The evening world., 1907-12-16
sion boats accompanied ths 49, Gown
The bay and gathered Il tho revtswinE

tfii b.
sion boats accompanied ths 6sse eowr
ground.
President Rooscvei,s party on the
Mnynfwcr included Mrs. RooSsvcit. Niss
Ethel Roosevelt. Secretary OF the Navy
\ and Mrs. Msscalf, tho Assistant Sce.
retary OF the Navy and Mrs.. Sewberry,
Rsar-Admira1 w. II. D~ownson. Chief
OF the Bureau Of Navigation. and 'Mra.
.BroWnFon. RcarAdnird and AIRS
Cowiss. and eut-comm ander and airs-
=, Etmms.
Thu naval dispatch boat Dolphin also
came down from Washington with n
party OF Consrcssmen on board to wit
ness the review.
Forming two squadrons and four d.
Visions. tho sixtesn battle-ships OF the
feet are under comnand OF four Rear.
Admirlla. nssIsted By more than seven
hundred officers of lesser rank. With
their cargo OF explosives and provisions
they represent in weight IA 900 tons
and valuation OF sl25. 900. In their
magazines they hold 10000 pounds Of
explosives.
Bunting Hides War Guns.
But garbcd as they we're this morn.
ing when the Government yacht May
flower. bearing the President. crcp, into
view from utof- the mist that hunS
over tho mouth OF the Potomac River.
where II empties into the Chesapeake
Eay. they presented anything but
warlike spectacle.
Shielding their great and ii;tie guns
were thousands Of yaras OF bunting
Lining their decks and rails In solid
rows of blue. relieved here and there
b. the red and white uniforms OF tho
marines who compose the police, force
OF the sea. and by- the gold-cmbrolGers
uniforms OF the officers. the great ships
furnished picture OF enhancing beauty.
Since 1ayljgiit tho worS or the Officers
ard mep had been directed 10 covering
,ip tile warlli;e character Of taeir float
Ing forts The grin s.eei nl,zsles.o; the
siiutening guns contributed the only
sonibre color TO the holiday picture, By
the tif,ir the Mayilower swung IN from
The Potomac and pointed her grnceful
silt rnse toward The centre OF The Iieet
the commanders o. the 5atile-sli!ps had
signalied "Ail done ana ready 20 Ad.
mirai Evans. wiro. in fun dress uniform.
s,ood on the bridge on the Connecticu,
and directed the movements OF the
ships IN hls command.
The Presidents on the deck OF the
May.lower. silk -hatftcss aud froek-coated. |
looked upon the scene befoF5 -....s.s.-with !
undisguiscdS admiration. As did the |
thousands OF people lining the shore or
on the sight-seeing steam craft akirftng |
the tieet. Aronud him were members OF I
his family. official and otherwise.
Salute to the Chief"
Following In tho wake of the May
flower came the naval despatch boat
Dolphin. bearing offlcials of the Navy
and members OF the Naval
Committees OF Congress. AS the bow OF
tii- Maynowcr drew even with tile sa-
luting gun OF old Fortress Monroe 1T
broke out into the full Presidential sa-
lutte OF twsaty -one guns.
The forward gun of the Mayfower re-
sponded. Under the banking of clouds
OF smoke the ainyfower. piioted by
tug from the Portsmouth Nayv-Ynrd,
steamed slowly toxard the neet OF bat
AZ ri,e Maybowcr evcned up with the
flagship Connecticut that ship broke out
in the line followed suit, leaving tho
blrejnckets and moro resplcndent ma
rarcs standing out in bare relief with
out competition in tho way of color,
f When the Maytiower had reached
point opposite the Ohiq the signal gun
II the Connec,,cut doomed. and then
followed n cra-hing and booming of
guns, eaoh ship nring the Presidential
salute. The din was terrific and must
have been heard twenty miles away
For ten minutes the ships and surface
Of the Roads were concealed in bank
Of impenetrable smoke. When II lifted
Admiral Evans s!gnalled TO the other
ships and put OF in his steam barge
for the Maynower. He was followed by
Admirals Thomas. Emory and Sperry..
tho other divisions. with
their staffs and captains of the fleet
Wished Them Good Luck.
For twenty minutes the President,
r.anding at the head OF the gangway.
received the officers. made them shor.
epeaah and then wished them good luck
und fair SEA. W!th that they took
their departure and returned to their re-
sprctive shlp5
The Mayaower swung around and
steamed to the head OF the column abou,
fye hundred fer, ahcad Of thegc5friec-
lieut. Admiral Evans. commanding the |,
fleet from the bridge OF his nagship.
signaiiei TO the Maynowe. as she
steamed toward the Virginia capss,
Ahich open ONO the open s4a and then
sos his heet signals:
..Go; us4sr WY and follow the nss-
ship.
Aboard every bsttie-ahip there Was
instantaneous activity and soon the
column was under way. The ships foi-
lowed the Maytlower AT intervals of
3b9 yards in single formation. They
proceeded In the following order:
ConnRetiout tfiagshipj. Capt. HuIo os-
terhaus.
h Kansas. Capt Charles r. yreeiand
Louisiana. Capt. Richard Wainwright.
Vermont. Capt. William. r. Potter.
Georgia tflagshlp). Can't Henry Mc-
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