Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-30
RECEPTION
TO ATLANTIC FLEET is The
BEST EVER.
With Japanese Escort of Sixteen Battle
ships It Was Imposing Scene When
They Anchored at Yokohama Bay
Japanese Most Royal Entertainers
Everything Is Free to Visitors.

Sixteen American battleships, consti-
tuting the Atlantic fleet on its peace
full cruise around the world, are at an
Choir at Yokohama in the bay of Toxic,
occupying the position of honor in front
of like number of Japanese men of
war, the white hulls of the American
vessels making a strong contrast with
the somber-hued ones of the Japanese.
In the bay, alive with bunting, gaily
decorated tugs and steamers loaded with
sightseers are steaming to and fro and
launches from the shore and the wharves
are bearing uniformed officers on their
official visits of welcome.
Preceded by it's tender, the Yankton,
the American fleet entered the harbor
in fog that hung over the bay and
dropped anchor at $3.50 o'clock Sunday
morning, one-half hour later than the
time scheduled.
The fleet proceeded to it's anchorage
ground and anchored in four columns
in front of the Japanese feet of 16|
warships. When anchors were cast a
committee representing every depart
ment of the Japanese government and
accompanied by attaches of various for
eign embassies and the mayor of Yoke
hama boarded the flagship Connecticut
and officially welcomed Rear Admiral
Sperry, his officers and men to Japan.
From thousands of flagstaffs and
buildings and every point in the big
city foated the Stars and Stripes and
the entire length of miles of streets
were almost walled with intertwined
American and Japanese emblems. The
bay itself was fairly afame with bunt-
ing where tugs and steamers, gaily
decorated with streamers and pennants,
lined the wharves awaiting thousands
of excursionists who were going out to
meet the feet.
The enthusiasm of the people was evil
IDENTIFY sincere, though mixed with the
natural curiosity to see the big fighting
ships from America, the long and sue
cessful cruise of which has marked
new epoch in naval history.
Courteous to Foreigners.
= Foreigners were in the minority in
the crowds, but wherever they appeared
they were treated with even exceptional
courtesy because today to the Japanese
all foreigners must be Americans, many
of the Japanese being unable to dis
= criminate between Americans and those
3 from other lands.
r Passing up the coast off Yokohama,
the first note of real welcome was
sounded when a fireworks salute was
s fred by the Americas Friends associa-
t ton, comprised entirely of Japanese,
who had assembled at Kurihama on the
a site of Perry's monument. The fleet
responded by gracefully dipping colors.
+ The first item in the reception Mon
n day to the Americans was the departure
of Rear Admiral Sperry and the ad-
e mirals and captains of the feet for
t Toxic. They were driven to the station
h in carriages deliberately decorated with
+ flowers, where they entered a special
e train at 9 clock. Even the carriages
t of the train were especially prepared
for the occasion, having been newly
:, painted and draped with American flags
n and beautiful decorations, while the in.
IS teriors were filed with flowers.
= Along the whole IS miles of the way
II to Toxic, through a country inter,
e spersed with quaint matched cottages
it and native villages, there was a con
tinual ovation to the Americans Each
h village school turned out in force, the
n children waving two flags, an American
}. banner and the emblem of their native
4 land, and every one cheering Justify
10 Admiral Sperry bowed his response from
s. an open window and his officers waved
lie their hats, while the ladies of the party
he tiuttered flags and handkerchiefs from
every window of the train. The triy
ID was one long procession through a line
ia of waving flags.
# Walls of Singing Children.
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