The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-05-02
EXPOSITION GATES
ARE THROWN OPEN
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PRESS
Es BUTTON STARTING MA
CHINERY.
NAVAL REVIEW A SUCCESS
One of the Most Imposing Reviews
Ever Witnessed in this or Any
Other Country. Thirty eighty Amer
ican and Twelve Foreign Vessels
Participate.

Participate.
Norfolk, Va.-President Roosevelt
the diplomatic, naval and military
representative of thirty-seven nations
and the governors Of score of states
participated in the opening exercises
Of the jamestown Ter-Centennial Ex-
position.
While the exposition, which is to re
main open until November 80, is still
far from complete, the unfinished
condition Of the buildings and grounds
was not allowed to interfere with
the celebration of the three hun
dreth anniversary of the first English
settlement in America. From the fir
ing of a sunshine salute of 800 guns
by the United States army, through
the picturesque review of the interna-
tional fleet Of war vessels in Hampton
Roads, the ceremonies of dedication
at which the president spoke, and
down to a late hour when the chief ex
ecutive went aboard the naval yacht
Sylph to spend the night, the day was
crowded with notable incidents.
The military encamped about the
exposition grounds began the day s
ceremonies with the firing of the
three century salute. Soon thereaf-
ter from across the waters of Hamp-
ton Roads came the boom of cannon
signalling the beginning of the review
by the president of the most formid-
able feet of international battleships
and cruisers the world has witnessed
in many years.
On board the Mayfower the presi-
dent with a few especially invited
guests were greeted first by roar
of twenty-one guns from the foreign
vessels.
Then as he steamed along the line
Of the visiting men of war he was sa-
luted in turn by every battleship and
cruiser. The marine picture was view
ed from shore by thousands and from
the decks of excursion and pleasure
craft by almost as many more.
The foreign vessels were given the
positions of honor in a line stretching
nearest and parallel to the shores of
the exposition grounds. Frowning
and formidable in their dark drab
coloring with tunnels as black as the
smoke which poured from their tops
the squadrons sent by Great Britain,
by Austria, by Germany and the Ar
gentine Republic loomed in deep shad-
ed relief against the dazzling back
ground of American vessels whose glis-
tening white sides sparkled in the
light rays reflected from the water.
Back of the first line of foreign YES
sells was ranged the mightest columns
of American battleships the history
of the nation has ever known Stretch
ing away in curving line up the
broad channel way from the govern
ment pier off Old Point Comfort six
teen mighty fortresses of the sea-
wide-hulled squat and heavy, the back
bone of the American navy fttingly
formed the center of the fleet arrang-
ed for the days review. In a third
line were the cruisers and spectrelike
torpedo craft attached to the Ameri-
can. Clustering far in shore, towards
the exposition grounds were the naval
vessels which have been assigned as
station ships and will remain here un-
til the close of the fair, the last Of
November.
There were thirty eight American
ships in the review. The foreign ships
numbered twelve, typical modern
fighting craft and furnished a pic
tureseque and striking contrast as be-
tween the foreign built cruiser and
the products of the American ship
and navy yards.
When his yacht had anchored the
president received the flag and COM
officers Of the fleets.
The hospitality cf the nation wns
extended by the president who in re
turn received from his brilliantly uni
formed visitors many expressions of
the esteem in which he and the men
are held by the sovereigns which
they represented.
The president landed at .ils exposi-
tion grounds shortly after IL a. m.
The immense government piers are
still many weeks from completion
and it was with some difficulty That
the way was cleared for even the
light launch in which the president
and the naval officers made the jour
ney to shore. Booming cannon again
greeted the president as he stepped
upon the temporary structure which
is eventually to be magnificent wa
ter gate known as Discovery Land
ing. /" President Tucker of the exposi-
tion personally welcomed Mr.. Roose-
velt and cheering crowds along the
water front shouted chorus when
Mr.. Tucker said:
"Mr. President, Old Virginia sa-
stes you, sir"
The president returned the saluta-