New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
R1AKETs svRMNG CONNECTICUT

from the congratulations heaped upon
him.
Every possible step has been taken to
make the visit OF the battleship meet
profitable and entertaining fer the people
OF New York. Stringent port regulations
covering transportation to the warships'
hours for visiting and the reception OF
visitors have been arranged between Cal
vim Tornkins. Commissioner or DOCKS
and Ferries. and Admiral os'erhaus'
Each battleshp that came In yesterday
had signs rugged up ready To be placed
on shore, not to mention big placards'
with numbers six feet high and outlined
with incandescent lamps, to be swung De-
tween it's tunnels TO designate IL on the
programme.
Each float from which power craft
licensed to ferry visitors between the bat
,IesbIps and the shore will leave will bear
a sigh giving the names and numbers OF
those warshfps which may be reached
from that particular float. The Connecu-
cut had on board. for instance. sign
reading. Connecticut 10, Smith 63, NC
Call 81 Roe 50 and San Francisco So TO
h. set. M on the float at West Soth street.
The Smith. the Mccall and the Roe, of
course. belong TO the mosquito Meet OF
torpedo boats and torpedo boat Destroy
ers which will not arrive Until Friday
Motor craft bearing private visitors
began chusging about the great fighters
in syarms as soon as the ofIicial visitors
were seen to be approaching the Con-
necticut but the officers waved them
away from the campanion ways, tei!ihg
them 10 come back In the afternoon
Visitors will be allowed on board all the
ships daily from 1880 In the afternoon
until 6 O'Clock, but they must stop coming
nv i:2O. and the licensed ferries must theh
begin transporting those already ABOARD
the warships back to shore.
On the occasion Of this visit' IL was
announced yesterday. the officers OF all
the ships IN the harbor viii enforce rigid
" the rule forbidding the bringing OF
cameras to the warships. This Is resu-
lation which heretofore the naval oihcers
have not enforced with any degree Oh
strictness. and New Workers nave Deen III
the habit OF swapping everything aboard
the vessel they are visiting from the mas
cot TO the commander, including all the
Intermediate ordnance and machinery.
But Yesterday many camera mend got
no further than the gangplank' being toid
10 return to shore and leave his camera,
while Others were marched to corner OF
the deck and there made to deposit thelr
weapons" until they were ready TO go
ashore The Florida bore pile of cam
eras on her deck all the afternoon De-
longing TO visitors who had been relieved
NJ their dangerous instruments during
,beir stay aboard. The officers of this
and other vessels warned their guests
however, that hereafter all persons APP
proaching with cameras would proDaoH
have TO return without Inspecting the
ship.
NV . O'Clock in the afternoon the river
swarmed with boats Of every Description
Ninety sixth street, the point from "hich
tho largest OF the visiting lighters couid
no reached. presented the busiest scene
along the waterfront Many thousands
embarked there to go over the otah' the
Florida and the Delaware as wen as 'he
smalIer. though still mighty, battleships'
The Hudson actually seemed conees.cu'
IKE Fifth avenue on a really nne Easter
and. of course, for every being win nan
a dollar to spare for g. trip to the SHIPS
there were a hundred content TO gaze
from shore and keep their money. one
wondered how the Hudson couiu accom-
rodate the traffic that Will result "heh
the entire armada has gathered ,heie' am
as for the hordes along the driVe' II may
be necessary for the police TO drive
large part Of them eastward to trim the
island.
The ensigns assigned to greet the WIS.,