The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-01
REACHES
SAN FRANCISCO
Western Armada Is Review
ed by Secretary Daniels
ny NJ. II. TRACY
'pitesi Press staff Correspondent.

ABOARD L. :. 4. OREGON. SAN
FRANCISCO. Sept. i,--Travcrsins
the ocean lane that Sir Francis
Drake had failed 20 find. tho Pacific
fleet steamed into san Francisco
hay today. and rcdlsoovered the
Golden Gate.
with Secretary Daniels. army and
navy officers and a party OF guests
standing on the decks OF the his
toric old hattleship Oregon. the fu'
ture protectors OF the Pacific passed
in review,
ON land cheering thousands. rep.
rescntlng all az northern California,
reared salvo Of greeting. which
drowned out every thing hut the
barking guns of the shore batteries
and the warships. which roared sa.
lutcs as they passed by tho stiil
proud old oregon.
IL was a repetition on a grander
scale OF the review held a few weeks
ago. when the Pacific fleet was first
received into California waters at
San Diego. II was the second re.
view Of the fleets visit and the
weeks which had interviewed had
served only TO emphasize that sig.
niftcanee of The fleets coming and
TO bring the West into full rcaiixs.
tlon that the grim. gray line OF fight.
lng craft and fighting men mean,
"a much for the eonauests OF peace
as for the victories OF war.
New Mexico In Lead
II was IL o'clock this morning
when the giant New Mexico broke
thru the mists which hung abou,
Point Bonita and hove TO, Admiral
Rodmans flag fluttering from
fighting top.
Then followed the other super.
dreadnauEhts Of the sgusdron--thc
Idaho. which Joined the fleet at
Monterey: the New York. which ar.
rived yesterday from Honolulu. and
the other first line ships. Tn.
cruisers followed. and then the
sputtering de~troyers and their ium.
bering mother ships.
With the skin which had aroused
the admiration Of Admiral Sir David
Beatty. while Admiral Rodman com
manded the American naval forces
with the grand fleet in the North
sea. Rodman quickly Unanswered
hls ships into the line of review
A line OF signal fiags broke out
frozn the New Mexico. A whistle
blew. A destroyer. like a naughty
sehooiboy. cut a double cap~r far
to the rear OF the line. and then
took its position.
Thru Goidcn Gate
Slowly. at first. then with 1>s.~r.
Ing speed. the fleet moved tlnd n
Golden Gate. As the New f~dl
passed first befor. the orcgcSH 10
guns doomed salute TO Secretary
Daniels. Tn, review had started.
The Mississippi. Idaho. Texas. New
York. Wyoming. Arkansas. Georgia
and Vermont followed I'm tn. order
named. each ship roaring It's fawun
salute as IL passed the Oregon. Tho
Oregon answered the statutes OF the
New Mexico. Wyoming and Georgia
tho ships which flew the fiax. OF
Admirais Rodman. coontx and shoe.
maker
Then came the dessroyers. IRE
ceded by the mother ship Birming.
ham. One by one they passed by
and the fleet moved to its anchor.
age In Man-o' War row.
Northern California had witnessed
the grand march which marked the
opening Of a new future on the Pa.
clfic.
A few moments later Mayor Roiph
and official party stepped over the
sides of the New Mexico and were
formally presented to Admiral Rod.
man. An official welcome was ex.
tended to the officers and men Of
the fleet thru the admiral and staff
and san Francisco turned the city
over to the $4,000 fighters who man
the fleet.
Luncheon was served later to Sec
rotary and Mrs. Daniels. Admiral
Rodfnan and staff and the other ad.
mirals Of the fleet. together with a
few invited guests. aboard the 4. s.
8. Oregon.
Shore leave for men OF the flee,
began Immediately.