Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-01
First Time in Many Years That Battle
ships from Land of Rising Sun
Have Been in the Harbor. +

San Francisco. May 1.--F'or thu first
time IN many years, San Francisco is
extending the hospitality of hsl, harbor
to a visiting squadron of Japanese
wsrships. Representatives of city.
state ana nation united today in g
memorable greeting to Admiral jlch'
and the officers and men of the cruisers
Also and Soyo, which arrived this morn
ing from San Pedro. after an easy
cruise or two days.
Exactly upon the hour set for their
arrival. the two vessels steamed
through the golden gate and with q
score of tugs and launches following in.
their wake. proceeded down the bay to
Man of-war row, where the four gray
numbered a salute Of welcome to their
sister guardians Of peace in the Pacific.
Several miles beyond the harbor en-
trance the Japanese training squad
ron was met by the cutter McCulloch.
of the revenue service, designated by
the federal authorities as an escort.
Conveying assurancas OF less formal
welcome, the cutter Golden Gate, with
the official reception committee as pas
se1sers met the japanese warships in.
the strait. while the fleet of excur-
sion boats, many OF them gaily decor
;ited Japanese and American flags,
followed the larger vessels to anchor
age.
MANILA DAY.
Coming on a day whesl American
naval officers are accustomed to OBJ.
serve the anniversary of dnlral
3I1ewey's victory in Manila bay, tho of
ticers and men of the training squad
ron werer given q particula Ia warm
welcome by the sailors of the Pacific.
feet. Admiral Swlnhulne and Cen.
Weston, accompanied by their respect
tive STATS, headed the COMMITTEES which
made the first official call upon Admiral
Ijichi.
Mayor Taylor, with the presidents 81
San Francisco $ three greatest CONNER
4 ial organizations, IAieut:-Gov. WARREN
I r. Porter and Collector of the Port
F'rederics Il. StIatton We're co1rvayetl
from the flagship West Virginia. On the
cutter that carried the army and navy
delegations, and by Invitation Of The
federal authorities, Con sui Gen. Mat
suza Nagai was rnatltsa member of the
same party. On the deck of the Japan
ese fla gship, Admiral Ijichi received his
guests with all the ceremony that at
tended their departure from the West
Virginia. There were warm. words Of
sxeeting from half a dozen Of the visit
ors, the admiral gave his hearty Q n
prevail to an outline oC&the entertain
nlent arranged for the ensuing week,
and the party returned to the West
Virginia, where Admiral swinburne.
half an hour ter had the plea sure of
receiving the Japanese admiral.
Naturally enough, the most enthusi-
astic greeting to the squadron was that
accorded their count1ylnen by the thou
sands Of Japanese who witnessed the
entry from Russian and Telegraph hills
ard from ali the piers commanding a
view Of the anchorage. Several hun
drea Japanese business men Of this city
and prominent representatives Of colo-.
MES elsewhere II, the state, chartered
a steamer and We're among the earliest
visitors after Admiral Ijichi's return
to his flagship.
Iii the Japanese quarters of the city
the flag Of the Rising Sun is everywhere
in evidence and costly and elaborate
plans have been devised for the visiting
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