The sun., 1918-12-24
FLEET TO ARRIVE
THURSDAY MORNING
Unable to Get Here for Christ
mas-Warships Attempt
No Speed Records.
AIRCRAFT IN REVIEW
Between 5000 and 10000
Tars to March on Fifth
Ave. in Afternoon.

Ave. in Afternoon. |
Considerable uncertainty that existed
regarding the arrival Of the American
overseas war vessels and the review
Of the reunited Atlantic feet in the
North River was dissipated yesterday
by the Navy Department.
It is announced that Fire Island may
expect to sight the lights OF the homing
ships at 4 o'clock on Thursday morn
ing. that they will enter Ambrose
Channel. the pathway from the ocean
to the lower bay, about Z o'clock. and
that the flagship Pennsylvania viii
pass Secretary Daniels, on board the
Mayflower near the statue OF Liberty.
about Q o'clock. II will be an aerial as,
well as a maritime review, for
thirty naval seaplanes, two or three
dirigible balloons and several kite bal
looms will participate. This will give
the public a chance to see Just how
the ships have been surrounded by
fighting and observation aircraft dur
ing the war.
The battleships will go to their moor
ings in a row five miles long, extend
ing from Fifty eighth to 159th street.
near the Manhattan side OF the Hud-
son. The Pennsylvania, which escorted
the President to France and aboard
which will be Vice-Admiral Mayo.
commander OF the Atlantic fleet. will
anchor off Seventy-hinth street. West
of the battleships will lie the destroy
ers and other small ships In two lines.
The Mayfiower will pass between this
double column and the row OF battle
ships.
Mr. Daniels is expected to reach
New York from Washington to-mor-
row night and to go aboard the May
flower at A. VI. on Thursday. The
ships coming from abroad have been
delayed by heavy weather, but It is be-
lieved they could have made New
York by tomorrow evening. AS they
couldn't get here for Christmas they
are not attempting to break any speed
records.
Plans for Parade.
Between 5000 and 10000 sailors will
! take part In the Fifth avenue parade
following the review. Half OF the
crews must stay on ship, according to
| navy custom. Tho men will debark
at P. NJ, reaching the shore on the
! ferryboats Highlander. Queens and
Correction They will form in line at
the foot OF Ninety-siXth street and
start soon afterward down Broadway
| to F.fty-ninth street, east to Fifth
avenue, down the avenue to Twenty
third street and through Twenty
third street TO the Hudson River
Admiral Mayo will lead the parade
and will be accompanied by Rear Ad-
miral Hugh Rodman. commander Of
Division of the overseas dread
noughts consisting Of the New York
| tfiagship). Texas. Wyoming. Florida,
| Alabama and Nevada
| The Mayors secretary, Grove Villa
len. said yesterday that landing stages
will be available to the public at Wesr
Seventy-ninth, Ninety-fltth. Ninety
sixth, Ninety seventh, 129th. i30th and
155th streets. The Mayors Committee
Of Welcome to the Homecoming troops
says that not more than % cents will
be charged each way for boat rides
| to the feet, ana that any attempt TO
charge more should be reported to the
Il committee in the Hall CT Records.
The Navy Department has no esti-
mate OF the number of destroyers COM
I ing across the Atlantic. Some OF them
Which swung south 10 the Azores mas
not get here in time for the pageant.
There are already ten battleships
- l,N NJ
waiting for the review. They are Of
the fleet which has been guarding
coastal waters and doing convoy duty
The superdreadnought New Mexico
flagship Of Vice-Admlral Grant, com.
mander of Battleship Force No. I, ar
rived yesterday and anchored near her
sister ship. the Mississippi, Off 12sth
street The Maine, Missouri, Alabama
Wisconsin. Illinois, Indiana. Kearsarge
and Iowa and the hospital ship Solace
are also here. as are the feet repair
ship Vestal. the destroyer repair shlr
Prairie and the feet supply sh!r
Bridge. They are all painted gray. but
eight destroyers-the Craven, Palmer
Lamberton, Ringold, Breese. Gamble
Dent and charlottesville from
Ninety to 10th street, still
wear their camoufiage. Visitors from
the shore were allowed to board some
OF the vessels after 2 p. NJ. Vice
Admiral Grant has established head
quarters at the foot OF West Ninety,
seventh street. John w. Jenkins, heat
of the naval publicity bureau, is at 81
West Thirty ninth street, cooperating
with the uniformed officers and Secre
tAry Daniels in arranging for tht
covering" OF the review by the news
papers.
Grind of Guard Duty.
A naval officer said yesterday that IL
his opinion and that OF many other;
the men OF the home guarding flee
had had about the hardest Job of thu
J war As he expressed Il:
"They have experienced none OF thu
thrill of anticipation of possible battl,
with the German feet, but have tn,
hardest sort of grind. In addition t.
their other duties the home fleet hal
been a school OF war. Warships o
the old Iowa class have trained en-
, gineers, oilers and other workers will
, machinery and have turned out 30 ,o0t
OF them. On the newer vessels hav,
been taught the men who were put OF