Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-18
Mighty Armada Gathers in
Hudson River to Pass
in Great Review
LAND PARADE Is
PART OF PROGRAM
Army Of Detectives Guards
Nations Executive to
Prevent Accident

New York, May IA mistaty ar.
mada OF battleships, destroyers. sub.
marines and auxiliary craft swung at
anchor in the Hudson river today,
ready for review by tho president of
the United States.
The most powerful array Of hght-
ing ships ever assembled IN an Ameri-
can port, sixty-four in all, the fleet
stretched for four miles in double
line OF gray, with pennants ana en-
, signs streaming from hghting top and
masthead In honor Of the occasion.
Conveyed by the cruiser Baltimore,
the Mayfower, bringing the president
from Washington last night, steamed
up the river to anchorage of West
Forty-hrst street. A squad Of police
men and patrol guard from Secre-
tary Daniels yacht. the Dolphin, re-
mained on guard during the night.
Parade on Land.
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 fleet for naval war
game along the Atlantic coast.
This morning the president set out
for shore aboard a navy launch. to
perform the first duty Of the day, q
review Of the land parade Of sailors,
marines and New York state military,
nearly 5000 strong.
Guard the President.
Extraordinary precautions had been
taken to protect the president. In ad-
dition to the usual secret service
guards and the uniformed police, the
whole detective force, 900 men. were
assigned to stations along the line of
March. along Twenty-ffth street to
Fifth avenue, up Fifth avenue to Fifty
seventh street to Broadway and up
Broadway to the embarking point at
the foot OF Seventy-ninth street. Ad-
miral Fletcher and other high officers
Of the feet, chiefs, Acting Mayor Nc
Aneny and other local notables had
seats with the president on the re-
viewing stand.
The fleet which President Wilson
sees today for the first time in his Of
fetal capacity comprises virtually the
entire length of the Atlantic naval
forces and is the backbone OF the
navy which at the outbreak of the
European war stood second only to
Great Britains and Germanys OF the
sixteen battleships the superdread-
noughts New York and Texas. with
their great 14-inch guns, are rated the
most powerful. The other units Of the
battle squadron in the order in which
they were built are Wyoming (fleet
flagship, Utah. Florida, Delaware.
North Dakota, Michigan, South Caro-
lima, Kansas, New Hampshire Lou
isiana, Virginia. Rhode Island, Nebras-
ka and Georgia. Sixteen destroyers,
twelve submarines, three monitors,
mine laying, repair. hospital, refrig-
orator and other auxiliary vessels
compose the rest of the fleet.
Rain Mars Parade.
A sharp rain fell and the natty uni
forms Of the sailors were spattered
with mud as they swung into parade
formation shortly after 10 O'Clock and
headed north on Fifth avenue for the
reviewing stand In front Of the library,
between Forty-hrst and Forty-second
streets.
President Wilson left the Mayf1ow
er in launch and came ashore at
the foot OF West Forty-flrst street at
1915 o'clock He was accompanied
by Acting Mayor McAneny and w.
Duncan Butler, vice chairman Of the
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