The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-28

Secretary William G.. McAdoo was
visibly impressed with the harbor and
railway facilities of Pensacola during
his tour of inspection here yesterday.
Although inclement weather prevail
cd throughout the secretary's stay in
Pensacola, many prominent citizens of
the city did their best to extend cor
dial welcome.
- From the t.. & NJ station where he
was given an ovation upon his arrival,
Mr.. Adoo was taken aboard the gov
ernment yacht, Swartout, donated for
the occasion by Col. j. L. Hughes.
The Swartout pulled away from tne
dock at las, and sped away over a
Ichoppy sea, across the bay, to the Ma
val Air Station, where Mr.. McAdoo
was met by his son who is cadet at
the station. The entire party was
then escorted about the station anu
through several of the giant hangars,
where nearly two hundred mighty ny
dro-planes are housed.
McAdoo Boards Hydro-Plane.
Mr.. McAdoo climbed into one of the
largest planes at the station accom-
panied by Commander J. L. Johnson,
who explained the intricate mechan-
into which Mr.. McAdoo climber meas
ures ninety-seven feet from wing-tip
to wingtip, and carries regular crew
of five The pilot and the observer
sit together in the open at the nose ct
the body, while three other members
of the crew, two of them machine
gunners and one bomb-dropper. find
places in the interior of the boat-like
body. The plane, number 1000 is one
Of the latest to be acquired at the To-
cal station and is the pride of every
cadet and officer.
Sees Liberty Motor.
From the hangers, Mr.. McAdoo was
escorted by Captain F. NJ. Bennett, the
of the station to the test
ing building where the advantages or
The monster Liberty Motors were ex-
planned and the Secretary could gain
some idea of the progress made and
planned for the United States Air Ser
vice and also what the future had in
store for Pensacola and fits Flying
School.
The party left the Naval Air Station
shortly after four o'clock on the re-
urn trip with an addition to the par
" in the person of Mr.. McAdoo's son,
Who was granted a short furlough to
risit with his father. When the Secre-
ary arrived at the station, and again
when he left, he reviewed a company
# Marines who were drawn up at at |
ention on the dock.
Inclement Weather Prevails.
Although it was raining at the time |
II the Secretary's arrival, during both |
he trip acros the bay to the Naval |
Station and the return trip, the rain |
eased and the skies cleared consid- |
rably, giving the Secretary an oppor-
unity to view the advantages OF the |
larbor
The bay party was given for the
ecretary by Mr.. E. o. Saltmarsh as
isted by E. w. Speed and w. C. Dill
ard. Those making up the Secre-
ary's party were: C. R. Gray, direc-
Or OF the division of operation, rail-
Dad administration; Oscar A. Price,
ssistant to the director general; B. j.
regional director of rail-
Dads; George r. Loyal. assistant re-
ional director; W. L. Maypother, fed
"al manager of the L. & N. railroad;
l. Mckinney superintendent of the
. & N. railroad at Montgomery; F. B.
hafer secretary to Mr.. McAdool and
. S. Smardon secretary to Mr.. Gray.
Members of the local party were
D. J. L. Hughes, Major c. III.
'Alemberte, and Chaplain Lutz repre-
nting the army; Captain F. NJ Ben
,tt, commandant OF the Naval Air /,
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