The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-07


towering rocky portals of the Golden
Gate into the harbor of the city, into
new San Francisco, risen from the
ruins of two years ago, the Atlantic
battleship fleet steamed today In re.
view of multitude. 1t was the same
imposing pageant of ships that sailed
from Hampton Roads nearly hve
months ago in the wake OF the presi'
dents flag, but with the splendid ac
complishment of record breaking
cruise of more than $4,000 miles and
/ three weeks OF wonderful traget work
behind it.
Beautiful IIIuminations.
Today the white anchored, four
starred blue flag of the secretary of
the navy flying fro mthe matnmast Of
the gunboat Yorktown, ilnttered the
welcome OF the navy while the bov-
ernnor of California. the mayor OF San
Francisco and people OF hundred
towns aud cites voiced the greetings
OF the enthusiastic west
/ Tonight the city is gay with merry
making Streets and buildings are u.
| Illuminated. The still crowded hills are
| flooded now and then In the fash AMI
| play Of scores of searchlights trained
, from the fighting top and flying
| bridges Below them, in the anchor
age grounds. illunlnatons Of the
heaviest fleet ever assembled under
any flag made brilliant the waters of
the bay for thousands Of yards around.
Long Line of Vessels.
The fleet threaded its way through
the crowded harbor, past the Islands
and ferry lanes aud reaching far out
to the Oakland shore turned at last
when opposite Hunters Point, and
Ipointing back toward the Golden Gate
Ito face the incoming tide, steamed in
to anchorage formation.
Rear Admiral Robley u. Evans, com
lmandpr-in- chief of the Atlantic feet
and Just now In command of the as
Isembled ships. stood on the after
bridge Of the Connecticut his flagship
land led the way through the harbor's
gate.
Ships Sighted Afar.
When four miles away In the ocear
the ships came into full view of this
thousands lining the shores. TO the
north of the gate way Mount Tampalis
was crowded with early risers who
had sought this place of vantage to
view the spectacle of the ileet In min
lfature. Fort Baker with its fifty ton
guns. mounted higher than any wea'
pons in any fort in the world was
Ithronged with sightseers.
People Everywhere.
Nearer the entrance, the slopinG
Ishores. all the way from the heights
down To Lime Point marking the
north point of the inner gate, were
fairly covered with enthusiastic then
= tsands. TO the south of the gate way
from the presidio to the site of the old
IClfff House. the Seal Rocks and foi
, miles along the surf beaten beaches
divisions of the crowd that made ~
. Ian estimated total of am iiliou on
lBokefS were SabHtEfu III GifdA bta'
, patches which could he seen through
glasses eagerly trained by the OFF
GERS and men on the incoming ships.
salutes Exchanged.
The cannon from the Preside an'
. Fort Baker doomed the national salut'
of q guns as the Connecticut passe'
} within the headlands of the gate, Th'
compliment was returned by the Con
$ necticut amid loud cheers from tn
? Ipeople on shore.
The ships. as they sailed into tn
Ihav. were dressed only at masthead9
big American flags 1ying at the for
land aft trucks aud at the peak of tn
gaffs. The blue flag of Admiral Evan
on the Connecticut was followed b
the flags o fthe six subordinate rea
Iadmirals
Secretary Saluted.
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Passing 10 anchorage the shin
s steamed in review before Secretar
}. Metcalf and the Connecticut fired
J salute of seventeen guns when tn
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