Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-20
But Wireless Fails to Show
Exact Location.
CROWDS THRONG NORFOLK
Hotels There and at Old Point Fast
Filling Up.
MANY 60 FROM WASHINGTON
President and Party Will Sail on the
Mayhower Tomorrow-River
Boats Taxed IA Capacity.

NORFOLK. Va. FEBRUARY 2O.-StatiC
electricity charging the air and smother
ing the wireless waves. communication be-
tween Admiral Sperry's homecoming bat
1leship fleet and the wireless stations on
the coast was completely cut off last
night. This morning the cruiser Montana.
which with her sister ship, the North Car
DINA, left Hampton roads yesterday to
Join the fleet. was heard in this city re-
laying government wireless messages
from the fleet to the navy yard. This
would indicate that up TO noon the Mon
tana and North Carolina had not joined
the feet. which. 1t is estimated, Is today
less than 300 miles off the Virginia capes
Many people are arriving today from
all parts OF the country for the fleet re-
ccption Monday and the hotels, both in
Norfolk and at Old Point Comfort are
rapidly filling up. Immense crowds are
expected tomorrow morning. to be follow
ed by still greater ones Monday morning
No ships returning from successful war
ever received a more real welcome than
The one which will be accorded to the
world-encircling American feet which ar
rfves in Hampton roads Monday. by Of
fetal and diplomatic personageS. headed
bv President Roosevelt. and thousands of
citizens from far and near.
The. President the official head of
the army and navy. with a few invited
guests. Will sail tomorrow for Norfolk
aboard the Mayfower. and viii nave the
first greeting sent by wireless from the
yachts masthead Monday. In company
with the Mayf1ower. the Dolphin will sail,
carrying the members of the naval affairs
committees of the Senate and House.
congressman Charter Steamer.
More than 100 members of Congress
probably will make the journey down the
river and aid in extending the national
official welcome. A number of members
of the House have chartered the steamer
Washington Of the Norfolk and Wash
ington line. and she. with about eighty of
the representatives and their families,
will sail tomorrow evening.
The congressional party is to be COM
posed of Representatives Hull. Ellis. I'm
derwood, Foster, Lenahan. Lee. Russell
Cravens, Denver, Broussard, Fulton, Hail.
K Moren sradleyi C. Garter HARDY Nye
Sturgis. Bannon. O'Connell, Townsend,
Loud. Haugen, Padgett, Slemp. Hamilton.
knopf. Snapp, Higgins. Byrd. Robinson,
Campbell. Stephens, Harding. Madison.
Dixon. Mckinley. Rucker. Mcclure, Chap
man. Cook. Reynolds. Bede. shackleford.
Pray. Smith. Ashbrook. Ryan. Mondell,
Martin. Gronna. Fordney. Driscoll Tay-
lor Marshall. Johnson. Sherley. Needham.
Ellis. Pollard. Anthony, Hackett, Nc
dell. Randell. Langley. Hughes of New
Jersey. Hughes Of West Virginia. Know
land. Murphy. Hinshaw. Wilson. Boyd,
Hackney and Norris. and Senator Milton
Of Florida.
The party will breakfast at the Hotel
Chamberlin, Old Point Comfort, early
Monday morning. and will then go
aboard again. and sail directly for the
Virginia capes in time to get the earliest
possible glimpse of the fleet. They viii
return here Tuesday morning.
Berths at a Premium.
Only the two regular vessels Of the
Norfolk line. sailing tonight and tomor-
row night will be available for other citi-
zens. who wish to go down to the home
coming. Already passage aboard the
Southland. sailing tonight, and the New
port News, sailing tomorrow evening, is
at premium. Some of the distinguished
passengers on the Southland tonight will
be Gen. ]. P. Sanger. Mai. D. D. Por-
ter, Mrs. r. Wainwright, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B Legare. Mrs McCane. sIr. and Mrs.
Z. A. Mitchell. Mr.. and Mrs John F.
wilkins. Admiral and Mrs. Pihsbury, DIR.
and Mrs. Maurice Murray. J. H. Hop
ner, Robert Wells. William B. Hibbs.
Senator Elkins, Mrs. W. B. Noble. W. F.
Roberts, Miss S. Trescot, Commander
Hodges. Thomas j. Fisher. Col j. B.
Portner and DR.. G.. D. Kirkpatrick
Among others on the Newport News to-
morrow will be Gen. Humphreys, Col.
Ewing. Gen. Marshall, Capt James F.
oyster. Commissioner H l.. West Miss
Helen Buchanan. daughter Of Gen. Buch-
anan; Lieut.. r. n. Berry. Mrs r. c.
jerks, Mrs. Straus, wife Of the Secretary
OF the Department OF Commerce and La
Dor; ADMIRAL and Mrs. P. H. McGowan.
Mrs Darlington, Oscar White, Mrs w. A
Morsell. Lieut. Commander Osterhaus.
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