Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-14
Day Preceding Greatest Naval
Review Ever Held in Ameri-
can Waters is Saddened by
Tragedy,
SIX SAILORS RESCUE
ELEVEN FROM DEATH
Two Hundred Thousand People
Visit Fleet During Sunday
Guns viii Boom for PreSi-
dent Today,

rs, Morning Jonrnai Snrciai Leased Wire |
New York, oct. Ia Ensign Andre
HALEY Butter l.. :. ~. was drowned
in the Hudson river today while re-
turning with three FELLOW officers to
his posi- on the batteship Rhode ISL
ana In the line Of lho great Atlantic
armada at anchor here for prcsidcn-
tial review In another accident on
the river six sailors from the hattie
ship Maine. rescued eleven persons
from drowning.
1t is estimated that 200 400 sight
secrs, many attracted from remote
sections of the country boarded the
/ larger ships Of the fleet. and that
more than la00.000 persons viewed
the fleet from shore during the day
and this evening, when the ships
were illuminated
The accident in which Ensign BUT
Ter lost his life was one that his fel-
low officers found hard To explain
He and his party had spent the night
IN the city and Mere on the way back
to the ship in small private launch
The little boat was making headway
with difficulty against the strong tide
and when still fifty feet from the bat-
tieship. young Butler was seen to
step out from beneath the canopy ana
go into the water
The strong tide carried hom down I
and under the battleshp one Of his |
companions dVed for him. but was
una hle 10 reach him and was res
cued with difficulty liltlcr's body I
has not been recovered at Ate hour
tonight
Butler was appointed to annapolis
from Louisiana and graduated last
year Reports were current during
the afternoon that seaman from the
Rhode island was drowned but this
was declared erroneous
The rescue IN which The sailors
from the hattleship Maine figured as
heroes occurred when u small launch
in which Bernard Bauer ana his fam
lly ana friends We're visiting the ship
was cut sqnarely in two BY the sharp
bow Of the bigger steam launch Vix ,
rn. and the occupants Of the small
raft including seven men and four ,
women. were thrown into the river
The little launch foundered almost
Immediately.
sailors from the Maine were on the
,lunge over the side to the rescue of G
he women. An hands were taken I
hoard safely. but not without diff >
ultN, as the tide was running strungly o
md several members OF the party
lad nearly succlmbcd before the "A
ailors reached them The rescued ii
we're taken aboard the Maine first b
nd after heine treated hy the shlp's y
D,-ui iff., 1. 4
o their homes v
Aside from the excitement caused Il
y the days accidents and the pres p
nee of 50 many thousands Of visi- I;
ors, the bluciackcts were occupied G,
nth preparations for the official visit 81
" the secretary Of the navy ana ~
resident TAFT tomorrow.
The only event on the days pro- ~
ram was the arrival of Sccretar, IN
Ieyer and his aides. but az his arri n.
Al was scheduled as unofficial" no +,
lllites or other demonstrations were tr
hdc when the secretary boarded the
spatch boat Dolphin. j.
Never before mas SO barge "A fleet 49,,
tNarships assembled in American -
aters, therefore no such a roar of j..
lutes as viii mark the presidents 49,.
rival tomorrow has ever been 90
ard. The president viii review the
ups on Tuesday us they pass oui To -,
a. ="
The crowd Of visitors to the vari
IS ships today was probably the
rsest ever handled on the river EN- ''
y one of the thirty-one battleshirs
'd ninetN-two VESSELS of other class MI
was open to inspection. and all Of ~
en- were ovcrrun. The strongest
asn"is were the Arkansas and WY
ming, HE largest commissioned lat
ships IN the world
The yacht vixen. which ran down
g launch, is said TO be the Vixen RAJ
1ich is owned bV John -. Archbold an
esident of the Standard oil Com th'
ny of New Jersey. The launch, ny
lich she struck was the foriy-foot r'l
'dNic. owned by bernard Bauer. Of '"N
e Hudson River Yacht club MI "e''
ucr WAS not sure whether MIR Arch J.
Id WAS on board the Vixen at The fan
ne. but believes that u man who hnl
'ccted the rescue If som. of tho MOI
IN was AIR. Archbold. are
After the Vixen had taken the res oNe
ed party to shore. II disappeared lies
d late tonight there had been no TN
with those on board daA
bahh combine t",ors China. vail
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