Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-29
GREAT NAVAL DISPLAY
Forty.five Warships to Assemble
In San Francisco Bay.
TO HONOR ADMIRAL EVANS.

TO HONOR ADMIRAL EVANS.
Secretary Metcalf Will Review Armada
In Full View of Shore and the Hun
dreds Of Thousands Who Will Be
on Hand.
Washington, Feb. 29.-Rear Admiral
Robley ID. Evans, commander in chief
of the Atlantic fleet, will have an I'M
precedented naval reception when his
battleships steam into San Francisco
bay about April 10. Practically all the
naval force on the Pacific, coast will
congregate to receive him, and amid
shore celebrations in which lawmakers,
officers Of the army and foreign naval
attaches will participate he will align
his sixteen battleships in the same for
nation they had when on Dec. is they
passed out of Hampton Roads for
their cruise of 1872 miles. Secretary
Metcalf will review the combined
fleets. There will be forty-fve war
craft in ALL comprising eighteen battle
ships, eight armored cruisers, five cruis-
ers and eleven torpedo boat destroyers
and other craft The six torpedo boat
destroyers which left Hampton Roads
on Dec. 2 will reach San Francisco in
time for the review.
Plans for the review and the recep-
ton of Rear Admiral Evans were ca
bled today by Secretary Metcalf to the
feet at Callao. The sixteen battleships
in column formation 400 yards from
bow to bow will steam into San Fran
cisco bay to a designated spot between
Mission rock and Hunters point, led
by the Connecticut.
The Nebraska In Line.
The feet auxiliaries, including the
tender lankton, If this vessel returns
from its rescuing expedition to the
Galapagos islands in time, will fall
back from the fleet, leaving the sixteen
battleships to be joined by the battle
ship Nebraska, one of the newest addi-
tions to the navy, and the battleship
Wisconsin, now being put in readiness.
That will bring together fleet OF
eighteen first class powerful battle
ships to form the forward column OF
the review.
The armored cruisers will then steam
into line Following similar column
formation to that of the battleships the
West Virginia, Colorado, Maryland ana
PENNSYLVANIA, forming the first division
of the Pacific fleet under Rear Admiral
James H. Dayton, will precede the
Tennessee, the Washington, the Call
fornia and the South Dakota, making
up the second division, commanded by
Rear Admiral Uriel Sebree. The
Charleston. the Milwaukee, the st,
Louis and the Albany, cruisers, under
command of Rear Admiral Swim
burne, will then come into position in
order named. Following this forma-
ton the torpedo boat destroyer fiotilla,
the Hopkins, the Hull, the Stuart, the
Whipple. the Lawrence and the Trux-
tun. under command of Lieutenant
| Commander Hutch |. Cone, will add
the last lap to their record making
cruise by steaming to positions assign
ed them and making their final stop In
completion of the cruise.
The fourth torpedo fotilla, now at
Magdalena bay, will then steam up,
after which feet auxiliaries will steam
into line.
Metcalf Reviewing Official.
Secretary Metcalf will review the
feet from the gunboat Yorktown. At
a given signal the Yorktown will be-
gin her winding course through the as
sembled naval vessels. Each ship will
man the rail and fire in salute as the
Yorktown passes.
On board the Yorktown with Secre-
tary Metcalf will be Governor Gillette
of California, governors of several OF
the surrounding states, besides other
guests, to be decided later. Before
the review begins Rear Admiral Evans,
accompanied by his staff and flag offi-
| GERS, Rear Admirals Emory. Thomas,
Sperry, Dayton, Sebree and SWIM
burne, will be taken in launches
aboard the reviewing ship to pay their
respects to the secretary of the navy.
Each battleship commander Of Rear
Admiral Evans fleet will then go
aboard and receive congratulations for
the efficient manner in which the ships
have been handled.
Naval Attaches to Attend.
The entire review. accompanied by
signals and salutes. will be in full view
of the shore. and arrangements will be
made to accommodate the hundreds of
thousands who will be on hand.
Already the navy department has
received applications in connection
with the event Besides army officers
and lawmakers who are now on the
west coast. there are. many who have
already indicated their intention Of
crossing the continent. Naval attaches
Of several Of the foreign embassies
and legations have completed arrange
ments to be present. Commander Ne
bolsine Of The Russian embassy several