The daily sentinel., 1907-12-16
GREAT FLEET
STEAMED AWAY
Ccontinued from first Dage.1

Connecticut. the flagship of "Flghtinf
Bob" Evans. in the lead, the slxteer
great war vessels of the Americat
navy steamed slowly out OF Hampton
Roads. booming a mighty salute as
they passed the little government
yacht Mayflower, where Presidents
Roosevelt. surrounded by distinguish
ed officials of the navy department
reviewed the great armada. The pres
ldent watched the imposing line OF
war vessels until the last had vanish
ed from sight. and then, waving =
f"Godspoed. began preparations for
an immediate return to Washin gton.
With the president on the bridge OF
The Mayhower were Admiral Dewey,
Secretary Metoalf. Assistant Secreta-
~ Newherry- Rear Admiral Brown
.son, Rear Admiral Converse and the
heads of the different bureaus of the
navy department.
The Alayf9wor with tire president
land his party on board. arrived in
Hampton Roads early tlis morning
Its appearance was the signal for II
wild salute from all the ships of the
neet anchored ia the Roads. Admir-
al E1nns aud the flag officers, follow
90 By The commanders of the vessels
listed tine Maylowcr to pay their re-
ipocts TO the president and the seere-
fary Of the navy. Shortly afterward
The Courecticu5 hoisted anchor ana
stood out to sea, followed by the 9TH
9r vessels rs they passed the May
lower the customary salutes wor-
exchanged.
The order OF the ships OF the fleet
IN the review was as follows: Com
nocticut flagship OF Admiral Evans,
Captain Hugo osterhaus; Kansas,
Captain Charles Il. Vreeland, Yer
mont Captain william r. Potter,
Louisiana. Captain Richard VAIN
wright. Georgia; flag ship of Rear
Admiral Charles NJ, Thomas. Captain
Icnry MeCrca. New Jersey; Captain
William H. IT. soutberland, Rhode
Island. Captain Joseph B. Murdock.
virginia; captain seatun Schroeder,
Minnesota. Captain john Hubbard.
Ohio. Captain Charles w. B@r'lett,
Missouri. captain Greenleaf II. Mer-
riam, Moine; Captain Giles P. Har-
bcr, Alabama. Captain n. Boyer.
Keursarge. Captain Hamilton Hui
chlua. and Keniucl5y Captain walter
C. Cowlos The yacht cruiser Yank-
TO. the supply ship Culgoa, the re-
rrlGerator ship Glacier and the repair
ship Panther, together with the col
liors, accompanied the battleships.
Tie torpedo boat fleet is already on
the way
Today's naval review surpaaseS
anything previously held in American
waters. and crentod great enthusiasm
among the ofcera and men Of the
neet, ns well as in the ranks Of thou
sands Of spectators who lined the
shores of Hampton Roads to witness
tie great affair Thousands OF Wis
ltars nockcd into Norfolk and other
tidcwatcr towns last light and this
morning intent on seeing the speeta-
Gle, many coming ON private yachts
from New York, washington, Phila-
aelphla and other cities. Almost as
many strangers were here today to
see the departure Of the fleet as were
attracted on the big DAYS of the late
jamestown exposition.
No Newspaper Men Along.
The first stops to be made by the
leet viii be Trinidad. December "a,
where the sailor boys win have their
Christmas dinner, and from whence
lie first messages will probably be
sent regarding the Incidents Of the
a.m'se. The newspapers win be for
aed to depend upon Admiral Evans
Cor all news of the voyage, since no
newspaper mon will be allowed to ac-
company the fleet This order does
not meet with the approval of eight
ing Bob. who urged his superio-i
to Kermit representatives of the press
on board the vessels. It was the
Vigorous contention Of Admiral Ey-
ans that as the feet was on q practice
cruise and one in which the Ameri-
can people were keenly Interested.
correspondents should be taken on
the cruise aud be afforded every fa-
ouiy for sending messages. He de
claIod that as~the people had to pay
the freight, why, damit, they ought
10 he allowed to know what they are
gott'ns for their money. The only
limit 20 the newspaper men, In
l'FiNhtiug Bob's" opinion, should be
lthat their messages he free from any
technical details that would he of adj
yantage to foreign uationa. President