The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-13

are &c OF them. Twelve it-lnch
"harherr'' on each OF the three
super ships Of tho first division.
the New Mexico. Idaho and Missis-
sippl a broadside OF these and
Seattle would be a mess Of broken
glass. Even tho Htacatto bark OF
the small saluting guns used Fri
day bounced and pcaled and rolled
around Seattle'a hills In way
never known before. The concus-
sive shock that echoed back into
the harhor from tho hills and vnl-
leys was almost AS great as the
original boom Of tho guns.
which arrived In port with the Pa
eifio fleet. was formerly called the
Washington and. under that name.
made many visits 60 this harbor
before the war The vessel In com
mandcd by John Y. X Blakoly.
The Seattle has displacement
OF 1880 tons and complement
OF $50 OFFICERS aud mon. She Is
equipped with four i0-inch guns.
10 G-ineh guns. 20 ia-pounder~ aud
two machine guns. The vessel ~
500 feet long. has n 73-foot beam
and a nodded depth OF 26s feet.
Information booths conducted by
the Y. w. G. A. and tho coffee
and booths % the Salvation Army
are popular places. The Salvation
lasstea. however. had II over on
their sisters In the size ~ the
crowds they drew. Three thousand
doughnuts. 1000 cups Of coffee and
1000 haEn and bars OF candy we're
consumed by the sailors OF the fleet
on Friday AT tho many Salvation
Army booths. Two booths AT Pho
necr Square were kept open all
night.
Listen. folks. hav. you 4 mascot
for the u. 8. 4 New York;
The sobs aboard the New York
are pining for n mascot They
have no troubl. getting goats. that's
a Eobis main business. bu, an for a
real. regular mascot the ship has
none. Line will form 10 the right
There are 500. 900 tons Of
fiees n or midst Placed sv,d
10 end thu shlss~ Of the fleet,
baffi~~hips. er,ihrrs, Destroyer.
mother ships ard eoii,-~s. the
fleet would form q steel chain
10 miles long.
Speaking Of figures. take the
muperdrcadnough, Mississippi
She carries 800 900 gallons Of
OIL That's sufficient 20 lubricais
an automobile on a trip OF 30 900. 4.
900 miles. according 20 tho siAils
teal sharp OF tho chip. Ensign c.
r. Brown
EnsiEn Brown rays tina, the ar
NOR plate Of IN. Mississippi n ham.
fnefcd out into half inch plate.
would more than cover the entire
city OF Seattle.
The Mississippi cost .o.eoo.
900. She has 1000 electric
lights ard 100 miles Of wiring.
Her s~archilEhts Kre strong
enough 20 illuminate . u~w~gns-
pr for reading 10 miles away.
She nrri~s two airpiaB~s. Ono
button firrs .. itinch guns
simultaneously.
Speed cones. they call than.
They were strung up on haiyards
20 the tor OF the foremasts. When
the fleet nsarrd itn anchorage
they were about half way frofn tho
top. when pulled all tho way 70
the top they signify that the chip
II travelling fun speed. half way up,
half speed. When they arc invcrt.
ed they have the same ua-anlnE.
only that the ship il going sstern.
The speed cones arc used 20 keep
the other ships aware Of wha, their
predecessor IL doing when steanl-
| ing in formation.
The bay side ~ Seattle must
hav. saEwcd something material
when the fleet swept into Elliott
bay. Tens Of thousands OF ppec.
tators packed the piers and open
/ "AtHe"N h'hNfFNA htlf lTAkN Lara
Public market and tho docks.
- wonderful piEhtl- exclaimed
Admiral Rodman from hls flagship
ms he razed inland.
Some class howied the ffrr,
bunch Of Eobs a. they clambered
aboard tho first OF the hundreds Of
Automobiles provided by the flee,
reception committee. 40 the best
beanery." was the usual order
given the chauffeur.
| Ono Of tho curlo-itiev % the fleet
Ia the bog'n's pipe. i, Ia small
/ "ieTsharp" affair, that the bos'n
puts In his mouth and twists
around. emitting n tune not unlikc
that 81 the shrili high pitched
screech OF boys toy whistlc. II
In used at the same time the bugio
IL played to roust the sailors out
for drills
Rear Admiral n. n. Coontz,
former ,ornmnndant Of the Puget
Sound navy yard. Mt Bremerton.
flies his flag as commander Of the
second bnttlcship division from tho
dreadnought Wyoming. Captain
II. II. Christy Is In command OF
the Wyoming.
The uper-drcadnought Missis-
sippi was 10 have been called the
Washington. but while the vessel
was under construction the old
MlsslEhlppi was sold 70 Turkey and
tho uew shin uaa pap,ad 90 .,c