Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-31
Great Fleet in Hudson River
Blaze Of Light.
Warships, Monday Night, present
Picture Of Rare Beauty.
Hundreds of Thousands of People
Enjoy Brilliant Spectacle.

New York, oct 30-With search
lights necessarily flashing and hulls
land rigging outlined in electric lights,
the vessels of the great fleet assem-
hled here for Presidential review pre-
sented a picture of marvellous beauty,
| tonight. The Hudson river. Where the
warships lie in triple column stretch
| ing out nearly two-thirds of the length
OF Manhattan island, was Illuminated
as never before by night
People flocked to the river front by
the hundreds of thousands To witness
the spectacle, which outdid in bril-
liancy even the great display when
home and foreign fleets were here dur
ing the Hudson Fulton celebration two
years ago.
The battleship line was extended to
its eull length, today, when the last
of the saa-fighters assigned to take
part in The review-the Dreadnougat
Florida-steamed slowly from her
berth at the Brooklyn navy yard on
her first trip under her own steam
and Joined the armada in the water.
Crashing salutes from the ships in
the line greeted her as she steamed
I'D stream and the whistles of hun
6reds OF small craft from which she
was recognized as the elimination of
strength and effectiveness in American
naval construction, vociferously greet
ed her.
Powder magazines were checked up
on the vessels of the fleet, today, for
there is to be deal of saluting by
them during the next three days. II
was calculated that nearly ton and
a half of powder would be exploded
IN Wednesday and Thursday, the days
of the secretaral inspection and Pres
idential review.
Hundreds of visitors again boarded the
ships of the fleet, today, and there will be
another opportunity, tomorrow, for in
speetion of the war craft as the whole
program has been moved forward a day.
Shore leaves for the men are expiring
and boats from the fleet We're busy. late
today, conveying bluejackets who had
overstayed their time. Considering. how
ever, that $1,000 or so men We're given
shore leave, surprisingly few Delinquent
cies Were reported.
With the Florida in line. the mobiliza-
ton of the warships is practically COM
plete TIL told, the vessels now number
an even hundred, minor accidents having
prevented two of the torpedo boats sehed-
uled to come here from making the trip
The illumination of tonight will be re-
,peated, tomorrow and Wednesday nights
News of the display has been widespread
and there are thousands of visitors from
cities near and far to take advantage OF
the opportunity to see the fleet both III
its formidable daylight array and its
| brilliant showing after nightfall.
Contrary to expectations, the football
championship of the fleet was not decid-
cd, today The teams from the Idaho
and the Nebraska which played score
less tie, last Saturday, met again, today,
but again neither was able to score They
will play here again, Wednesday morn
ing, but as the fleet leaves, on Thursday
the final game will have to be played
elsewhere. The North Cardinals team
one of the four claimants, was eliminat-
ed. today They were defeated by the
battleship Connecticut's eleven, % to 9.