The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-15
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TAFT REVIEWS
GREAT FLEET
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er and large party of invited guests.
the latter including senators. represcn
attaches from Washington. Another
official party was aboard the dispatch
boat Dolphin, which took up a position
Lear the Nayflower.
Several hours were consumed in the
.xchange of Official visits aud in the
iinal arrangements for the great par
ade of the gray armada that for near
~ a week had swung at anchor In The
Hudson. Finally the booming of :,
gun announced to the thousands of
waiting spectators that the great naval
spectacle was about to begin.
Great Ships Steam PAST.
The battleship Connecticut, flagship
If Rear Admiral Hugo Osterha,is,
commander in chief of the feet led
III. line down me river and out int
cut came the latest and greatest bat
tleships of the United States navy
the new super dreadnoughts Ar
kansas and Wyoming. The dread
noughts Utah, North Dakota,
Delaware, Michigan and South
Carolina looked fully as formidable to
The lay spectators as the Arkansas and
Wyoming The older type of battle
ship was represented by the Missouri,
Maine. Illinois, Wisconain. Alabama,
Louisiana, Kansas, Vermont, Me-"
Hampshire, Virginia NebraeKa, Rhod,:
island, New Jersey. Georgia Minneso-
Ia, Ohio Idaho. Indiana. Massachu-
sets, Iowa, kearsarge and Kentucky.
Many Sraller Crafts.
In addition 10 the mighty array of
battleships the line included armorcd
cruisers. scout cruisers, sunboats.
mine-l laying ships. torpedoboats. tor
pedobOat destroyers. water tenders,
naval tenders, colliers repair boats,
despatch boats and submarines.
Three of the ships i'm the line-thc
Massachusetts the Indiana and the
Iowa-had taken the shot and smell OF
Corveras feet ~ Santiago. while an
Cerveras fleet at Santiago, while an
one. was the oh cruiser Baltimore
which saw active servics With Admir-
al Dewey at Manila,
AS the ships G.ed past the Mayfiow-
or they kept up constant roar Of
salutes. The rusles sounded four
rui1les." the signal for the rluejackets
to man the rails while The quarter
decks were black with of,ice. ana ma
I'll cd no nd tho
five i,agships of the feet l.layed the
National Anthem. whilc "be'surs'
whistles" pipeI cut the order OF tire
day.
Grea; Fighting Force.
alter pasain., In rc'iew Ct the Presi-
dent at ~ knots an hour and reach
ing ior the opci: sea, the fleet was -
be uisbanded, some Of the ships re-
turning TO Southern waters while 9th
ers are to depart for their several
lone stations to prepare for the win
ter nanuvers i'm the South.
The fleet reviewed by the President
was not only the most powerful ever
pathcred i'm one american command,
but was also equally remarkable as
a homogeneous fighting force. In
with the similar event of
last year todays mobilization demon
s;rated. to all appearances. consider
ably greater readiness of Vessels in the
Atlantic than at any PREVIOUS time.
and indicated the manner In which
vessels Of the reserve fleet might be
called into active service in case OF
reed. Naval officials .vpress the be.
lief that the great gathering of war
craft will prove "A very valuable form
Of training to all branches. ( the navy
In co-ordinatins and perfecting the
many details OF preparation for the
o: such an impressive
force.