New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-02

tatives Lee, Riordan, Fitzgerald, Nhlts'
Townsend. Goldfogle, Calder, Ayres.
Leva and Dwight
Gives Siunsl for the Review.
The Nayfower vas then anchored off
23d street and the programme for the
navy was scheduled to begin at ? o'clock.
II was 2. ~ o'clock when the Connecticut
hoisted the signal that the Mayfower
had broken out the Secretsry's flag. The
signal officer on the Michigan. living just
astern the Connecticut, read the signal,
handed tho message To seaman, who
gave n 10 the officer Of the deck. with
the words. IT'S from the Big Guy. sir.
and saluted and the officer Of the deck
ordered the call to quarters. Stimuli
taneously the cali n quarters sounded
all through the fleet and the inspection
was on.
Fifteen minutes later the Mayflower
let go her anchor off 5jth street, and be-
fore the chain had run through the
fwser hole Admiral Osterhauss barge,
under command Of Lieutenant King, was
alongside for the use Of Secretary Meyer
I'm his inspection. Before another FIVE
minutes had passed Admiral Osterhaus
and all the division commanders were
aboard the Mayfower. paying their off,
Cial calls on tho Secretary. ~ they
went over the side 10 return 20 their own
vessels each received a salute Of thirteen
guns Admiral Osterhaus was the first
10 reach the Mayhower and the first to
leave her. and as the division command
ers returned 10 their ships they stopped
~ tho Connecticut for a call on the COM
mander IN chief
At . ~ o'clock the last call OF the feet
commanders was over. and Secretary
Meyer was under way for MS inspection,
accompanied by Attorney General Wick
ersham and Secretary Fisher Of the In
terror Department and his working
aids. Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright
operations. Rear Admiral William =.
Potter. personnel. Rear Admiral Frank
r. Fletcher. materials. and Captain
Philip Andrews. naval aid. Rear Ad-
miral Charles T.. Vreeland, aid for in
spection. was I'm command OF tho steamer
IN which were Senators Root. O'Gorman,
MARITIME and Briggs. and Captain Tenn
pin NJ Potts. chief intelligence officer
of the navy. commanded the steamer in
which went the members Of the House
Naval Affairs Committee.
Many Statutes Exchanged.
As tho secretarys barge steamed
away the Maylower and the Dolphin
started upstream. the Mayfowsr 10 an
Choir off tho Utah and wait for Secre-
tary Never. and the Dolphin 10 accom-
pany the inspection party The May
flower and the Dolphin exchanged sa-
Iutes with each vessel on the passage
through the fleet--first the call 10 at
tention while the sailors manned the
rails as a ship was approached. then
two ruffies and bar Of The Star Span
gled Banner" II " were flagship. and
the ruffies omitted n II were not flag
ship: then carry on" and the sailors
rested for the brief interval until an
other ship was reached.
SECRETARY Never went only 70 the fsg
ships Of the fleet. His itinerary was 10 the
Connecticut. commanded by Rear Admiral
Osterhaus the Vermont commanded b.
Roar Admiral Charles J. Badger the Min
nesota. commanded ny Rear Admiral Aaron
Wood the Virginia. commanded by Rear
Admiral Thomas g. Howard. the Dixie.
mother ship II the torpedo feet command
cd by Comma nder Edward " Eberle the
Washington. commanded by Rear Admiral
Bradley A. Fske. and the Utah. Of the
provisional division ~ battleshps. com
manded By Captain William &. Benson.
As the Secretary approached each vessel
four rlffles we're sounded and the men lined
the rails. while the officers drew up aft 10
receive him. The sailors were IN blue uni
forms with fat caps while officers and
marines were in full dress uniform. As
he came aboard bar from q march was
played by the band. and he passed through
double row Of eight side boys, When he
went over the side he received salute Of
nineteen guns al four second intervals. and
his barge lay to hundred yards from the
shin. while the Secretary stood hat in hand
during the firing Of the salute.
The visit OF Secretary Meyer was fol
lowed hy one from the Senators and the
House Naval Affairs Committee. Sslutes
Of seventeen guns we're fred for them.
Only the nagships we're visited by the in
spection party, but on each vessel in the
feet the rails we're lined by the men and
the rufies and march were PLAYED as the
barge passed.
The head OF the line\was reached AZ 3 20.
ten minutes ahead Of schedule time. and
FIVE minutes later the return trip was
started. this being made aboard the May
flower which steamed through the fleet.
and was saluted by nineteen guns from
every vessel as she passed The Connect
cut was reached again at o'clock and as
the last gun was fired the hrst row OF
tvinkling lights showed along the water
line Of the Michigan and her efficiency
remnant. the envy Of the feet, flashed out
in brilliant colors st her masthead.
CONGRESSMAN Goldfogle, former member
~ The House. Committee on Naval Affairs.
uas asked what he thought NJ the review.
..Noarifcentr' he said WHEAT | saw to
6sv removed any DOUBT i'm my mind that
We arc able. II such an unfortunate neces-
CITY GENES about Ia cope with any one NJ
the navies Of the world and win. Inc re-
snective commanders are deserving OF the
HIGHEST praise for the eXceleLt condition
that prevails on every vessel. i never sa"