Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-07
WARSHIPS GREET
Mr.. ROOSEVELT.
Fire Twenty-one Guns Each
simultaneously,

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, Sept "A
salute of twenty-one guns fired stimuli
taneously by every fighting craft in
mighty feet of two score warships greet
ed President Roosevelt when he stepped
on board the naval yacht Mayiower to-
day to review what is believed to be the
largest war fleet that ever assembled in
American waters.
When the President stepped ON board
the Maytiower, the great fleet lay IN
three columns each about two miles III
length, with battleships and monitors in
the center column, the cruisers and sew
eral other batteShips in the off-shore
column and long line of torpedo de-
stroyers stretched between the remainder
OF the fleet and the shore. Enclrcllng
the entire fleet was Gordon of cutters
making picket line for the exclusion
| OF the excursion boats
Dull Skies Clear Up.
| Dull and lowering skies with htful
showers of rain sweeping across the
sound early in the day threatened to rob
the display of much of its beauty and
cast a serious damper over the enthuSl-
asm of the thousands of spectators who
were gathered to witness it in every
manner of craft conceivable.
Later they cleared up.
Half an hour before the arrival of the
President, Secretary of the Navy Bona
parte boarded the Maytlower and was
received with a salute by the marine
guard and the rufies of the drums. Fol
| lowing him came Postmaster General
| Cortelyou, who was also honored on the
quarterback.
The naval attaches representing
! foreign governments came on board the
Des Moines and were transferred to
! the Ma Vt1nwnp in launches A largo
number of guests of the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt were on board the
Dolphin.
| Bob" Evans in Command
! Followed by the cruiser Des Moipes
| and by the Dolphin the Maytiower pro-
ceeded out to Oyster Bay to the head of
the fleet off Lloyd's Neck, where the
battleship Maine with Rear Admiral
Robley ID. Evans on board, lay in the
central position at the head of the fleet.
| The Dolphin and Des Moines took up
! their positions respectively at the head
of the third and first columns and the
! Mayhower passed down between the long
| lines of warshipS while the roar of the
! Presidents salute of twentyone guns
| again burst from the three-inch guns of
each warship as the Mayfiower swept
majestically past.
Each ship in turn with sailors man
ming her yards and guns sounding paid
|
in-chief as the yacht passed up and down
| through the two lanes made by the for
| nation of the feet and then having cir
! cled entirely about the feet. anchored ut
| the position of honor at the head of the
central column.
Great Fleet in Sunlight.
While the review was taking place
| the clouds began to roll away and be-
fore it was finished the sun broke
| thpon oh md hrn1uht Ill thn cnInDHor Df
the great white warships and long black
! torpedo deStroyers which went to make
| the mightest fleet that the United States
| has ever assembled.
Panic Among Sightseers.
| A wild desire to see the warships as
sembled off Oyster Bay for today's big
| naval review caused a panic among the
1900 passengers on the big side wheel
| steamer Bridgeport Sunday in which
| scores of women and children were
thrown to the decks and trampled upon
AS the steamer approached the fleet
everyone rushed to the port side. The
steamer heeled over until her guards
! were submerged and a flood rushed over
| the lower deck
"She's turning over,' was the cry.
Mad Fight; Many Hurt.
The crowd rushed for the starboard
rail, causing a similar list in that direc-
ton. Then came mad fight for life
! preservers i'll which many were slightly
! injured.
Feast After the Parade.
When the parade of the Mayfower
was over and the President had looked
with critical eye at each of the flag
dressed vessels today, his yatch came to
anchor and he received on board the
! commanding officers of the feet. Then
| followed a gala luncheon at which the
| officers, the government officials, the at
taches, senator sand congressman were
| guests, together with a number of the
| personal friends of the President.
1t was just twenty minutes past IL
o'clock when the reviewing yacht came
within range of the flagship Maine,
| which stood at the head of the center
column of the feet. There came flash
of flame and a puff of gray smoke from
| the starboard saluting cannon of the
| flagship, which was the signal for the
other vessels to join in an unanimous
salute of twenty-one guns. 1t required
| twenty minutes for the Mayfower to
run down the first lane. Then she put
! about and came up on the outer edge of
| the most westerly column of the ships.
| Reaching the head of the column again
| the Mayfower turned once more to the
west and took a tour outside the torpedo
boat line, coming eastward to the
| Names position once more and then
| cast anchor.
Illumination Next
After luncheon the President visited
several ships of the feet When he re-
turned again to the Mayfower the re-
view was practically at an end, although
Mr. Roosevelt and most of his guests
remained Oh board to witness the illu-
minaton of the fleet which occurs at
o'clock tonight.
HERMAN 0ELRICHS DIES