Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-09-24
REVIEW OF FLEET TO
BE MOST IMPOSING
President Taft to Inspect Vessels
in New York HarbOr.
OVER HUNDRED SHIPS IN LINE.
Torpedo Boats at Academy to Partici-
pate and viii Sail Next Mon
day.


made by the crews of the several tor,
pedo boats attached to the Nava
Academy for the trip TO New York,
where they will participate in the
big review of the whole Atlantic fleet.
The review will take place ih New
York harbor October 12 to Is. The
fiotilla now here comprises the de.
stroyer Stringham, the torpedo boats
Bailey Bagley, Biddle and Barney.
All of the vessels have recently re-
turned from the navy yard at Norfolk,
where they underwent ovprhauling
and repairs. They will sail from here
on September 80.
Final plans for the mobilization
and review of the fleet, which have
engaged the attention of officers in
the Navy Department for many
weeks, now are in the hands of Rear
Admiral Hugo Osterhaus, commander
in-chief of the feet. The big event at
the assemblage of the American ar
mada will be the review by President
Taft and Secretary Meyer on Tuesday,
October Is. The President will view
the column from the deck of the yacht
Mayfower.
The more than six-score ships
l27-in the reviewing line with a
total tonnage of TAI, $50 will consti.
tute the greatest exhibition of naval
strength ever made in American
waters. Last year the total of 80
ships included I'd first-class battle
ships. This year grim gray line of
32 battleships will speak more forci-
bly, of American naval prowess. More
formidable than last year also will
be the array of armored cruisers and
other powerful craft at anchor during
the review.
longer in New York harbor than last
year. While Secretary Meyer denied
the request that the fleet remain until
October 81, Admiral 0sterhaus noti-
fed members of the Mayors commit
tee that as many of the ships would
complete their summer programs ear
lier than the time set for mobiliza-
ton, he expected to arrive with six
teen oattleships on October 6. The
reserve feet, including eleven more
battleships and four armored cruis-
ers, will arrive October 10 and the
destroyers the following day, by
which time the assemblage will be
complete.
When the fleet is in readiness for
review, October IL, there will be on
board about 1000 commissioned Off
GERS. 800 warrant officers and 1000
enli Jted men. With Secretary Meyer
on board the yacht Dolphin for the
review will be members of the Senate
and House committee on naval affairs,
diplomats and other distinguished
guests. After Secretary Meyer has
received Rear Admiral Osterhaus, the
mmander-in-chief, and the division
commanders on the Dolphin he will
set out in launch To pay visits tC
the lagships.
His round of visits over, Mr.. Meyer
will return to the Dolphin and mem
bers of the Senate and House Naval
Committees who will follow the Sec.
retary on his visits. will be honoreC
with a salute of seventeen guns.
Every ship Mr.. Meyer visits will raise
the Secretary's flag with its blue
field, white anchor ind four stars.
The more spectacular event will be
the review by President Taft on 0cto-
ber Is. Mr.. Taft will be joined on
the Mayflower by Secretary Meyer
and his staff from the Navy Depart,
ment. The Mayflower will move up
to the head of the column of battle.
ships and drop anchor. The admirals
Immediately will set cut in launches
to pay their respects to the Com.
mander- in-Chief of the Army and
Navy, who will receive each with the
honor due his rank. Mr.. Taft will
then return the visits from the admi
rails, going first to the Wyoming, Ad,
miral Osterhaus' flagship.
The review over, nine of the snips
that need repairs will go to the docks,
The others will go to Newport fol
their steaming trials. On November
Is the feet will proceed southwark
in three divisions, one going first
to Charleston, S. c., second t.
Cuba, the third making a round Of
Gulf ports from Pensacola to Calves
ton. The feet viii later proceed t
Colon, to enable the officers and meT
to see the Panama Canal as it viii
appear before the water is turned
into il.