Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-18
FLEET At ANCHOR
N JAPANESE HARB0R
Sixteen american and Sixteen
japanese xs'ships Float n
Columns Of -Four. .
BAY AnD CITY GAY WIIH buunne
Rattleship Fleet Drops An
chors In Yokohama Bay Thia Morn.
ing-Met and Saiuted by Equal
Number Of Mikado's Fighting YES
sels-Crowds Assemble to Welcome.
(By Associated Press).

(By Associated Press).
YOKOHAMA. Oct. 1S.-The Ameri-
can battleship fleet dropped anchor In
the barbor at $50 this Sunday
,, morning.
Owing 20 a fog that hung heavy
over the bay there was song delay
In the fleets arrival.
At S:45 a. m. the guns from one OF
the sixteen Japanese battleships
doomed a salute as the tender iank-
ton which was slightly in the lead
of the American fieet appeared dim
" through the fog. which soon lifted
a little, enabling full view Of the
feet.
Sixteen to Sixteen.
II was In the gSay hour before dawn
this morning when the leviathans OF
Americas great white fleet were dim
~ discerrcd manoeuyering OF the en-
trance to Toxic bay, while sixteen
warships. the pride Of Japan. In SOM
bre colors. swung ut their anchor
buoys. outside Of the breakwater.
Already Yokohama was awake and
the streets were crowded with excited
people making their way to tho Wa
ter front From thousands Of nag
STATS and buildings In every point in
the city fioated the stars and stripes
and the entire lengths of streets were
almost walled with intertwined Amer
lean and Japanese emblems.
Crowds and Decorations.
The bay itself. was fairly afame
with bunting. Incoming trains
throughout the night were crowded,
ard by morning practically every
vantage point commanding view OF
/ the approach Of the ships rounding
Honmou Point, was occupied ty tens
of thousands. eagerly awaiting the
coming naval pageant. When day
light arrived. It revealed an inspiring
scene afloat and ashore. The enthu-
siasm OF the people was sincere. mix
ed with the natural curiosity to see
the big fighting shins from America.
A. the battleships rounded Honmou
Point and came through the entrance
to the bay. they were accompanied
by the japanese cruisers Soya Maya
mi and Tatsuta commanded by Rear
Admiral Murakio.
Passing up the coast OF Yokosrki.
the first note Of real welcome was
sounded when q fireworks salute was
fred by the American Friends As
\ sociation." composed entirely Of Jap
anese who had assembled at Kruika-
| ma. on the site OF Perry's monument.
The feet responded by gracefully dip
ping colors.
When It came closer in, the feet
was met By seven big ocean liners
chartered 6y the prefecture Of Kama
gawa, carrying 5000 persons. includ-
ing many foreigners. The air was
filled with bursting bombs sent up
from various points.
When the feet rounded Honmou
Point and came into f-Il view Of Yok-
ohama the sixteen assembled Japa-
nese warships began firing the salute
10 the rear admiral In command OF
lthe American feet.
Thirty-t~o Wsrships.
, When the t~o fleets finally came
TO anchor. they presented an imposing
spectacle. Thirty-two great warships
occupied four long columns of eight
each. the American taking the place
~ honor In the forefront. the Japa-
nese Immediately behind them and
heading due south.
IS soon as the feet came 70 an
Choir reception cormittee and at
;a-bes Of the various foreign cmbas,
sies aud legations and the mayor Of
Yokohama. put of from shore for the
flagship Connecticut.
American Ambassador O'Bricn did
not come down from Toxic because.
Gnd>r navy etiquette. he could not be
present until the American comman-
der Of the feet had paid an ofIiclal
call Hpoa him. Every vernaculaT
rc~spapcr In Yokohama and Toxic
printed special illustrated editions
'h's -:c--ing containing enthusiastic
articles With reference to the coming