Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-27

George Neville, and consisting of the ar
mored cruisers Good Hope, Argyll, Hamp-
shire and Roxburgh, attracted large
share of attention. The Good Hope. a yes
sci with the strength and striking power
OF a battleship, combined with a speed of
twenty-three knots and Of horse power a
score Of thousands serves as Admiral
Neville's flagship. It's tonnage, 1l,1O0O, is
equal TO that Of more than one-half of the
American ships, but is not so great as that
OF the new type of American armored
cruiser represented by the Washington and
the Tennessee in today's feet, each regis
tering 1850 tons. The Good Hope, to-
gether with the German imperial flagship
srmored cruiser lighter than the British
boats, but built much along the same lines
four tunnels and two military masts being
the striking features of similarity, were
assigned berths to the right and left Of the
Connecticut, the big 1e,OOO-ton battleship to
which Rear Admiral Evans recently trans
ferred his nag Of command. These three
fagships formed triangle, where the May
flower at the end Of the review dropped
anchor.
Distinguished Germans Present.
The Room has on board Commodore earle
Won Hoff, commanding the German South
Atlantic squadron. Captain Won Rebeur
Paswitch, adjutant OF Emperor William, il
also aboard as a special representative OF
the emperor
The flag officers of the Austrian squadron
is Commodore Hermann Plescott. The
Austrian flagship. sankt George, is 1900 tons
lighter than the Room. Dark OF hull
and tunnels. 1t and most OF the other
foreigners might have been considered to-
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OF the mage at truck and stern. The great
assemblage of ships seemed to be divided
only in two classes-the immaculate white
OF the American vessels being in opposition
to the murky. gloomy darkness OF the WIS.,
itors from across the seas.
In the American feet was represented
almost every type OF vessel known TO the
navy OF the country. The stalwart 1900
tonners the Connecticut, Louisiana and
Virginia. had 20 share hOnors with the
almost forgotten monitor CanOnicus, q
cheese box itself and slightly improved
over It's famous prototype. A relic Of civil
war days, the old Canonlcus has just been
ntted out at the Norfolk navy yard at a
cost OF $4,000 TO enable il to take a place
alongside the proudest vessels of the navy,
in which It at one time was such a for
midable unit Heavy coats OF black paint
90 not altogether hide the scars OF the
antiquated snip, which will remain a per
manent feature OF the exposition.
President Arrives Early.
The trim Maynower bearing me presl-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt. Secretary Loeb
and few invited guests. approaching FROM
the eastward. arrived al the head OF the
column Of war vessels this morning almost
an hour before the usual call for quar-
ters is sounded aboard a man-of-war. AS
the MayhoWer approached with rainbow
hags ahutter. the American flagship
doomed out the FIRST guns OF the presi-
Dental salute. In nash the other Amed-
can ships and the foreign vessels had
manned their cannon and a roar OF twenty
one guns ired from each vessel Of the
feet sounded almost simultaneously.
The Mayhower pointed It's way up tho
roads toward Norfolk. passing along the
outer line OF foreign ships. CLOSE aboard "
AS IL cleared the fret Of these the visiting
vessel opened IRE with a new series OF
salutes repeated IN turn by every battle
ship and cruiser OF the big feet The
Mayhowers way had been kept clear for
Il since early morning by the little steam
guard launches sent out from the ships