Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-01
DANIELS REVIEWS
PACIFIC ARMADA
Forty-two Giant Warships in
Majestic Pageant in San
Francisco Harbor
MULTITUDES ARE THRILLED


San Francisco. Sept. IA far flung
covenant of protection, forty two gray
giants Of the American navy, steamed
from their overnight anchorage off Bo
linas bay, north of San. Francisco, and,
piloted by Admiral Hugh Rodman, com
mander in chief, swept through the
Golden Gate and passed the famous bat
tleship Oregon, the reviewing ship, in
spectacle which thrilled multitude
Of spectators.
It was the review here of the new
Pacific feet before Secretary of the
Navy Daniels and other national, state
and municipal officials. A train of nine
supply and fuel ships later entered the
harbor.
Cheered by Multitude
San Franciscans who, ashore, lined
the Marina off which the Oregon was
anchored, and San Franciscans who, in
myriad of small craft, lined the water
way, sot\ht through cheers to express
the patriotism they felt.
From every hill and structure over
looking the harbor countless thousands
viewed the pageant. Not since May,
1908, when the Atlantic feet visited this
port on it's tour of the world, had San
Francisco been spectator to naval re-
oiew.
Majestic Spectacle
Majestically the long line of warcraft
crept carefully through the storied Gold !
en- Gate, past the Presidio military res
ervation and the once impregnable old
Fort Point, whose thick brick walls the
engineers of Civil War days built to
withstand the solid shot ofrenemy fri
gates; passedSthe modern Forts Miley
and Winfield Scott, on the San Fran
cisco side of the harbor, and under the
long range guns of Forts Baker and
Barry, hidden in the golden lEown hills
on the opposite shore, where Mount
Tamalpais, stands sentinel to the Golden
Gate.
As the battleship Oregon passed by
the leading dreadnoughts, Telegraph
Hill came into view, its rocky slopes
thickly crowded with sightseers. Thence
the feet swung past Goat Island and
came to rest while the harbor resounded
with the shrilling of whistles from
scores of welcoming craft.
Daniels Aboard Oregon
The formalities began with the an
choring OF the Oregon, commanded by
= Captain Ivan Wettingell, off the old
exposition grounds-now the Marina
+ at 10 o'clock. About IL Mr.. Daniels
and the secretaTial reviewing party
boarded the historic vessel.
AS the secretary reached the quarter
deck the big guns at Fort Scott doomed
salute of nineteen guns.
BY this time long line of the feet
coming single fiIe-was approaching
the gate, led by the dreadnought New
Mexico and with the dreadnoughts Mis- :
sissippi and Idaho following at intervals
! of 700 yards.
The next group, commanded By Rear
Admiral r. Il. Coontz. was composed
of his fagship;s the dreadnought Wy
oming and the dfeadnoughts Arkansas
New York and Texas following preserv
: ing the distance of 700 yards between
ships.
Warship After Warship
Vice Admiral Clarence S. Williams
on his flagship, the predreadnought Yer
mont, led the next group, which also
included in this order the predread~
nought Nebraska, the armored cruiser
North Carolina, the predreadnought
Georgia and the cruiser Seattle.
Rear Admiral Henry Az Wiley com
manded the next group in his flagship
the cruiser Birmingham, and the de-
stroyers, Ludlow, Crane, Anthony, Will
liams, Chauncey, Sproston, Lamberton
Breese, Ramsey, Radford, Gamble
Montgomery Rathburne, Buchanan
Elliott, Waters, Dent, Philip; Ysrnall
Tarbell, Wickes, Woosley, Lea, Ward
Boggs, Walker, Thatcher, Crosby and
Palmer. They proceeded at intervals
of $50 yards.
Ships Dressed Up"
Each ship was dressed for til,
event. The derricks and booms wert
lowered into their places and secured
The admiral few his flag from the fore.
\ mast and the largest and newest Amer
ican flags from mainmast and stern
The flagship of the vice admiral Dor,
a blue. flag and those of the two real
s admirais blue banners from the CORE
spending masts. The otherlvessels flew
the national ensign at foremast sanG
mainmast and stern.