Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-05-02
GREAT ARMADA
TO GATHER At
GOLOENGATE
F0RTY-SIX POWERFUL
VESSELS TO FORM LINE
Ships From the Mighty Con-
oectjcut Down to Tiney Tor
pedo Boat to Form Magnifi-
cent Marine Spectacle.

cent WdIlIlG Op6CldCle,
tN
my Morning journal special Leased wlreI
Monterey CAL, May THE At
ontic fleet of batlleships steamed in
here today to give Monterey, Penln-
sua of California place In the hls-
tory Of the American navy record
breaking cruise around the world
The residents Of Monterey and Pa
ciftc Grove and All the other settle
ments ut the vicinity made the ocea-
sion of the arrival a holiday They
lined the water front when the fleet
dropped anchor this morning and linz
gered long 90 Wow the beautiful ma
rlne spectacle Of the sixteen ships
drawn up in divisional formation
four lines of four ships each with
, the flagship Connecticut Georgia,
| Alabama aud Missouri at the head OF
each column, Throughout the day
/ the streets uud the decks Of the bat
| tleships We're thronged with visitors.
I \ gale which swept away the heavy
|vluuds of the unchoring hour und
| transformed the usually placid waters
Iol the bay INTO a chuppy sea, did not
/ deter the hundreds upon hundreds
/ who desired to see the ships At close
range. rhc little power launches
/ used by the pXCursiouists bnbbed
about IN lively fashion, and the wind
/ blown spray Of the breaking waves
sent many OF the yisitora home thor
/ oughly wet bat aid not mar their
enjoyment of the day. A great va
| IrietN of entertainments ashore both
/ for the men ana The officers Of the
. fleet, marked the first day of tho
/ huuleships' stay and the visit of the
|squHdiuns promises To be thorough
! ly enjoyable one
I New orders were issued today COW
erng the entry Of the fleet through
. the Golden Gate into san Francisco
| BAY on Wednesday next The revised
plans provide for the most formidable
and picturesque naval display In the
history Of the nation
II ia now ordered that all the ves-
acls Of The Pacific fleet shall join the
Atluutir hattleship8 outside the Gold
en- Gate pRd steam with them
through the harhor entrance to the
anchorage in the bay where the re-
view Of the navy Is ta be held. PraC-
iticully the entire fighting force Of the
navy with the exception of a few
lneWly commissioned ships in the east
ana a few Eunbouts In Philippine wa
ters. VIII be in the great column of
white and burr vessels that thread
their way between the headands Of
of the gateway point Bonita on the
u"t ~ 'Hu "'Ht i,'p" ~ ~ s'u'i.
ForF-sN vessels WllI ne ~ hh'.
ana lle long column WIN sIrelch hS
iar our TO sga as ihe eye can sec. lllr
variety OF IEhtns traiL VIII range
i"lll VIZ ''"77'N' l"'WUu toi' No''
nectleut down TO the little destroyer
ROY, oi "hN le4 Ton" alspl1eenchl
bat tlIeships, arlhorta cruisers, pros
te'l'u 'i 'iuNeIs' sHIluu,4ltS, u'7{l"Eei
torpedo boats ana auXiliartes--ln fact
every class OF vessel III the navy save
me obsolete mohltorsWll be i'P-
resented IN ms feHarkaele pafade
thI0ugh me famous porl 2l entry.
, ne 95pa''rE @ u, ne ups ,n'Uus,i ,,.n
me bolutn cue VIII w ,ni ui"tn ,
,eaallNe ana "nnurihB P,G'uI' NY. ~
tht rVNlc" ~ 'ngnoi' Mn''al - ~ w pr
rriI wv" "'FT ~ ~, tc,i : MN,
,,S ,,"uS mJn' ,,,iii m oit. an tho AXE ~
the Connaoticnt ~, in tbo nmerc"ncy
daci, u,bcre no connandg n rnil