The evening world., 1911-10-31

guests boarded Mr.. Morgan's yacht
Corsair at the foot OF Twcnty-second
street and made an Inspection of the
fee; to-day. The start was made at
noon and the big yacht steamed slowly
past every ship in the feet.
Mayor Gaynor has accepted an In
vltation TO be the guest OF Secretary
OF the Navy Meyer IN board the dis
patch boat Dolphin during the review
OF tho feet tomorrow. The Dolphin
dropped anchor this morning Off the
foot Of West Flfty-sevcnth street In
readiness for the arrival Of the Secre-
tsry OF the Navy.
The illumination OF the fleet will be
repeated tonight and tomorrow might.
II Is not likely that the people OF New
York and visitors TO the city VIII see
In the near future such a display ms
that which was inausurated by last
nights Illumination.
Hundreds OF thousands OF people saw
the display from I 10 II o'clock. The
frs, chip In line was the Connecticut.
from whence the signal was flashed tina.
wrought the spectacle. Next came the
Michigan. not the biggest but the proud
est OF all. From her forward lattice
mast was displayed In electricity tho
~red-centred pennant hat ranks her the
champion ship OF the Atlantic ftet In
battle supremacy. Her gunnors won
that.
DREApNoUoHT DELAWARE WAS
THIRD IN LINE.
Third and fourth were the Dread
t.t a,I North haknts
their nvs turrets cleaning with lights
and each outline characteristic with a
mast rising between tunnels. Followed
the Louisiana, flagship OF the second
division: the Vermont. the first In line
Of tho three-funnelicd ships, and the
New Hampshire; then the d~readnought
south Carolina, as ready for trouble Is
81 there never had been any anair on
Charleston Battery. with the Kansas,
the Minnesota, the Missouri and the
Ohio. the last two the oldest ships In
thu Atlantic feet. Next camo the Mis-
slssippi. fairly blazing. The six ships
following. the Idaho. Virginia, Nebras-
Ia, New jersey. Georgia and the ar.
mored cruiser Washington. had not
their masts outlined. but this will be
remedied before tonight The armored
cruiser North Carolina. however. the
twentieth ship in line. showed no such
limitation, nor did the new battleship
Maine. The valiant old Santiago squad
RON was next. hero ships OF q few
years ago, the Indiana. Massachusetts,
and Iowa, and last OF all. a. II bringing
the display to a climax. swung the
biggest monsters OF the navy. the new
super-dreadnoughts Florida and Utah.
Upwards Of 5000 electric lights were
displayed on each ship.
DEWEY STAYS AWAY BECAUSE
OF HIS RANK.
II had been rumorea that Admiral
Dewey would be present q the review.
but this vas denied In a Washington
despatch. 1t was explained that his
refusal to be present 10 based on the
deiicacy OF the situation.
lie II said to feel that II would b. un.
fair for him TO attend onicial functions
OF this sort and outrank the commander
OF the fleet. II he were on the retired
list the situation would DO altogether
AIN but ~ long as he remains on
1.-The active list he ranks all other
,ofncers, no matter what their commando
happen TO be.
. The fleet will be interested in an order
ISSUED by the Department yesierday.
and which directs that navy omcers wv
have TO take the prescribed waking
test more often than IN the past.
Under the new order, all ohicers not
physically inoapacitatsd Will be re-
Guired TO walk ten miles In one day.
once a month. They must arrange their
time so as to consume not less than
three and one-half nor more than four
hours In the test. except In tropical eli.
mates, when the distance n lint win
~ two.thirds Of the above.
Under the old order the men were re-
ouirod 10 walk twenty-five milss In two
Aava oncA ayarY fhrae monthR.