The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-12
One Hundred and Twenty
three Ships of Atlantic
Fleet in New York for the
Big Review.
La y PARADE WAS
HELD THERE TODAY
Next Week Grim Fighting
Vessels from Dreadnaughts
to Submarines Pass Before
President.
(National News Association

NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. 12.-Today
,marks the official beginning of the
mobilization OF the Atlantic Fleet in
the Hudson river. The city of New
York is lined up along the east bank
of the river from the Battery to Grants
Tomb. Regular business has practi-
cally been suspended and the big
town is enjoying a holiday with the
10000 enlisted men and officers of the
Navy. Even all society affairs have
resolved themselves into naval en-
gagements."
The official opening started off with
q grand land parade, function which
the men from the ships had exclusive
Ily to themselves. There were 5000
men in line, and they made a brave
showing, truly.
The brilliant procession started at
the foot of West 96th street, through
96th street, Central Park, West, Cen
trail Park, South, and then down Fifth
avenue to 22nd street.
Greeted With Cheers.
AS the sailor boys proceeded down
the city's great thoroughfare, which
has witnessed many a notable parade,
but none more brilliant than this one,
the enmassed throngs on both sides
of the avenue greeted them with the
waving Of flags and handkerchiefs and
with tremendous cheering.
However obscure their lot may be
in other times of peace, the American
Jackies are in mellow limelight to-
day, and enjoy it. They have none Of
that cynical Indifference to public
homage, such as Kipling discerned in
Tommy Atkins. They are perfectly
willing to let the people of New York
show them a good time.
The Hudson river represents a spec
tacle for the gods of war.
1t is by far the most impressive
scene the American people ever wit
messed, except that small portion who
have seen some of these steel giants
in actual battle.
The great sleeping monsters of the
deep lie in line of military precision
along the river from point just off
23rd street up to Yonkers.
An Imposing Array.
1t is a much more imposing array
than that of last year. Then there
were but 80 ships in the line. The pre-
sent assembly numbers 123.
Much of the interest, if not the most
nvyin hxy hn st1on 1,Ih nrin ncrp hY,t
navy loving public, so far as the ships
themselves are concerned, is centered
in the two super-dreadnaughts, the
Arkansas and the Wyoming, whose dis
placement is $4,000 tons each. They
are the two giants of the navy, but
they lie silent and modest, while the
New York patriots" scramble over
their sides, TEEN their mighty decks
peer with unquailing eyes down the
:muzzles of their monster guns and in
spect with awe their watch-like mech
anism.
The Connecticut is Admiral Oster
haus's flagship, and is entirely worthy
of the honor.
New York will assuredly entertain
her visiting sailors on a grand scale
Perhaps the most conspicuous mark
OF the citys appreciation of the visit
is the illumination of Riverside Drive
from 72nd street to Grants Tomb
The beautiful drive is thus transform.
ed into a radiant fairyland through
which the rimpling waters of the river
may be seen and above it the illumi
mated ships, their graceful outlines
traced by fire. This light from the
Drive, which meets and merges with
the light from the shops, combines to
produce an effect which words can
hardly describe.
Like Phantom Vessels.
One leaves with the picture in his
minds eye of a fleet of phantom yes
sells. with gossamer-like sails, stretch
ed out in either direction as far as
the vision can reach; the gold and
silver surface of the solemn river
Inottled with the sombre shadows OF
the ships and the dancing reflections
of the myriad lights, and all softly
Hnerging into the radiance of River
side Drive with its great trees. making
1t seem as If trees and water, houses
sand ships and the dim outlines of the
Palisades on the further shore, were
Fbut the mystic creations of a dream.
On Sunday special religious services
will be held at the Cathedral of St
John the Divine and ST. Patrick's Ca
thedral.
The entertainment of the enlisted
men will be informal. but ADEQUATE
Special baseball games between some
OF the big league clubs will be PLAYED
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