Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-26
Officials Review Sea Titans
While New York Greeting
Is TumuItuous.
ESCORTED BY AIRPLANES;
GET MANTLE OF SNOW
More Than 10000 Men Disembark
After Water Pageant for Land
Parade on Fifth Avenue.
BY the Associated Press.

the superdreadnaught Arizona, ten
great battleships in command of Admi
1al Henry T. Mayo-the vanguard OF
Americas victory fleet in European
waters-steamed majestically up New
York harbor today in review before
Secretary of the Navy Daniels and
we're greeted with a tumultuous recep
tion by harbor craft and hundreds of
thousands of persons who lined the
shores. The fleet reached Ambrose
'hannel late yesterday afternoon and
rode at anchor within sight of the
city's lights last night.
The ships weighed anchor at 7:30
o'clock today, and. escorted by fleet
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 Mayf1ower
reviewed the inspiring procession.
The shrieks of thousands of welcom-
ing sirens and whistles were drowned
guns from each battleship as it
came abreast of the Mayfower.
Prepare for Land Parade.
The dreadnaughts passed up the
Hudson and anchored from 55th to
125th street, and preparations then
were made for 10,650 men to disem-
bark for the land parade down 5th
avenue this afternoon.
In addition TO Secretary Daniels the
reviewing party included Secretary
of War Baker, Secretary of Agricui-
ture Houston, Gen. Peyton C..
March, chief of staff of the United
States Army; Admiral Grant of the
British navy and the senior naval
attaches of the allied nations.
After the parade this afternoon the
men will be given shore leave and a
rumber of entertainments and dinners
will be given in their honor.
AS the ships approached quarantine
to await the hour of review occa-
sonal flurries of snow. blown on a
cold northwest wind. fell from cloud
ed skies which offered no prospect of
sunshine.
When the fleet was at anchor off
Ambrose channel lightship the snow
fell so thickly that the dreaGaaughts
and their escorting cruisers could not
be seen from shore.
Present Winter Spectacle.
All the way into the harbor as the
warships, moved through the snow
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 throngs
to hope for. Undeterred, the many
thousand persons who had assembled
on the shores from Sandy Hook to
battery Park and the lower Hudson
river faced the cold and the snow
fall-deternined to pay a tribute of
cheers and waving flags and hand
kerchiefs to the $4,000 naval heroes
rs they passed by on the mighty
ships.
Scarcely visible. a giant kite bal
unit Of tho feet, into the harbor-an
aircraft towed. 800 feet UP. by the
gunbcat Gloucester, at the end of a
taut line Behind the armada two
moro balloons were pulled along
abaft the Florida, the last warship
Above the slowly steaming dread
naughts, airplanes dipped and rose
obscure snow birds, which gave to
the scene a picturesque touch as they
darted about above the basket masts
of the battleships. From each OF
these masts f1uttered a great Ameri-
can flag.
Steam by Maydower.
Promptly at 10 o'clock. notwith.
standing the difficulty of maneuverins
in the snowstorm. the Arizona steam.
ed by the May1ower. firing her salute
of nineteen guns in honor of Secretary
Daniels.
Within twenty-five minutes the las
OF the ten dreadnaughts, the Florida
flying her homebound pennant hat
passed the Mayf1ower, said a wireles:
message from the press boat. The sa.
luting guns could be heard, but the
ships themselves could scarcely b,
seen from the New York shore. A.
their great gray shapes became dis
tinctly visible and the watchins
crowds could see the sailors and ma
rines lining the rails at attention ant
could hear the ships bands play. Soor
after the snowfall ceased and tn.
skies frightened somewhat.
At 10:46 the Mayf1ower left her sta.
tion and proceeded up the river tt
review the fleet at anchor.
Lead Scores of Smaller Craft.
The titans Of the sea, leading score.
of smaller craft in the race for the
homeland, reached Ambrose channe
lightship at 3 o'clock in the after.
noon. They were headed by the super.
,readnaught Pennsylvania, which
with Admiral Mayo aboard, conveyed
President Wilson's ship to the coas
of France.
The first word that the battle flee,
was about to enter home waters wa:
received here shortly after midnish,
Yesterday morning, when the De.
spatch. the yacht from whose mas
now flies the flag of Cice Admiral A
". Grant, picked up a wireless mes
sage from the Pennsylvania. This
message. signed by Admiral Mayo. the
chief. expressed to the
officers and men of the home feet the
Christmas greetings of thousands o,
sailor men returning from war duty
A few minutes later the radio ap.
paratus on the Despatch cracked ou
this message:
The commander of battle force No
I and the officers and men of battle
force No. / sincerely appreciate the
seasonal greetings received from the
commander-in-c chief. In return, the
commander of battle force No. 1 an6
the officers and men Of his command
wish a merry Christmas and . happy
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