New-York tribune., 1908-01-23
FLEET AGAIN AT SEA.
RIOS HEARTY FAREWELL
President Penna Tisits Warship-
Great Crozcds on Quays.

oFCut SfOh0o oh NfUUJO'
Rio de Janeiro Jan. 22.-Accompanied by
the booming of guns and the cheers of thousands
of persons on the accompanying pleasure craft
the American warships sailed from Rio de
Janeiro this afternoon bound for Punta Arenas
on the Strait of Magellan Ten days will bring
the fleet almost to the midway point OF the
fourteen thousand mile cruise TO San Francisco
and the ships and the carried with them
to day the good wishes of the Brazilian nation
Not an untoward incident had marked the
visit Of the Americans here. Their visit has
been a long round of entertainments, and half
the population of Rio turned out from early
in the morning to give them a fitting send off
The quays. the public buildings and the hills
We're covered with thousands watching the war
ships il they had disappeared through the
mouth If the bay into the open sea.
The President of the republic, DR.. Penna
came to Rio de Janeiro from Fetropolis about
Ii o'clock and proceeded on the yacht Silva to
where the warships were lying He went aboard
the cruiser Benjamin Constant, which was in
readiness TO accompany the American fleet TO-
gether with fifteen other Brazilian warships.
passed through the lines of the visiting warships
and. accompanied by Admiral Alencar, the Min
lister of Marine: DR.. L. Muller. the Minister of
Public Works, and other high officials, visited
hour. Admiral Thomas. commander of the
flagship; Captain Hubbard and the American
Ambassador, Irving B. Dudley, received the
President with all honors, the band playing
the Brazilian national anthem In the ward
room of the Minnesota there was an exchange
of greetings. Admiral Thomas making short
speech in which he expressed his best wishes
for the prosperity of Brazil and her President.
concluding. Brazil. God bless you for ever
more"
The President responded with a thousand
wishes for a good voyage for the splendid fleet
prosperity for the United States and the health
of President Roosevelt.
While the President on board the Mime
sofa and during his passage among the vessels
salutes were exchanged and on his departure
from the flagship twenty-one guns were fired
DR.. Penna then returned to his yacht, which
proceeded to a point off Fort Villegagnon to
watch the departure of the ships. About 3
o'clock the American fleet began to move. pass
ing out in single column and inverse order ac-
cording to divisions. the Alabama leading
Three divisions Of the Brazilian navy followed
composed of three battlesfips, seven cruisers
and six destroyers and in the vicinity of Fort
Villegagnon many steamers circled. having on
board thousands of spectators from shore. and
hundreds of launches and small craft from the
a stirring spectacle.
The great Warships, they disappeared from
view were moving at ten knot pace. One by
one as they passed the Presidents yacht they
saluted with twenty guns. and the forts
replied in kind. There was much waving of
small flags and handkerchiefs, and the cheering
seemed incessant, with the noise of a hundred
whistles from the steam craft About this time
a heavy shower fell. but most of the spectators
held their places until the last warship had dis
appeared on the horizon.
Captain r. r. Ingersoll. chief of staff to Rear
Admiral Evans. said before the departure of the
fleet that he had special plans for the pas
sage of the ships through the Strait of Magellan.
They would go through. however he said as
solid fleet.
Commenting the departure of the American
warships, The Journal Of Commerce" said to-
day:
The great procession will soon be set in mo-
tion and the fleet will be on its way again. but
in the few days of its stay friendships have
been made and sympathies won which will have
a farreaching effect in the years to come. The
great ships will at SundOWn have faded on the
horizon and will be ploughing their way the
Pacific. Rio de Janiero will have become for
them thing of the past. but we hope and trust
that from the commander in chief to the
humblest member of the fleet feelings of friend
ship esteem and admiration will be ever pres
ent. they will to the friends and comrades
whom they leave behind in Rio.
Come fair weather. come foul they have won
the hearts of the Brazilians, Americans and
Engiishmen in this city, and as the mighty YES
sells boom out a parting salute the sister
public they will take with them the sympathy
and good will expressed by her sons in a heart
felt God speed you
The German cruiser Bremen. which has been
here for time and recently ordered to
remain until the departure of the American fleet
in order to give the German officers additional
time to make observations, left here to-day with
the American ships.