New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-27
Snow and Fog Over Bay
as Secretary Daniels
Reviews Dreadnaughts
Million See 5000
Marching Heroes
Half of Sailors Who
Helped Force German
Surrender Given Leave

Nature stepped in at the last moment
Yesterday, changed the sunlight into
murky darkness, caused tho colors to
stream in driving snow and elim-
mated all the sounds intended to greet
the returning victory fleet.
But New York was here. and that was
enough for the 1900 old jackies, who
lined the rails of the ten great dread
noughts that helped to hold the
Kaiser's boasted navy prisoner until
twas ready to creep out in ignominious
surrender
Ignoring snow and biting wind,
the city literally went out into the
bay Yesterday to extend its arms to
the men who fer more than year
rsed every device their ingenuity could
gggest 20 make the Germans fight in
he open.
fAis morning the great sea lighters
are peacefully riding at anchor in the
North River with approximately 10000
happy sailors impatiently awaiting the
iour to contisue their celebration.
They have paraded Fifth Avenue, seen
he city, consumed regular Broadway
iood. binked at the first glimpse OF
lie Great White Way they have had
in many long months. and been lost in
The 7ubway. No jackie or leatherneck
could ask for more crowded twenty
four hours.
All Eyes on the Fighters
Sailors are said to be bad marchers,
nut nobody found fault with the roll
ing gait of the men whose records
show that they are at home on the
decks Of their ships, as they paraded
n Fifth Avenue. The men from the
dreadnoughts. escorted by no outsiders
but their dog mascots-and they won't
admit them to be outsiders the
sole attraction of the street review.
At the grandstand before the Public
Library on Fifth Avenue Secretary Of
The Navy Daniels. Governors and state
and city officials barred their heads
frankly showed their interest and awe
of the great city, many of their num-
her never before having been in New
York, much less in the very centre of
interest Of it.
But they lost little time in getting ac-
qusinted with it's charms both munici-
Pal and feminine The bluejackets who
came ashore on leave owned the city
'ast night. Theatres were thrown open
to them. restaurants paused in their
usual activities to pay their respects to
the visitors, and cabarets had nothing
half as interesting as the stories the
men told
Storm Proves Fine Setting
To the witness who was Influenced
by considerations of personal comfort
he snow, sect and penetrating gale
for the review materially dctracted
rom its interest But to those who
thrilled at the light Of the great hulks
because of the things for which they
stood, the storm provided a more ap-
rropriate setting for the spectacle than
me promised sunshine.
Long before the hour set for the
review She MayHower. carrying Secrc-
'ary of the Navy Daniels and group
OF federal, state and city notables, was
IN its temporary berth off the Statue
OF Liberty. Close about were many
smaller reviewing boats with other
hotables. Dim and indistinct could be
seen ragged frame of vessels of every
style and description. edging as close
as Industrious patrol boats would per
NIT IN an effort to penetrate the fog
and catch a feetng glimpse of the
Pageant.
Just how many men, women and chill
Nren crowded ferries, freight boats,
Jugs ard tiny launches in an effort to
'Aeer the dreadnoughts is not known
Nuesses at the number who crowded
lie shore, the tops of skyscrapers and
UecSs OF harbor craft were as high as
''ooo00O. 1t was agreed that the NUM-
"er could not have been far under that.
Destroyer Moves Out
At ten minutes before 10 o'clock. the
Aour when the ships were to have
paSsed the reviewing boats, long gray
'ag was distinguished in he lowhang