Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-02
Biz Battleships in
Line Steam Past
MayflOWer.
NAVY'S BIG DAY
Before Putting to Sea, the
President on Board the May
flower Steamed Up the Hud-
son Through the Lines.
bv Unsted rress wire.


Special by United press Wire.
New York, Nov. a:-Amid an
oratorfo of cannon firing as tiny
three-pounders roared the twenty
one-gun salute to the commander-in-
chief OF the army and navy of the
United States, President Taft today
reviewed the greatest anarada
Uncle Sam has ever gathered to-
gether.
With the Presidential pennant
swapping In the morning air the
trim yacht Mayfower steamed
through the mighty feet that Presi-
dent Taft might be assured, as Sec
retary Meyer was yesterday, that
the navy he commands is second
only to that of England and second
then only In number
From the moment the Presiaen-
tfal flag was broken out on the May
flower until the armada received the
order to ''up anchor and pass IN re-
view" there was the constant bark
ing of small guns and the customary
courtesies we're passed. New York
hasn't heard such a cannonading
since the days of the English nor
had New York ever witnessed such
an impressive gathering OF naval
fighters The Palisades on New Jer-
sey side and the New York sides for
miles were thronged with countless
thousands who stood impressed by
the magnificent panorama that was
unfolded to them down In the broad
stretches of the Hudson river
IT was Just 7:20 o'clock when the.
Presidents private car arrived In
Jersey City. A short time later the
President boarded the admiralss sig
and was carried on board the May.
flower at anchor at Thirty -t1igd
street, where he breakfasted. There
were no formalities connected with
his boarding the yacht 1t was not
until breakfast had been completed
that the forrnaiities had began
Promptly at $3.50 o'clock The
presidential tag was broken from
! the foretrnck and the tiny guns an
the Mayfiower's deck cracked twen-
ty-one times, signal to the Ha4t
/ thai It's commander-fn-ehief would
soon visit and inspect 1t. The Nay-
flower Immediately got under way
and stood up the river, while pass
ing craft said good morning with
| ffendfsh shrieks from their sirens
ana IOgnOrn6.
/ After the rear adrnirals had visit
ed the Mayflower, President Taft
spoke few words of pratse for the
sea fighters and then the little yacht
steamed up the river between the
battleships and down again amid the
constant firing of salutes.
AS the Mayhower steamed up the
long lane made by the great armada,
the President stood on her bridge
bare headed acknowledging each
salute and bowing as each ships
band struck up the "Star Spangied
Banner" and the marines and blue
| Jackets stood at attention. The
| President, as commander tn chief,
gazed with a serious smile at the
death-dealfng monsters that lined
his path. They all spoke of>war and
the President is all for peace. but
the inspiration of patriotism filed
all who saw the big feet
Its wonderful sight " ex-
claimed the President Wonderful
1t means great deal to all Of as.
1t was not until 2:1B o'clock
when the swinging OF the tide made
| 1t possible for the great armada
to get under way and head down the
river and out into the open sea,
passing the Presidents yacht and
paying their final courtesy before
the dissolution OF the fleet. Some
of the vessels viii go to the Brook
lyn Navy Yards for repairing and
overhauling, while the others viii
return to their respective stations.
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