Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-15
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AWAIT COMING
OFPRES|DENT
EVERYTHING READY FOR
BOOM or STARTING GUN
Roosevelt Party Sails This Aft
emoon For Norfolk to Inspect
Mighty Fleet and Witness
Its Departure.


IBy Nsrning sssrnzI Special Leased WIRE
Fort Monroe. Va De- ia das
o. changing storm fog and sunshine
for TIE Pacific bound Atlantic feet
within thirfy-six hours ~ Ailine
tine. snuEly al anchor In the roadaied
awaiting the coming ~ the president
on Monday morning 20 ay his official
adleu az eommander-in-ehlef d she
army and navy. The -treacherous slice.
interfered 70 some extent with the Ho-
ciai program outlined Tor the uay ano
mecaSitated an abandonment u the
reception and dance which IVES %
have been on D uuarter deck % tne
haffleshlp ConueCucut tonight THIS
IVES "a have beer the most pictur-
e-sue and unique entertatnmeni q
ehe naVgs farewell Ueek anh tts cane
ccilafiou was The cause - noe de-
nUruiufmeuf.
Rear Admiral Robley u Evans
commander % the nret vas ashore
much 81 the day. having recovered
from the slight indEpositinn he sli-
Tered during the early part ~ inc
week He declared that the sixteen
SHIPS acre ready 10 weigh anchor 81
amF time fu an interview wfth the
ANea#A aaAfM AHtHN HH FANH
You ASK me on the eve ~ ne de
par.urr 81 fhe neef o. give you some
words 20 isy before the people % the
United States 4. Therefore. ask %
% convey 10 the people she sincere
thanks and hearty appreciation % y
ofncrrs and men - the feet for tn
great interest Whieh the countr9 "a
large Is taking in our movements NJ
feel the res punsibiilu which The uep-
pie have laid upon ~ by their interest
On the past years in creating ana
maintaining this splendid feet and tr
the continuance % that Interest whic,
nuw TITS out complete lu every par
rcuisr ~ sends " out on the great
praciire cruise 90 visit our friends and
supporters on the Pacific coast 81 GU
country.
n am surs thar every officer aud
man In the feet WAl feel IL not only
r futy but a pleasure 10 g. TIE
people FOR their Interest hs reseiute
Wdeitty 10 ihc trust imposed upon him
in small thing as een as 10 large
= hope that when SIC arrive af aul
destination the people viii have e.
ug e welcome as arm as is the Cod
speed which they give us on puf de
uafturs and should our commander
iu-Chicf then decide CD send us t1 The
either hemisphere. that the same
warm Interest viii follow there in thr
future a. lt always has iu the past
II has been repeatedly rumured fhai
the fleet might eventually circle the
globe. some color being given tp the
report b. the fact that the navy de-
usftment has furnished The navigator
90 each ship with correct charts
showing the MAY o. san Frauciseu, o.
Manila aud tn Gibraltar
a conference % the ordnance of
q t~ or tne various Fhius was called
on the Connecticut. today by Bieuten-
Hut Commando Hndi.y Mclean ths
fleet rodnanee officer. but IL was post
puucd until tomorrow ou account ui
The storm With each ship carrslng
The greatest mount ~ explosive ever
stored under the American nHE tht
ordnance officers hold "a position of
peculiar responsibility.
heinE in cruising trim elth every
thing above decks suug and tight the
neet do not feel the std southeastern
breeze wHich swept the coast B-i
uxhf. and turned the usually placid
anchorage ground into Il Ch0ppy Ha
SHY Launches running fe the hag
ships and 20 thr shore were bunfftru
about lu hvely fashion. however
throughout the morning Toward noon,
fhe wiud slaIkcued and Neered ana
the neet suddenly wac lost to view iu
@ binding FOX The shrln whistles Co
the diving launches set "a terrible din
81 warning. while the fog bells aboard
fhs ships added a hat melan-
chuila urdcrtone 20 the uproar in tht
hartor Arer an heur of tWo t1e fog
lifted as suddenly a. q feii ana Tho
fleet hur.tinE into view made d mas
uineeut marine spectacle
Th. sun Nas NOT long after this
finding is way through the el5uu
tank. and then the Immaculate siae
81 Poo hattlcship- Ulistened a dazzling
white This afternoon b fanfbal
team trnm the kansas won tnr cham
plouship 81 thc neef a. defeating TOO
Vermont team bs 8 score ut g t1
Commissioned officers veterans u
Annapolis teams played uHh the enc
listed men on both slides Fhr bands
maSe1ts nutierIug fag tr
horns and cheering with s~uhseluert
uarades bE NictuIs and t~auuuI~HtI
made the afternoon Eal
Evans vs- at the HottI Chamht lau
the sailors returned from HH-
game They stop. 3 lul .lrsre. him
aud then fne vermont sailors r
champions uf fhr kau-as aHU
in turn chesred hN Che N.tHw
Then on boarded fhs ships u fH-
are happ, and ready faI aI tHr
wurh whluh tle cruise - 1
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