Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-17

ROUTE OF THE FLEET AsD'DIsrAScEs
reefs of those islands the fleet will
bring up at Trinidad on Christmas
eve. the first stage OF the journey.
The belted sides OF each armor clad
were all fairly strutted with the press
OF heavy stores and ammunition while
their decks resounded with the foot.
falls OF 1000 men In their quarters.
On mission as pacific as the/name
OF the waters In which they will soon
be ploughing. the fleet was sent away
prepared in every detail for any duty.
President Roosevelt. accompanied
by a party OF guests. came down from
Washington In the naval zach: Nav.
Tower. HIS arrival In the roadstead
was sisnallzed by the roar Of salutes.
When the resulting veil of powder
lifted from the ships the Mayflowe-
proceeded IN anchor In the vicinity
Of tho bobblng fleet. There followed
n brief receotion on board. the prssi.
dent having n farewell message FOR the
four rear admirals and the slv'een
commanding officers who are taking
the ships through the Strait OF Mavei.
Ian 10 San Francisco A. the con.
clusion OF the meetinr Of the Nav.
flowers deck President Roosevelt
shook each officer cordially hy the
hand End as they went over the side
he babe them an official alden. Then
for tourney OF nearlv ten miles the
president. rs commander IN chief ~
the American armv a-d>navy. led the
long line ~ battieshirs out into
Chesapeake hav. They followed the
FLAG To Thimble Shoal hght. ius, five
miles inside the canes, whore the MAY.
flower turned aside and dropped her
anchors for the final review.
A. naval pageant review and Do.
nariure The fleet was 'ha most notable
IN American history There have boon
saveral presidential reviews OF the
Atlantic fleet during mas, elghfcen
months hut IN those lne'ances the
great ships were lvin~ at the end ~
anchor chains while the reviewing
Yacht uaescd m ard down the lines
MONDAY tho flco' IVES u.der wav. cnst
or from shore ard ortw0ri bound on
n cruise whlrN. oe me president him.
SELF crrrrsaci o. emo f'oc' ~ erfh SIZE
ever before h1s nndcr1f nn" Two
guns which voiced the welcome 10 tho
president on hs arrival in Hfmntm
Roads uttered n ~onfhve tribute o.
thc, naF "a Oh Navflovor outward
bound 1hn e0'rip az vo'roro had
been ruid IN unison. The farcwen ui
hnto of individual - r'nr fr0rn c1ch
one of the sixteen Shire. The ro.t
r1ssod out Pm So r'o c-'uu0. tNe Con-.
rcctl,ut tho l8r shin OF Admiral
Evans leading the wAy Tho vcsecls
were ir0 wards auart. and from ih'
Connecticut TO the Kentucky. which
brought m The rear. the line reached
more than four miles. IN space ~
time there was n stretch Of a decade
between the 16.00o'ton Connecticut %
the little more than 10000 Kentucky.
Five stages Of American battleshins
were represented IN the line and rs
an object lession In the grow OF the
American navy the spectacle found
one OF It's most striking features.
President Roosevelt's party on the
Mayflower included Mrs. Roosevelt.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt. Secretary Of
the Navy and Mrs Metcaif. Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs. New.
berry. Rear Admiral w. H. Brownson.
chief OF the bureau OF navigation. and
Mrs. Brownson; Rear Admiral and
Mira Cowles and Lieutenant Com
mander and Mrs Simms Day. The
departure broke fair and cool. with an
eight mile breeze blowing from Just
a little to the southwest and ruffling
the waters OF Hampton Roads intol
sparkling waves. The immaculate
white bulls OF the fighting machines
cleaned Respondent and not q cloud
f1ecked the shy.