The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-13

ed n pun of liolsei and q lev ser
ends later the fgint report reasslsed
us across the water. The first 9ltate
of q guns was being tired. and
II loom boom r again and agaih
ports from the guns OF one vessel after
another set the mir in vibration aud
dilsd II with bright red flashes and
clouds of gray snsolSe enae ting all the
excitihg scenes Of an ocean battle With
none 81 It's horrors Of deyastati ion.
Al one minute of eleven me Cons
.nestieut passed President RooseSeits
graceful little yacht, the Aayaower
anchored AZ the TAN OF the Horseshoe.
and fired The second salute. As we
gazed at the beet Of sixteen globe
encirciing, hard-hitting menSof-war
passing In review. the sight % the big,
white and bun boating fortse i'm
|spired us with feelings az loyalty ana,
pride we had never before experi-
enced. and ali the patriotism in Us
surged In our breasts rs amid the
roar OF cannon the, strains o. the star
spangled Banner were waited across,
the water from the marine bands as
each ship passed and samted the,
Chief Executive Of the Nation.
The welcoming division ii six ves-
sells, in, waF-cplor, a sombre drah, fol-;
lowed by three merchant transports.
brought up the rear Of the feet. IN,
a half hours time the Tong line or
Ships had passed the receiving yacht,
and a double line was then formed BY
the fleet, through which the MAJ
flower passed and exchanged greet.
fngs with the various Commander.
The feet was then anchored. the
rnaneuver ended, and the home-com-
ing was over.
Reception at the chamberlin.
Monday afternoon the President res
turned In his yacht 10 washington
and at night supper was given the
chief naval officers at Old Point Com
fort, in the magnificent halls OF the
'chamberlin. For their beneft the
fleet, which had been illuminated
three times during the exposition, was
again Illuminated. for the last time.
Electric incandescent budbs were
strung along the, deck-railing, up and
down the masts, around the turrets,
and on the smokessacks and tunnels.
so as to give the outline Of the ves-
sells in brilliant relief against the dark
background Of the sky. The rejection
of the shining dots 6f the outline In
the clouds above the fleet gave the
appearance of a white halo. and a
beautiful sight the motionlessS pana-
rama presented to the visitors and
guests on the piazza Of the Chamber
lin. All night long the double iihe Of
men-of-war showed by their gala att
tire how glad they were to be at home
again, after their strenuous voyage oil
more than forty thousand miles
around the blobe.
Final Homecoming Ceremonies.
Tuesday morning the Illuminating
apparatus was taken down, ana the
vessels put in shape for the storm Of
visitors with which they were 10 be |
besfeged until Saturday, when the big
celebration was to be held ana the
final homecoming ceremonies ended.
Then the various divisions Of the fleet
were to take up their various stations
along the coast, and the gala days.
would be forgotten in the simple
monotony Of everyday duties.
The great voyage was now a matter
Of history. but the memory Of ii would
ltnger long in the minds Of the sailor
boys Who had participated in 1t, anal
Of the entire world.
Norfolk Va. Feb. 20. 1903.