Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-26

Visitors Accorded Noisy Greeting as
They Steamed Past Old Point
Reception to Foreign Officers BY
PresIden. Roosevelt Aboard the
MayfIower This Morning.

Never before in the history of the
world has there been assembled such
naval pageant as that which the
thousands of visitors who attend the
opening of the jamestown Exposition
VIII view on the broad expanse OF
the waters of Hampton Roads this
morning. Swinging peacefully at an
NOR In two long lines stretching from
Oid Point Comfort almost to New
port News will be some fifty great
men-'o.war, representing no less than
seven great nations of the Eastern
and Western Hemispheres. The
magnificent sight presented by these
great warships, Respondent in their
coats of white and buff and grey, set
OFT here and there by tho tints OF
polished steel and brass, will live
long in the memories OF those who
witness 1t and will go down in tho
naval history Of the world along with
the glowing accounts OF great nava,
displays that have gone before.
Aboard the warships last night Of
ficcrs and men alike anxiously await
cd the coming of the morrow and with
the grand naval review. Early this
morning final preparations for the
naval show will be completed aboard
tho fleets AMI when the yacht May
flower. with President Roosevelt
aboard, steams past Old Point from
Washington at o'clock the big guns
of each of the American and foreign
men-'o-war will boom forth the ,Presi-
dents salute of 81 guns. When this
salute is being fired 1t will appear
that an active naval battle Is taking
place on Hampton Roads Vivid
flashes OF fire will be omitted from
hundreds of guns, dense volumes OF
smoke will arise. envelop the fleet
and be waited across the waters of
the Roads, while the reports may be-
heard for miles around.
s Review of Fleet.
After the firing of Tho salute, tho
Mayfower Will steam down between
tho lines of the American and for
eign ships, then circle around the
end of tho Tine near Newport News
and steam back between the Ameri-
can ships and the Peninsula short
and then back down between the
United States and visiting ships. AS
the President passes each ship, the
officers and men aboard will be lined
up on the deck of their vessels and
cheer after cheer for the nations
Chief Executive will go up from the
| Threats of some 10000 seamen
On returning between the lines Of
INC AHeTlCan anu foreign SHIPS, the
Mayfower will anchor between the
fleets and President Roosevelt VIII
receive the foreign naval officers
aboard the Maylower, will weigh an.
Choir and proceed to the Exposition
grounds.
Britieh and Austrian Ships.
Tho mammoth fleet already in the
Roads was augmented yesterday
morning by tho arrival about o'clock
sof tho Austrian armorcd cruiser
Sankt George and protected cruiser
8spern and tho arrival about three
hours later CT the British fleet. con.
sisting Of the Good Hope flagship Of
Rear Admiral Neville. and the ar.
morcd cruisers Argyll Roxburg and
! hampshire.
AS the Austrian Vessels steamer
ipast Ola Point to take up their posi-
i,tions in the Inc of warships, they
wurc greeted with salute frc/ the
battlc5bin Connecticut, flagship Of
lllicar Admiral Evans. After the YES
sells dropped anchor the commodore
in command was visited aboard the
Sankt George by Rear Admiral Evans.
Latcr In the day the pavmaster of
the fleet and several of tho officers
OF the flagship came TO this city on
a launch and visited Mr.. G.. II. Ar.
I.nal. Austrian vice-consul here.
British Fighters Arrive.
| About 10 o'clock tho four big gray