Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-15
TAFT REVIEWS
Fifteen NILES
Of WARShPS
Fleet lbs Remarkable net.
isg Fofte ild xest Fewer
iaI IL 0ae Command

the l5.mile-long string OF way vessels
that filed past Presiden; Taft ana
! Secretary OF the Navy Meyer on this,
fhe crowning day If the srea; niobili-
cation OF the Atlantic feet. The az.
gregate tonnage Of the cra:I exceeded
| 700. 900 as compared with 57f.S34 tons
| represented In thenayal mobilization
here last year.
Dressed from stem 10 sterl in {
riot Of bunting, the gray lines OF the
warships, with a background formed
by the high shores Of Manhattan OF
one side and the New jersey Pau
Isades on the other. made a magnin-
! cent spectacle. Scores Of thousands
lof spectators viewed the scene from
both shores and from the decks OF
befagged excursion craft fhat
swarmed as close to the ships as the
police boats would permit. The ex-
cursion craft gave the patrol boats
plenty Of work. They added man!
touches OF color TO the scene, nowes-
ar. and afforded thousands Of people
an opportunity for a close view OF
| the great naval spectacle.
! 1t was nearly noon when the little
white Mayfiower, with the Presidents
blue-crested flag at the maintruck,
took up her position in the upper bay
close by the Statue of Liberty. Aboard
| the yacht we're President Taft ana
his family. Secretary of the Nav!
Meyer and a large party OF inv1tec
! guests, the latter including senator's,
representatives and foreign militar!
and naval attaches from. Washington.
| Another official party was aboard the
DISPATCH boat Dolphin, which TOOK up
a position near the NARROWER. =.
Several hours were consumed IN
the exchange Of oficial visits and IN
the final arrangements for the great
parade Of the gray armada that fOr
nearly a week had swung at anchor
in the Hudson. Finally the booming
Of a gun announced to the thousands
of waiting spectators that the great
naval spectacle was about to begin.
The battleship Connecticut, nag
ship Of Rear Admiral Hugo Oster.
hans, commander-in-chief Of the feet.
led the line down the river and U
into the harbor. Following the Con
nec.icut came the latest and great
est b~attleships OF the United States
navy, the new suDerdreadnaughts Ar
kansas and Wyoming. The dread.
naughts Utah, North Dakota, Della
ware, Michigan and South Carolina
looked fully as formidable to the 2
spectator as the Arkansas and wy
oming. The older type OF ~battleshap
was represented by the Missouri
Maine, Illinois. Wisconsin, Alabama,
Louisiana, Kansas, Vermont, New
Hampshire. Virginia, Nebraska,
| Rhode Island, New Jsrsey. Georgia,
Minnesota, Ohio. Idaho, Indiana, Mas
sacM,setts, Iowa, kearsarge ana
Kentucky.
In addition to the mighty array OF
battleships the line included armored
cruisers, scout cruisers. gunbOats,
mine.laying ships, torpedoboats. tor
pedoboat d~estroyers, water tenders,
naval tenders, Golfers. repair boats,
| despatch GOATS and submarines.
Three Of the ships in the line-the
| Massachusetts, the Indiana and the
! Iowa-had taken the sho. and shell
of Cervera's fleet at Santiago, while
another historic vessel, a battle scar.
| red one. was the old cruiser Baltl.
| more. whichisaw active service with
Admiral Dewey at Manila.
AS tire ships filed past the Mayffow'
er they kept up a constant roar OF
| salutes. The bugles sounded -four
ra{fes," the signal for the bluetackets
to MN the rails, while the quarter.
decks were black with officers anG
! marine guards. Relocated bands Oh
the five fagslaips Of the feet played
the national anthem. while "tO'suns-
whistles piped; out the order OF the
day. 4
After passing in review Of the
President at IL knCts an hour anG
reaching for the open sea, the fieeS
| was to be. disbanded. some of Me
ships returning to southern waters,
while others are, to depart for Their
several home stations to prepare for
Fine winter maneuyers in tine south.
The fleet reviewed by the Pre6i-
dent was not only the most pOweffui
ever gathered In enc AmericAn com
Emand, but was altr equaiiy renarH4'
bic as q homogeneous fighting force.
In comparison with the similar event
Of last year to6ss's mobilization dem.
onftrated, to all appearances. . Ca
siderabfy greater readiness OF YES
Sis m the Atlantic than at any pre-
ytDus time, and indicated the mantter
~ which vessels of the reserve nees
might be called into active seryfce
in case Of need. Naval officials ex-
press the belief tba. sthe great gath,
ering Of war craft viii. prove q ysrs
valuable form or training to al:
branches of the navy iRcoordfnatinE
ard perfecti11x tho many details q
preparation for the mobilization Of
such an impressive f0rce ,4
General Headquarters, Norm Dak6se
National Guard, Adtutant Genefsfs
ONCE
Bismarck, Octooer :. 19l2
SPECIAL Orders, Nos. eleQttsff
hsreby 4rderats 40 be he'll IN Com
mans, HC.Ds 1lrst Infantry North DIX
ia National Hdafd, at Its arinofy !
the city Of Grafton, MI, on Or aAea6tl
October 22nd, 1912. for the purpe4t
Of electing a FIRST lieutenant THe
kHieoa Z LianteoAxt ]. G.. 1euES,- ~
tsigned, ana TO MI. Ill other vSeane3sl
which may octft.
Captain NJ H. Srrasac is charsrn