The Topeka state journal., 1919-09-01
FOrty-TwO Grey Giants in Ma
rine Spectacle.
Naval Chief Inspects New Guar.
dians of Pacific.
THOUSANDS VIEW THE PAGEANT
In Single File, They Swing
Thru Golden Gate.
Famous Old Battleship Oregon
Carries Reviewing Staff.

San Francisco. Sept The flag
flung covenant of protection, forty
/ two gray giants of the American
navy steamed from their overnight
anchorage off Bolinas bay, north of
San Francisco and. piloted personally
/ by Admiral Hugh Rodman, COM
mander-in-chief, swept thru the
Golden Gate and passed the famous
old battleship Oregon. the reviewing
ship. in a marine spectacle which
thrilled a multitude of spectators. 1t
was the review here of the new Pacific
fleet before Secretary of the Navy
Daniels and other national, state and
municipal officials. In addition to
those in the review a train of nine
supply and fuel ships later entered the
harbor and cast anchor.
Thousands Look On
From every hill and structure over
looking the broad sweep of the har-
Dor, countless thousands had gathered
since early morning to view the pag-
cant. Not since May, 1908, when the
Atlantic fleet visited this port on its
tour of the world, had San Francisco
been spectator to a naval review. Not
few thrilled at the thought that the
fleet had come to make it's home in
Pacific waters.
Majestically the long line OF war
craft swept carefully thru the Golden
Gate, past the Preside military reser-
vation. and the once impregnable old
Fort Point, whose thick brick walls
the engineers of Civil war days built
to Withstand the solid shot of enemy
frigates: past the modern forts. Miley
and Winfield Scott on the San Fran
cisco side of the harbor. and under
the long range guns at Forts Baker
and Barry. hidden in the golden
IL -fk uI
where Mount Temalpais stands SEN
tinel to the Golden Gate.
Swings Into Upper Bay.
As the battleship Oregon was passed
by the leading dreadnaughts, Tele-
graph Hill, a landmark famed for it's
association with San Francisco's early
history. came into view, it's rocky
slopes thickly crowded with sightseers.
Thence the fleet swung into the upper
bay past Goat Island and came to rest
while the harbor resounded with the
shrilling of whistles from scores of
welcoming craft.
The formalities began with the an
choring of the oregon, commanded by
Capt. Ivan Wettingeu off the old ex-
position grounds-now the Marina
at 10 o'clock. About IL o'clock Mr..
Daniels and the secretariaI reviewing
party boarded the historic vessel.
AS the secretary reached the quar-
terdeck and the naval form for his
advent was fulfilled the big guns at
Fort Scott doomed salute of nine
teen guns.
New Mexico in Lead.
BY this time a long line of the fleet
coming single file-was approaching
the gate, led by the dreadnaught New
Mexico and with the dreadnaughts
Mississippi and Idaho following at in
tervals OF 700 yards.
The next group, commanded by
Rear Admiral r. T. Coontz. was COM
posed of his flagship, the dread
naught Wyoming, and the dread
naughts Arkansas, New York and
Texas following, preserving the dis
tance of 700 yards between ships.
Vice Admiral Clarence S. Williams.
on his flagship. the pre-dreadnaught
Vermont led the next group which
also include in this order the pre-
dreadnaughts, Nebraska, the armored
cruiser, North Carolina. the pre-
dreadnaught Georgia and the cruiser
Seattle. Rear Admiral Henry A.
Wiley commanded the next group in
his flagship, the cruiser Birmingham
and the destroyers Ludlow, Crane, An
thony. Williams, Chauncey, Sproston,
I.amberton. Breese. Ramsey. Rad
ford, Gamble, Montgomery, Rath-
burne, Buchanan. Elliott Waters,
Dent, Philip. Yarnall, Tarbell, Wickes
Zooseley, Lea. Ward, Boggs, Walker,
Thatcher. Crosby, and Palmer. They
proceeded at intervals of $50 yards.