Connecticut western news., 1907-05-02

ambassadors and ministers of foreigr governments, the governors and repre- sentativeS of states and territories.
 The spectacular feature of the open ing day was the naval pageant il Hampton Roads. President Roosevelt on the yacht Mayfiower, reviewed tn, ships of many nations now at their an chorage, and the spectacle was wit messed by thousands from the shores.
 Pleasure craft and excursion steam CTS by the score framed the anchorage grounds of the fleet, and the watel show surpassed anything ever seen il this country.
 Uncle San's Fine Squadron.
 The Atlantic feet was the wonder and admiration of all the foreigners Forming a long crescent shaped line bered sixteen first class battleships three armored cruisers, one second class battleship, several protected cruisers and numerous auXiliaries.
 First in evidence was the Connecti cut, the flagship of Rear Admiral Rob ley Evans, known as Fighting Bob, with the presidential yacht Mayhowel alongside.
 Sixteen of the United States battle ship fleet were anchored in line as straight as could be drawn by a rule One end of the line was near the Espla. made of Old Point Comfort, from which it stretches across tho waters of Hamp- ton Roads in a gleamiug line of white and which is nearly four miles in length.
 Counting from Old Point, there was first, the battleship Georgia, then the New Jersey, the Rhode Island and the Virginia, all battleships and all of the same type. Then came the Missouri the Maine, the Louisiana and the Con- necticut. Next to these rode the Ala bama, the Illinois, the I<earsarge and the Kentucky. Then came the Ohio, the Iowa, the Indiana and the Mime sota.
 How Foreigners Were Placed.
 The two new and fine armored cruis- CTS the Tennessee and the Washington were on the starboard flank of the col umn and near them the armored cruis- CT Brooklyn and the Texas. Near to these was the cruiser Cleveland and the six vessels of the second destroyer division
 The visiting warships were placed as follows: The three Brazilian visitors had the place at the head of the line and abeam of the Georgia, the New Jersey and the Rhode Island.
 Abeam of the other American battle ships and in the order in which they are mentioned were the four ships of Great Britain. Then came two Ger man cruisers, next the two cruisers of Austria, then the Chilean, the Argen- tine, the Swedish and the Portuguese representatives, the last taking position abeam of the Indiana.
 Every Nation Represented.
 The Mayfiower, with President Roose- welt on the bridge, steamed down the long line of flag bedecked war vessels on review and passed around the feet, sailing up between the third and fourth line of American vessels, finally com ing to anchor in the center of the com
  CT Good Hope and the German cruiser Roon.
 In the beauty of the water show, with its amazing gathering of foreign fleets representing the most formida- ble types of naval fighting machines of nearly every power of the world, and in the opening, with President Roosevelt in the leading role, with diplomatic, military and naval repre- sentatives of great and small foreign nations participating, the spectators had their full recompense.
 Great Crowd Present.
 So vast and complete was the pro- gramme that exposition visitors did not have time to take notice of the un- finished state of the buildings and grounds The opening day was crowd ed from sunrise with the ceremonies of formally launching the enterprise and paying fitting tribute to the dis tinguished visitors.
 No exposition ever before has pre- sented such q permanent appearance, and this in great measure is responsi- ble for the delay Regardless of the permanency of the work, however, the exterior of most of the buildings was ready when the exposition was opened today
 A Worlds Fair.
 It was intended that the exposition should be historical, but it has grown beyond the dreams of its originators It is almost all that is implied in the expression "a worlds fair" But ii will not stop there. No other exposi tion has thus attempted to show tle world the life of the colonists, the hardships of the pioneers who opened a new country after civilization had been attained on the seaboard and the achievements these people worked iron raw material. Into all this has beer thrown touches of the romantic iu which students and all history lovers of the Revolutionary period may revel Twenty-Five states of the Union trace their history from the earliest days tC the present, and the exhibits will be sheltered bT appropriate buildings. Fo; instance, the Virginia state building is modelled after an ideal colonial man sion, Kentucky presents a replica Ot