Evening journal., 1906-09-01
UNCLE SANS
GREAT PAGEANT
Forty Big Sea Fighters viii Assemble in Long
Island Sound at Review of the
Atlantic Fleet
Atlantic Fleet
HAVE ABOARD Sl2 OFFICERS, 1925 MEN

the Cleveland and the Tacoma. three
lighter cruisers. each carrying a battery
Of ten 5-inch rifles.
Six New Oestroyers in Line.
Six Of the new desiroyers viii be there,
the notlla, comprising the whlpple. the
Lawrence, the Marlborough. the Hop
lsins. the Worden and the Truxtun. all
fine vessels Of their type and each carry
ing heavy batteries ana two torpedo
tubes. There will also be in line six OF the
torpedo boats, these being the Tmgey. the
Blakely. the DE Long, the wilkes. the
Stockton and the Rodgers.
There will be two submarlncs-the Por-
poiso and the sharlS-also a large auxili-
ary cruiser and troop ship. this being the
Yankee. which win have on board four
hundred marines ready to make a land
ing at a moments notice.
Then comes the Celtic a modernly
equipped refrigeratlng ship; the Arethusa,
an immense auxiliary fitted to carry large
quantities Of reserve ammunition and
million gallons Of fresh water for the use
OF the feet, and the colliors Leonldas.
Lebanon and Abarenda, carrying nearly
10000 tons Of coal. There will be present
the Dolphin. with the Secretary OF the
Navy and other officials; the Des Molnes.
with the naval attaches OF foreign gov
ornments. and the Yanl0ton. with the Al.
mirai Of the navy. George Dewey.
This vast and magnificent lighting force
commanded by Rear Admiral r. ID. Evans
the commander IN chief Of the Atlantic
fleet, viii be reviewed by the President
on board the Maynower a large convert
ed yacht, bought at the beginning OF the
war with Spain and converted into an
auxillary cruiser.
Best Of Fighting Force.
In this review the President win see
the best OF the naval lighting force OF the
country There IS not one OF the vessels
which is not still in her fun stage Of use
fulncss and as he stoams past them
with the salutes from their guns thunder
ing in his ears he may well feel proud Of
tho display Of effective and efficient sea
power which the country IS able to COM
mand and with the building up Of which
he has for ten years taken so conspicuous
a part
viii Gather September 1.
In accordance with orders issued bv
Admiral Evans. the fleet win assemble
on September l. as follows: The first ana
second squadrons IN smithtown Bay.
Long Island; the two squadrons comprise
the twelve battleshps and four large
armored cruisers. The second torpedo
flotilla, consisting OF the six torpedo
boat destroyers win also arrive at smith.
town Bay on September ]. The Filth a.
vision. consisting OF the four coast de-
tense monitors and the third torped,
hotilla, consisting Of six torpedo boats
Will assemble az Huntington Bay. Lon,
Island. The sixth division, consisting o
four protected cruisers. win assemble M
New Haven, Conn. and the auxiliaries
In Smithtown Bay.
Tomorrow forenoon. the squadrons
divisions. notlllas and auxiiiaries viii
move to the review anchorage 10 the
] northward Of oyster Bay and anchor in
three columns AT eight a. m. Monday ali
tho ships win full dress. making a mag.
nlicent display Of flags and bunting. THIS
review will begin with the Presidents
sieaming out Of oyster Bay in the May
flower, and as soon as his flag is in fun
view coming out Of the bay an the saut-
ing ships win thunder It a salute OF
! twenty-one guns.
Order Of tho Review
The Maynower will then steam between
the columns OF anchored ships. passing
/ first to the westward between the col
umn Of batueships headed by the Maine
and the floullas. thence 20 the eastward
passing along the north side of the col
umns Of battle ships and cruisers, headed
by the Alabama, thence again to the ives,
ward, passing TO southwark Of the column
Of torpedo fotlllas and thence to tn.
eastward, passing between the first and
second squadrons OF battleships and
cruisers. when she viii anchor to east
ward Of the Maine and nine hundred
/ yards distant. After the Maynower has
anchored the commander in chief and
/ division commanders win visit the May.
/ flower and pay their respects to the Presi.
dent. They win be followed by the cap
tains Of the various ships and luncheon
: will be served on board the Mayaower