Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31
OUR sArTLEcHiP FLEET.
brand Scene When II Leaves Brazil
for the Pacific.

brand Scene Whom II Leaves Brazil
for the Pacific.
Rio Janeiro.-To tho booming Of
guns and the cheers of thousandf on
tho accompanying pleasure craft. tho
American warships sailed from Rio
Janeiro Wednesday afternoon bound
for Punta Arenas. on Magellan Straits.
Ten days will bring the fieet almost
midway on its li.000-mile cruise to
San Francisco. and the ships and the
men carried with them the Godspeed
and good wishes OF the whole brazilian
nation.
Not an untoward incident had
marked tho visit OF the Americans
here. They were toasted and feted.
both officers and men. during their So
tourn In Rio. and half tho population
turned out from early In the morning
TO give them htting farewell. Al
upon the arrival OF the feet. 80 upon
Its departure. the Quays and the hills
the warships until they had disap'
peared through the mouth of the bay
into the open sea.
The president OF the republic. DIR.
Penna. came to Rio Janeiro from Pc.
tropolis about II o'clock and went on
the yacnt Silva down To where tho war
ships were lying. He went aboard tho
cruiser BENJAMIN Constant, which was
in readiness TO accompany the Ameri'
can feet, and made tour OF all tho
American ships. Accompanied by Ad.
miral Alcncar. minister OF the marine.
DR.. L. Muller. minister OF public works.
and other high officials. he visited tho
divisional flagship Minnesota, remain.
Ing there about nn hour.
Admiral Thomas. commander OF tho
flagship. Captain Hubbard. and the
American ambassador. Irving d. Dud.
Icy. received him with all honors and
the band played the Brazilian na.
tional anthem. In tho saloon OF tho
Minnesota there was mutual OK.
change u greetings. Admiral Thomas
made 4 little speech In which he pre-.
scnted his best wishcs for tho pros.
perity OF Brazil and her president, con.
forcvermore." Tho president respond.
cd with thousand wishcs for good
voyage for tho splendid feet. prosper.
ity for the United Statas and the health
Of Prcsidcnt Roosevelt
While the president wus aboard the
Minnesota and during his trip among
tho vessels saiutcS wcro exchanged
and on his departure frum the dasshiv
twcnty-oac guns were hrcd. DIR. Pcnnt
then returned to his yacht, which went
70 Q point OF Fort viiiaacon to watch
tho departure OF tho ships.
About o'clock the American feet
began TO move. passing out In anglo
column and In inverse order. accord.
ing b divisions. tho Alabama leading.
Tho thrcc divisions OF the Brafilinp
navy followed. composed Of thrco bat
ucships. scvcn cruisers and six de-
stroycfs. In tho vicinity OF Fort VIII
lagoon atcamcrs circlcd abotf, having
On board thousands OF spectators from
shore. Hundreds Of launches and
small cram from tho sporting clubs,
all saiiy decorated. forming stirrina
spectacle.
Tho great waFshipa moved slowly At
arst. but a. they disappeared from
Wow they wcrc stcaminE nj . tcnknot
pace. One by one n they passed tho
prcaidcnt's yacht they salutcd with
twcnty-ouc guns and tho forts replied
In kind. There was much waving OF
small haga and handkcrchicfs. and tho
cheering seemed inccssant- Tho blow
ing OF a hundred whistles In tho steam
craft added to tho noise.