New-York tribune., 1918-12-25
Ten Ships From Overseas
TO Be Met by Federal
Officials at 9 O'clock
Daniels to Preside
AT Harbor Review
Inspection of Craft in the
River and City Parade
to Complete " Welcome

Long before sunrise tomorrow morn
ing ten shadowy hulks will emerge
1lom the mists of the Atlantic Ocean
lsar Fire Island. form into line and
silently move into New York Harbor
Watchers in the lower harbor will
have their first glimpse of the return
ing overseas fleet. From the decks and
steel fighting tops of the dreadnoughts
1000 men who have been on the other
side of the ocean since the entry of the
United States into the war will see the
spires of New York.
There will be no demonstration. no
reception to the fighting craft and no
maneuvring outside the harbor. Every
detail Of the arrival of the feet has
been worked out by Admiral Henry T.
Mayo No time will be spent outside
the harbor awaiting instructions as to
the review.
The nearest approach to a reception
committee will be the appearance of
tssnfy airplanes, three dirigible bal
Icons and three kite balloons that will
sill down the harbor to signal "Ali's
yel'
Harbcr Review About 9 O'clock
The feet will move forward with
eocklike precision. It's speed will be
so regulated that it will pass before
the reviewing point off the Statue of
Liberty shortly after 9 o'clock. AS
the hogship Pennsylvania passes the
Msyhower, from which Secretary Dan
lels and other Federal officials will
view the spectacle, the Secretary of
the Navy's salute of nineteen guns will
be fred. Other salutes will go un-
answered
The ships will proceed up the river
to their respective berths allotted to
taems cast anchor and then the "jack-
les and "leathernecks," who will
participate in the land parade. will be
landed Half of the 5000 men in the
feet will be given shore leave for the
parade. In compliance with the un-
written law of the navy, half Of each
ships crew will be kept aboard.
Half of the men will come ashore at
Alnety-sixth Street. The other half
VIII disembark at Seventy-ninth Street
Both sections will march to Broadway.
~aere they will join and proceed to
fl1th Avenue and Fifty-ninth Street
Only men wearing service badges Of
the overseas feet will take part in the
parade.
All Craft To Be Inspected
The battlcships, destroyers. repair
SHIPS and other units of the navy at
anchor in the Hudson will play i'm
portant parts in the inspection by Off
Gals on the Mayflower. An hour after
'ne Homecoming feet casts anchor the
mayhower, carrying Federal officials;
'ne municipal boat Patrol, carrying
Mayor Hylan and city officials, and the
converted yacht Xarifa, carrying news
paper men, will proceed up the river
lo' this inspection.
The total tonnage of fighting ships t.
De reviewed will be greater, it was said
Yesterday, than ever before has been
sathered together on this side Of the
atlantic for any event.
Alter the inspection lunch will be
aefVed on board the yachts in the river
men officials will come ashore and
axe their places in the grandstands al
.lth Avenue and Twenty-third Street
-"e parade will reach the reviewing
stands at 2 o'clock
Al Twenty-third Street the marchcrs
w." leave Fifth Avenue and proceed
~ 'ne river, where huge tugs viii
o@'ry them back to their ships. Hal
w. thelr number will be given leave tt
TSN TSSN the city to-day, the other hal,
thursday.
Hearst Merely a Guest
Although the grandstands for tn,
SSaeials who will view the land parade
,",se mase been erected by the Mayors Com
%s1.'ee to Welcome Homecoming Sol
so, ts, the ranks of which have beer
tSnssy depleted by the designations O
use who refused to serve with Will
,b Ib~ randolph Hearst, this Is about al
We We committee will have to do with tn,
sssptlon to the feet. None Of tn
TORS Will be called upon to shak,
Me nand Of the editor whose name tn
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