New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06
Others Coming this Week.

Sans banner naval exhibit.
Others Coming this Week.
The rest Of the twenty-one active units
Of the Atlantic battleship fleet will join
their fellows between to-day and Wednes-
day, extending the formidable line of big
fighters W as far as Fort Washington
Park Then. on Thursday. the reserve
feet Of battleShips and cruisers, manned
By skeleton crews towether with the feet
Of auXiliaries, will appear on the scene
the battleships and armored cruisers 10
form a double line below 10Th street. eX-
tending down as far as I'd street, which
IS just above the Chelsea piers, where the
Atlantic liners dock. The auXiliaries will
anchor above Fort Washington Park.
The next day viii see the arrival Of the
mosquito fleet, consisting Of twenty-three
torpedo boat destroyers-it would have
been tweHty-four If the Wake had not
met with her mishap-siSteen torpedo
boats and ten submarines. With the eX-
ocptiCn Of the submarines and their ten
ders which will hug the Manhattan shore
not far above Fort Fee Ferry, these boats
viii anchor in a double column on tn
Jersey side Of the river, extending from
Slgt street to 10th street. This will
complete the mobilization The river then
viii bristle for miles from shore to shore
With mighty engines Of destruction and
civilization
The armada will contain eight Dread
nOughts including the Arkansas and the
Wyoming each displacing 10000 tons and
twenty-thrce first and second class battle
ships, ranging from the 16.OOO-ton Con-
recticut 20 the 20. 000-ton Massachusetts,
ore Of SIMPSONS feet at Santiago. These
hirty-one battleships will possess a com
bined tonnage Of 47S,50S.
-Four armored cruisers of the Washing
ton class, each Of 1890 tons. and three
speedy scout cruisers, the Salem, the
Birmingham and the Chester; the old
protected cruiser Baltimore. a member
Of Dewey's feet at Manila; a whole fo-
tilla Of gunboats, special service ships,
converted yachts, tenders. dispatch boats,
ammunition. supply, fuel hospital and re-
pair ships and o squadron Of tugs, not
10 mention the mosquito feet, will swell
The tonnage TO q total in excess Of that
which the Kaiser's feet could boast at
the recent mobilization at Kiel.
Biggest Array Of Batteries.
The Atlantic fleet will also present a
more formidable assortment of batteries,
though II viii be unable TO show any
units OF the Moltke battleship-cruiser
type Tho German assemblage of war
chips contained four of these monsters,
with specimen of which New York Is
familiar, following the recent visit here
Of the Moltke
Tomorrow morning Admiral Osterhaus,
MS chief Of STAFF and the four admirals
Commanding divisions OF the fleet Will
land at Sd street at 1870 o'clock, to be
escorted By members Of the Mayors COM
mittee and mounted police TO the City
HAL TO call on Mayor Gaynor A white
wooden pergola was in process OF erec-
lion yesterday I'm front OF the steps Of the
City Hall through which the admiral and
MS officer viii approach the members
81 the Mayer committee assembled to
meet him OH the steps. AS the visitors
make lane through them these commit
pemen win fall in behind and follow the
sonilrsl into the Mayors reception room.
The Mayor will return the admirals
can as soon as he has given the latter
Tine TO return aboard his flagship. for
Is necessary that these formalites be
accomplished in time 70 allow the ad-
nl'ral the Mayor and the majority Of
Inc Officers and men of the feet TO attend
baseball game at the Polo Grounds.
between the Giants and the Highlanders.
ahs game, especially arranged by the
committee on Sailors Entertainment, OF
which John Whalen is chairman, will be
called at 2:So.
me lower grandstand, seating 16. 900, has
peeh placed at the disposal Of the army
ana navy. members of which, in uniform,
vii be admitted without tickets. The
sDper srandstand, holding $500 Is for the
mayors committee and guests. The
''eacners, holding 1900, will be occupied
students from the City College and
Me public schools. Soldiers and sailors,
under the orders of Major General Barry
a''o Rear Admiral osterhaus, will police
The stadium.
During the week. except when some big
went is scheduled. about thirteen thou
'u men OF the feet viii obtain shore