The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-19
Official Visits Exchanged by Admirals of Two Fleets
 Lying in Yokohama Harbor.
OFFICERS ARE BAN0UETED
The Governor of Kanagawa Gives a Grand Ball---Ships Show Effect of Batterlng in Recent
 Iyphoons.

Yokohama, Oct, 1S.--Storm- batter ed, but magnificent, the American bat tleship fleet lies in the harhor, the entire assemblage making a display unprecedented in the history of Yoko- hama. Shortly after the ships came to anchor, the mist which had shut out their coming, cleared and a light breeze carried away the smoke from the saluting guns, revealing from the shore front the lines of white Ameri- can ships of war, backed by the grey of the Japanese. Scores of small craft darted in and out among the battleships, the American Asiatic as- sociation being among those to give the heartiest welcome.
 Two thousand school children sang the American national anthem. the sound of the singing reaching far over the waters
 The ships show the effect of the tremendous battering by the waves, which is described by old officers as | the worst the yhave ever encountered. The Kearsarge, which got separated ! from the fleet, only picked up the others early this morning, and is still undergoing repairs. Rear Admiral < Spery said Immediately after anch- bring that he was glad to arrive al Japan, and that he greatly appreciated the evidences of a sincere welcome l the arrangements for which appeared to be perfect.
 The moment the ueet dropped anchor the admlrals in formal dress, hastened from tho fagships of the various divi- sions to the flagship of the fleet, the Connecticut, which also was boarded by Japanese subordinate officers who came to arrange details Shortly, the com mander-in-chief and the other admirali accompanied by their staffs entered q
 motor boat and proceeded to the flag ship Mikasa of the Japanese fleet, tC pay an official call upon Vice-Admira
 Rir Gero Ijuin The Japanese admiral Immediately returned the call Vice
 Admiral Ijuin, resplendent with golt lace and magnificent decorations, wal
 given hearty welcome by Admira
 Sperry on board the Connecticut, Al
 ter a brief visit the Japanese departe
 and as they went down the side, thu l Japanese flag was broken out at tn | main mast and the guns belched fortl ] salute.
 | A short time later Francis B. Loom is. formerly the first assistant secre tary of state. and now the Unite States commissioner to the Tokio ex position, accompanied by Mrs. LoomiG , John c. O'Laughlin and Mrs. O'Laugh B lin and acting Consul General Rabbit , called upon Rear Admiral sperry an { paid their respects. They were give
 fifteen guns as they left the ship. ] , tho meantime visits were exchange , between the captains of all the yes , sels.
 At nigthfall magnificent illumination lit up the entire city. Electric light ' and lanterns we're swinging every g where, and at a prominent point | huge design in which the word We
 come" was spelled with brilliant light was surrounded by hundreds of Amer v can and Japanese flags. Tho lanter . parade, in which there were many flow
 CT floats, made m inspiring spectacl {. a 8 thousands upon thousands of the II U tie Japanese fin quaint costumes ar
 bright colors took part.
 # All of the Japanese ships were ou - lined tonight in electric lights ar r. each carried m American flag at 1 IL mainmast