Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-06

anchorage. Others-invited guests of
the army-witnessed the entrance from
the far reaching grounds of the histor-
ic Preside OF San Francisco, occupy
ing a long stretch of coast just south
of the harbor's mouth. In the city
proper the many hills that overlook
the bay were sought by thousands.
Russian Hill. Telegraph Hill, Mob Hill
and all the other that have been land
marks Of the city since its birth and
which figured so largely in the ac-
counts of the fires destructive progress
two years ago, were fairly black with
people many hours before the fleet
lifted anchors from the ocean sands off
the lightship. Oakland sent its heavy
contingent OF visitors to Goat Island
in the center of the harbor, and TO
this city to get the first view of the
fleet The harbor itself was damned
with pleasure craft from the earliest
hours OF the day.
TWENTY ONE GUNS.
The saluting cannon of the Preside,
under special direction of Gen. Funston,
doomed a welcoming national salute of
81 guns in honor of the ships as they
pass within the harbor. First will
come the Connecticut and then followed
at equal distances and in single column
the seven other vessels of the first
squadron, the Kansas. Vermont, Louis
lana. Georgia, New Jersey. Rhode Is
land. and Virginia, augmented by the
first of the newcomers are to join the
fleet permanently at this port and
which were picked up off the lghtship,
the Nebraska. After the first squad
ron came the two divisions of the Sec
ond. the flagship Minnesota. With Rear
Admiral Thomas on the bridge, having
resumed her old time position at the
Il Ill II.
clude the Ohio, Missouri Maine, Ala
bama. Illinois, Kearsarge and Ken
lucky. with the second Of the newcom
ers. the Wisconsin, bringing up the
rear.
REAL LITTLE HEROES.
After these Is battleships came the
six destroyers of the second fiotllla.
the real little heroes of the cruise
around the southernmost end of the
americas. These interchangeable little
craft have had to fight every inch of
their way from Hampton Roads even
to the cruise up the usually calm Cali
fornia coast. which during the past
week has been upset and beaten by
lasting gale of exceptional intensity.
Their bridges brought safely through
the straits and up the southern coasts.
were all but washed away in the run
from San Pedro to Santa Cruz. But
nothing daunted they steamed today,
with blistered tunnels and decks rusty
with long cruising into their assigned
positions and had Il large share in the
generous reception.
Passing well within the Golden Gate,
by Fort Point and Lima Point, the
narrowest sections OF the entrance, the
Atlantic fleet headed into the inner
harbor. Just inside, and In the lee of
Angel Island, the nine cruisers and
five torpedo boats Of the Pacific fleet
awaited them The entry of the bat
tleships was the signal for the Pacific
fleet to get under way and as the last
of the is white vessels OF the incom-
ing fleet cleared the island. the west
ern cruisers stepped into line and ac-
companied the fleet on its two hours
Journey through the bay TO the an
chorage off Folsoms The Atlantic
hotilla dropped astern TO make way
for the Pacific cruisers and then will
again take position in the line follow
ed by the Pacific torpedo craft. Last
OF all will come the auNiliarles Of the
Atlantic neet-the supply boats and
tenders that have made a homely but
none The less important part in max
ing the long voyage from Hampton
Roads TO the success IT is acclaimed.