The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-02
EXPOSITION GATES
ARE THROWN OPEN.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PRESS
RS BUTTON STARTING Ma
CHMERY.
ILYAL REYlEV 4 SUCCESS

0ns Of the Most Imposing Reviews
Ever Witnessed in this or Any
Other Country. Thirty eighty Amer
lean and Twelve Foreign Vessels
Participate.
Norfolk, Va.-President Roosevelt
she diplomatic, naval and military
representative of thirty seven nations
and the governors Of score Of states
participated in the opening exercises
Of the Jamestown Teri 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
areth anniversary Of the first English
settlement in America. From the fir
ing Of sunshine salute Of 300 guns
y the United States army, through
the picturesque review Of the interna-
t1onal &est Of war vessels in Hampton
Roads, the cereaonies Of dedication
q which the president spoke, and
down to late hour when the chief ex
eeative went aboard the naval yacht
0yiph to GpeHd the aisht, the day was
crowded with notable incidents.
The military encamped about the
exposition grounds began the day 8
ceremonies with the firing Of the
three century salute. Soon thereaf-
sr from across the waters Of Hanp-
I'm Roads came the boom Of cannen
ss1alling the beginning Of the review
by the president of the most formid-
able Aeet Of international battieships
and cruisers the world has witnessed
n many years.
On board the Mayfower the presi-
Dent with a few especially invited
guests were greeted first by roar
Ok twenty-one guns from the foreign
vessels.
Then as he steamed along the line
Of the visiting men Of war he was sa-
hated in turn by every battleship and
cruiser. The marine picture was view
Cd from shore by thousands and from
the decks Of excursion and pleasure
craft b almost as many more.
The foreign vessels were given the
positions Of honor in a line stretching
nearest and parallel to the shores of
Che exposition grounds. browning
and formidable in their dark drab
eoloring 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 doomed 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
soIs was ranged the highest columns
1T American battleships the history
ut the nation has ever known. Stretch
ing away in a curving line up the
broad channel way from the govern
mcnt pier off Old Point Comfort six
teen mighty fortresses Of the sea-
vide-hnlled squat and heavy, the back
Zone Of the American navy fittingly
formed the center of the feet arrang-
Cd for the days review. In . 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-
81 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
turess4ue 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
handing officers Of the fleets.
The hospitality Of the nation was
extended by the president who in re.
tnrn 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 he exposi-
Il IN grounds shortly after Al q, m,
TIE immense government piers are
still many weeks from completion
End it was with some difficulty that
i'ie way was cleared for even the
I'sht launch in which the president
and the naval officers made the jour
rev to shore. Booming cannon again