New-York tribune., 1911-10-26
HUNDREDS VISIT FLEET
Decks of WarshipS in Hudson
Crowded in the Afternoon.
SOATMEN REAP A HARVEST
More Vessels Coming To-day
"Jackies" Make Rush for
Polo Grounds.


the lo2 ships Of the navy now assembling
in the Hudson River. the people Of New
York and many visitors will witness the
most imposing naval spectacle in the num-
Der Of men and ships that ever has been
seen I'm these waters The three-column
line will extend from 50th street to Spuy-
ten Duyvil on November !. Secretary
Never will review the great fleet from the
deck of the Presidents yacht, the May
flower. Following the review. the May
flower will steam down to the Ambrose
Channel lightship to watch the twen,y-
four battleshps and a number Of the
cruisers Of the fleet go 10 sea.
A feature of the visit of the ships will
he an exhibition Of a Curtiss hydro-aero-
plane, which will fly among the warships.
The flights will he given on October %, 30
and 81. If the weather is favorable.
Riverside Drive was black with people
all day yesterday. Hundreds of these
who wanted TO go out to the ships, in
cluding the parents. sisters and sweet
hearts Of many Of the tars, were unable
20 pay the exorbitant price demanded by
the boatmen. The round trip. which con-
sumed just six minutes, cost s.. Tears
and protests were unayaiing. but scores,
on the other hand. were delighted when
they saw their boys" coming ashore in
the big cutters, under tow Of launches as
early as p IN.
Visitors we're received aboard from 1 10
40 y. ~
The usual "shore leave is from p. m.
TO 9 A. m. and during these hours half
Of the crew Of each ship is at liberty TO
explore the town, but Rear Admiral Hugo
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flagship the Connecticut, is an Old Fan"
and knowing that the fifth game IN the
world series between the Giants and the
Athletics was 10 he played at the Polo
Grounds. he sisnalled the admirals of the
divisions 10 let the men ashore a few
hours earlier.
The taTs were elated, as each ship has a
baseball team, and down in Hampton
Roads and all the way up TO this port
| there was betting among the men as to
the winner Of each game and of the
seres The result was that about 5000
Of the "jackies" headed for the Polo
| Grounds just as soon as they had been
landed al 96th street
Hundreds Of visitors inspected the ships
Al the request of Rear Admiral Osterhaus
| Commissioner Waldo detailed patrolmen
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crowds. The admiral said that the Dread
noughts Delaware, Florida and Utah
would take their places in line on Satur-
day, and that all Of the ships would he
at the anchorage before the inspection
was begun ON Monday.
The armored cruiser Washington and
the scout cruiser Salem will report to-day
| The mine laying ship, the San Francisco
viii come I'm on Saturday, and with her
viii arrive twenty-five dcstroyers and six
teen torpedo boats which will anchor I'm
double column along the New Jersey
shore. The armored cruiser North Caro-
llna. sister ship to the Washington, Will
not come here till Monday. She is under
going repairs in the Portsmouth Navy
Yard Tie battloships Iowa, Indiana and
Massachusetts. of Spanish War fame. all
Of which have been rebuilt and converted
into modern fighting machines, are yet to
join the feet.
The Florida Utah. Delaware and North
Dakota. all dreadnoughts. Will be The biz
ships Of the review. The first two are
tine largest ships of the navy now in
service.
While the fleet is in port a championship
basketball tournament will be played in
he Naval Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, In Sands street, Brooklyn The
ships represented i'm the contest. which
begins to-day. are the Connecticut. North
Dakota, Utah South Carolina, Michigan
and New Hampshire.