The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-26
LAND PARADE HELD
ON FIFTH AVENUE
Over Ten Thousand Jackies
Marched Through Crowd
ed TIL 0 roughf a re and
Were Given a Noisy Greet
ing After Is Months of
Strenuous Work.

New York, Dec. 26.--Led by the super
dreadnought Arizona, ten great battle
ships in command Of Admiral Henry T.
Mayo--the vanguard Of Americas vic
tory fleet in European steamed
maiestically up New York harbor to-day
in review before Secretary of the Navy
Daniels and were greeted with a tu-
multuous reception by harbor craft and
hundreds Of thousands Of persons who
lined the shores The fleet reached Am.
brose channel late Yesterday and rode
at anchor within sight Of the city's lights
last night.
The ships weighed anchor at 1880
O'Clock to-day and, escorted by a fleet
of twenty-one airplanes, proceeded slow
ly up the harbor to the statue Of Lib
.erty, where Secretary Daniels and a
party Of distinguished guests on the
presidential yacht, Msyaower, reviewed
the procession. The shrieks of thousands
Of welcoming sirens and whistles were
drowned by the thuderous salute Of
nineteen guns from each battleship as it
came abreast of the 'Mayfiower.
The dreadnough passed up the Hud-
son and anchored from 55th to l25th
streets and preparations we're then made
for 1860 men to disembark for the land
parade down Fifth avenue this after.
noon The ships welcomed home, after
eighteen months of strenuous patrols Of
seas infested by enemy submarines, we're
the Pennsylvania, Arizona, Oklahoma,
Nevada, Utah, New York, Texas, Ar
kansas, Wyoming and Florida.
In addition to Secretary Daniels, the
reviewing party included Secretary Of
War Baker, Secretary Of Agriculture
Houston, General peyton G. March, chief
Of staff of the United States army; Ad.
miral Grant of the British navy, and the
senior naval attaches Of the allied ma,
tions.
The homecoming vessels came into
port on one of the gloomiest mornings Of
the season. As the ships approached
quarantine, where they paused because
the hour of their review was not until
we'll on in the forenoon, occasional fur
ries Of snow blown on a cold northwest
wind. fell from clouded skies which of.
fered no prospect Of sunshine.
This unpropitious weather. came with
the dawn while the feet stilled tugged
at It's anchors off the Ambrose channel
lightship. There the snow fell so thick
ly that the war vessels soon were hid
den from observers on shore.
All the way into the .harbor, as the
warships moved through the snow they
presented a winter spectacle. Scarcely
visible, giant kite balloon preceded the
Arizona, leading unit Of the fleet, into
the harb0r-an aircraft towed, 500 feet
up, by the gunboat Cilouce ter. Behind
the armada two more balloons were
pulled along abaft the Florida, the last
warship to enter. Above the slowly
steaming dreadnoughts airplanes dipped
and rose-obscure snowbirds which gave
to the scene a picturesque touch as they
darted about above the basket masts.
From each of these masts fiuttered a
great American flag
At 10 o'clock. Notwithstanding the diff
ficulty Of maneuvring in the storm, the
Arizona steamed by the Mayfiower, fir
ing her salute of 10 guns IN honor Of
Secretary Daniels.
Within % minutes the last OF the ten
dreadnoughts, the Florida, flying her
homeward bound pennant, had passed
the Mavhower, said a wireless message
from the press boat. The sallrting guns
could be heard, but the ships them.
selves scarcely could be seen from the
New York shore. As they swung up the
river, however, their great grey shapes
became distinctly visible.