The news & observer., 1905-01-10
THE NAVAL REVIEW
A Splendid Spectacle of
Ocean Fighters.
Admiral Dewey and Secretary of Navy
Morton Inspect the Warships.
Eighteen Leave For the Man
oeuvers Ground.
oeuvers Ground.
(By the Assoeiated Press.) }

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 9.-Headed By
the frst-class battleship .Kearsarge
hying the blue pennant of Rear Ad-
miral \. S. Barker, eighteen warshios
of the United States Navy are tonight
on their way down the coast 10 the
winter mansAxy yering grounds, after
having heen meected and reviewed in
Eamptoa R6@is today by the Secre-
Jary Of the Navy Hon. Paul Morton
and Admiral George Dewey.
The fleet made up of the battleship.
coast and Caribbean squadrons and the
second tlo.flla Of torpedo boat destroy
erS is one OF the most powerful eVer
gathered in Hampton Roads under the
American flag and the spectacle of
the review and inspection as witnessed
by thousands of people on both sides
OF the roads was one of grandeur. The
big white huls of the battleships the
squatty monitors. the high cruisers
and the ral1ish, dark green torpedo
craft stood ont i'm bold relief against
the blue waters and the bluer sky in
three columns. the right being made
up of the coast and Caribbean squad
rons. the center of the battleships and
the left Of the torpedo craft
Order of Procession.
The battieship Kearsarge. as flag
ship of Rear Acmiral Barker. headed
the central column. while the Texas.
dying Rear Admiral sands pennant
led the coast warships. behind which
was the cruiser New York, flagship, OF
the Caribbean squadron. with Rear
Admiral SigsbeC's Dennant at her mdil.
peak Tho torpedo flOtilla was under
command Of Lieutenant Commando
Johnston, on the Whipple.
rl,a.zr III, q
shadow over the roads when the dis
patch boat Dolphin, carrying the Sec
retarY and the Admiral Of the Navy
arrived This morning and was greeted
by q seventeen gun salute from the
land batteries of Fortress Monroe and
the AagshipS of the three suuadrons.
The inspection consisted of the Dol
phin .steaming down the line of ships
between The battleship and coast
sGuadrons, returning to take her sta
ton at the head of the columns. be-
tween the Kearsar-e and Texas. When
she had dropped anchor Rear Adj
mirals Barker, Sands and Sigsbea
made official calls upon the Secreta"V
of the Navy and Admiral Dewey. They
were followed by the commandant Of
Fortress Mcnroe. AS each of the
squadron commanders left the deck of
the dispatch boat the rear admirais
salute of thirteen guns was given md
q nine gun salute was fired when Col
onei Story the fort commandent left.
Steaming for the Canes.
The visits Of these officers were fol-
lowed by calls by the commanding Of
ficers of the various ships after which
the Dolphin weighed anchor and pro-
ceded toward the capes, being saluted
by the forts which courtesy she re-
piled to.
H..
mile the kcarsarge got under way and
was followed by all the other vessels
IN the folio wing order at eighth OF a
mile intervals:
Battleships Kentucky, Illinois. Ala
bama Missouri and Iowa: coast
squadron. battleship Texas, monitors
Florida. Nevada aud Arkansas; Carib
bean squadron, cruisers Newark. Ia
coma, Denver and converted yacht
"norpion; torpedo fiotilla destroyers
Whipple Marlborough. Stewart and
Worden.
lake submarine torpedo boat from
Newport News stood by as the process
sion passed and saluted each vessel in
turn.
When the capes were reached the
Dolphin dropped out from the head Of
the column and as each flagship
passed in review a seventeen gun sa-
Iuta was fired
The shios inspected and reviewed
ct-day repl esented total tonnage OF
9S.679 and carried 41O officers ana
5,166 men. Their armament consists
Of sixteen 1'2-inch twelve 13-inch.
sixteen S-inch and sixty-two 6-ineh
guns. IN addition to a secondary arm
ament of one hundred and siXty-tive
6-pounders end many guns of smaller
calihre.