Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-26
NOW
RIDES At ANCHOR
Led by the Superdreadnaught
Arizona Impressive Array of
Ships SteamS Into Hudson
PARADE THIS MORNING
Secretary of Navy Daniels and
Other Naval Dignitaries Re-
view Returned Fleet
BIZ Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26-Led by the
superdreadnought Arizona, ten great
battleships, in command OF Admiral
Henry T. Mayo-the vanguard of
American victory fleet in European
waters-steamed majestically up New
York harbor today in review before
Secretary Daniels and were greeted
with q tumultuous reception by har-
Dor craft and hundreds of thousands
of persons who lined the shores. The
| fleet reached Ambrose Channel late
yesterday afternoon and rode at an
chor within sight OF the city's lights
last night.
The ships weighed anchor at 1880
o'clock today and. escorted by feet
| of twenty-one airplanes, proceeded
slowly up the harbor to the statue
of liberty. where Secretary Daniels
and a party of distinguished guests on
the presidential yacht, Mayfiower, re-
viewed the inspiring procession.
| The shrieks of thousands of well
coming whistles were drowned by the
thousands of salutes of nineteen guns
| from each battleship as IL came
abreast of the Mayfiower.
The dreadnoughts passed up the
Hudson and anchored from b6th TO
125th street and preparations then
were made for 1860 men to disem-
bark for the land parade down Fifth
avenue this afternoon.
The ships welcomed home after
eighteen months of strenuous patrol
of seas infested by enemy submarines
were: The Pennsylvania, the Arizona,
the Oklahoma, the Nevada, the Utah,
the New York, the Texas, the Arkan-
sas, the Wyoming and the Florida.
In addition to Secretary Daniels, the
reviewing party included Secretary
Baker, Secretary Houston, General
March, Admiral Grant of the British
navy and the senior navel attaches OF
the allied nations.
The Homecoming vessels came Into
port on one of the gloomiest morn
4 ings of the season. AS the ships ap-
preached quarantine, where they
paused for time because the hour
of their review was not until we'll into
the forenoon, occasional fiurries of
fell from clouded skies, which offered
no prospect OF sunshine.
This unpropitious weather came
with down while the fleet still tugged
at its anchor at the Ambrose Chan
mel lightship.
Within twenty-five minutes the last
of the dreadnaughts. the Florida, hy-
ing her homeward bound pennant, had
passed the Mayfower. said wireless
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/ saluting guns could be heard but the
| ships themselves could scarcely be
seen from the New York shore. AS
they swung up the river, however
their great gray shapes became dis
/ tinctly visible and the watching
crowds could see the sailors and the
marines climbing the rails at attention
and could hear the ship bands play.
Soon after the snowfall ceased and the
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At 10:46 the, Mayfiower left her sta
tion and proceeded up the river to re-
view the fleet at anchor.
All the way into the harbor the war
ships moved through the snow as they
/ presented 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 throng to hope for
/ The many thousands OF persons VIII
/ had assembled on the shores from
! Sandy Hook to Battery Park and the
lower Hudson river faced the cold and
| the snowfall-determine to pay q
| tribute of cheers and waving nags and
handkerchiefs to the $4,000 naval he
roes as they passed by on the mighty
ships.
Scarcely visible, giant kite balloon
preceded the Arizona. Behind the
armada two more balloons were pulled
along abreast the Florida. the last
warship to enter. Above the slowly
! steaming dreadnaught, airplanes dip
ped and rose. obscure snowbirds which
gave the scene a picturesque touch as
they gathered above the basket masts
OF the battleships. From each of these
masts fiuttered q great American flag.
Promptly at ten o'clock, notwith-
standing the difficulty of manouvering
in the snowstorm. the Arizona steam
ed by the Mayhower firing her salute
of nineteen guns in honor Of Secretary
! Daniels.