Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-17

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!: FACTS ABOUT BIG CRUISE I.
:. Number Of Battleships16. :.
:: Total Tonnag 22a, 1856. ss8
:. Cost Of Ships $54 ,07o, 900. !.
!. Torpedo Boat Destroyerse. :
$ coiIiefss5. tS 1879 l. s,
i: Their Recrd Breaking Voyage =. I.
14,160 miles. 2SS &. a ~
!. Fighting Strength Of Battle l.
:. shipse0s guns.
4. Officers and Men--f4 900. Z.
$ Value Of Ammunition carried !.
$4,000, 900. .ls !.
!. Coal That Will Burn---12o, 900 :.
Z. tons. 32i !.
ITINERARY or FLEET =
: Dec. 1e--pepart from Harp :.
: ton Roads. 4. ... =
= Dec. "a Arrive at Trinidad, s.
= Jen. ffArrive at Rio Janeiro. =
!. Jan. 3f--Arrive at Punta Ar :
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I. Feb. 1sArriye at cailao. :.
March 14Arrive at Magda- :
I. lena Bay. =
= June-Arrive San Francisco. :.
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Old Point Comfort Dec. 4 Sixteen
hard hitting, steel belted American
battleships, with guns bristlng AMI
with hurley girth, but sparkling white
in the immaculate dressings of psase,
sailed away today under the dazzling
sun Of a cloudless winter sky ON their
famous twin-sea expedition of $4,000
miles to the west coast Of the United
States. q AZ. s4gSi n Il. HI
| President Roosevelt, on the bridge
of his cruiser yacht Mayfower,'' per
sonally led the magnificent four-mile
lline Of fighting vessels during the frs.
lstages Of the voyage. From the an.
/ ehorage ground in Hampton Roads to
Horseshoe Bend Of Chesapeake BAY
his eagle-crested flag Of blue pointed
the way to the fleets new home at The
Golden Gate Then, when the wide
reaches of the sea were visable
through the capes of Virginia he
4 turned aside and, coming to anchor
review the passing pageant.
The blue of the sky, the stretch OF
i green sea, miles of glistening, spot
Hess hulls, curl Of the foam-crested
4 bow waves, cheering of sailors afioat
and friends ashore, the hreeze-biown
strains of Aud Lang syne" floating
4 across the waters, the blare of trum
4 pets, ruffle Of drums, flash Of signals
and boom Of saluting cannon marked
4 the departure Of the fleet.
4 All Brand New Is ss
There was not sa ship in the line
\ old enough to have smeIled powder Of
taken a shot at Manila or Santiago
Il All were modern of design and arma
4 ment, examples of the aggressive sea
going navy which the president hal
II declared to be so essential to ! fft
i peace Of the country
Attaches of the foreign legation.
i and embassies at Warrington AM
many corrsspo ndents who have seer
war service for foreign Journals, free
tly declared that today id isplay wa,
i the most impressive they had eve
Il seen. 55ss
Handled With Ability
The ability with which the big YES
8 sells were handled, the manner Ii
which they were nlanoeuVered int,
single column formation. and the per
u feet alignment that was maintained
4 to the southwark turn from the cap,
u called out the Warmest admiration.
The sailing Of the fleet was proceed
q ed by a reception on the quartsr-decl
D tiof the Mayfiower, which shortly afte
s o'clock this morning steamed int
the center of the anchored Heets Pr
sident Roosevelt rlnly greeted th
n four rear adnairals and sixteen con
manding officers Of the heet as the
Iclimbed from the dancing launche
UP the starboard gangway Of ii
i yaent. He had a word of eonfidene
land well-Wishing for alt; bit made d
s formal address.
Presidents Reception
4 Admiral Evans, commands ~sn-ehi
i Of the departipg ileet, was the firs
flag officer to Be piped over the Sid