The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-06
REVIEWED BIG FLEET
President Inspected Most Powerful
Force Ever Assembled Here.
WAS A WONDERFUL SPECTACLE


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Forty-fVe War Ships, Painted spot
Iessly White, saluted as Mr.. Roose-
o. .. lam leland
'
Sound.
Oyster pav Sent i.-On the waters
of Ion. Island Sound. within view OF
sagamor. Hl. the president OF the
United States reviewed the greatest
feet OF American war ships ever as
sombl0d
There was "A shin Of war for every
state. A. m ALL ranging in size fOm
the mlea.nront l6.O0Oion cruiser just
comrl..od 10 the fleet little torpedo
boat and tine submarines. and mcl4l.
iug ono troop shin and co.llcrs. ia
three columns there stretched along
fine sound ~ battlcships. four armorDl
cruisers four protected cruisers. four
monitors six acstro,.rs. six torpedo
hoats submarines. 4 troop ship ana
e,., ..,.,I i.r.,-
=, ,.,,, of erotloee white
...1'.,'.I ,a r.trh,ws of A,es sbio
-, .,f,.. .l,,rl.o tba snlen-
I II'' o'@, n,,,..,...nt tho ceremony of
Wv 49,, no nr.sidont Of tbe
Ir.i,..,' c,.,..
,,,sl. 3D.. ,fovooyor reachol the
,.., 80 ,.o .hr.o. ,olurns trenou-
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A. .a ,,tGo,y.r drorpod her an
cher .t ftc head of the fleet on the
commencement of the review. the pre-
dont dcsc,na,I from the bridge. BIZ
face wroafh.I i'm smiles. and cnihu
si..f,.u. tar1.ing his arms an ma
ha .tonlicrs of group of senator's
and representatives.. exclaimed:
">nv man who fails to bee patriot
cally inspired by such a sight as this
+. a mi.aty poor American. and every
American who has seen IL ought 10 be
better American for IT,"
When the Mayaower reached iAe
head ~ the column 10 begin the r..
view. the fleet was completely sur
rounded by fully 500 boats hfS
enough to weather the blow and Load
rd with sishtseers To their iu.l capac-
it,. 4 large number OF three-deek
steamers. each carrying thousands Of
passengers. ran down from New YORK
al! others came from connecticut
ports and towns on the Long Island
shore. They an maintained perfect
o~f.r not q boat breaking through the
Gordon Of naval launches thrown
arornd fha feet The effect was 10 set
tha navy I'm a huge frame and empha-
size the grandeur of the display.
Tho biz white ships lay motionless
IN the choppy sea. their massive steel
sides rising from the water like walls
of sr.floss white. Ship rails were
manned Lv blue Jackets. whose dark
uniforms " re- relieved by the Grim
son coats ol the marine bands. The
rccoution and luncheon which Presi
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt. assisted BY
Secretary Bonaparte and Mrs. Bona
rarte rendered 10 the three rear ad-
n,irals and tho commanding officers Of
an tho sbins after the review was a
nictrrosoue feature OF the occasion
rocb oGicer came aboard In full uni
e,r,,, roooi,ino tho honors Of his rank
IN s,lutos rpnlos and bulge fourishes
Tho recention and luncheon occupied
an tonr and then the president left
tho Narrower with Secretary Bona.
norto and secretary Loeb TO pay visits
to the three admirals and to the troop
'''r 80 ne from santo Domingo
~. ,,,.,.., ,,ori,oe rho presidents heart
49,. II, .uortonoouslv began 10
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