Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-03

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tunate enough to witness it, The
entire fleet consisted of 45 vessels
including twelve magnificent battle.
ships, with total of 117S guns, S12
officers and 10, ,235 men. 1t was the
strongest fleet in tonnage and num-
Der of guns ever assembled in Ameri-
can waters.
Although eminently suited for a
rendezvous of a large fleet, the har.
Dor of Oyster Bay does not offer
equally good facilities for viewing
such an event from the shore. The
greater part of the shore line is pri-
vate property and inaccessible and
for that reason the thousands of peo-
pie who congregated here to witness
the grand spectacle, were crowded
together in the limited space to
which they could obtain access and
many were sadly disappointed.
The great fleet under the COM
mand of Admiral Evans began to ar
rive early on Sunday morning The
first squadron, including Admiral
Evans flagship the Maine, the Mis-
souri,, Kentucky and Kearsarge in the
first division and the Louisiana,
Rhode Island, New Jersey and Vir-
ginia in the second division, steam
ed into the harbor about half past
nine o'clock. Quietly the monster
ships steamed to their respective po-
sitions and cast their anchors. An
hour later they were followed by the
second squadron, under Rear Ad-
miral G. H. Davis and including the
flagship Alabama, the Illinois, the
Indiana and the Iowa in the first and
the West Virginia, Rear Admiral w.
H. Brownson's flagship, the Penn
sylvania, the Colorado and the Mary
land in the second division. Soon
after these vessels had taken their
positions, the third squadron arrived
including the Puritan, Nevada, Flor
ida, Arkansas, Minneapolis, Tacoma.
Cleveland and Denver. Last came
the torpedo boats, destroyers, sub
marines and auXiliaries and the
troopship Yankee. By noon all the
vessels were anchored in their re-
spective positions. During the rest
OF the day there was no communica-
tion between the ships and the shore
Promptly at s o'clock this morn
ing every vessel of the fleet began
to put on full dress" and in short
time strings of little flags ran from
mast to mast, from stern to bow of
every one of the vessels. Every
thing was done in the most business
like manner, without excitement or
any demonstration of hurry or con-
fusion. BY 1890 everything was in
readiness for the review. No visible
signals were exchanged. If any sig
nails were given at all, they were
probably wireless messages.
Shortly before IL o'clock Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Secretary Bonaparte
and Assistant Secretary Newberry
boarded the Mayhower and steamed
to the head OF the first squadron,
Admiral Evans flagship Maine and
the review began.
The Mayfower passed along the
south side OF the first squadron,
which was anchored next TO the
shore, then between that squadron
and the torpedo boat fotilla, back
along the north side of the second
squadron, thence along the sou.h
side of the torpedo craft, and back
between the first and the second
When the Mayfiower
reached the head of the column and
passed the Maine, the entire fleet
saluted the President with FL guns,
and then, as the Mayhower passed
between the columns, each ship again
saluted. Immediately after the re-
view the President visited the three
fiagships and in each case he was
once more saluted by the guns OF
each of the three ships. In all l74S
shots were fred TO salute the Pres
ident, all of them from six-pound
guns.
President Roosevelt. Secretary
Assistant Secretary New
berry, Admiral Dewey, Admirai
Evans and the commanders OF the
squadrons took luncheon on board |
the Mayfiower after the review. In
the afternoon the President will wit
ness a display Of craftsmanship. He