New-York tribune., 1906-09-02
PL-1NS or BIG RETTEU-.
Roar Of Guns to Greet President
at OYSt6r Bau.

IN Tie general orders issued by Admiral T,vans
f1r the guidance Of all officers and ships connected
with he review % the feet by the President tho
navy regulations have been followed with orly such
departure from them as special circumstances re-
gUire- These regulations require that when the
President Is embarked in ship az war and flying
IFS HaE al other United states ships q way On
meeting her. at sea or elsewhere shall fire
tions ssiute-that is. salute of tpeuty-o1e guns.
Hence. when the MsyfoWer, the ship which will
~ tie Presidents fag al the review and on board
= which he VIII be. is sighted by the feet she
stesns out % Oyster Bay all the ships present
which carry sslut1g batteries VIII simultaneously
H7s salute ~ tv,enty-one guns.
As there viii be present twenty-five ships 81 this
class. they Will thunder forth 80 times. and
ssi---s are fred at about five seconds interval be
-Esen the shots, there VII be for a hundred sec
o-is a deafeniuE roar q FIVE guns second, and.
black powder * always used in salutinE tho spec
-.culsr e~ect w'u Be magnificent This VII. per
-s7s he the most inspiring spectacle o, the day.
The ships VII be Eayy dressed in fags and hunt
i1E
Tie naval regulations further require that when
,be President passes close aboard United States
,s- vessel with his haE hyirE that vessel shall
ere national salute. As on tits occasion he will
PASS close aboard Of each ship i1 turn. each ship
v-n Ere national SalGte. The first ship 10
ire mis- salute VIII - the flagship Maine. from
7rrse masthead viii Hy the blue fag Of the Com
---7dl- in Chief. Fighting Bob" Evans She Hil
fire the frst gun gust soon - 'he Nayfower.
-,-ta she President on board, has passed her fsr
cough 30 that t1e araE vii not inconvenience
r-s President hv tre sharp report ard smoke
Just as c.e Maine 1uIsnes her tRs1ty-0ne guns
.-r N-a-srvo- VIII he 51 position fo- 'hr Missouri
20 a~-in her salute and 80 IL ' 20 down me l'ne.
q c-n booming svo-y Eve seconds Until The May
F-zc- has passed IT. >Iccesso- the Maine. Missouri
Le7-e-ky. krarssr--. Louisiana, Rhode Island,
N.-- jersey Virginia, Puritan. arkansas Florida.
N.rada Denver. Cleveland, Tacoma. Minneapolis.
w.-vlan5 Colorado Pennsylvania. West virginia,
1oSs. Indiana. Illinois. Alabama and Dolphin
The same uunbe- Of guns will De- fred in this sa-
i1ts as vrt be f-ed w-en the Mayhowcr is frst
sighted cori7g out b-t in this one each ship viii
re singh ard the % guns viii be strung out over
p period or twertv-fou- minutes. instead 90 al
hefrz fired iu rre orc minute ana forty seconds a5
a. first.
---c- Should tro P-esidsn. visit any sIin-and IL
q. though, .har ac wiz sl, four o: thernth" ships
e -'--s r1u~ ssi-te him with twenty-o7" guns o.
hs arrival and with twe1tv-oU" guns "n his DE-
rsrfu.e should he visit four ships ssF the Maine
flagship OF Tie Commando IN chief. the Alabama,
flagship Of Rear Admiral Davis, the West virginia
osgSaip o. Rea- Admiral Brownson. and the LOUIS
na the ueTes' ard largest hattleshi1 present th'y
would fire m his horror l6s guns moT" Therefore IL
rsens probable that there viii be ATel LIS guns.
o. course. only small -aliber guns, uSlaiy SIX
r1urders are used for salltirS, tie sa!NNng tAats"
g-;-lly beinS about two pounds OF black powder
s-lozolers powder would not serve nearly 50 wei
Joy saluting. IS the smokeless powder burns 100
rioa-lv when noi under pressure, ana, oesides' ue
fal,ltes would loss much OF tier spectacular e.
fe-t.
When The President comes on board, or passes
ctos. sbosrd the men Of the ship he If boaTohg oI
rsgsin-. must man the rail-" Thia Is the I"ole'h
s,Ia7tarfon Of su old custom In the daS' o. 'a'"s
hips with their lofty spars and long yaTis II vas
8aiIef manning The yards an evolution HaNsi si'
Astb some danger. and one tAat Noliu seem di!-
clt indeed 20 our latter day s"amen.
Ito man the yards" meant 70 have a TO" OF
Sailors OF each yard standing Wita arms ot'-
Stretched ana extending from the mast 70 e''.Ltl ~
y'arda-m. on She lower yards there Woull ne - sos
-v.euty-four H'n: on the topsa'i NaI5ls t, III. - tr
tr Eighteen: on the tupEsllant yafoS esht o. ,,iL
anu OF tho royals about six About breast El-h
io which lhe men ntiI, e WIN w i o'r n, o.
eas- ~ tho European sQuadrons. when royalty iF'-
-cal'y slsted some American ship or passed. close
20 her visiting ships of other nation@lte manni,ts
3, II to-sflered that The backs or the men tnc
a required no small fea; Of skin Tor scores OF mon
-. .fch a0olJ as the sovereign passed from 20"
20 dg,is,s " vhen ships have no spars the .vou
ion is called manning the Tai. aG 10 means sIniLy
ha; the men form Soi';,i,l1Ia ;II % ~ , St' nm 'f,
ri-af- anpearsnce viii vary with the various con
,4Gr, ~ re md IN viii be thus rned Up from ,6@
20 r.ea Of the Louisiana TO the eisnt oi 'he s''-
..Svnen ,he President goes on board ship all hof
- ~ ~ me me 5rteroec as will also the main,
...sa-d and the band. the men "mafnint the faii
- Tr-ce iho burles sound four fauri~iiee. she
--., IS rr.-seut arms. the officers salute and the
Ina .I4ts the national sir As ue leaves The ship
~. s.-ue persnl,Ey IS renociel-
g. a6afffsn 90 the fOrty-fEe ships Of WAY and
-I.,i.-fae that vil bc officially present u ie cv-
- ~. there will be hundreds OF uIa.tSsr,
20 and II Las been announced that after tl, 90.
.-ico g. finished and the MaynoWer mas returned
- r.-s-r- R.y she picket boats wiz ht 90 He'd IN
r..s no safirs oreued 10 visitors. IL il not urua
,,,1 -Ilzf tl.fs will before r. m that - cur
- md ..,.hrS tlat leaving that rTritf rE
a-5l, l. - more than time a. steam up and dov.T
A.-I1-r.ll 9l9e 8F ships The illumination sE >
L. n, sMsrdsv v.u be "a beautiful spe,tacI-