The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-18
FLEET REACHES
JAP ANESE PORT
Big BattIeshipS of the United
States Navy at Anchor in
Yokohama Harb0r.
GREAT WELCOME EXTENDED
COUNTLESS THOUSANDS OF PEO-
PIE WITNESSED ARRIVAL.



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Yokohama, Oct. 1S.-It was in the gray
hours before dawn this morning when the
leviathans OF Americas great white bat
tleship fleet were dimly discerned maneu-
vering off the entrance to Toxic bay. Al
ready Yokohama was awake and the
streets were crowded with excited peO-
pie streaming from the surrounding coun-
try afoot. in rikishas-Or. in carriages,
making their way 70 the water front and
10 the hills overlooking the bay, to get
their first glimpse of the great fleet.
From thousands OF flagstaffs and build
ings and every point In the big city
floated the stars and stripes and the en-
tire lengths Of miles Of streets were al
most walled with intertwined American
and japanese eInblems. The bay itself
was fairly aflame with bunting where
tugs and steamers, gaily decorated with
streamers and pennants, lined the
lists who were going out to meet the fleet
Incoming Trains Crowded.
Incoming trains throughout the night
were crowded and by morning already
practically every vantage point command
ing a view Of the approach of the six
teen big ships rounding HonmOu point
was occupied by the tens of thousands
early awaiting the coming of the naval
pageant. As the hours passed and day
light dawned, il revealed an inspiring
scene afloat and ashore.
Even the early hours made it appar-
ent that all expectations of great crowds
and an enthusiastic welcome TO the Amer
lean fleet would be exceeded and that all
records OF the outpouring Of popular sen
timent would be surpassed. The enthu-
siasm of the people was evidently sincere, |
though mixed with the natural curiosity
TO see the big fighting ships from Amer
lea, the long and successful cruise of
which has marked a new epoch in naval
history.
Foreigners were in the minority in the
croud< but wherever they appeared they
were treated with even exceptional cour-
tsy, because today to the Japanese all
foreigners must be Americans. many OF
the japanese being unable TO discriminate
between Americans and those from other
lands.
Escort of Cruisers.
AS the sixteenth battleshipy rounded
HOrmou point and came through the en-
trance to the bay, they were accompanied
by the japanese cruisers SOya, Magami |
and Tatsuta, commanded by Rear Admit /
raj .Iurakami. Passing up the coast off |
Yokohama, the first note Of real well
lutte was fired by the Americas Friends /
association" comprised entirely of Jap
anese, who had assembled az Kurihama 1
on the site Of Perry's monument The
fleet responded by gracefully dipping col /
ors.
When It came closer in the fleet was