The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-27
ld,plic Fleet Sails Out Of
Waters of Elliott
Bay.
l.,shes Tacoma at Noon
ind Passes Before
City in Review.

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- shaa the arrival en- last Sat.
- ne sun breke through clear
Srzhi Just As the haftieships
..-ssnssd 10 leave their anchor
:. nd each bis flEhtins machine
- jevcl IN a tiara uf lyeFy
6 ~ placed on n hiac green
asxrrzasd Ard but Cor the smoke
- sFssts1 from their stacks a
- suald have smaxiaed that
=, prosrvsS was only makc BE.
nssx
MARI watch Departure.
49, vas aeste = spFiukilnx 81
rs.s ae nearly every vantage
- We had eome - watch the
ks,ts-s and mentally wlah The
- Al thelr brave efwws 4 safe
rsazs There MS so demanxtfA
AZ Ewfyons seemed 70 feel q
.xusI Interest IN each part aud
- 4 the flxhtiuE arm u the
"a skich bad visited herr for
: a., ioar days. aad they viewed
: wvxssdsnks quietly
s>sa he signal flags first came
.srrx fFum the haiyards az the
fswssras. u marked the flaat
xxGzihon for the leave taksak of
3 D. IL . nioment another
- TtAs varieolored flags spoke
xsm ghe sasefs 10 the otAeE ships
X lnsseflng signals scon ship
gm Ne hFsexe. The anchors
Mr. flied frum The bottom % the
n ss4 almost simultaneously the
d. xsse IN motion.
vsssels file Out.
~ Iilinals and kearAaFEe we're
q nrsf to steam est They cir
~ tun their knchorexes around
q rsfA and west shores 81 the
n nd headed cat into the waters
< - s,an.
Immediately Afterwards The Con.
wssss bsx4n charming the water
Z " nsrn Into a milk white team
NJ asi4ly gathered heefway as
A. sssag ont Into the stream
las slsviy noviag birds ~ pass.
= lfe remainder % Tire feet de-
'asss IN tine and with several
isz4rsd yards Intervening bef Neen
-, ssfsigntsned cut and headed
y ~ mHa6
, - tine the Connecsicut vas
sssFf elssznee beyond nuvam.
N Head. the entire fleet vas In
~ sAexiax lncreasink speed. as~
1ssizE a. 4 one hand Nsrs It =
eztx helm
Tiers vss hardly a break -
ni,r N n their vake. aud the
1zsi sea fighters passed on. ri.
- - dream picture. The sun
nsss erghtiY On their white and
~ snt AZ times there was q
~ - the sun lit up the brass
zsAr
Three 10 Bremsrtoa.
~ Minnesota Illinois and Kear
M's sad Increased speed and rap.
: - the slower moving line be
- fhsy we're Under orders %
f'tssd 70 brvmerton and the trio
A1iiasee direct 10 she navy yard
~ hey will b. overhaulsd and
sgslFsd
- y 0ne the remaining eight
: p thieh we're en- route 20 Ia.
- passed out u sight and not
- ne hospital ship Relief.
~ vas last IN line. had disap
<s's1 ashind Alki Point. did the
alas crowds leave their places
- here seemed 20 be some
~ Missing from the picture The
np.ed silent and patheficaiiy
Tie eyes ingoluniafily
- slcng the ruffled surface Of
water from West Seattle 70
=. - ! cove and the scene brought
-, ~ lsxret that the ships could not
80 y with us The contrast
~ al the thought that They
!. sesn our welcome guests: that
I'D A. NV H'
Review a, Tacoma.
a. s5 reaching Tacoma. the eiRht
- remaining IN feet formation
-. u review about the city'E
- and the second division
sag q the Georgia. Sew
=. ~. Rhode Island and Virginia
- Tor a four days stay
- siis Of Destiny
~. y. Connecticut. Kansas Yer.
q. and louisiana proceeded
-, me sound and reached
-. early this afternoon
n. ny viii remain for a abort
q, 10. - visit With the people Of
49,. a. Kentucky. Nebraska and
IA v .. which came north from
49,. .slancisco With the fleet are
49, 49, AZ the Navy yard drvaock
NJ, s''as an oysfhaulIng and 70.
~ Ohio left these waters for