Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-24
MOST POWERFUL NAVAL FORCE
WHICH EVER FloArEp THE
STARS AND STRIPES.
NOW At jamestown
Fleets From Brazil. Chill, England.
France. Germany. japan. Austria,
and Sweden Expected TO Arrive.

Norfolk. Va. April 2a.-when tho
long line Of battleships forming tho
North Atlantic feet. with the flag of
Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans flying
from the masthead Of the Maine,
steamed into Hampton Roads late In
the afternoon OF April 18th. ami drop.
ped anchor In two majestic columns
just on the grounds Of the James.
town exposition. the real nearness Of
the opening day was realized with a
startling suddenness by the thous-
ands Of workmen who. having Just
finished their days toll, stood along
the boardwalk on wilioughby boule-
ward and watched the beautiful scene.
As the flagship was passing Fort.
ress Monroe the battieship Connects.
cut, which has been waiting the COM
ing Of the feet, turned loose on the
one-pounders In her bow, and the
sound Of the salute to the commander
Of the feet came rolling across the
water 10 those ashore. NJ r.
The red spurt Of fire. the pun Of
white smoke, ani then the roar or the
report, at precise intervals, fastened
the eyes Of the watchers on the an
chored warship until o louder boom.
one much closer. drew attention 10
the sonatty old Texas, lying close In
on. Pine Beach. That warrior OF San.
tiago was also salnting the arrival Of
aFishtiag Bob" - -. ~. .s .'ss.'-~'~-~"
The, battleships under Admiral Ev- /
ans came into the Roads In single col
umn. and when they passed Old
Point they divided, and the second
composed OF the Alabama.
Illinois. Kentucky. Karsarge. Iowa
ani Indiana. came up and anchored
In line with the Connecticut. Maine.
Virginia, New Jersey, Missouri, Geor-
gia. Rhode Island. and Louisiana.
The cruisers washington and Ten
nessee are anchored near Fortress
Monroe. No sooner had the Maine
dropped anchor than she answered
the salutes of the Connecticut anu
Texas. In the gathering darkness
the fash Of her guns was plainly
on shore.
Slowly night enveloped land ami
water and the hundreds OF lights that
sparkled from the sides OF the silent
monsters showed the last Of the
watchers where the most powerful
feet Of fighting ships that ever floated
the Stars and Stripes to the wind
was at rest.
The vessels which have arrived ami
been assigned anchorage in front Of
the exposition grounds are as fol.
lows:
Battleships: Connecticut, Maine,
Kentucky, Alabama. Indiana, Ohio,
New Jersey. Louisiana, Missouri. Ker.
sarge, Illinois. Virginia. Iowa. Geor-
yia. Rhode Island and Texas.
Cruisers: Tennessee, Washington.
st. Louis. Brooklyn, Olympia, and
Yankton. .
Torpedo boat destroyers: Hopkins.
Hull, worden' whiDD'e' TsprHs0n' ami
Supply ships: Arethusa and Gla-
,ier.
Monitors: Miantonomah. Florida,
Nevada. and Canonious.
Auxiliaries: Leonidas. Ajax. Mar
.ellus, Hannibal and Brutus.
Upon arrival in Hampton Reads.
Rear Admiral Evans transferred hfs
lag from the Maine to the Connecti-
.ut.
The first foreign vessel to arrive
vas the training ship Sarminto. from
Argentine Republic. She came inside
he capes April II, and anchored on
he exposition. The fleets from Bra
III. Chile. England, France. Germany,
Japan, Austria, and Sweden are ex-
,ected to arrive In time for the open
up date AprfI 2g -