The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-05-14
VESSELS ENTER
THE GOLDEN Gate
MAGNIFICENT PARADE OF GREAT
ATLANTIC FLEET AT SAN
FRANCISCO.
Eight Thousand Blue Jackets and. Ma
rines, Lead by Rear Admiral Evans,
March Through tho Decorated
Streets Of the City.

Streets OF the City.
San Francisco, May Through the
towering rocky portals of the Golden
Gate into the harbor of the city of q
hundred hills into a new San Francis
CO, risen from the ruins of two years
ago, the Atlantic battleship fleet
steamed Wednesday in review of
multitude unnumbered.
1t was the same imposing pageant
of immaculate white ships that sailed
from Hampton roads nearly five
months ago in the wake of the presi-
dents flag, but with the splendid ac-
complishments of a record-breaking
cruise of more than $4,000 miles and
three weeks of wonderful target work
behind it. The white anchored, four
starred blue flag of the secretary of
the navy, flying from the main mast of
the trim little gunboat Yorktown, flut-
tered the welcome of the navy, while
the governor of California, the mayor
of San Francisco and the people of a
hundred towns and cities voiced the
greetings of the enthusiastic west.
Monster Parade of Tars.
San Francisco, May 8.-Bight thou
sand bluejackets and marines-the
largest armed force the American
navy has ever put ashore in time of
peace or war-were landed Thursday
from the combined Atlantic and Pa
cific fleets, now lying In the harbor,
and marched through the streets of
San Francisco in the most notable
parade the city has ever known.
| For four miles and half, along
streets lined and canopied with colors
i and In review of an immense crowd,
the fighting men of the fleets made
their way to the martial tunes of their
bands, to the cheers that began with
the first command to march and end
ed only when the sailormen had again
embarked in the small boats that re-
turned them to the battleships and
armored cruisers in the roadstead.
twenty-five hundred soldiers of the
regular army acted as an escort to
the visiting men of the sea.
Cheers for Admiral Evans.
| Rear Admiral Evans, commanding
the fleets and the six other rear ad-
mirals in command of squadrons and
divisions, rode in carriages. Admiral
Evans was quickly recognized by the
thousands in the immense reviewing
stands and there was constant cheer.
ing as the carriage slowly moved at
the front of the marching columns.
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf, Gov.
Gillett of California and Mayor Taylor
of San Francisco rode in the parade
and afterward reviewed it as it coun.
ter-marched down Van Ness avenue
In addition to the soldiers and sailors
there were large representations from
the National Guard and from semi
tions. A battalion of natty little high
school cadets from Salt Lake City
acted as personal escort to Admiral
Evans in token of his having been ap
pointed to the naval academy from
! Utah.
MetcaIf Reviews Fleets.
San Francisco, May 9.-The com
bined Atlantic and Pacific fleets o1
battleships, armored cruisers, torpedo
boat destroyers and auxiliaries, ag
.gregating in weight of displacement
the enormous total of more than 400,
> 900 tons, were reviewed in picturesque
San Francisco harbor Friday by Sec
retary of the Navy Metcalf.
Rear Admiral Evans, who had hoped
to end his active naval career by par
ticipating in the official ceremonies
was not permitted by his attending
physician to 60 aboard the Connect
cut. Rear Admiral Charles M. Thoma'
was again the senior officer. Admira
Evans, who returned to the fleet a
Santa Cruz the day before it sailet
!. through the Golden Gate. in compile
ton of the originally planned cruise
has made his home on shore at the st
Francis hotel since the afternoon o
] tho arrival He rode in the lonl
T parade on Thursday and was quit
! fatigued by the trip.
Saturday Admiral Evans finally re
linquishes command and starts for hi
home in Washington.