The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-10-06
ALL MANILA CHEERS
THE FLEETS ARRIVAL
American Warships Where Dewey
Defeated the Spanish Fleet.
FILIplNos SHOW GREAT Joy
Shore Leave to Be Granted Officers,
But Nothing to Be Taken Aboard
From Shore Owing to Epidemic
of Cholera.

of Cholera.
Manila, P. 1.-The Atlantic battle-
ship fleet, escorted by excursion
steamers and launches crowded with
cheering thousands, steamed slowly
into Manila Bay, and, sailing majes-
tically across the battlefield where
Dewey and his men fought their his
torSc fight with the Spanish feet ten
years ago, dropped anchor off the
city.
The feet cleared the south channel
shortly after noon and steamed up
the centre of the bay. The ships pre-
sented magnificent appearance as
they moved slowly along, and the
sight of the long line evoked the
enthusiasm and admiration of thou
sands that crowded every point of
vantage. AS the Connecticut led the
line past Corregidor the garrison
there fired the admiral's salute. The
passage of the channel was made in
single column, but as soon as the
last ship in the long line was safely
through signals were hoisted for the
double column formation, and in this
manner the ships steamed up the bay
two abreast.
The anchorage was reached at 3
O'Clock, and all along the shore line
the crowds continued to increase,
even after the last vessel had come
to rest. AS the ships anchored, Gen.
eral Weston, Military Commander in
this city, sent wireless message con-
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officers and the men of the army to
Admiral Sperry and his men. Ad
miral Sperry replied, thanking him
for his kind welcome.
Governor General Smith witnessed
the arrival of the fleet from his
launch, where he entertained a large
party of officials.
Shore leave was granted the Off
GERS, providing they return to ship by
10 p. m. A special permit must be
obtained to allow remaining over
night, and careful instructions were
issued governing their conduct while
ashore in order to guard against the
remotest danger of bringing the chol-
era contagion aboard the vessels of
the fleet.
In discussing the long cruise from
dents who boarded the Connecticut,
Rear-Admiral Sperry declares that
since the warships had been thrown
upon their own resources, without
the convenience and support of
navy yard, the efficiency of the ships
had been greatly increased. This, he
said, was particularly true of the en-
gineering department, but the SYM
metrical developments of the entire
fleet had steadily increased with the
repetition of drills and with the adj
ditional experience of handling the
ships under conditions of all kinds.
The Admiral, reviewing that por-
ton of the cruise since leaving San
Francisco, expressed himself as well
satisfied with the general results at
tanned from the standpoints of disci-
pine, seamanship and adaptability to
circumstances.
Thousands of people at night
thronged the Luneta. or public
square, which was brilliantly illumi-
mated.
Gibraltar Sir Frederick Fores-
tier Walker, Governor of Gibraltar,
entertained at luncheon Captain
Veeder and Captain Capperton, COM
manders respectively of the United
States battleships Alabama and
Maine, and the principal officers of
their ships. There were numerous
other entertainments and exchanges
of visits between American and Brit
ish officers and officials
The visitors expressed pleasure at
the splendid reception rendered them.
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