Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-17

NEW YORK, May T.-America' s
armada, the Atlantic fleet today
greeted it's commander-in-c chief, Pres
ident Wilson, for the first time
Rain, chill and drizzling, with lead
ened skies, tossed a soggy pail over
the opening festivities attending the
presidents first review of the United
States sea fighters. Feeble efforts of
the sun early in the day to break
through the gray banks of clouds
gave faint promise that weather
would not entirely mar the pageant.
A sharp rain spattered the navy
uniforms of the sailors with mud as
they swung into parade formation
shortly after 10 o'clock and headed
north on Fifth avenue for the review
ing stand in front of the library, be-
tween Forty-first and Forty-second
streets. Soon after they started the
rain changed into driZzle. A solid
wall of umbrellas, dripping rivulets
of water, sheltered the thousands who
had come to see andScheer along the
line of march.
President Wilson left the Mayfiower
in a launch and came ashore at the
foot of West Forty-first street at
1915 o'clock. He was accompanied
by Acting Mayor McAneny and w.
Duncan Butler. vice-chairman of the
citizens committee whom he had in
vited aboard the Mayfiower. As he
entered an automobile to drive to the
reviewing stand the two troops of
mounted police, who had escorted Mr..
McAneny to the pier, started their
horses in a canter. AS they clattered
over the cobblestones, 100 strong,
other mounted police took their sta
ton beside the automobile in which
the president rode and escorted him
during the short ride.
Wilson Under Strong Guard.
The president rode between thous-
ands of persons lining the sidewalks,
who cheered and roared a noisy well
come. The presidential party trav-
eled at brisk pace through the
street, trailed by three automobiles
of secret service men and a detach-
ment of detectives from police head
quarters. Seldom had such precau-
tions been taken before to guard a
president in New York city. Along
the way the president travelled there
were many detectives in the Streets
some of them being stationed even
on lDe tops Dl HOUSES So lHdl lHty
might better observe the throngs.
The secret service guard also was
unusually heavy.
When the president arrived at the
reviewing stand he found the Seventh
Regiment, New York National Guard;
drawn up in salute. The block in
which the stand stood was foped off
from the public, but as the head of
the column of mounted police dashed
into the square the throng for blocks
set up a cheer that did not end till
the president had taken his place.
The arrival of his automobile was
heralded by a fanfare of trumpets
that was almost drowned in the roar
Of human voices.
Immediately in front of the spot
where the president stood beneath an
awning to protect him from the rain
a bank of flowers hid the woodwork
of the platform. At the corners of the
stand the big American flags dropped
in the rain, but the weather apparent
ly did not dampen the enthusiasm of
the crowd. Within the stand the presi-
dent was surrounded by naval Off
GERS resplendent with gold lace.
Paraders Salute President.
A few minutes after the president
had reached the stand the head OF
the parading line came into view. a
battalion of mounted police preceded
the marchers. Next came the marine
corps band, then the marines them
selves, clad in dark blue jackets with
light blue trousers and then the regi-
ment of sailors As each detachment
passed, the president was saluted
Throughout the parade the president
stood, silk hated, intent on the spec
tacle, serious of face, except when the
passing of the mascots from the
various battleships drew ripples Of
laughter from the crowd.
The line was not long in passing
the stand. When the last detach-
ment had passed. the president, ac-
companied by Acting Mayor Nc
Aneny, Admiral Fletcher, officers oi
the cabinet, Mr.. Butler, representing
the citizens committee; naval officers
and members OF the committee, left
for the Hotel Biltmore, where the pro-
gram called for a brief address by
the president at a luncheon given by
the citizens committee.
This afternoon the president was
to review the feet as ii lies at anchor
He planned to go directly from the
civic luncheon to the Mayfiower and
hoist the blue presidential penpant at
$3.50 His guard of honor will be q
flotillo OF six torpedo boat destroyers.
Steaming ahead of the Mayfiower
which will be followed by the Dol
phin, Secretary Daniels yacht, and
f1anked and followed by the Isis, six
more destroyers. the Yankton, press
boat: harbor police patrol, the Man
haitian carrying civic guests and an
other destroyer. Ten knots speed
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