The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-30
Uncle SANS Fine Squadron.

The Atlantic fleet was the wonder
and admiration of all the foreigners.
Forming a long crescent shaped line
near the exposition grounds, it num-
bered sixteen first class battleships.
three armored cruisers, one second
class battleship, several protected
cruisers and numerous auxiliaries.
First in evidence was the Connect
cut, the flagship of Rear Admiral Rob-
ley Evans, known as Fighting Bob, .
with the presidential yacht Mayfiowel
alongside.
Sixteen of the United States battle.
ship fleet were anchored in a line as
straight as could be drawn by rule.
One end of the line was near the Espla-
made of Old Point Comfort, from which
it stretches across the waters of Hamp-
ton Roads in cleaning 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 Kearsarge and
the Kentucky. Then came the Ohio,
the Iowa, the Indiana and the Mime
sofa,
How Foreigners Were Placed.
The two new aud fine armored cruis.
ers the Tennessee and the Washington
were on the starboard flank of the col
umn and near them the armored cruis-
er 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 We're 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 Mayflower, with President Roose-
welt on the bridge, steamed down the
long line of flag bedecked war vessels
on review and passed around the fleet,
sailing up between the third and fourth
line of American vessels, finally COM
ing to anchor in the center of the COM
bined fleets between the British cruis-
er Good Hope and the German cruiser
Room.
In the beauty of the water show,
with its amazing gathering of foreign
fleets representing the most formida-
BILE types of naval lighting 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-
scented such a permanent appearance