The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-26
Nayo's Ten Dreadnoughts
Anchor at HarbOr Gate
Ready for Big Review.
WELCOMED AT SEA
Navy's Wasps Speed Mail
From Home to Men on
Fighting Ships.
AIR CRAFT HONOR ESCORT
Land Parade This Afternoon
and Theatres and Dance for
Sailors in Evening.

Inc NlCtVlg Httt 10 heie. Ill lne
gray mists that spread at the gates
Of New York ten great battleships
Of the Atlantic feet that for eighteen
months kept the long watch in the
English Channel and North Sea
dropped anchor yesterday afternoon
of Ambrose Channel lightship.
There they remained for the night,
and Admiral H. T. Mayo, commander
In chief of the feet, received officers
Of the destroyer Ringgold. sent to
greet him by Vice-Admiral A. W.
Grant, who has charge of the ar
rangements for the review to-day.
Tugs bearing Christmas mail to the
5000 men on the battleships steamed
through the Narrows to them last
night and there were happy parties
on all the vessels.
The Mayflower, which will be Sec
retary Daniels's reviewing vessel, an
chored off Nlnety-second street. The
Aztec will be moored to the Seventy
ninth street pier and will carry the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy. the
House and Senate Naval committees
and foreign military and naval Of
fcers. Rear Admiral Burrage and
,l~ ha ha
Members of the Mayors committee
and invited guests vii take passage
IN hoard the steamboats, Correction,
Queens, III highlander and Fidelity.
Review on Liberty Statue.
Soon after s O'Clock this morning
me Mayfiower will leave her moor
'ngs for an anchorage 10 the west
ward OF the main channel and near the
e,ayIc of Liberty. All other vessels In
this group will be anchored to the
vest OF the Mayflower.
II is expected the fleet will pass
the Mayfiower at 10 o'clock. The
Gloucester. towing kite balloon. will
had. One or more dirigibles and three
divisions of seaplanes will Join the
fleet and accompany it to its Hudson
River anchorage. As each war ves-
rel passes the Mayflower. upon which
will he Secretary Daniels and the
reviewing party, II will fire the usual
salute Of nineteen guns. The fleet
will full dress ship after anchoring.
The overseas fleet, according to
Admiral Grants order last night, Is
expected to enter the Ambrose Chan
rel in this order: Arizona, Okla
homa, Nevada, Utah. Pennsylvania,
New York, Texas, Arkansas, Wyom-
.Eg and Florida. Arriving at the
Statue of Liberty the feet will pro-
coed in column formation to anchor
tga. The destroyers will he the Gam
lie, Evans, Rathburne. Dent, Ring
sold. Lamberton. Palmer and Craven.
Then there will be the ships which
have been awaiting in the Hudson
:or several days the arrival of the
overseas fleet. including the Vestal.
Bridge, Prairie and Solace, the Indi-
1na, Alabama, Iowa, Illinois, Kear-
farge, Wisconsin, Maine, Missouri,
Mississippi and New Mexico.
Fleet of seapIanes to Patrol.
NtlllN zone SedpldIeS anu TWO ul-
F's.hles will form the air patrol. The
s".pIanes will leave Rockaway Air
station by divisions. They will join
when the leading ship reaches the
entrance to Ambrose Channel and will
accompany the fleet until It reaches
lis anchorage. The planes will fly
a. ABOUT 1000 feet and the dirigibles
at 500 feet. Kite balloons are to
be flown at about 500 feet. The
Freble will follow the fleet and rescue
any aircraft that should be disabled.
Because OF the danger involved, no
Nfj.echnic rockets or fireworks viii
De permitted to be fired from any
vessel or from the shore during the
review and while the planes are in
tae air.
There viii be two patrol boats an
'''el, living a white anchorage flag
"Hh oluc anchor on the fieli, to
mar" t"e eastern limits of the anchor
'-' -! vessels will anchor inside OF
''.r Inc between these patrol vessels.
"H IrFateiy owned sightseeing ves-
ss must obtain permits for the day
rom the captain Of the port. No yes
'e' Is 10 be Permitted 70 get under way
""It the Msyf1ower and her accom-
"ahylng vessels have cleared anchor
age
Inc district vessels will be under
,gfnman: Of Lieutenant Commander
=. RI, Caldwell on board the Berkshire.
~" passenger vessels will remain at
anchorage until the district vessels
''' under way and follow in single
column
Rules for Harbor Graft.
soon after the last vessel OF the feet
aS Passed in review. the Mayfiower,
'e aztec and the Patrol will steam by
80 na'ueships on the New Jersey
''as II the river. and when they reach