The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-05-10
The Britlsh neet wiIl consist of four

l ne BRUSH Meet Will consist or four
armed cruisers-the Good Hope, Ar
gyll, Hampshire and Roxbourg. un-
der the command Of a Rear-Admiral
The German feet VIII 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 battleship.
The Argentine Republic will send
the training ship Presidente Sarmien-
TO under the command of comman-
der.
The Japanese feet, in command Of
a Vice-Admiral, will consist of the ar
mored cruiser Trukuba and the pro-
teCted cruiser Cbitoso.
IT is noticeable that while japan
sends some Of her finest warships to
represent her navy, and one of her
foremost generals, the Russian Gov
ernment will not be represented by
single ship, nor is it known that any
officer of her army Will come here.
The other foreign countries to he
represented will be France, Italy,
Chile and Portugal
Italy will send two vessels in COM
mand OF a captain, the armored cruis-
er Narese and the protected cruiser
Etruria. Chile Will send the protect
ed cruiser Ministro Xentene under the
command of a captain, while Portu-
gal will. send a protected cruiser,
probably the Don Carlos. Spain has
not signihed her Intentions of send
ing any war vessels.
The entertainment committee of
the feet is now arranging 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, 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 tri-
dent and much else besides. During
the carnival the ships will be illum-
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 atoning blemish.
1t is all spotless bun and white,
touched off here and there with the
CLINT of polished steel and the shim-
mer of shining brass.
From the flagship definite an
nouncement came that the fleet will
disperse on May Is. Two divisions
will then 20 to sea for manoeuvring
purposes. one division will go to navy
wards for such minor repairs as may
be needed, and one division will re-
main here until relieved by one of the
divisions coming in from manoeuvres.
The four divisions. sixteen battleships
i'm all. are TO reassemble here on June
10, set apart as Georgia Day, when
there will be celebration in honor
of the birthday of the mother OF Pres
ident Roosevelt.
AS the foreign ships arrive they
are officially welcomed by boom OF
| cannon from the Connecticut, the
flagship of Rear-Admiral Robley ID.
Evans, commanding the Atlantic
fleet. All the American vessels now
: at anchor belong To this fleet.
The unique feature OF the EXPOSE
ton will be the harbor for small craft,
with an area Of l.2SO,OOO square
| feet. inclosed by piers. costing the
United States Government S4OO,OOo'