The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-02
SPECTACULAR MARINE PAGEANT OF ALL NATIONS AT NORFOLK
IN Spotless Array Uncle Sans Great Armada Awaits
in Hampton Roads the Foreign Guests of the
Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition.

The British fleet will consist of four
armed cruiSers-tho Good Hope, Ar
| gyll, Hampshire and Roxbourg, I'M
der the command of a Rear-Admiral.
The German fleet will consist of the
armored cruiser Room and the pro-
tected cruiser Bremen, under the
command of a Commodore.
The Austrian ships will consist of
the armored cruiser Sankt Georg and
the protected cruiser Aspern, under
the command of a Commodore, who
will be promoted to be a Rear-Ad-
miral.
The Brazilian fleet, under a Rear
Admiral, consists of the battleship
Riachuelo, the cruiser Barroso and
the gun vessel Tamoyo. The Brazil
ian feet will be the only foreign one
containing a b~attleship.
The Argentine Republic will send
the training ship Presidente Sarmien-
to under the command of a comman-
der.
The Japanese feet, in command Of
a ViceeAdmiral, will consist of the ar
mored cruiser Trukuba and the pro-
tected cruiser Chitoso.
1t is noticeable that while Japan
sends some Of her finest warships to
represent her navy and one of her
IOISu4OSJ SSn0E dis, Tie huSS1du GOt-
eminent will not be represented by a
single ship, nor is it known that any
officer of her army will come here.
The other foreign countries to be
represented will be France, Italy,
Chile and Portugal.
Italy will send two vessels in COM
mand of a captain, the armored cruis-
er Varese and the protected cruiser
Etruria. Chile will send the protect
ed cruiser Ministro Zentene under the
command of a captain, while Portu-
gal will send a protected cruiser,
probably the Don Carlos. Spain has
not signifed her intentions Of send
ing any war vessels.
The entertainment committee of
the feet is now arranging a water
carnival. Each vessel of the great
fleet has been asked to provide a
float for the occasion. The pageant
will be on some evening yet~to be de-
termined. Several ships have al
ready decided on the floats they will
send. Three will send three of their
cutters to represent the three old-time
craft which brought the Pilgrims to
jamestown.
Another float will represent the
Great Harry, a renowned ship of war
OF that period. and on the request of
the Admiral the Navy Department is
now searching the archives to know
just what the vessel was like. Then
there will be pirate ships, gondolas, a
float showing Neptune and his trt-
dent and much else besides. During
the carnival the ships will be Hum
mated, and there will be a. hundred
searchlights playing over the brilliant
scene. -,
Aside from such diversions the
strong armada will have little to do
in the waiting days. The ships long
ago completed their toilets and are so
spic and span they hurt the eye. No
where is there an aton1ng b1emfSh.
1t is all spotless buff and white,
touched on here and there with the
| CLINT Of polished steel and the SHIN
ner Of shining brass.
From the flagship definite an
nouncement came that the feet will
dispense on May Is. Two divisions
will then go to sea for manoeuvring
| purposes, one division will go to navy
| yards for such minor repairs as may
4 be needed and N division Will re-
main here until relieved by one OF the
| divisions coming in from manoeuvres.
The four divisions, sixteen ~battleships
in all, are to reassembie here on June
IL, SET apart dS GeoSSF LAY "A0A
there will be a celebration in honor
Of the birthday of the mother of Pres
ident Roosevelt.
As the foreign ships arrive they
are officially welcomed by a boom of
cannon from the Connecticut, the
fagship of Rear-Admiral Robley d.
Evans, commanding the Atlantic
fleet. All the American vessels now
!, at anchor belong to this feet.
4 The unique feature of the Exposi'
ton will be the harbor for small craft
with an area of 100000 square
feet, inclosed by piers, costing the
United States Government 100000.