New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-10
FLEET MAY PARTY
TAKES GRIMNESS
FROM GRAY SHIPS
Thousands of Visitors
Bombard DreadnoughtS
with Questions.
SAILORS SENSE WAR;
OFFICERS SILENT
Tars Ashore To-day for Base
ball and Theatres-More YES
sells Coming for Review.

1.-the young officers in trim uniforms
and white caps paced the decks Of the
Atlantic feet yesterday afternoon un-
der bombardment Of round after round
Of questions from thousands Of land
luhber visitors. Back OF all their an
swers mere maritime platitudes 10 OK
pericnced seamcn was ono big CUES
ton discussed freely when tho officers
were b. themselves.
I'VE viii be drawn into war with
Germany before tho end Of this year
had been one answer 20 me Lusitania
question.
BY an authority On naval affairs who
visited one Of the dreadnOughts yes
terday The Tribune is Informed that
this is the confidential unanimous
opinion OF al TIE younger officers
They are taking care about discussing
the one topic Of the hour with even
close friends outside the service Older
omce-s OF higher rank. many Of whom
pnssed through the excitement prcllmi-
nary 10 the war with Spain, are main
tanning crave silence whenever the
nap,c o. he lost Cunarier IS men
;.oacd.
Torecastle for War.
, .,o.o.r:rr coro-
Ni'hou, lea! y. e,,u@., az, 50 tbeir
MISSION, 'hC '"' ~ . ~ ,ror y;tb
views lFShA4y' ny -. -. =. g cor,-
Germany Is C"i"i'E 80 20. - ~,
ms soon. Loss o. american INeS o
the Lusitania has stirred thouSahoS o.
biUcj who are mere LOT '"V
lcnc-antlcipafCd vacation. heeh u
sielt the dull blue guns Juttlng rom :
the t-rrcts. they are Just as acute IN
sensing 'ntcrnaco2a4 coII'p.''Htt'oi.s.
I'VE ID 20 ~, LoS - cav
brC"". F ".."' ''' ,,ooi,od i,+o the
IOWA '1.-oi Nv. 90 roarvelled
yoN'IIE 10, go CO.. +bo-, espe-
At hcF luII -V' 80" -o,, ro.binr Of
cial Deneut eve! 49, -. .o,,mander
ira; 'V,O,, -. sunday His
ne nag - a. =, mn The river
SWIM IauIV" 9..1uoa,, for o br;ef in
carly IN Inc amer" t - boord;n,
specuoh o. the S"itS' .,,r,,o5 20 +be
several OF theH' ny 10
wyoming win HC,".'o -Ir,;rol
visitors OF no'e C"..'U ga ,"N 800
his aids sald. ana lht I'm 70 -
writer gave cN'ue''N' -. 49, w. com
tiers were humm.hg a'o"s I'D '''' Vim
mander quat 'eI9 .o.. on al tho
10 Cu'"@Iu "PP}," .ho,,c,bte ri Uar
batteshlps yesterday '"Oue - - -
were as IaT le"oE |1s:,s as TarT;od mn
from SANDY nooh' OH'lu. . VI a,,s;,,rs
the gangplanKs OH ~. L 10 80
were llltu up 70 P'SS - -, yr;ll re-
Of I--lhch gun 49,: Row +bev
member WIN p!'ue ~ !G1ob reised ar
man pu4a'eu '"S 49,, roir+ed M the
lowered 4%pIut-.'-e 80 fa,bars sweet
AIIa"NC Fr:o11s Nd complete free
hedI's en- ,at.iosbins wandering from
dom on 'hS - hr;dge
the main oeCA 10 'He -
sailors oPl" i"i"'
Scamcn. acting as guides, recounted
the clories Of the navy, explained no"
intricate mechanism worked, told niue
anecdotes 70 give cross-seclloh OF 4
life in the forecastle and occasiona!IS
spun an adventure warn lhIehucI ~
hopping eyes and bated breath rom
! o'clock until Is the reception conUh-
ued. the numbers Of the cTo"ds sun
ing as launches cnngged 10 ana iip pn'
lhe ianu,Ie' .arne Warm sunshine cast
nal inalsr ~, benediction on the Hudson
CD lively breeze that kicked up
' Az ON the water gave a bracng
.oric 70 the air.
posnordino TO the appeal of such a
NJ Snn6av afternoon, people by tens
~ I" tbousonds came down to the river.
Vost of them Joined in the promenade
aionc Riverside Drive, which kept spe-
cial traffic policemen on the jump al
- cross street. BY early evening
en ,mnatient string Of automobiles,
moonirc along one foot apart. extend
"a y;tb frequent halts from Seventy
eoon,d Street 70 the end of the Drive.
Rost landings at Seventy-ninth,
>. noas ;',h cd Tooth Streets were
oon,res ~ activity along the water
don't Launches licensed by the De