Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01

tlethips came ashore early, the men pre-
pa$ing to make the best of their shore
lesge and the officers to attend such
fus.ctions as had been arranged for the
day. These included a luncheon at the
agricultural show. and an exhibition by
thu state school children along much the
same lines as that at Sydney. On board
ths Connecticut Admiral Sperry had made
als arrangements for the reception to his
official hosts ashore.
IN the sporting program for the day a
fo>t ball match between a team selected
from the sailors of the Minnesota and one
frGm the Kentucky figured. Early to-
daT a party of 800 officers and men from
tf% fleet visited Ballarat where they were
cordially entertained.
had been holding off fairly well. recon-
menced, promising to cast damper over
su;'h proceedings as had been planned.
100000 Saw Yesterdays Parade.
X is estimated that 100000 persons wit
messed yesterdays procession. The rail-
w$ys alone carried 4Oc. 900 to the scene
of the festivities.
she streets of Melbourne late last night
ware filled with surging good-humored
crowds numbering hundreds of thou
sends, all out to do honor to the visiting
Americans, who arrived here Saturday
aieoard the sixteen great battleships, and
tia scene challenged comparison with
that Of an election night in New York,
though, happily, the ear ticklers and
blasts from tin trumpets were dispensed
with. The crush in the principal thor
o'sghfares was SO great that many wom-
e.! tainted and several persons were in
jl-ed.
The entire day was set apart to jollifi-
cation and the day will ever live in the
memory of the inhabitants of Victoria.
The federal government last night ten
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ior officers of the visiting warships at
tie parliament house, at which Lord
Northcote. governor general of the COM
n;onwealth. and Prime Minister Deakin
made brilliant speeches.. throughout
which prominence was given to the
Il iendly feeling that exists between the
commonwealth and the United States.
p ear Admiral SperTy. comma nder-in- chief
o. the American fleet. replying in behalf
o. the American navy, declared that a
rupture between the English-speakins, ma
tons would not only be loss but a
Crime.
Address for Sperry.
Last night Admiral Sperry was present
e.l with an address by the commonwealth
Parliament.
sLast night the city was a spectacle OF
Magnificent splendor. All the public
buildings were ablaze with electric lights
iOtdDlc III tllS respect ptillS the COM
b,onwealth state building and Princes
Fridge of the Central railway, where a
striking Illuminated picture of the battle
ships was displayed. The illuminations
an shore were held in conjunction with an
electric searchlight display on board the
s;arships in the harbOr.
Earlier in the evening a picturesque
Iorchlight procession was held in which
:he metropolitan and country fire brit
sades, numbering about two thousand
s1en- took part. The parade started at
she headquarters OF the metropolitan fire
brigade and was disbanded over Princes
bridge.
Rain commenced to fall at a late hour
causing precipitate retreat homeward
che dense crowds converging toward the
galway station forced the women and
children into perious positions and many
syere extracted with difficulty after be-
:ng considerably bruised Two persons
were seriously and several others slight
~ injured. All records for passenger
traffic on the railroads have been shat
sered since the arrival of the fleet.
In the race yesterday for the Batten-
berg cup. which is held by the battle
ship Louisiana. the defending crew easily
slefeated the challenging crew.