The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-17
FiveThousand Including Sailors
From American Fleet VIII
Pass His Stand
Unusual Protection
For Nation 5 Chief
National Crisis Makes Extra
ordinary Precautions Neces-
sary-Safe Cruise In May
flower

New York, May Ie.--At 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning an officer OF the
navy will shout: Column of sections,
nrst company, sections right" and
then column right" And In that
formation 5000 marines and sailors
viii turn their backs on the Hudson
River at .Twenty-fifth street and so
marching along the route that is to
take them past President Wilson half
an hour later.
This brigade OF white clothed blue
jackets and hiue-suited marines fash
Ing by the Presidents reviewing stand
I m front of the Public library IN Firth
Avenue will be the first event OF a
fabricated day in the city's calendar
q day which also brings the President
to an official luncheon at noon, and
20 the review of the Atlantic fleet In
the afternoon before 1t sails out Of
this port Tuesday 10 fight war game
on the high seas.
Message BY Wireless.
~ President Wilson and his party
aboard the Mayfiower came safely
cruising up the coast today, according
10 Captain III. Mel r. Huse. chief OF
staff of the feet. At l1:2S A. M. this
wireless message from Commander
Berry. of the Maytiower. came sput-
ferIng to Admiral Fleteher's flagship
Wyoming: 'E'enwick Island shoals
lightship five miles off the port beam. :"
Passing the Delaware eapeg at that
hour In expected 10 bring the May
flower TO New York at about ) o'clock
tomorrow morning. Officers of Ad-
miraI F1etchers personal stan would
not say where the Mayfiower would be
anchored. or where the President
would come ashore 10 go to his re-
kHiewing stand for the land parade to-
morrow morring
Extraordinary precautions are going
TO he taken to keep the President
closely guarded during his stay here,
The crisis In International relations
being one of the reasons for more
than usual protection.
The official luncheon to the Presi-
dent will take place at the Hotel Bit
more, where the President will make
his only speech. IL the schedule plans
are carried out. As soon as this
luncheon Ia over. and II Ii expected
that IL will end about 2:30 +. NJ. the
President will go aboard the May
flower and Admiral Fletcher and the
division commanders and commanding
officers will seek their ships via the
regular boat landings. They will not
make the call on board the Mayfower
which was planned, that has been
abandoned, for the President will
hofst his flag aboard the Mayfiower
about 1880 and thar yacht will get
ssnder way from the foot of West
Forty-ffrst Street for the review of
sshe feet.
To Convoy Mayfiower.
Two torpedo destroyers will convoy
The Mayf,ower, which will be followed
by the Dolphin. with Secretary
Daniels aboard; the Isis. with tho
secretary OF Commerce aboard, all
Ranked by three destroyers on each
sade.
The Mayfiower will steam up the
Hudson at a speed OF ten knots, pass
ing west of the line of sixteen battle-
ships As soon as the bow of the
Mayfiower comes hbeam of the stern
Of the wyoming Admiral Fletcher's
naRshfp OF the fleet and the first war
shfp the President will pass. then the
i drst saluting gun will be Aired by the
wyoming There will be twenty-one
gums flred.
AZ the first salute of the Wyoming
bcoms Manhattan-ward. for only the
starboard guns will be fired, the nag
ef,ip viii dress ship" running UP the
aags from bow to stern. The sailors.
this time in blue. will man the rail
- soon a. the Presidents boat comes
within q thousand yards Of their
a1perdreadnought. and the officers
WIN stand erect In full-dress uniforms.
The guards and bands will be paraded
aboard the battieships at the first
run OF the wyoming's salute. Each Of
the sixteen vessels of the battleship
suuadron will take up It's saluting as
eoon as the bow of the Mayfiower
cnmes abeam.