Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-06
|nequalled A~ssemblage Of Ameri-
can Warships Reviewed by
President.
me FOR EACH Of 20 STATES
be Inspiring Sight Caused ROOSEVELT
to Exclnim every American who
Hns Seen II Ought TO Bc a Bet
ter American for IT,
welcomes Marines.

Oyster Bay. Sept. 3.-On the waters of
bng Island sound within view OF Saga
ore hill, the President of the Uuited
fates reviewed the greatest fleet of
~nerican warships ever assembled. There
as a ship of War for every State. forty
e in all rangiAg IN size from the magni-
ent l6,OOO-ton ke%atsiana, Just completed,
the feet little torpedoboats and the
bmarines and including one ~troopship
Id GOLFERS. In three columns there
Fetched along the sound II battleships.
ar armored cruisers, four protected
uisers, four monitors, six destroyers,
Y torpedoboats, three submarines, a
%)opship and five auxiliaries.
n pcacepaint of spotlcss white, wreath
in of flags. ship rails manned
lose aboard" the splen~.d fleet under
ent inspection by the President of the
1ited States.
as the Mayfower dropped her anchor
the mead of the fleet on the completion
the review, the President descended
nm The bridge, his face wrcathed in
Mes ana enthusiastically throwing his
ms around the shoulders of n group
senators and representatives, oxclaim-
Any man who fails to be patriotical-
inspired by such n sight as this, Is a
ehty poor American and every Ameri-
n who has seen 1t ought to be a better
nerican for It,"
he sentiment was echoed enthusiastic
ply by the group around the President.
PRAISES NAVAL COMMITTEE.
And you. gentlemen" he said, address
the naval committee. ARE responsible
1t. 1t Is your handlwork and it has
been done within the past ten years.
cry one of these ships is a fighter and
ady TO go into action at a moments no.
e. Again you have shown your wisdom |
the appropriations for the target prac-
e for there is where the American navy
cels. our men can shoot and shoot
faight and therein lies our naval
ongth and our superiority"
resident Roosevelt had a gread day. In
ne from the Emlen Roosevelt pier to
Mayfiower in an open launch in the
'rning he was drenched by rain and
ray and the little launch was tossed
out by the heavy sea. which the stiff
I'd kicked up. The moment he boarded
Mayfiower. the rain stopped and be-
re the 21-Eun salute which welcomed
n had been completed the sun was
ming. From that time until the review
S finished not a cloud marred the
%ectacle, The cruiser Desoines, which
down from New York in the morn
with the foreign naval attaches and
lgressional naval committees aboard,
lnd herself gently resting in the sand
cold Spring Harbor after safely trans
ring her passengers to the Mayflower.
floated again shortly as the tide rose,
failed to take her place at the head of
fleet during the review. She was
dy. however, to a k her passengers
k to New York at It's conclusion, hav-
sustained no injuries.
sIGHTSEERS ON 500 BOATS.
Whom the Maynower reached the
ad OF the column to begin the review
Drtly after eleven o'clock, the feet
S surrounded by fully five hundred
ats large enough to weather the
W and loaded with sightseers.
rhe great ships lay in the choppy
; with their massive steel sides ris-
from the water like walls of spot
$ white. Ships rails were manned
b~lucJackets whose dark uniforms
re relieved by the crimson coats of
marine bands. The reception and
lcheon which President and Mrs.
oSeVelt. assisted by Secretary Bona
rte and Mrs. B~onaparte. extended to
three rear admirals and the COM
nding officers Of all the ships after
review, was a picturesque feature.
lerU.arl tba prauiIant l,ft a.. NJ.
Nwer with Secretary Bonaparte and
rretary Loeb to pay visits to the
ee admirals and to the troopship
nkcc, Just in with n detachment of
rines from Santo Domingo.
o these marines the Presidents heart
nj out. He spontaneously began to talk
them.
l wish 10 say a word" he began, ''of
irty appreciation to you men of the
rlhe corps, to you as representing not
rely the marines. but the officers and
lstcd men alike who nave for the las,
~ been engaged in a so difficult and
lcate a mission la Santo Domingo. You
this ship have been for a year in the
pies. You have done very responsible
very difficult duties. You have done
m to perfection.
WELCOMES MARINES HOME.
| welcome you home. and / wish to
that thoroughly appreciate the way
which you have handled yourselves.
we nave grown to feel a certainty
tt Whenever the men of the American
ny or navy are called upon for any
~ no matter how difficult or how irk-
ne, or even how dangerous, they are
tain to perform it, not merely with
cheney and courage out with a total
encc grumbling.
! congratulate tho service upon the
y In which your duty has been done"
he presidents words were received
h evidences of appreciation by the
rihes. After these calls he returned 10
Mayliow where heremained with his
ests during the afternoon and evening.
lnor was server aboard and the iIlu-
baton at night was enjoyed by those
board until late in the evening. The
yiower then steamed inside the har-
and the party was put off in laun-
eS.