The Kendrick gazette., 1919-09-19
BIC PACIFIC FLEET
SALUTE TO WILSON
FROM THE DECK OF HISTORIC
OLD OREGON PRESIDENT RE-
VIEWS BIG ARMADA.
HIS LAUNCH IN COLLISION
Consequences to Presidential
Party in Boat-President
Merely Smiled.

president of the United States has
flown his flag in Seattles harbor,
President Wilson Saturday reviewed
the great Pacific fleet from the decks
of the history-famed battleship Ore
gon. The review followed upon the
presidents arrival from Tacoma, and
upon an incident which nearly re-
suited in serious consequences for
idents launch collided bow on with
naval whaleboat.
Arriving at the dock it was found
the barge of Admiral Rodman, which
was supposed to be awaiting the pres
ident, was not on hand. Commander
p. w. Foote. personal aide to Secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels, promptly
took over a naval launch on hand.
Into this launch went the president
and Mrs. Wilson, Secretary and Mrs.
Daniels, secret service men, and Sec
retaries and newspaper men travel
| ing with Mr.. Wilson. AS Commander
Foote ordered the launch showed off
| the small craft heeled over till the
port rail was nearly under water.
Starting ahead then, the craft ran
bow on into another launch, giving
the presidetial party severe jar. The
president, however, sat serenely in
the aft part of the launch and smiled.
The jar of the collision sent those
| standing in the presidents boat to
their seats, but aside from the shak-
ing up no damage was done. A stiff
| breeze over the sound blowing at the
time made a choppy sea.
The review, first and most magnifi-
cent spectacle ever viewed by the
hundred thousands gathered here
from all over the northwest, had an
other angle of the unusual when, at
it's close, the president, as commander
in chief of the navy, virtually took
charge of the Oregon, superseding
Secretary Daniels.
Guns Boom Salute.
Promptly at 2:45 the Oregon lifted
anchor and moved majestically down
the bay, passing in order the dread
naughts New Mexico, flagship of Ad
miral Rodman, comminder in chief ol
the fleet, Mississippi, Idaho, Texas
and New York. From each huge fight
ing ship roared salvOs of 21 guns in
salute while above over the sparkling
water circled two airplanes. Passing
on, the Oregon laid to, and the scout
cruiser Birmingham, flagship of Real
Admiral Wiley, flashed rapidly into
view at an 1S-knot speed, leading the
destroyer divisions of 27 vessels spac
ed about 800 yards apart. From hel
sides began the presidential salute, tC
be taken up by each passing destroyer
until the bay for several miles wa!
alive with cracking guns. The presi
dent stood bareheaded Throughout
most of the review, from his vantage
point on the forward turret of th'
Oregon.
Arrive From Tacoma.
President Wilson arrived here from
Tacoma. Teh presidential party wa
welcomed at the depot by Secretar,
of the Navy Daniels, Governor Loui
F. Hart and naval and state officials
. Immediately after the arrival of tn
presidential train the party took auto
mobiles for a hotel.
Seattle Chinese are showing specia
interest in the visit of the Pacific flee
here. Al vessel was chartered by tn
Chinese association and went out t
meet the warships entering the hal
, Dor. Downtown six Chinese girls i
. native costumes dispensed nuts, ric
cakes and oriental sweets to the sal
/ ors from q booth.
Review at Tacoma Also.
Tacoma.-Review of the Pacific flee
}. by Secretary of the Navy Daniels /
!. commencement bay Monday saw a
4 the ships of the fleet in line, NOR
than took part in the review at Sa
Francisco by Secretary Daniels or 9
Seattle, Saturday, by President Wi
son.