Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-03

adniring multitude. a Gordon of tiny naval
launches has been stretched around the
miles of anchorage ground covered by the
fleet.
The review has been arranged with the
utmost care In every detail. Not ship Is
TO move from its place until the ceremony
is over. or until o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. At s o'clock this morning In their
spotless white paint of peace. donned full
dress each throwing into the sky rainbow
OF color. showing every shred or the spien-
did flag equipment of the American navy
More than 1900 tackles and 800 officers
manned the decks.
The United States Atlantic fleet. under
command of Rear Admiral Robley D.
Evans was ready for the inspection Of
President Roosevelt and the nation.
Three Columns of Ships.
The three long columns lay with their
head just a mile west OF the extreme point
Of Loyd's Neck. and three miles directly
north of Sycamore Hill. through the har-
Dor entrance Of Oyster Bay. With inter-
wells between columns and ships of 400
yards. they stretched along the sound to-
ward New York for more than two miles.
The feet consists Of three squadrons. or
two divisions each. two torpedo boat
hotillas, submarines. q troopship and five
auxiliaries. The center column represents
the heaviest tonnage and lighting capacity
OF the feet This column Is headed by the
MAINE, the NdRSnlp Oh AOIuH dl ESNdHe
Directly astern Is the sister ship Missouri,
Of 1880 tons; then the two n.250-ton bat
tleships, Kentucky and Kearsarge; next the
16.OOO-ton Louisiana. just completed, which
the navy calls 1.-The most modern battle
ship" succeeded by the 14.984-ton Rhode
Island, New Jersey and Virginia The col
umn is completed by the four modern mon
itors. Puritan. Nevada. Florida and Ar
kansas.
The Presidents Start.
Boarding the Mayfower at 1880 o'clock,
President Roosevelt will reach the head Of
the column a half hour later. When the
Mayfower comes within signaling dis
lance Of the Maine tremendous salute Of
twenty-one guns In unison, every ship par
tlcipating. will be fred. Then when the
Mayfiower clears the stern of the Maine In
her course down the inspection line the
Maine will belch forth twenty-one guns
more; likewise every ship In the fleet.
The Mayfiower will then swing AROUND the
stern of the cruiser Denver, the last ship
In the third column. and past the cruisers
Cleveland. Tacoma and Minneapolis. ar
mored cruisers Maryland, Colorado. Penn
sylvania and West Virginia. and the battle
ships Iowa Indiana Illinois and Alabama,
which head this column
The Mayhower now proceeds to the shore
side of the first column and down its length.
This column Is composed entirely OF the
two torpedo boat f1ottilas, the Whipple,
worden. Truxtun Hopkins. Lawrence. Mac
donough. Wilkes. Tingey. Rodgers, Stock
ton. Blakely and De Long To complete
the cruise of the Mayfower between and
around the entire fleet the course now lies
between the second and third column and
this the Mayfower takes and then anchors
300 yards ahead of the flagship Maine. Fac
Ing the ships to the right lies the Dolphin
and to the left the Des Mones.
Merry Party Of Guests.
On the Dolphin is a merry party of guests
OF President and Mrs. Roosevelt The Des
attaches. The eight attaches who were
present were transferred from the Des
Moines to the Mayfower this morning.
They were Capt. f. +. c. Ryan, r. N,
Of the British embassy; Lieut. Commander
b. De B. Blanpre. French embassy; Capt
Hebbinghaus, imperial German embassy;
Lieut. Carlo Pfster. Italian embassy; Com
mander Nebolsino Russian embassy: Lieut.
Commander N. Taniguchi, Japanese embas-
sy; Lieut.. Commander Vera, Argentine Re-
public, and Lieut.. Eduardo Mario Suez
Uruguay
The Senate naval committee. also guests
of the President on the Mayfower during
the review were Senators Boise Penrose
of Pennsylvania, Julius c. Burrows of
Michigan and Charles Dick of Ohio. The
House naval committee was represented by
Chairman Foss of Illinois and Representa-
tives Loudenslager of New Jersey. Mudd
of Maryland, Vreeland OF New York, Bates
of Pennsylvania, Lilley of Connecticut
Meyer of Louisiana, and Padgett of Ten
nesSee. ~.
Mrs. Roosevelt will he with the President
on the Mayflower: Also the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs Bonaparte. Postmaster Gen
eral Cortelyou, Acting Secretary of State
Bacon, the secretary to the President and
Mrs Loeb, the assistant secretary of the
navy, Mr.. Newberry: Surgeon General of
the Navy Rixey.. Lieutenant Commander
Key naval aid to the President: W. Emln
Roosevelt, F. P. Dunno. ]. B. Connolly, c.
Grant La Fargo, DR.. Hollandar. Mr.. Vala-
Quez and representatives of the press asso-
ella lions and weekly newspapers and photog-
piers.
Roosevelts on the Dolphin.
On the Dolphin where the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt entertained the larger part
OF their guests. were Miss Ethel Roosevelt
Master Kermit Roosevelt. Master Archie
Roosevelt. Master Quentin Roosevelt. Mrs
George B. Crtelyou. Master Bruce Cortel-
you. Master Winthrop Cortelyou. Mrs Ba-
con- wife of the acting secretary of state;
Miss Martha Bacon. Master Elliot Bacon,
Mrs. Loeb, Mrs. Rixey. Mrs. w. Emlin
Roosevelt. Miss Christine Roosevelt. Mas
ter Jack Roosevelt, Philip ]. Roosevelt. Miss
Margaret Roosevelt. Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett
Stowe Phelps. Master John Kean. I'd; Mrs
]. West Roosevelt. Miss Lorraine Roosevelt
Master Oliver Roosevelt. Master Nicholas
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. Reeve Merritt, Mrs. G.
Grant La Fargo. Mrs. F. p. Dunno. Miss
Isabella l. Hagner. Miss Cornelia Landon,
Henry Russell. Gordon Russell and Alex
The Dolphin early took its place at the
head of the third column. the Des Moines
at the head of the first column both ships
remaining in position throughout the re-
view
When the Mayfower anchors at the head
of the center column the flag officers and
division commanders OF the fleet will pay
their respects to the President and will
be entertained on the Mayflower at
luncheon.
Guests at Luncheon.
The hour of 1880 O'Clock has been fixed
for the luncheon and these officers will be
present: Capt. Miles. commanding Maine;
Capt. Pendleton, commanding Missouri;
Capt. Barry. commanding Kentucky; Capt.
winslow, commanding Kearsarge: Capt.
Couden. commanding Louisiana and second
division: Capt. Bowman. commanding
Rhode Island: Capt Kimball. commanding
New Jersey; Capt. Schroeder. commanding
Virginia. Capt. Comfy. commanding Ala
bama; Capt. Blocklinger, commanding ILL
nois; Capt. Taussig. commanding Indiana;
Capt. lilly commanding Iowa: Capt
Arnold. commanding West Virginia: Capt
Mclean. commanding Pennsylvania: Capt
6taunton, commanding Colorado; Capt