The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-11-02

Amerca'S Leading W atct
for over Half Century.
Bottled only at the Spring
Under Perfect Sanitary Conditions
HIRAM KICKER & SONS, Props.
South Poland. Maine.
y. Y. Office, Poland Spring Building,
1850 Broadway (near 2Sth ST.
greet the Secretary. From the Mime
sofa. flagship OF the third division, came
Rear Admiral Aaron Ward. lie was
followed rapidly by Rear Admiral thomas
B Howard from the Virginia. flagship
of the fourth division; Rear Admiral
Bradley 4 Fiskc from the Washington.
flagship OF the fifth, the armored cruiser
division, Capt. William = Benson from
tho Utah. flagship of the sixth division.
and Commander T. W. Eberlo from the
tender Dixie. commanding the destroyer
and torpedo boat division.
The visit was naturally brief Al 2O5
T. NJ Admiral Osterhaus's yellow motor
boat was whizzing back TO tn" flagship
as the Mayhowor saluted him with thir-
teen guns: no more. indeed. Than any
ther Rear Admiral received. one by
one AZ the division commanders went
over the side the Mayhower paid them
honors in black powder. Time. tide
and the Secretary of tho Navy waited
for no man, not even Rear Admiral,
80 there was tall hustlinR on the part
of these gentlemen to get back TO their
flagships and make ready for the coming
of the chief
SECRETARY GOES VISITING.
Presently after what seemed remark
ably short quarter OF an hour the May
Laua,. FOL ha RI in,
ON her quarter deck the marine guard
straight ened like so many letter Is. over
the side Cama Secretary Meyer. accom-
panied by his Ornatelv uniformed stan
and two civilians. These were Attorney
General Wickersham in derby hat
and Se. retary Of the Interior Fisher. who
was rigged for the ceremony in frock
ccat aud silk tile. Mr. Meyers stan were
AL Rear Admiruls save one, Commander
Philip Andrew who ia about to become
more potent than a Rear Admiral. for he
j. the new chief Of the Bureau of Naviga-
ton The Rear Admirals were Richard
Wainwright, William j. Potter. Charles
7. Nreeland and Frank F. Fletcher. The
three Cabinet Ministers and five officers
made "A neat load for the motor launch.
which was. As IT happened. Admiral
Osterhau-~ : useful whi2zer pressed into
the service Of the great.
4 minute or two after 230 =. NJ. the
.
Of the flagship. piped up by the bo'sun =
mate He passed through eight side
BOYS His ears were tiCkled by four
ruiiles of the buSle, his xact due. just as
Uiueteen guns measures his authority
Lining the quarter deck and machinely
at attention we're the Commander in chief
his staff and the officers of the flagship
Dressing tine side in beautiful array were
the enlisted men. with the marine guard
drawn up on the quarter deck back of the
line II officers
Mr. Movers visit to the flagship oc.
Cupled a scant three minutes. There was
another ruttle of bugles, another tweetline
of tho ho'suns whistle and down the
gaugwav he came to his motor boat. II
dropped fifty fathoms down the tide and
marked time as the flagship began her
~ lutte Secretary Meyer stood erect. his
right hand touching the brim of his silk
hat. acknowledging the salute. For hall
a minute ne eyed the Connecticut keenly
sweeping her grim side and the array OF
officers and men that dressed II. Then
the motor boat sho away up the river al
a dingdong gait, kicking up fine spray
leaping over the high waves, just the
craft for Secretary in a hurry.
Past the Michigan, the superdread-
nought Delaware and the superdread-
nouEht North Dakota. the motorboat
sped until it rounded the stern Of the flag
snip of the second division, the Louis
lana. commanded by Capt. Albert G
Winterhalter. Orders for the inspection
provided only for visits by the Secretary
u the division fagships. Limitations
Of time alone would have forbidden a
more extensive itinerary, As Mr. Meyer
stepped from his launch 10 the Louis
ianas gangway the Louisiana broke Out
his blue flag. with i,s four white stars anc
white anchor. at her foremast. Dowr
river came pleasingly the rufile Of bugles
7 Tha NaNHnUar hllp daW a.
! ling up the Hudson in the wake Of the
Secretary. her quarter deck crowded witt
the guests who were intent. il seemed. on
absorbing every incident OF the inspection
Each battleship, as she drifted by. playec
"A few bars Of The Star Spangled Ban
ner" tribute that ship pays to shiT
in the navy. Only one man gets tina
/ honor, the President of the United States
] a regulation which means some work fol
the bandsmen to-day. In the unbroker
slate-blue line the Mayhower SHOWED
snowy white, the only color relief in tina
| OF the original White Squadron. plod'
! along now in war color like her mighty
I sisters. She followed the Mayflowel
( yesterday as the Presidential yacht rraileC
the Secretary.
SALUTE TO STATESMEN
/ While Mr.. Meyer was still on board the
| Louisiana the Connecticut saluting guns
| got busy. This time they were honorine
two steamer loads of Congressman who
desired to visit the flagship and the divi
sion fagships The men from Washington
| did not appear as the Committee of the
| Senate and House on Naval Affairs. They
came to the inspection as individuals
and were not. therefore, actually entitled
10 a dimes worth of black powder, But
the fleet was doing things handsomely
yesterday. and by orders of Secretary
Meyer saluted the silk hats and frocl
coats las well as some derby hats and sacl
coats) with the seventeen guns to which
the Naval Committee is entitled in IL
official capacity. The Congressman KEEP
just one division behind Mr.. Meyer. Al
he boarded the Louisiana it went M
the side OF the Connecticut.
Presently the Louisiana began to make
honorable talk with her snappish thret
Founders, and a glance up river showed the
yellow motor boat standing Off, while the
Secretary, on his feet and acknowledges
the salute. appraised the appearance
of the second division flagship. Ther
away he went again, racing northwarc
toward the Minnesota, the third division
flagship. SO far the inspection had hel,
tn the schedule to the minuta Thing,