Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-02
FLEET AT
MONTEREY
BATTLESHIPS ARE NEARING
SAN FRANCISCO
MAGNIFICENT NAVAL PAGEANT
ARRANGED
Forty-slx War Vessels VIII Enter Bay
City Harbor to Pass In Review
Before Secretary
Metcalf
BY Associated Press.

MONTERREY, May 1.-The Atlantic
fleet of battleships sailed in here today
to give the Monterey peninsula of CAL
ifornia a place in the history of the
American navy's record-breaking
cruise around the world.
The residents of Monterey and Pa
cihc Grove and ali the other settle
ments OF the near vicinity made the
occasion of the arrival holiday. They
lined the water front when the fleet
dropped anchor at 6 o'clock this MORN
ing. and fingered long to view the mag
nificent marine spectacle of the sixteen
ships drawn up in divisional formation
-four lines of four ships each, with
the fiagships Connecticut, Georgia.
Alabama and Missouri at the head OF
each column.
Throughout the day the streets and
the decks of the battleships were
thronged with visitors. A gale which
swept away the heavy clouds of the
anchoring hour and transformed the
usually placid waters of the bay into
choppy sea did not deter the hun
dreds upon hundreds who desired to
see the ships at close range.
The little power launches used by
the excursionists bobbed about In lively
fashion. and the wind-blown spray OF
the breaking waves sent many of the
visitors home thoroughly wet. but die
not mar their enjoyment of the day.
Entertainment for All
A great many of the entertainments
ashore. both for the men and officers
of the feet, marked the first day of the
battleships' stay, and the visit of the
sduadrons promises to be thoroughly
enjoyable one.
New orders were issued today cov-
erlng the entry of the fleet through
the Golden Gate into San Francisco
bay on Wednesday next. The revised
plans provide for the most formidable
and picturesque naval display in the
history of the nation.
It is now ordered that all of the ves-
sells of the Pacific fleet shall join the
Atlantic battleships outside the Golden
Gate and steam with them through
the harbor entrance to the anchorage
In the bay where the review OF May 8
is to be held.
Practically the entire fighting force
of the navy, with the exception OF
few newly commissioned ships In the
east and few gunboats in Philippine
waters. will be In the great column of
white and buff vessels that thread their
wav between the headlands of the
gatewav-Point Bonita on the north
and Point Lobos on the south.
Forty-six vessels will be In line and
the long column will stretch as far out
to sea as the eye can reach. The vari-
ETY. of fighting craft will range from
the massive 16000-ton Connecticut
down TO the little destroyer Fox of
only 154 tons displacement. Battle-
ships, arrnored cruisers, protected
cruisers, gunboats, destroyers, TORPEDO
boats and auxiliaries-fn fact, every
class of vessel in the navy save the
obsolete ihonitors-will be represented
in this rlsnarkable parade through the
famous port entry.
The steaming of the ships through
the Golden Gate will be far more Inn
pressive and enduring picture than the
review at anchor, which is to be held
two days after the arrival, or on Friday
next.
Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans will
be either on the bridge of the Con-
necticut or in the emergency cabin.
where ne commands a full view OF the
fleet, in entering San Francisco bay.
Strict orders for fair way for the
host of naval vessels have been issued
by the department of commerce and
labor at Washington, and the scores
of excursion steamers that Will take
crowds out to Angel island and be-
yond to view the spectacle will be un-
der close federal supervision. Revenue
cutters and naval launches will patrol
the pathway and keep excursion and
pleasure craft out of danger.
Hour of Rendezvous
The nCur OIL TenueZNOuS OulStCte LHe
Golden Gate-probably at the San
Francisco lightship--has been fixed for
a. M. on Wednesday next, May G.,
Three hours later or as near noon as
the calculations OF the navigators can
compute, the broad white bows of the
Connecticut will appear within the
gateway.
The flagship will be followed by the
fifteen other veterans of the South
I American cruise and by two additional
battleships acquired outside the har-
Dor entrance-the Nebraska and the
Notwithstanding eighteen battle
ships in all, the largest number ever
brought in one command
Next will come the two divisions of
.,agnificent armored cruisers of the
West virginia type--13.000t and $4,000
tonned f1iers-eight In. all. and the other
cruisers of the Pacific feet. Following
these will be the torpedo boat destroy
er fiotilla which made the trip through
the Straits of Magellan and the f1o-
tllla of the Pacific fleet, and at the end
Of the line will come the auxniaries,
six In number The poor, old, black
hulIed, SCOT t-begrimed colliers which
did SO much to make the recent cruise
a success alone will be lacking.
The Atlantic destroyer fiotilla, which
last saw the battleships at the western
~rend of Magdalena, viii. rejoin the fleet
at Santa Cruz on Monday next.
Today was the tenth anniversary of
the battle Of Manila bay, but there
were no ceremonies commemorative OF
the event on any of the ships. Rear
Admiral W. II. Emory of the second
division eJ 5rtained his fellow flag
officers and the captains Of the fleet at
luncheon at the Hotel del Monte, and
tonight there was a dinner to the adj
mirals. captains. Governor Gillett and
STAFF at the Del Monte, with Mayor
Jacks Of Monterey as host.
A flag raising In Monterey attended
by a number of detailed officers,
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