The evening world., 1911-11-02

one guns In honor OF tho President and
tho revcrberations rolled back and forth
for Ave minutes.
PRESIDENT REVIEWED SHIPS
FROM DECK OF YACHT.
The Maynower steamed UP the river
and the President from the deck OF his
onicial vessel saw stretching away to
the ~northward a wonderful spectacle.
full OF life n color. All the ships In
line were dressed from stem to stern In
the rainbow -ike lines OF signal flags Of
the naval code.
The gray masses Of the fighting ma
chimes were splotched with futtcring
masses Of yellow. red. blue. green and
white and standing out OF this massed
background OF color, prominent even In
the overwhelming piles Of tone effects,
was the Stars and Stripes.
The Mayfiower dropped anchor Oft
FYfty-fourth street. Admiral Osterhaus
In Q launch from the flagship Connecti-
cut was alongside and went aboard TO
Ray his respects to the President at 10
o'clock. Following his IN a launch n.y.
ing q red pennant came the six division
commanders OF the fleet. Admiral Oster-
haus got away at 1910 o'clock, and a
salute Of thirt teen gum a fred As his
launch headed for the flagship. The
other commanders followed and q swift
motor boat drew alongside tho gangway
OF the MayMower to avail the President.
Clad In . frock coat and q plug hat
ana attended by his Military Secretary,
capt. Archie Butt. the President made
Ills cautious way down the steps OF the
--A AA.~A luNN AhA at,vn
Already there were half q dozen officers
In tho cockpit. and. In truth. 1t must be
said. the aunch sank viaibly In the
water aft a. the substantial President
.squeesed himself into q seat.
PRECEDENT RETURNED VISIT OF
COMMANDER OF FLEET.
Attended by three sneaky green tor.
pedo boats the launch buffetted her
way through the choppy waves to the
side of the Connecticut, where a spot
less gang way was In readiness for the
PreHdsnt's return OF the visit of tho
Commander OF the feet. On the after
deck the ofhcers were drawn up In a
line Of blue and gold. and clesr around
the ship. each with his left hand on
the shoulder Of the man o to him.
va li1sd tho crew. motioniess even
though the half gale coming out OF the
southwest had a sting and n bite IN II.
As the President went aboard the band
played The star spnngled Banner"
n . salute Of twenty-one guns was
fred. The Official visit lasted twelve
minutes.
Then the President. the last OF the
party to leave, made ponderous progress
down the steep stairway. putting out
now and then a guiding hand to catch
tho rail. mother salute was fired as
no eased his way into the launch.
BY this time the clouds n got the
better Of the sun and the curtains OF
the launch were Drawn TO keep out tAo
Slustery wind. Shortly after II o'clock
the Maynower weighed anchor ard
started up the river with the President,
his coat buttoned up. a muller around
his throat and his hat tightly wedged
on his head standing on the bridge,
Then ollowed the trip past the ships
through a crashing saries OF salutes and
the continual blare from the bands of
the strains Of the "s,ar Spangled Ban
mar"
A. the Msynower started on the re-
nfB W. NJ DEN'l tah' tN'A ~
wireless to all the vessels In the fleet TO
be ready TO get under way and start
out to sea at 40 o'clock, taking ad-
vantage of the turn OF the tide.
In order to facilitate President TAFT.
plans for leaving New York ut : o'cloci
this afternoon the arrangements for thu
final review OF the fleet we're chasgl 4
as the Mayflower was rounding the
upper end OF tho line at DyckInan
street. IL was decided that the May
flower. with tho Presiden. abourd
should anchor off Tw~enty-thlrd street
and that this should be the 'reviewinl
point instead OF liberty Island. Tn
change OF plan. however, did not In
terferc with the original programme OF
having the ships proceed cut TO sea
through the Bay and the Narrows II
line formation.
The review at anchor. In the course OF
which the President rode the entire
length OF the line OF ships and back,
was an Inspiring ceremony. on the TRIP
up the river ;he Maynower was saluted
with twenty-one guns By each OF the
saluting ships. Up at the northerly EMO
OF the formation the gunboats saiuted
with six FOUNDERS. These boats were
anchored close up TO the Palisades, and
the reverberations were like the roar OF
battle.
oUNeoATS GAVE RousiNo sA
Lutte WITH SMALL GUNS.
No salutes were fired on the return
trip. As each vessel was passed tho bant
played. On reaching ~TwentSethird stree
the Maynower anchored TO await tn