The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-06
ONE MAY DIE AS RESULT OF
RECKLESS AUTO DRIVING
ATLANTIC FLEET RIDES
AT ANCHOR INSIDE
GOLDEN GATE

fleet. Admiral sebrcc, witch was
Ia the hay. accompanied hy the tor
peaa flotiila aud other warshipa
that Wefe 10 Join la the great naval
parade. Unanswered until Admiral
Evans ships started Tor the bay
aud then thcy fell into line
Fleet Eaters Gate.
II waa a little past ~ when the
up.anehnr signal Mas given to the
fleet atill resting lahiy on the Pa
eluea horizon ID was soon the
signal. too. for cheers fnr those Nho
could soc the first movements Of
the va dogH that swept from Point
iaohoa down past the rcaidio. 70
the crowds on waiting craft, ON
both the Marin and San Francisco
sides ~ the Golden Gate and all
sfnar the waterfront a. the south
ernmost point wherc u Was possible
e. secure a view OF the ships Slowly
the Connecticut swung around and
pointing her nose "a the north
made her way from the nghtship 70
the Gate. the other ships ~ the ar
mazda falling In IN single file Ar
irving off the entrance the Connects.
cut tafsed sharply aud then steam.
ed straight ia. her az companions
strung cut behind her IN cue LONG
Inc.
Salute Fired.
As the fleet passed Point nonltn
Hxht ard reared Fort naker on the
Marin side ~ tho Cats the great
u Inch batteries OF Port Msley Fort
Haker and OF the Preside we're
turned loose In 2igun salute
Hack powder VAS nscd by the az
tlIlerymen and the great clouds af
smoke. strsaksd by the fiery flashes
uf The explosions. made an aNei IN
spring sight The heavy booming
Of the monster cannon created a
faaable that seemed 10 shake grim
old Mount TamAlpais. the great
green pile that oysrlooka The Gate.
To It's very base. but the snightx hill
hufIed back IN echo the hoonet
welcome as n In ercond salute 20
Evans aud thc men and ships In
his command.
Sweeping maiesticaiiy down the
Gate. the ships soon passed The
PrwaidIo reservation. and ridins b.
Fort Polnt. "a. last 81 the forts on
the san Francisco slide ~ the hAy.
ths head 81 the column swung
s4narwiy Into the hay and beaded
for the dasp channel thxf runs be.
tween the vest shore and Alcstrsx.
the ugly. rocky isiAsd on which Il
kltuated thu military prison. A fe~
minutes more and the Connecticut
vas In fair sisht Of the city front.
Coming 70 thc south end Of Angel
Island. where tho waters are wtde
and deep. the ahipe fell into squad
ron formation. tho Connecticut.
Kansas. Vermont. Ionlaiana. GeoF.
Kia. New Jersey Rhode Island and
Virginia leading. and The two tor
pedo fiotiilas following The sec
onA squadron % the Atlantic fleet
followed. made up a. follows. Min.
hesota. Maine. Missouri. Ohio. Ala.
hama. Illinois. kesrsaFge and Ken
tueky. The Wisconsin and Sehraa
IA fell In unattached.
The Bxrieship Ohio.
when the Ohio was picked out
b. fortunate owners II binoculars
she Was pointed out aud the word
passed along. san Fr4nciscans en-.
pertaining a paternal feeling for the
beautiful craft because she was
built here aud launched by the mar.
tyred Mckinley
Following the Wisconsin and Ne
hraska came the Pacific fleet. made
up OF the West Virginia. Colorado,
Pennsylvania. Maryland. Tennes-
see. California. Washington. South
Dakota and Charleston.
Next In line were the black .hnlled
deairoyers. the Atlantic flotills
consisting 81 the Nhlpple. Hop
kins. Hull. Lawrence. stewart and
Truxtun. and the Pacific fiotilia.
including the PFeble. Perry. Davis.
FarraRut and Fox. Bringing up
the rear Of the line were the auxIl.
iarles Of the Atlantic feet. the Cul
goa. Yankton. Relief. Arethuss
Panther and Glacier
Salute to meteat
Awaiting the warships on Nan-o
war row, as thai portion ~ the bay
lnat south Of the San Francisco
Oakland ferry IL known. with Score.
tary Of the Navy Mctcalf on board,
was the gunboat Yorktown. and AZ
the Connecticut turned about To
seek her anchorage. maneuverfuz
beautifully and holding the other
ships in perfect formation. she "a.
luted the head Of the navy, as did
all of the other vessels.
All OF the ships having arrived at
the points assigned 20 them for an.
chorage. the signal was shot up
from the Connecticut and AZ almost
exactly the same instant the an.
ehors were let 30 and plunged into
the bay.
A few moments later the little
steamer Hartley. with Mayor Tay.
Tor and other members Of the re
csption committee on board. drew
alongside the Connecticut aud clam.
bering up the ladder san Fraeeis-
cos formal welcome was extended
to Rear Admiral Evans on behalf
of the fleet.
Bail and Parade.
Tonight grand ball and re
eeption will be rendered the secre-
tary Of the navy. Rear Admiral Ev-
ans and the officers OF the fleet. at