Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-02
MIGHTY BATTLE
FLEET REVIEWED
Ten Floating Fortresses Steam
Into New York Harbor After
Is Months War Service
SHIPS WELCOMED HOME
Return Of tho Great American Arna dn
Is Made Occasion Of Notable Demon
stration In New York

| New York. Dec. 26--Riding at anchor
! in the Hudson tonight were q SUPER
| dreadnoughts, dreadnoughts and ships
of the line. which with cruisers, destroy
ers, and host of smaller craft made the
highest American armada ever assem-
bled.
| Ten of the floating fortresses steamed
into harbor to day after IS months service
overseas with Beatty's grand fleet The
others are the flower of the North Allan.
tic fleet Grim guardians of a great ma
ton they symbolized that the United
states has become the second naval power
| of the world
In the teeth of a northwestern, In the
chill of driving snow storm, millions
waited hours until the ten hattleships Of
the home coming armada appeared. This
was New York's-and the nation s-trib
ute to the ships, far more eloquent than
the greatest din of whistles, bells and hui
man voices. The vocal welcome came
later when the rugged, weather beaten
tars who manned the ships debarked and
with Secretary Daniels and Admiral Mayo
at their head, marched down Fifth avenue
in the countrys first great victory par
AIDE.
Leading civilians in the cheering were
wounded soldiers returned from France.
| with the memory OF their own first anx-
ious voyage still fresh in their minds they
paid unstinted tribute to brothers In arms
who had guarded them across the At
lantic.
HOMECOMING SHIPS APPEAR
Passing in review before the secretary
of the navy, off the Statue of Liberty,
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ton As she came ,hre,st tho Nov.
flower she Numbered the salute of 1.
guns for the secretary of the navy and
her band struck up 1.-The Star Spangled
Banner" A moment and she had faded
, into the mist, leaving only an impression
of great gray sides and massive CUR
turrets crested with snow.
The Arizona's guns had not finished
their salute when the Oklahoma begar
, firing and from then on the cannonadins
was continuous. In swift succession fol
, lowed the Nevada and the Utah. flagship
Of Rear-Admiral Thomas s Rodgers a nd
, then the superdreadnought peonsylyania
bearing Admiral Henry r. Nayo. com
, mander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet A,
two-minute intervals came the New
York. f,yiny the flag Of Rear.Adm;r,
Hugh Rodman. and tho Te.ss Arkan.a.
Wyominp and FIo,3d, with tu.o lit. ~,
looms. towed NV destrovers comn,ot,,.
. the procession.
The New yor,s vas tho fret ~ ~. h..
tIeshins to disn,av fror, har r,ain,,,..
the "homeward hound" ronnart IT,.
l slender str.nd of rod ,rh,t. 49, h,,,.
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! REV IN" LASTS ~ MINUTES
deep silence followed the last salut,
and so accustomed had those on the May
flower become to the roar OF the gum
e that 1t seemed hardly possible that tn,
review had lasted less than 20 minutes
: When the last dreadnoueht hat
, steamed from sight. Secretary Daniel
and Baker descended from the bridre
but only for moment While tn,
Mayflower remained at anchor to Civ,
the incoming warships time to reacl
their berths in the Hudson before Sec
rotary Daniels inspected the entire fee
, at their anchorage the British trans
port Saxonia' loaded with sick ant
sida Tha hoaas -, 49, 80 49,,
denartments again ascendsd ~ ~,
= hr;dge ana dos,sd ,h.,r 49,. =. 49,
, A1htinp man
Then eating under wav tho u.,
I flower moved along with the trananor,
, and after a sailor had wiu.wapu.d >,
e the larger vessel the commitments n
= both secretaries. the Yachts hand MIA v
l ed the Star Spansled Banner. instant
e ly those aboard the Saxonia who wer
able to stand came to attention an,
then at the end of the anthem broIx
{ into a prolonged cheer.
: In beginning its tour of the fleet tn
: Mayfiower first reached the Florida
n last to anchor. AS the yacht move,
n through the lane OF fighting craft
G with the home fleet to port and tn
t veterans to starboard, each ship wa
g dressed and from each of the new ar
II rivals came the strains of the nationa
: anthem played by the ships band as tn