The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-30
United States, Second Naval
Power of World, Assem-
bles Fighting Forces on
Pacific and Atlantic.
GOTHAM HARBOR is
IMPRESSIVE SIGHT
One Hundred Fighting Ves-
sells Are at Anchor There,
While "a Warships Are in
Los Angeles Port.
National News Association)

NEW YORK, Oct. 3O-The most
the stars and stripes lies anchored in
New York harbor today. The vessels
numbering 1O2, the fighting strength
OF the Atlantic Squadron, are decorat-
ed from stem to stern with flags and
bunting, ready to be reviewed by SEQ
retary of the Navy Meyer and Navy
Department officials tomorrow. Count.
ing the other fighting ships that are
grouped off Los Angeles and will be
reviewed simultaneously by other Ma
Wy offlcials, the present American mob
'ilizGtion ranks second in history only
to the great English review off Epit-
head during the Coronation.
Following the review and manoeu-
vres. the first division of the fleet will
put to sea on Wednesday, but the Sec
'ond division will remain as visitor
until the second week in January.
An Impressive Sight.
The. prodigious power of this grim
array is fearful to contemplate. In fif-
teen minutes they could blow New
York of the map. Dark, sullen, i'm
pressive, the spectacle. of the big sea
monsters by night provided thrills for
thousands Of Manhattanites and visit
ors who thronged toward Riverside
drive this evening and gloried in the
play of searchlights In the chug-chug
of launches as parties of bluejackets
left their floating homes on shore
leave and in occasional snatches of
martial music by the sailors band waf-
ted over the waters by the wind.
The vessels are grouped in three d.
visions ana extend northward front;
67th street in the Hudson for dist
ance OF eight miles. The first group is
comprised OF battleships, cruisers, ar
mored cruisers and colliers. They face
New York. The submarines are just as
tern of the battleships. The second
group consists OF destroyers and aux
ilaries. The third group is made up of
torpedo boats.
The fleet of battleships mounts ex-
actly 400 guns manned by about H.
600 officers and men. The total dis
placement of the fleet is 577.599 tons.
The Secretary of the navy and party
will review the vessels from the deck
of the Mayflower tomorrow. In the
evening. Halloween night, the whole
1O3 ships of war will be strung with
electric lights. On the day following
Secretary Meyer will inspect one ves-
vel in each division.
Ships In the Fleet.
There are 81 battleships and ar
mored cruisers in the harbor. In the
destroyer class 13 OF Uncle Sans to-
tai fleet of "a vessels are in New
York. Nine torpedo boats out of flo
tilla Of thirty-two, and eleven submar-
ines out OF eighteen owned by the
United States, are also here. These
smaller boats will play a prominent
part in the manoeuvres which will
mark the mobilization.
Great care has been taken by Rear
admiral Osterhouse. ranking officer Of
the fleet. to see that the shipping of
the harbor Is not interfered with. and
on the day Of the naval review. police
boats and launches from the squadron
will patrol the waters and keep order
among the thousands Of pleasure craft
and excursion boats that will crowd
the Hudson.
Much interest is manifested as to
the exact nature OF the manoeuvres
that will be undertaken by the fleet,
but 30 far little light has been shed on
this feature Of the mobilization by the
navy department.. 1t is probable how
over. that the manoeuvres Of the des-
troyers. Torpedo boats and submar
ines will be augmented by experiments
with the larger vessels.
Great Dogs Of War.
The fleet is made up Of the follow
1ng vessels: Battleships-Connect
Florida. Utah. Delaware. North Dako-
u, Michigan. Louisiana. South Carroll
na. Kansas. Vermont. New Hampshire.
Minnesota, Mississippi. Idaho. Mis-
oouri. Ohio. Georgia. Nebraska, New
Jersey, Virginia. Maine. Iowa. Indiana,
Massachusetts,. Total tonnage Of $685..
S64.
Armored Observation-Disclosures and
North Carolina. Tonnage 5000.
THE WEATHER