Evening star., 1915-05-17
BATTLESHIPS TO THUNDER
TWENTY-ONE-GUN SALUTE
Mr.. Wilson Sees Parade of Sailors
Marines and Mihtiamen in
Drizzling Rain.
LATER GUEST AT LUNCHEON
Tonight Official Party Will Be En-
tertained at Dinner by Admiral
Fletcher Aboard the Wyoming
and Watch Water Carnival.

NEW YORK. Nav IA
mighty armada OF battleships. de-
strovcrs. submarines and auxiliary
craft, the nation bulwark in case
Of war. swung at anchor in the
Hudson river today. groomed for
review by the President OF the
United States.
The most powerful array of
fighting ships ever assembled IN
an American port, slNty-four IN
all. the fleet stretched for four
miles in double line of solemn
gray. but touched with gayer col
ors where pennants and enslgns
streamcd from fighting top and
masthead in honor of the occa-
sion Each battleship was in
readiness to- thunder out the
presidential salute of twentv-one
guns when the navy yacht May
flower. with the President on the
bridge, passed it during the after
noon.
Mayfower Anchors at Midnight.
Conveyed by the cruiser Baltimore
the Msyfower. bringing the President
from Washington, reached the harbor
last night and after a short halt near
Tompkinsville steamed up the river TO
anchorage off West 4lst street 1t was
after midnight when she arrived there
and the President and his party, ex-
pecting long day of ceremonies. had
retired for the night. A squad of po-
liceinen and patrol guard from Sec
retary Daniels yacht. the Dolphin, re-
manned on guard at the 41st street
landing throughout the night.
The naval review preceded in the
forenoon by a land parade. was on the
program as the chief ceremonial fea-
ture. of the ten DAYS visit of the At
lantic fleet to this port Tomorrow
the demonstration will end with the
departure of the feet for naval war
game along the Atlantic coast
Three times since the ships of Ad-
miral Dewey returned from the victory
of Manila bay seventeen years ago
has New York been the formal host
OF a United States fleet. but never since
btNty mas IHt presence OF
the warships here aroused greater pa
triotic interest than this occasion.
Hundreds of thousa nds thronged the
streets at an early hour to witness the
points on the Hudson water front The
city was in holiday attire and decked
with flags.
President Reviews Parade.
This morning the President set out
for shore aboard navy launch to per
form the first duty OF the day. re-
view of the land parade Of sailors.
marines and New York state naval
militia, nearly 5000 strong Waiting
to greet him at the foot Of 4Ist street
were representatives of the mayors
citizens committee. an escort of
mounted police and a great crowd OF
citizens Automobiles were on hand
10 carry the President and his official
rsrty to the reviewing stand in front
OF the public library. at 5th avenue
and 4zd street
Extraordinary precautions had been
taken TO protect the chief executive
Ir addition to the usual secret service
guards and the uniformed police, the
whole detective force. 500 strong. had
been ordered TO report and assigned to
stations along the line OF march
Meanwhile all was hustle and ac-
tivity aboard the sixteen dreadnaugbts
IN the river. From each ship 80 blue
Jackets and sixty marines were landed
to form four regiments Of bluejackets
and one OF marines. under the com
fnsnd OF Admiral Dewitt Coffmau. hri-
eade commander. Not a few OF the
officers and men had d xiiuguished
themselves at less peaceful landing
party at Vera Cruz more than n wear
Ego. Between each regiment marched
2 ships band. ana regiment Of New
Ug
hind
The line of march. densely packed
Win spectators. was along 18th street
10 5th avenue, up 9TH avenue to 57th
street. 10 broadway and up Broadway
20 the "mbarking point at the foot OF
1Hth street. The head OF the parade
reached the reviewing stand about
1880 O'Clock. Here Admiral Fletcher
ara other high officers Of tho feet
Acting Mayor McAneny and other local
totaoles had seats with the President
Rain as Parade Forms.
sharp rain spotted the natty uni
forms Of the sailors with mud as they
swung into parade formation shortly
after 10 o'clock and headed north on
9Th avenue for the reviewing stand
Soon after they started the rain changed
again 10 a drizzle. A solid wall Of um-
brellas, dripping rivulets of water
eHel1eieu tHe thousaHdS VINO mad come
to see and cheer along the line of
march
President Wilson left the Maynower
In launch and came ashore at the
foot Of West S1st street at 1915 O'Clock
lie was accompanied by Acting Mayor
@cAneny and W. Duncan Butler vice
chairman of the citizens committee
whom he had invited aboard the May
Hover As he entered an automobile 10
drive to the reviewing stand the two
troops or mounted police who had es-
"orted Mr.. McAneny to the pier started
their horses in a canter As they cIat-
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