The Ordway new era., 1908-10-23
WONDERFUL PAGEANT a.
'0AN AND JAPANESE vr.
IN HARsoR OF rox,1
BRIGHT WITH Bun
THOUSANDS OF sprcI
WITNESS INSPIRING ?
AFLoAT AND AsAoR

Yokohama. Sixteen Amer,
tieships. constituting the
i'eet on Its peaceful cruise ara,
world, are riding at anchor \
the bay of fokIo occupying +,
OF honor In front Of a numbs,
anese mcn-ofwar, the hull,
American vessels making stro
trast with the sonber.hued one
japanese.
In the bay. alive with bupti,
decorated tugs and steamers
with sightsecrs. are steamlur
fro. and launches from the sb
the war vessels are bearing m
officers on u cir Official visits
come.
1t was in ,hc gray hours
dawn Saturday morning when
viathans Of Americas great vi
tleship fleet were dImly d!sceri
neuvering of the entrance ID
bay, while sixteen wars6ljI
pride Of Jap: n. In somber color
at their anchor buoys outside
breakwa;er eucircled by lox
hills.
From thousands OF flags,ad
buildings and every point IN
city floated the stars and strIl
the entire lengths Of miles Of
were almost walled with inteI
American and japanese embed
bay itself was fairly afame VII
Ing where tugs and sttameri
decorated with strcamers an
nants. lined the wharyes a
thousands Of cXcursionists vh
going out to meet the fleet.
Even the early hours madi
parent that all expectations Q
crowds and an enthusiastic 4
to the American fleet would
cceded and that all records Of 4
pouring of popular sentiment
be surpassed.
The enthusiasm Of the peoll
evidently silcerc. Though miHd
the natural curiosity TO see
fighting shins from America,
and successful cruise OF va
marked n new epoch In naval
As the sixteen ba,tlcshlps 4
Honmou point and came thFo1
entrance to The bay they were
panied by the Japanese cruiser
Magami AMI Tatsuia. comman'
Rear Admiral Murakami. fasi
the coast off Yokosuki, the liF
of real welcome was sounded
fireworks salute was ilred
american f.icnds," comprisea
anese who had assembled al ~
rihama on the site OF PER-! ;
ment. The fleet responded D!
fully dipping colors,
When 1t came closer in the y
met by seven big ocean ilne''
tered by the prefecture oi nal ,,.i'
carrying 1000 persons. inciuu,al u,
foreigners. The air was ili'e
bursting bombs. sent up i'o'.
points, and the roar oil Wv, y,
heard even n the city OF loAVi
e,
When the fleet rounded :
point and came into in'i We" view
city of Yokohama, the s'a'esn
bled japanese warships pes,l
the salute to the rear adiil''A r
mand OF the American fleet -,
of the guns. the bursting IL "
bombs, the shrek Of the stean, ~
with the drone of the deep no.e U,
liners, filled the air with o'e.S' '.,.
sound. Ashore, bedlam D,Oa .s"
and words fail TO descripe .ns
iasm OF the assembled thou'''
When the American ilee. e ar
came to anchor, it presented .rs ~
ing spectacle. Thirty-."o oolu s
ships occupied four long ,eei1 eeir
eight each, the Americans ia, ,ah,I =
Ohio Of honor in the forefront, tns aad :
Immediately behind the'n
due north. :,
AS soon as the fleet ca.nu slou, +
n reception committee eeIont,u from
anese government, represe,.t n,.t
department, and attaches "a u i,
GUS foreign embassies hanna %u
and the mayor of foKonac ..,r r
from shore for the flagship
cut. ,,re,
Every vernacular newspar ns an
kohama and Toxic pr.ni pn,ninr
Illustrated editions, con'a,n s,.ance
iastic articles with rele' noe
coming of the American nsv
entire circulation Of tnese mes mo, No.
will probably reach l,oOo.