The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-31

New York, Octob@- So.--wfth searci-
lights flashing and hulls and rigging
outlined in myriad :ncandescent lights,
the vessels OF the great fleet assem-
bled here for presidential review. pre-
scented picture OF marvellous beauty
tonight. The Hudson River. where
the warships lie. stretching out nearly
two-thirds OF the length of Manhattan
Island. was illumined as never before
by night.
People hocked to the river front by
hundreds OF thousands 10 witness the
Spectacle. which outdid in brilliancy
even the great display during the Hud-
SON Fulton celebration.
The battleship line was extended TO
its full length to-day. when the last
OF the sea lighters assigned to take
part in the revicw-thc Dreadnought
Florida-steamed slowly from her
berth at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. on
joined the armada.
Crashing salutes from the other
ships greeted the new fighter.
With the bringing OF the Florida in
to line to-day. the collection of war
shops was practically completed. All
told the vessels now number an even
hundred.
It's ProdiGlous Power.
The prodgious power of this grim
array is fearful to contemplate. lii
fifteen minutes they could blow New
pressive the spectacle OF the sea mon
sters by night provided thrills for
thousands of Manhattenites md yisi-
tors who thronged toward Riverside
Drive this evening and glored in the
play Of searchlights, In the chus- chug
of launches as parties of blueja ckets
LETT their iloating homes on shore leave
and In occasional snatches ON martial
music By the sailors band waited over
the waters by the wind.
The vessels are grouped in three
divisions and extend northward from
Fifty seventh Street in the Hudson for
a distance OF eight miles The first
group is comprised of battleships.
cruisers and GOLFERS. They face New
York. The submarines are just astern
of the hattleships. The second group
consists of deStroyers and auXiliaries.
The third group is made up Of tor
pedo boats.
The fleet of battleships mounts eX-
actly 100 guns, manned by about H..
600 officers and men. The total dis
placement of the fleet is S77,599 tons.
The Secretary of the Navy and party
will review the vessels from the deck
OF the Mayiiower tomorrow. In the
evening. Halloween night. the whole
100 ships Of war Will will be strung
with electric lights. On the day fol-
lowing Secretary Meyer will inspect
one vessel in each division.
There are thirty-onc battleships and
armored cruisers in the harbor. In
the destroyer class thirteen of Uncle
Sans total feet of thirtyfour ves-
sells are in New York. Nine torpedo
boats out of a Gotilla of thirty-two,
and eleven submarines out of eighteen
owned by the United States are also
here.
These smaller boats will play IA
prominent part in the manoeuvrcs
which Will mark the moD.liaation
Waters Well Patrulcd.
Great care has been taken by Rear
Admiral Osterhouse. ranking officer OF
the fleet. to see that the shipping of
the harbor Is not intorcfered with. and
on the day of the naval review. police
boats and lnunches from the squadron
Will patrol the waters and keep order
anon" the thousands of pleasure craft
and excursion boats that will crowd
the Hudson.
Much interest is manifested as TO tho
exact nature of the manoeuvres that
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