Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-27
THE NAVAL REVIEW.
Continued from Page One.)

| center OF interest because of thei
| graceful lines and clear-cut apnear
| dnce Friday assembled in the fuI
strength of home protecting fleet the,
! made an impression which will liv,
| long IN the memory of those VIII,
| looked on while the President. as com
| chief, doffffed his hat in ac
| acknowledgements of each thunderons Ga
| i''t Wilich marked the progress Of tn,
| review
| N"t me least impressed Of those VIII,
M"hrHSed inns inaugural ceremony O.
~ "ptilihg OF the exposition were the
| ihiiltafy ana naval officers OF 81 of m,
| hAtl"hS OF the world. The ambassador.
ana ministers of all these nations wer,
ais" among those who gaZed at IN,
beautlful naval show. The foreign d,
if!natlStS and officers were on board It
steamer Newport News, which brosh'
them down from Washington MUS
DAY night ana which was given . po-
slti"n Of advantage over the hur-re''S
~ excursion steamers and p,an.iie
'r"i' 81 every imaginable 'p,lu'
"iilcn formed frame abr 'i's an
ch"rage ground OF the ass'hpieu hee's'
None of the excursion or 'e"aule craft
""I" allowed To cruise ti"eth TIE W"i
vessels and the shore mus ensuing
those ON the EXposioil sroui'"s an
upobStrdcted view \ the Impressive
ceremonies pictured iiihoSt as III NINA
lure several thcasaidS Oh ydrds away
in the blue waters of the roadStead.
Back Of the frs line of foreign yes
sells was ranged the mightiest column
Of American hatleShipS The history of
The nation has ever known. Stretch
ing away iri curving line up the
broard chapel way from the govern
n,ent nier IF Old Point Comfort, l6
mighty pnreSSeS of the sea, wide
hullal smut and heaVy-the backbone
of the American navy-tlttingly formed
the centerof the fleet arranged for the
davis reyew. In a third line-and all
Inn hidda from the shore by the bulk
Of lie heavy battleships-were the
cruisers ana spectre-like torpedo craft
ATTACHED to the American squadrons.
Clnst rid far i'll shore towards the tx
positiuI front were the several naval
vessels which have been assigned as
static, ships and will remain here I'M
til Tin. close of the fair, the last oil
November.
TGre were IS American ships in Fri
days review.
cCLn foreign shiDS numbered II typical
mocarn lighting crafts and furnished
picturesque and striking contrast as
bcVeen the foreign built cruiser ana
~, products Of the American ships ana
may yards.
A. representative of the greatest
naval newer Of the world the British
cruiser squadron commanded by Al
sir George Neville and consisting OF the
;r,norcd cruisers Good Hope, Argyll
I1amnshire and Roxburg, attracted a
arg.. share of attention.
rh, Good Hope together with the
Herman imperial flagship Room, an
Iarrnored cruiser; lighter than the Brit
ish boats but built much along the
same lines four tunnels and two mill
tary masts being the striking features
Of similarity, were assigned per'hs -
he right and left of the Connecticut
the big $1,000 ton battleship, to whicn
Rear All Evans recently transferred
his flag of command. These three nag
ships formed triangle where tlie
| Navf1ower at the end OF the revue"
dropped anchor e-,
| The Australian flagship Sanktegorge
ic 1000 tons lighter than the ftooii
Dark Of hui and tunnels she ana mos
l If the other foreigners might ihV'
| haan considered as one fleet, but for th'
| variance Of the flags at truck ah'
| storn The great assemblage OF Snip
| ,e.,n ia he divided only in two classes
/ Tho immaculate white of the American
veeeeIs being in opposition to tn
murky, gloomy darkness of the Visi'or
II from across the seas
In the American fleet was repreSehte'
almost every type of vessel known u Wv
| navy of the country. The stal"art l"'VO
ltcnnars. the Connecticut, Louisiana an
VIRGINIA. had to share honors WIN III
olmnst forgotten monitor CanomclS-
| "rheese-box'' herself ana SnShuy ~
nroved over her famous prototype. a r.
n If civil war days, the Old Cahioiii'u
NC iust Eeen fitted out at the Norloi
a,,,, yard at n cost of $4,000 TO enabl
hor To take a place alongside the prou'
aat vessels of the navy IN which shei'
one tine was such a formdao!e UNI
IIa.,v COATS of black paint DO not alt'
| pethrr hide the sears OF me aii''d"''
shin which will remain peri'ia''e'
feature Of the Exposition.
The Mayfower arrived At the head
he column Of war vessels early frld'
morning. AS she approached the Amer
can flagship doomed out the hrst guns
The Presidential salute. A roar Oh
gnne fired from each vessel of the lie
. sounded almost simultaneously
The Mayfower pointed her way up u
lroadstead toward Norfolk, passing aioi
the other line Of foreign ships" clio
taboard." :,
As she cleared the first OF THESE u
Visiting vessels opened ire with q ~
serjes Of salutes, repeated in turn
every hattleship and cruiser OIL me
feet Each foreign and American ST
manned the rails as the PresidnN| ~
rs encountered was II
a aUs "ulitgh, then the Hampshire and ne,
| the Argyll. AS Pres. Roosevelt paSst
the Good Hope close aboard he exchans
ed personal salutes with Admiral Nevill
lwho stood on the bridge.
| Leaving the British ships astern II
Mayfower was greeted with the boon
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