Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-02-20
FOR RECEPTION OF FLEET
Many Warships Lie off the Virginia
capes Awaiting Arrival of Big
Atlantic BattIeship Fleet.

capes Awaiting Arrival of Big
Atlantic BattIeship Fleet.
! Special to the Herald.
Norfolk, Va. Feb. pa mighty
fleet of warships is lying off the Vir
ginia capes today in readiness for the
great naval parable and review next
Monday when the sixteen battleships
of Rear Admiral Sperrys fleet, &C
companied by the welcoming squad
ron of half dozen battleships and
cruisers under the command of Rear
Admiral Arnold, will steam into
Hampton Roads, to again ride the
4 wind-rippled waters where they
weighed anchor on the memorable
sixteenth of December, 1907, and de
parted on the remarkable cruise
around the world.
The arrival of the fleet will be a
much more imposing spectacle than
was the departure. When the fleet
sailed out into the broad Atlantic over
a year ago there were sixteen battle
ships in the column that passed in
review before the president. On Mon
day there will be more than a score
of battleships in the naval parade,
besides several cruisers and smaller
naval craft. The Alabama, one of
the sixteen battleships that departed
from Hampton Roads, will be miss
ing. The new ships that will be in
line will be the Nebraska, never be
fore in the Atlantic; the Wisconsin,
the New Hampshire, the Idaho, the
Mississippi, the Montana, the North
Carolina. and the Chester, Salem and
Birmingham. the three new sister
scout cruisers.
The order in which the battleships
and cruisers under Rear Admiral
Sperry will pass in review before the
president is as follows:
~ Connecticut, flagship of Rear Admit
raj Sperry, Capt. Osterhaus.
Kansas, Capt Vreeland
Vermont, Capt Fletcher.
Minnesota, Capt. Hubbard.
Georgia, flagship of Rear Admiral
wainwright, Capt. Potter.
Nebraska, Capt Nicholson.
New Jersey, Capt. Sutherland.
Rhode Island, Capt. Murdoch.
Louisiana, flagship of Rear Admi-
raj Schroeder, Capt. Niles.
Virginia, Capt. Sharp.
Ohio, Capt Howard.
Missouri, Capt Doyle
Wisconsin, flagship of Rear Admit
raj Potter, Capt. Beatty.
Illinois. Capt. Bowyer.
Kentucky, Capt Cowles.
Kearsage, Capt. Hutchins.
Maine, flagship of Rear Admiral
Arnold, Capt. Caperton.
Idaho, Capt. Helm.
Mississippi, Capt. Fremont.
New Hampshire, Capt. Winslow.
North Carolina, Capt. Marshall
Montana, Capt. Reynolds.
Salem, Commander Key.
Chester, Commander Wilson.
Birmingham, Capt. Walling.
In addition to the above there will |
be several auxiliary ships in the col
umn that will pass in review, among
them the supply ships Celtic and Gull
goa, the tender Yankton, and the re-
pair ship Panther.
Promptly at IL a. m. the flagship
Connecticut will lead the column of
battleships past the Tail of the Horse
shoe at the entrance to the Roads. |
The ships will steam in review past |
the presidents yacht Mayflower,
which will be anchored in exactly the
same position she was when the fleet, |
under command of Rear Admiral
Evans, started on its voyage around |
the world Accompanying the presi- |
dent will be Secretary of the Navy |
Newberry, Admiral Dewey and many
other navy representatives, members
of congress. the diplomatic corps
and other distinguished guests of the
occasion. At 1870 o'clock the fleet
will be ready to drop anchor. One
hour later Rear Admiral Sperry, his
staff and the captains of the battle |
ships will go aboard the Mayflower to
pay their respects to President Roose-
welt and Secretary of the Navy New
berry. Monday night there will be
brilliant social festivities at the Hotel
Chamberlain at Old Point Comfort in
honor of the officers of the returning
fleet.
The great naval spectacle of Mon
day will be witnessed by hundreds of
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