The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-08-28
GREATEST NAVAL REVIEW
IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Catalogue Of the Ships Roosevelt
viii Inspect Off Oyster Bay.
FIGHTING BOZ" TO COMMAND
Fleet Larger Than the Combined
Fighting Force Of AdmiraIs Ro-
jestvensky and Togo-Line Of
Vessels Twenty Miles Long.

New York City Plans have been
completed for the greatest naval re-
view in the history Of the western
world when President Roosevelt from
the Mayaower will inspect the assem-
bled squadrons off oyster Bay on
September 3. All the formality that
goes with naval functions will be OBJ
served and the twenty-one-gun salute
to the President will be given by
every ship in turn as he passes down
the line.
The Heet will be larger than the
combined fighting force of Admirals
Rojestvensky and Togo, and will IN
doubleday be the most impressive re-
view ever held, with the exception OF
the gathering of British off the coast
of England a few years ago. There
will be twelve battleships, four ar
mored cruisers, four ironclads, four
protected cruisers, six torpedo boat
destroyers. six torpedo boats, two
submarines, six auxiliaries and
troop ship.
Altogether the imposing line will
coast. Through the waterway be-
tween the double row Of floating
forts the trim little Mayfiower bear
ing the President and Secretary Bo-
naparte, of the navy, will steam slow
ly to the diapason Of roaring salutes.
Occurring as it will on Labor Day
thousands of persons not only from
New York but from cities within a
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quiet village to witness a sight such
as few persons see in a lifetime A
score or more of big excursion steam
ers will go out, while nearly every
yacht club up and down the coast will
have it's complement of craft on hand.
The commander of the feet will be
Rear-Adaliral Robley D. Evans. The
first squadron is made up of the flag
ship Maine, and the Missouri, the
Kentucky and the Kearsarge. In the
second division are the new Louis
lana, the Rhode Island, that passed
her final acceptance test as recently
as August 10, the New Jersey and
the Virginia.
The second squadron is under the
command of Rear-Admiral Charles
H. Davis, and comprises the Ala
bama, his flagship. and the battle
ships Illinois, Indiana and Iowa The
fourth division, the second section of
this squadron, is under Rear-Admiral
Willard H. Bronson, and is made UP
of the West Virginia. the Pennsylva-
mia, the Colorado and the Maryland,
The third squadron, also in two di-
visions, numbers the Puritan, the Ne
vada, the Florida, the Arkansas, the
Minneapolis, the Tacoma, the Cleve-
land and the Denver.
The torpedo boats, destroyers and
submarines will be in two fotiIlas
"a separate part of the line will be
taken by the troopship Yankee and
the auxiliaries, which include three
golfers and the provision ship Celtic
and the water ship Arethusa
At the oyster Bay review there
will be nearly 10000 officers and
men on the ships. If, as is expected,
IL, 900 shots are fired in salutes, the
cost for powder alone will be over
$4,000. After the inspection the
President will make and receive calls
from commanders and flag officers.
The review, according to the general
orders will end officially when the
President returns to Oyster Bay. But
at night the public will enjoy the
spectacle of the entire fleet ablaze
with electric lights. while the search
lights all along the line will play for
miles.