Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-01
Thousands Of Spectators On
Hand And Enthusiias astically
Cheer Great Battleships
As They Pass; Rodman
Personally Pilots the Fleet.

san Francisco, Cal, Sept. IA far
nung covenant of protection, forty
Two gray giants of the American navy,
steamed from their over night anchor
age off Bolfnas bay north of San
francisco and, piloted personally by
Admiral Hugh Rodman, commander
IN chief, swept through the golden
gate and passed the famous old bat
tiesh1p Oregon, the reviewing ship in
a marine spectacle which thrilled
multitude of spectators. 1t was the
review here of the new Pacific fleet
oefore Secretary of the Navy Daniels
and other national, state and NUM-
pale officials. In addition to those in
the review, train Of nine supply and
fuel ships later entered the harbor
and cast anchor.
From every hill and structure over
looking the broad sweep of the har-
Dor. countless thousands had gathered
since early morning to view the
pageant. Not since May. 1908 when
tne Atlantic feet visited this port on
Its tour of the world had San Fran
cisco been a spectator to a naval re-
view.
Not few thrilled at the thought
that the fleet had come to make its
home in Pacific waters.
Pass Golden Gates.
Majestically the warcraft crept
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 of enemy
frigates; past the modern forts Miley
and Winfield Scott, on the San Fran
cisco side of the harbor, ands under
the long range guns Of Forts Baker
and Barry, hidden in the golden
brown hills of Marin county on the
opposite shore, where Mount Tamal-
pals stands sentinel to the golden
gate =,
AS the battleship oregon was pass
ed by the leading dreadnaughts, Tele-
graph Hill, a landmark famed for it's
association with San F'rancisco's early
history, came into view, it's rock 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.
.Formahties Begin.
The formalitiesA began with the
anchoring of the Oregon, commanded
by Captain Ivan Wettingell, off the
old exposition grounds-now the
:, ,rnarina-at 10 O'clock, About IL
O'clock MI. .Daniek and the lsecretarial
reviewing party boarded the historic
vessel, >
AS the secretary reached the quar-
ter deck, and the naval form for his
advent was fulfilled, the big guns at
Fnrt Scott doomed. q salute of 19
guns. So ~
- this time 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. E. Coontz was COM
posed Of his flagship, the dread
naught Wyoming and the dread
naught 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 ext group, which al
so included in this order the pre-
dreadnaughts Nebraska, the armored
cruiser North Carolina, the pre- dread
nanght Georgia and the cruiser Sc
attic.
Rear Admiral Henry A. Wiley COM
manded the next group in his flag
ship the cruiser Birmingham and the
destroyers Ludlow, Crance, Anthony,
Williams, Chauncey, Sproston, Lam
berton. Breese, Ramsey, Radford,
Gamble, Montgomery, Rathburne,
Buchanan, Elliott, Waters. Dent.
Philip, Yarnall Tarbell, Wickes,
Woosley, Lea, Ward, Boggs, Walker,
Thatcher. Crosby and Palmer They
proceeded at intervals Of $50 yards.
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