Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-02
! Ah'FRANC|sCO CREETs
RODMAN's GREAT FLEET
Gray Giants, New Cove.
nant OF Protection, Enter the
Golden Gate.
,s,1FELooMB is ENTHUSIASTIC
From Historic Orcgon's Deck Score
81 tary OF Navy Josepllus Daniels
Witnesses elimination OF His Plum
to Send Great Ships to Pacific.
LBy Associated Press l

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SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. sept IA
far-fung covenant OF protection. forty
two gray giants of the American navy
anchorage Off Bolinas Bay. north OF
iSan Francisco. and. piloted by admiral
amgh kodman' commander, in chief;
Oregon, the reviewins ship. in IA marine
of spectators.
.sit was. tho review here or the new
1 Pacific feet before, Secretary of the
state and municipal officials. In adj
EDITION to those in the review. a train
tot nine supply and fuel ships later
= San FranCiscans who. ashore. lined
the dock off which the OREGON was
Ata myriad of small craft. lined the
(. Waterway of the naval professional.
impressed their patriotism in ringing
. pEtemoniai
n Sei Great Crowds Witness Spectacle.
* i1s,"rom every hill and structure over
= anT,king the broad sweep of the harbor.
I !. OF since May. 1905 when the At
fI.ntic fleet visited this port on it's tour
i.sspsctator TO 4 naval review.
Not a few Mrlled at the thought
& that the feet had come to make its
Alphabetically the long limo OF war
graft crept carefully through the
prsgnable old Fort Point. whose thick
shnick walls the engineers. OF civil
Gays 81 e ss to Tsats past aas SG ,e
Y modern forts. Miiey and Winfield
n scott, on the San Francisco side Of
runs OF Forts Baker and Barry. hidden
II the golden brown hills on the OPP
70 ND inc tn hn Ill f,gt
HHrbor Resounds With whistles.
AS the battleship Oregon pas scd by
the leading dreadnoughts, Telegraph
v,Hill landmark famed for its as
history, came into view. its rocky
- slopes thlckly crowded with siShtscers.
4 Thence, the fleet swung into the upper
bay. past Goat Island. and came to rest
while the harbor resounded with the
Skhrillin of whistles from scores Of
welcoming craft.
I choring of the Oregon, commanded by
nECaptain Ivan Wettingell, OFF the old
at 10 O'clock. About IL o'clock Mr.
Daniels and the secretarial reviewing
party boarded the historic vessel.
yIs AS the secretary reached the quarter
8gsaeck and the naval form for his advent
5hwas fulfilled. the big guns at Fort
tScott doomed salute of nineteen
BY this time long line of the fleet.
coming single file was approaching
ssths Eate. led by ,se d., areadnonght New
Mississippi and Idaho following at in
Leryals OF 700 yards
The next group, commanded by Rear
Admiral CoontZ, was composed OF his
flagship, the drcadnouEht Wyoming,
and. the dreadnoughts Arkansas. New
York and Teras following. preserving
Sthe distance OF 700 yards between
gships.
Vermont Leads Third Group.
Wee Admiral Clarence S. Williams.
ION HIS flagship, the predreadnought
Vermont. led the next group. which
& @.uiser North Carolina. the predread-
Georgia and the cruiser Seat
iEsRaafrAdmiral Henry A. Wiley com
hnded 6he next group in his flag
~, the cruiser Birmingham, and the
4, & troyers Ludlow. Crane. Anthony,
alliams. Chauncey. Sproston, Lam
herson, Breese, Ramsey. Radford, Gam
Sple, Montgomery, Rathburne, Buchan-
Mns Elliott, Waters; Dent. Philip, Var
Ward, BoEss. Walker, Thatcher. Cros-
w and Palmer. They proceeded a,
fntsrvafs Of $50 yards.
~ Each ship was dressed" for the
aYeHt The derricks and booms were
Yered Into their places and secured.
y4SsFa admiral few his flag-a field OF
SEc.l e with four white stars-from the
-tfnast and the largest 'andi.new est
10 srtcan flags FROM nktnmast and
sssEhe flagship of the vice-admfral bore
Asbfne flag with three white stars from
IN forenast, and those of tho two
Et1r-admtrals blue banners with two
SNMtte stars from the cores bonding
1919 The other vessels flew the ma
kaenaI ensign at foremost. mainmast
R8xE16 stern.