The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-19
JAPS WELCOME
AMERICAN TARS
Battleship Fleet Sails Into Y0kOhOma
Haraer Showing Effects
of Storm.

Yokohama, Oct. 19.-Storm-battered
but magnificent, the American battle
ship feet lies In the harbor, the en-.
tire assemblage making display un
precedented In the history of Yoko-
hama. Shortly after the ships came
to anchor the mist, which had shut
out their coming, cleared, and light
breeze carried away the smoke from
the saluting guns, revealing from the
shore front the lines of white Ameri-
can ships-of-war, backed by the gray
Of the Japanese. Scores of small
craft chartered by individuals and as
sociations darted in and out among
the battleships, the American Asiatic
association being among those to give
the heartiest welcome. Two thou
sand schoolchildren sang the Ameri-
can national anthem,
Ships Show Rough Usage.
The ships show the effect of the
tremendous battering of the waves,
which is described by Old officers as
the worst theyhave ever encountered
Rear Admiral Sperry said immedi-
ately after anchoring that he was glad
to arrive in Japan. and that he great
ly appreciate the evidences of a sin
cere welcome. Commander john A.
Dougherty, the American naval at
tache at Tokyo, who came here to
take part in the welcome to the fleet.
boarded the Connecticut and dis
cussed the program with the admiral.
The moment the feet dropped an
Choir the admirals, in formal dress,
fastened from the fagships of the
various divisions to the flagship of the
fleet. the Connecticut, which also was
boarded by Japanese subordinate off,
GERS, who came to arrange details.
Shortly the commander-in-chief and
the other admirals, accompanied by
their stats, entered a motor boat and
proceeded to the flagship Mikasa of
the Japanese fleet, to pay an official
call upon Vice Admiral Sir Zero Ijuin.
The Japanese admiral Immediately
returned the call. Vice Admiral Ijuin
was given a hearty welcome by Ad-
miral Sperry aboard the Connecticut.
After a brief visit the Japanese de
parted, and as they went down the
side the Japanese flag was broken out
at the main mast and the guns
belched forth salute.
LOOMS Calls Upon Sperry.
A short time later Francis B. Loom
is, United States commissioner to the
Tokyo exposition, accompanied by
Mrs. Loomis, John c. O'Loughlin and
Mrs. O'Loughlin and Acting Consul
General Babbitt, called upon Rear Ad-
miral Sperry and paid their respects.
They were given Is guns as they left
the ship. In the meantime visits
were exchanged between the captains
Of all the vessels.
The mayor and governor also called
upon the admiral and later the recep-
ton committee, the spokesman OF
which was M Mate, boarded the Con-
necticut and babe the admiral and mis-
men welcome in behalf of the entire
nation. He thanked the Americans
for their evidences of friendship and
regard, to which Admiral Sperry re-
sponded in a similar strain.
In the afternoon the garden party
given by the mayor Of Yokohama was
attended by many officers and great
crowds of civilians, but the weather
was unfavorable and somewhat inter-
fered with the success of the func-
ton. Everywhere about the streets
the American officers and men were
treated with the greatest courtsy, be-
ing saluted always by the police and
Japanese soldiers.