The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-26
GREAT AMERICAN
. WARSH|PS STEAM
. INTON. Y. HARB0R
Huge Fighting Machines Given
Noisy Reception Upon En-
tering Hudson River to Cast
Anchor.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Led by the
superdreadnought Arizona, 10 great
battleships in command OF Admiral
Mayo--the vanguard Of Americas vic,
tory fleet In European waters steamed
ma1estically up New York harbor TO-
day in review before Secretary Daniels
and were greeted with tumultuous
reception by harbor craft and huhdreas
Of thousands Of, persons who lined h.ole tne
shores, The fleet reached Ambrose
channel late yesterday,
The ships weighed anchor at 1.30
o'clock today and escorted by neet
Of q airplanes, proceeded up the par
Dor to the statue OF Liberty, where
Secretary Daniels and a party OF dis
tinguished guests on the presidential
yacht Mayflower reviewed the process
sion, The shrleks of thousands of well
coming sirens and whistles were
drowned by the thunderous salute OF
10 guns from each battleship 81 1t
came abreast OF the MayfloWer.
The dreadnoughts passed up the
Hudson and anchored from Fifty-ftth
were made for l0,6 $50 men to disembark
for the land parade down Fifth avenue
this afternoon.
The ships welcomed home after rs
months OF strenuous patrols OF seas
infested by enemy submarines werei
The Pennsylvania, the Arizona, the
Oklahoma, the Nevada, the UTAH the
the wyoming and the Florida,
In addition to Secretary Daniels, the
reviewing party included Secretary ia
ker, Secretary Houston, Gen, March,
chief " staff Of the United states
army, Admiral Grant OF the British
navy, and the senior naval attaches oi
the allied nations,
After the parade this afternoon the
men win be given shore leave, and Il
number of entertainments and dinners
will be given in their honor.
As the ships approached quarantine
to await the hour of review occasional
| flurries Of snow blown on cold north
west wind fell from clouded skies
which offered no prospect OF sunshine
When the fleet was at anchor of
| Ambrose channel lghtshp the snow
| fell so thiekly the drcadnoughts and
| their escorting cruisers could not be
| seen from shore.
All the way into the barber as the
| ships moved through the snow they
| presented a winter spectacle rather
| than the one with touch Of warmth
! and sunshine which the mild and fair
| weather Of the past few days had led
| the witnessing thrOngs TO hope for
| Indeterred, many thousand persons
| who had assembled on the shores from
| SANDY HOOK 10 DdlltIN IdIh ulIu lht
| lower Hudson river faced the cold and
| the snowfall determined to pay trib-
| ute OF cheers and waving flags anC
! handkerchiefs to the rs, 900 naval he.
roes Us they pass by on the mighty
| ships
Scarcely visible, giant kite balloon
preceded the Arizona, leading unit o
| the fleet, into the harbor- an aircraft
| towed 500 feet up by the gunboat Glod.
cester at the ond Of taut line BE
| hind the armada two more balloon,
we're pulled along ahaft the Florida
I the last Warship to enter.
| Above the SLOW ateaming dread.
noughts airplanea dipped and rose
| obscure snowbirds which gave to th,
scene picturesque touch as they dart.
ed about above the basket masts o.
| the battl@hipS, From each OF these
| masts fluttered a great American flag
Within % minutes the last of III,
| 10 dreadnoughts, the Florida, flying he1
| homeward bound pennant, had passed
! the MaYflower, said a wireless meSsag,
| from the press boat The saluting gun!
could be heard, but the ships them
| selves could scarcely be seen from thu
| New York shore As they swung uI
| the river however, the great gray
| shapes became distinctly visible and tn,
| watching crowds could see the sailor
and marines lining the rails at atten
tion and could hear the ships bands
| play. Soon after the snowfall ceased
| and the skies frightened somewhat
| At 10,46 the Mayfower left her sta
| tion and proceeded un the river to re-
view the fleet at anchor