The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-08
naval CONVOY
IS GUARD FOR
PRESIDENT ON
ARRIVAL HOME
Battleships and Airplanes
Greet George Washington
as She Nears New York
Neutrality-suspicious. Led.
GREETED IN new YORK
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, July s-Escorted BY
a fleet of war ships the transport
George Washington, bringing Presi-
dent Wilson home from France.
passed quarantine and moved on to
New York harbor at 1870 p. m.
The George Washington was re-.
ported eight miles southeast Of Am
hrose lightship at 9:55 a. m. She was
being led by two destroyers and ono
batueship and followed by two de-
stroyers.
The George Washington and her
convoy passed Ambrose lightshtp at
noon. led by the battleship Pennsyl-
vania with Secretary Of Navy Daniels
and q party Of other government OIL.
ctals on board.
With a naval dirigfble lowering over
her the George Washington came In
sight Of the Jersey highlands at IL: 40
a m. The presidents transport was
flying a huge American flag from the
stern, the presidents flag from the
main truck and smaller flags on the
fore and mizzen mastheads. A sea-
plane which went out to meet the
transport was forced to come down on
the seas
Gun Boom Salute.
AS the transport passed Fort Han
cock the guns bombed a presidential
| salute, echoed ten minutes later by
Fort Hamilton and Fort Wadsworth-
The shrill whistles of harbor craft
took up the din.
The President and Mrs. Wilson stood
on the bridge Of the George Washing
ton as the vessel steamed slowly up
the harbor to her pier at Hoboken.
| conveyed by destroyers and welcom
! ing crafts of all descriptions. The
with returning soldiers cheering and
waving their caps.
The battleship Pennsyivania bear.
ing five members OF the presidents
cabinet-Daniels, Baker. Lane. Glass
| and Wilson-led the way followed by
| the Oklahom with the George Wash
ington at her stern.
I Met BY eattIeshIps
Four dreadnaughts and 36 destroy
ers from the Atlantic feet formed the
escort that met the United States
naval transport George Washington
with President Wilson aboard. 80 miles
east Of Sandy Hook early today. The
presidential salute from these vessels
was the first of the many welcoming
ceremonies awaiting the president on
his arrival here this afternoon.
In the harbor were IS warships.
headed by the flagship Pennsylvania,
with Admiral Henry B. Wilson aboard,
assigned to join the out-harbor es-
cort. Vice-President Marshall and
members Of the cabinet were assigned
to the Pennsylvania, while the citys
official welcoming party, headed by
Mayor Hylan and Governor Smith.
were passengers aboard the munich
pal steamers Patrol and Correction.
Among the destroyers in the escort
to meet the George Washington were
the Wilkes, Rowan, Kim Borly O'Brien.
Nicholson, Winslow, Ericsson, Wads-
worth and Porter, all Of which were in
the United States destroyer escort Of
"a destroyers for the transport on De-
cember 13, last, from Queenstown,
when the president made his first trip
to France.
President Carefully Guarded
On duty for the presidents arrival
were 1.100 policemen from the Jersey
City and Hoboken forces and several
thousand school children were formed
in River street to greet the president
with "The Star Spangled Banner" as
he leaves the George Washington 10
} embark for Manhattan on a special
: ferry boat Hoboken is a mass Of flags
} in honor Of the presidents return.
J Immediately after the welcoming
} exercises in Carnegie Hall, President
} Wilson went to the Pennsylvania sta
} ton to take a special train for Wash
ington.
The police arrangements for safe
guarding President Wilson during his
: two-hours' stay in New York are the
} most elaborate ever planned for the
safety Of a chief executive. Police
Commissioner Enright Is in personal
command Of the men.