The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-30
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GRAND ARRAY OF
AMERICAN WARSHIPS

New York, Oct. as.-New York has
prepared to entertain for thr e days
this week 10000 blue jackets on 102
/ war vessels of the Atlantic fleet Or
dered hither for participation in the
most ambitious mobilization of fight
ing craft Yer undertaken in this
country. In command of Re " Adj
miral Hugo Osterhaus. all the avail
able ships of the atlantic squadron
began steaming toward New York
harbor last week, and twenty-four
vessels of the Pacific squadron are
due at Los Angeles for the west coast
naval demonstration there. One hun
dred and twenty-siX in all. they will
remain at anchor from today until
Thursday. there will be two nights of
illumination. and Jack ashore will
his career. The number of men due
at New York alone surpasses the
strength of Skaters army in Cuba.
but even then it is the opinion in
navy circles that some of the vessels
will be sh~ort-handed. 1t is hoped.
however. by emergency measures to
meet demands.
Early last week the only three bat
tieships in the Brooklyn navy yard
Flcrida-were groomed for the dis
play. wired for the special illumina-
tons and made ready to swing around
the harbor mouth and up into North
river. The presidential yacht May
flower, also at the navy yard. has
been prepared for the parade and will
bob alongside the great battleships.
although President Taft. according to
his latest plans. will not return from
the West in time to review the ships.
Arrangements here call for five,
and perhaps eve miles of ships.
great and small, forming four lines in
the Hudson river from West Fifty
seventh street to Fort Washington. or
above. The hattleships will be 400
yards apart. destroyers 800. smaller
torpedo boats and other craft 200. In
order that they may be displayed to
the best advantage it was arranged to
est the New York shore. Next in line
come the battleships and, in the third
and fourth columns. nearest New Jer-
Sey, the destroyerS and torpedo boats.
This lone line of 102 vessels. twen-
ty-four of them battleships compris-
ing the flower of the Atlantic fleet,
will nave an aggregate tonnage of
511,2S5; and off Los Angeles to twen-
ty-four warships will have Il tonnage
of ll6.243. making Il grand total of
693.5S0. Thus. as q national naval
display. the mobilization will surpass
the German review at kiel in Septem-
Der: will outweigh the French display
at Toulon last month and will rank
second only to the great array of
fighting ships which assembled in the
Solent on June ~ during the cere-
monies of George V of England. On
that occasion there WAS a display Of
1877 British warships and eighteen
foreign vessels. and the aggregate
tonnage of British vessels alone was
more than Il million.
New Iorks last great nava lemon
stration was during the Hudson-F'ul-
ton celebration. but the then combin-
cd strength of United States and Wis
itins warships does not equal the ar
ray planned for the present mobiliZa-
tion. AS al experiment of assembling
on short notice a great number OF
ships in lighting trim. it is being
watched with interest by naval au-
ii naval viewpoint, to the mobilization
Of troops at San Antonio during the
Mexican instruction. The problem of
moving twenty thousand sailors is
vastly easier than moving troops owe
land. however, for the former re-
thorities. and may be compared. from
quires but Il shifting OF Il floating
sions, complete. while transporting an
army by train is Il problem of hercu-
lean proportions ard pcrpleXities.
BattIcShiNS.
Connecticut. Florida. Utah. Della
yare. North Dakota, Michigan, Louisi-
ma South Carolina. Kansas. Vermont
New Hampshire. Minnesota. Missis-
sippi. Idaho. Missouri. Ohio, Georgia.
Nebraska. New Jersey. Virginia.
Maine. Iowa, Indiana and Elassuchu-
sets.
.Arn1orrd Cruisers.
w ellington and North Carolina.
Protected Cruisers.
Salem and Des Moines.
DcstrOycrs.
Reid. Flusser. Lamson. Preston,
smith, b%"ayton.' paul ling. Mccall,
Roc, Perry. Perkins, Mayrant. Sterett.
a}For. Warrington. Patterson. Mon.
Afghan, Ammen. Burrows, Trippe,
Marlborough and Worden.
Torpedo Boats
Porter, Blakely, Dupont. Barney,