Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-03
RES. TAFT REVIEWS A goia
MIGHTY NAVAL PAGEANT
President Reviews Elect.

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The President arrived from the
West shortly after O'Clock this morn
ling and at once went aboard the May
flower Later he was joined by the
isecretary of the navy. Mr., Meyer, and
the latter's staff from the navy de-
lpartment. Rear Admirals Wainwright
Potter and Nreeland. Capts. Fletcher
and Potts and Commander Philip An
ldrews The President was attended by
Major Archibald w Butt. and by TIVE
tof his naval aides Lieut.. Commander
l.. e. Palmer and Lieut.. A. l.. Bristol.
Secretary HiIles was included in the
party and at the last minute there
was slight relaxation in the official
character of the review which permit
ted Mr.. Taft to entertain on board his
brother, Henry w. Taft, and his wife.
The ceremonies of the day formally
began at $50 O'Clock when the Pres
idents flag. amid "A roar of guns from
every vessel in the feet was broken
from the main truck of the Mayflower.
The little yacht had by this time
moved up close to the head of the
seven-mile column of battleships and
had east anchor immediately the adj
mirals of the fleet set out in launches
to pay their respects to the comman-
der-in chief OF the army and navy.
MI. Taft received them on board with
the honors due their rank and after
the first formal exchange had per-
sonal word of greeting for each.
The river had been dashed into white
caps by the wind when President Taft
set out for the flagship Connecticut
to repay the courtesies of the COM
officers. The tiny power
launch in which he rode bobbed about
greatly in the rough water. but Mr..
Taft, who is as good sailor as trav-
eler by train, did not mind the toss
ing. The Mayflower's guns doomed
salute as the President left the yacht
and when his flag was temporarily
hoisted on the Connecticut the other
vessels of the fleet took up the noisy
token of respect, and for the second
time their guns spoke in unison. The
Presidential call on the flagship was
brief and formal and the last of the
ships had scarcely finished firing her
81 guns, when the cannon on the Con-
nectieut began again to boom to in
dictate that the President had passed
again over the side. Once more the
fleet followed the flagship in its saiu-
tation TO supreme authority.
When the President returned to the
Mayfiower and climbed TO the forward
bridge the wind was fairly bowling in
the rigging. He was we'll muffied up in
great coat and needed every ounce OF
its warmth. His silk hat was constant
ly in danger of being carried away, but
he held fast to it staunchly until the
Mayflower, steaming up the river aaginst
the full force of the blow, had begun to
pass the ships of the line. Then he dotted
it in answer to the strains of the nation
al anthem, which came from each vessel
in the fleet and the rigors of naval for
mality scarcely permitted him TO don it
again for full hour and a half
The little Mayflower, Immediately
white, appeared sivery minnow
among a school of monster tritons as she
moved in and out among the gray men,
of-war The Mayflower was attended on
either side by Two rakish torpedo boats
which were constantly enveloped in a
leloud of wind driven spray