The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-04-21
FOUR HaRBoRs HOLD SHIPS.
big Fleet Divided for First Time
Since Leaving the Atlantic
Coast.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, April 10
Tonight. for the first time since leaV-
ing Hampton Roads. the battleships
of the Atlantic fleet are separated.
In four harbors. few miles apart.
they lie at anchor in divisions of
four, and these positions they will
maintain until next Saturday morn
ing. when the 6 fighting craft again
united under the flag of Rear Adj
miral Thomas. will get under way
for Santa Barbara, the next port of
welcome.
For the ships, for the officers and
men, and for the people of Los An
geles this has been a busy Easter
Sunday The division of the fleet was
accomplished at 6 O'Clock this morn
ing, but even at this early hour the
shores of San Pedro harbor and the
hills overlooking were we'll covered
with spectators eager to witness the
maneuvers of the warships. While
the crowds ashore watched. suddenly
the signals began to fly and within a
few minutes the second division. led
by it's flagship, the Georgia. steamed
slowly out of line and proceeded
three miles across the harbor to a
point opposite Long Beach. The third
and fourth divisions rounded Point
Firmi for a long cruise To San Pedro,
the four ships led by the flagship
Maine proceeding to anchorage in
the most sheltered portion of Santa
Monica bay. and the fourth division,
with the Alabama leading. dropping
out of the column to anchor a few
hundred yards off the pier at Re-
dondo
AT an early hour the steam and
electric roads were transporting
thousands of visitors to all four ports
and as the day advanced the over
crowded beach cities sent their sur
plus thousands of people along the
stretches of sand beach. out along
the docks and piers, and up along the
hills that commanded the best view
of the vessels at anchor.
Not until this afternoon We're VS.
itors received on board, and after
that time the people surged about the
boat landings, and the bays were
dotted with tiny craft, laden to the
limit of safety with men. women and
children who struggled 10 be first
aboard the big white. clean fighting
machines.
4 striking feature of the service
in each of the big churches of Las
Angeles was the presence of squads
Of sailors in uniform, who We're with
out exception given places in front
)ews. and TO whom in nearly every
Instance the clergymen addressed a
portion of the Easter sermon. The
church squads" composed of first
class liberty men, We're brought
ashore early this morning and after
attending devotions, were given un-
til tomorrow morning TO see the city.
Armed patrols were landed at the
beach cities and sent into Los An
geles. but up to a late hour there
had not been single Instance Of dis
order.
Throughout the next five days, and
while officers and men of the feet are
in the round of ban
luets, Lalls ard other forms of ell
tertainment devised by various COM
the people of all southern
will be welcomed aboard
The battleships and each night there
will be a repetition OF last night
splendid illumination. Judging from
today's record, it is safe to say that
a quarter of a million people will
make the effort to inspect the big
guns at close range and learn how
Jack" lives aboard ship.