Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-17
Jack Ashore Is Entertained Most
Hospitality.
10 UNIFORMS BARRED THERE
Restaurants, Theaters and Amuse-
ment Places All Crowded by
Liberty Parties.

| of the American battleship fleet in San
Diego bay Is rapidly drawing TO close,
and the sixteen ships. under command of
Rear Admiral Charles NJ. Thomas, will
hoist anchors at 6 am. tomorrow and
steam to the northward. their next visit
ing place being the ports of Los Angeles.
Four of these ports are included in the
sent to each place
Another large section Of liberty men
came ashore from the fleet this morning
and the day has practically been given
over to their entertainment. Matinees at
the theaters this afternoon will be given.
The bluejackets packed most of the
amusement places. During the morning
the men roamed about the streets. enjoy
ing themselves to the fullest extent.
Shooting galleries were a favorite stop
ping place and mere target records were
broken. Restaurants of the better class
were thronged at the luncheon hour.
Sailormen of the modern navy enjoy
splendid fare on board ship and seek
equally good fare ashore. Every sailor
on the street wore a souvenir OF some
sort, usually buttons with streamers of
red, white and blue. commemorative of
the visit of the feet. A junior officers
ball at the Hotel del Coronado tonight
and band concert in the city will wind
up the round of gayety marking the four
days of the fleets visit.
At midnight a farewell salute of thir-
teen aerial bombs, fired from Point Iona,
will be followed by the flight of thirteen
giant rockets and thirteen red-fire illumi
nations.
Big Fireworks Display.
San Diego gave a striking pyrotechnical
display 1ast night from a barge moored
out in the bay at point plainly visible to
all the 10000 persons who watched for it.
TIE display began with an admiraPs sa-
lutte of thirteen aerial bombs. which ex-
ploded high in the air with a loud report
and sent sprays of colored light, stars and
'variousrhre-de designs hoaffnE down over the
water. Then followed the Illumination of
the bay with floating beacons that
changed color, signal rockets, rockets with
electric trails hanging chains, flying fish.
American eagles, waterfalls and floating
festOOns. There was a set piece, "Wel-
come to the Fleet which was particu-
larly appreciated by the men of the fleet.
While the show was in progress music
came from the st. Denis in the bay. San
Diego has offered nothing finer than this
lavish display. and that is saying good
deal
capt. SedtOn SCnEOeueT or tie virginia
Is being congratulated upon the splendid
showing of the marine and bluejacket
brigade of 4,6OO men which he commanded
in the shore parade yesterday. Especially
conmendatory in the opinion of the fleet
Wis the speedy embarkation of brigades.
The battleshipS lie only two miles off
Coronado Beach. but the channel into the
harbor of San Diego is fully ten miles
in length. To land 30 men from each
ship 1t was necessary to tow four sailing
etc
brigade was afioat it made an impressive
appearance. The landing facilities once
the two and half hour tow was finished
were plentiful.
Parades Not Much Fun.
After the parade the brigade marched
upon the dock and embarked in re-
markably short time. There was absolute
ly no confusion, and the tows were ad-
mirably handled. The fleet Is glad that
there will be no more parades until arrival
at San Francisco The spectacle of a
bluejacket procession may have been
highly pleasing to San Diego. but it was
not much fun for the lads who had not
marched since leaving Hampton roads.
Fortunately the line of march was not
long. but the reviewing stand was poorly
placed, and after the hluejacketS passed
they were massed on the dusty side of a
hill with nothing to do and nothing to
see.
For sailing launches in the races the
Louisiana was an easy winner. being
dozen lengths ahead of the Connecticut at
the finish. with the Rhode Island fourth
The Connecticut took the race for ad-
miraTs barges from the Minnesota by a
length, the Georgia finishing third and the
Ala bama last. The Louisiana added to
her laureis by taking the Dunlap cup.
wi hich Is contested for annually by the
marine crews of racing cutters. The IL
.inoiS was second. Alabama third and
Minnesota fourth.
The Drexel trophy, for racing cutters
for engineers. went to the Maine, the IL
linois and the Louisiana finishing in the
order named.
Several thousand spectators saw the
contests. The San Diego PickWicks de-
feated the Ohio's base ball team, 6 to 4.