Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-26
NATIONS SALUTE
AMERICAN FLAG
Biggest Fleet Of Battleships Ever
Seen In Waters of the
New World.
VISITORS Ar POSTS OF HONOR
Naval and MILITARY Commanders OF
1hlrty-scven Nations Witness
The Imposing Spectacle.

The deep thrnated guns OF i've great
nations today voiced a salute in unison
to the American tiag and to he presi-
dent of the United States The rever-
herating boom OF the cannon sped thun~
dering and re-ochoiug over the waters
OF the far famed Hampton Roads
where nearly half century sgo the
Monitor and the Merrimac met In the
Renora BILE conflict which brought into
being the arnored cruiser FROM the
little Yankee cheeseboX set up on a
raft and the triangular mass of Iron
which carried the confederate nag in
1862 to the modern fighting machines
typifed by the flower Of the American
navy gathered in holiday assemblage
today. Is a far cry. Yet many OF those
who stood ON the shore and witnessed
the naval pageant in the roadsted Vi
wildly recalled the historic date when the
wind rippIed waters which formed the
setting OF this great international rem
deevous of WAT vessels OF recent years
were splashing with the shot and shell
OF the first great battle of steel clad
ships.
PRESIDENT REVIEWS.
President Roosevelt, from the bridge
of the trim little yacht cruiser Maynow-
er whose decks were the meeting place
OF the peace plenipOs enIiaries Of Rus
sia and Japan less than two years ago.
reviewed the great assembage of flag
draped fighters gathered from the cor
ners OF the world 10 make a nota bic
opening day OF the jamestown tcr-cen-
tennial exposition commemorative the
90Oth anniversary of the first English
ettlem ent in America,
Steanllng down the long column of
dark hulled foreigners the president
was greeted by each vessel in turn with
n salute OF Fl guns. The Mayflower
then turned down the lane Of American
battleships and cruisers and again the
roar Of salnting cannon swept across
the waters. The new American navy
was in it's infancy II years ago when
the brilliant rendezvous of 1898 was
held in Hampton Roads. Today the
magnificent Atlantic fleet, under COM
,nand of Rear Admiral RObley u.
Evans, presented picture of impress
sivc lighting strength notable In the
naval annals OF the world.
POSITIONS OF HONOR
The foreign vessels were given the
positions of honor In line stretching
nearest and parallel to the shores of the
exposition grounds. Browning and for
mldable In their dark drab coloring,
with tunnels az black as the smoke
which poured from their tops, tho
squadrons sent by Great Britain, by
sauSlLtiIAhls Wy NJtl ll4bltN blAl INT al
Eentine Republic doomed in deep shad-
cd relief against the dazzling back
ground Of American vessels whose
f,listenlng white sides sparkled in the
Hight rays reflected from the water and
whose light buff superstructure and
stacks lent a harmonious setting 10
the many hued flags floating from
mas theads ard peaks from fighting tops
and flying trucks. The fore Ign vessels
were suggestive Of the American ships
during the days of the war with Spain
when the traditional and exclusive
dressing of white gave way to the SOM
hre gray hue of war apparel
CENTER OF INTEREST,
American vessels al naval gatherings
abroad have always been an attractive
center of interest because of their
graceful lines and clean cut appear.
snce, Today, assembled in the full
strength Of home protecting neet,
they made an impression which Will
live long in the memory Of those who
looked with the president as COM
Misunderstanding, dOffed his hat in ac-
acknowledgement OF each thunderous sa-
lutte which marked the progress OF the
review.
MOI the least Impressed OF those who |
witnessed this inaugural ceremony OF |
the opening of the exposition were the |
military and naval officers OF 81 OF
the nations OF the world. The anbas- |
sailors and ministers of all these ma
tions We're also among those who gased
upon the bea utiful naval show The |
foreign dplomatists and officers were
on board tho steamer Newport News
which brought them down from Wash
ington last night and which was given |
position Of vantage over the hum |
dreds Of excursion steamers and pleas
ure craft OF every imaginable descrip-
tIon which formed frame about the /
bs ckground Of the assembled vessels
None of the pleasure or excursion /
craft were allowed TO cross before the
war vessels on the east, thus assur-
Ing those at the exposition grounds an
lirohstructod view OF the impressive
ceremonies pictured almost as in min
lature several thousands OF yards away
IN the blue waters OF the roadsted,
AMERICAS FIGHTING CRAFT.
ID, Al. az tho frat linz Of foreign yes