The Washington times., 1906-08-18
Forty-Five Great Ocean
TerrorS Line Up for Re-
view and Fire Tremen-
dOuS Salute.
COULD DON WAR PAINT
IN BRIEF HALF HOUR
Cost of Firing Of the Grand
Naval Salute VIII Alone
Figure Up Nearly a
Million Dollars.

When President Roosevelt sails out OF
Oyster Bay ON his converted cruiser
Yacht Nayuower at II o'clock on the
morning ~ September 3 he viii see be-
fore him. an Jhe entrance TO the bay.
three columns of Americas best war
ships and will be saluted by the dis
charge Of 54 6-inch guns-the biggest
and most costly salute iu the history or
the American navy. Later. as he visits
each flagship. he viii be salUted on ar
riving and departing by each Of the six
faEsnips. the total number being zoo
guns. making grand total OF saIutes
during the review reaching 755 guns
The Presidents salute IS twenty-one
guns
The President VIII be accompanies on
his yacht by Secretary of the Navy
Bonaparte and Assistant Secretary New
berry lie VIII also be accompanied by
Lieutenant Commander Key, his naval
aid. and possibly a few specially invited
friends. There will be no ladies aboard
the MaydOwer The salute OF seventeen
guns for the Secretary OF the Navy and
fifteen guns for the Assistant Secretary
viii not be fired. as all three viii be on
one vessel and only the senior officer
or official IS saluted.
Cost Is Amazing.
While naval officials everywhere are
rushed in the work Of bringing about
the greatest naval review OF American
warships ever held, some of them have
stopped a moment 20 figure up the pos
sfble c0sl. only TO be amazed Three Of
fciaIs having 20 DO with the mobHizing
OF the ships and the preparations for
the review agree that the cost Of the
event will not fan much less of $1,000
600 This IS not far short of the cost OF
sending the American warships out tC
battle with the Spanish fleet. The Amer
lean navy is twice as large today as II
was I'm 1898. and the Atlantic fleet viii
be in full lighting trim when reviewed
by the President
As the navy's COmmander-in-Chiei
steams in and out among the vessels
every one Of them will be I'm readiness
for warfare. except the war paint and
stripped decks. IT the President should
suddenly express the desire 20 see The
sh11s exactly as they would look II
ma had been expecting the arrival OF
am enemy Instead OF the MaYuower
among them, the department officials
can have the draO war paint on ana Ihe
decks cleared by the time the President
finishes his luncheon.
This review VIII be unique Ia many
ways. Besides showing the strength of
"a biggest fleet of Warships America
has ever had. the President will be ablG
10 compare the ships as they lie al
anchor before him, To pass upon the diff
ferent types and classes Of the wax
dogs. ] viii be his first opportunity 90
view the battleships OF the Second d.
vision All Of which have only recently
been commissioned. and the louisiana,
the flagship OF which is the largest ever
constructed for the American navy. be-
ing one of the most formidable tnstru'
ments OF naval warfare in all the world,
All to Lie at Anchor
Heretofore. when naval reviews have
been held. the Warships have passed by
tho reviewer. In this instance every
ship 10 be reviewed will have its an
chors down when the Maylower's Is up
The President viii sail directly out to-
ward the Des MOines. where he will
nrst be saluted by the cruiser that is %
carry the fOreign-naval attaches 20 this
country. All attaches stationed IN
Washington have been invited 10 wit.
Continued on Fourth PaEeA