about 1:3O
o'clock. With bands playing and guns boom
ing the warships steamed out to sea, first the
order named the coast squadron, the Caribbean
squadron and the smaller war craft. The pro-
cession proceeded south where manGuvres and
target practice will be held.