New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02
ElNt Arrives
For Fortnight
Vacation Here
nestroyers Slip Into Port
Ahead of Big Fighters;
Cuu Salutes and Sunshine
Welcome Sailors TO City
$500 Quickly Ashore
nsuiels With the Atlantic
Warcraft; Crowds Watch
Planes Dart Above Ships

c,sv hulls and turrets a-glisten in
..a sunlight which broke through
,,,ss clouds as if seeking to glorify
~ coming of the armada, the Atlantic
80 massage into the North River
r.s+srdav. where it cast anchor for q
.ro weeks vacation. presented spec
...e as Imposing as it was inspiring
"a the patriotic observer.
With the flagship Pennsylvania
,oominc out the salutes of seven and
.h;r4een euns-seven for the senior
laval officer in charge Of the Bay
p;aee Receiving Station, Captain Sim
rons, and thirteen Tor Rear Ad-
~;ral Simpson. commanding the fleets
snnnlv train, who was on the Columbia
- The Hoboken docks when the pro-
oossion passed-the eight big dread
.nnrbts ploughed past the Statue of
liberty and the Battery at 3 clip Of
sfteen knots. AS the big fighters
nsssed on up the river they were fol-
Sowpd to their anchorage stations by
the supply ships Columbia, Prometheus
and Bridge. .
The destroyer feet, in command of
pear Admiral c. P Plunkett, who COM
handed the big naval guns on the
Western front. stole march on the
msin section Of the feet by preceding
The dreadnoughts into the river. The
destroyers, thirty-two in number. sped
mast the Battery four hours ahead of
tbe battleships and before workers
slong the water front were aware of
their coming.
At variance with traditional custom,
the flagship Pennsylvania, with Rear
admiral Henry B. Wilson, the fleets
commander, and Secretary of the Navy
Daniels aboard took up fourth position
N the line of battleships, which was
headed by the Oklahoma. In the rear
of the Oklahoma were the Nevada, the
Arizona, then the Pennsylvania and the
Florida. the North Dakota, the Utah and
the Delaware. The entire fleet was
anchored and debarking the first con-
tingents of officers and sailors on
twenty-four- hour leave by noon, city
time.
By nightfall half of the fleets per-
sonnsl-7,500 men-had gone ashore to
spend the evening, and many this n.ght.
With happy grin peculiar to thefgob,
the men tumbled into the big motor
cutters for their trip to the landings.
Bundles Of all shapes, with here and
there an overnight bag and suitcase,
were conspicuous, and even bird cages
With parrots from the West Indies were
included IN the baggage.
Many OF the gobs were greeted at the
landings BY sweethearts and relatives.
At o'clock n the afternoon the motor
boats began loading on the welcomers
who had not found Jack or Charlie or
Tom among the first debarkers and took
them to the war vessels, where they
clambered aboard for the affectionate
greeting.
Riverside Drive was lined with thou
SANDS of people who watched the busy
scene in front Of them. Many took adj
vantage Of the sightseeing privilege
from o'clock 20 3 to go aboard one
Of the big dreadnoughts.
At the foremost CT the PENNSYLVANIA
flew the fourstarred flag of Admiral
wilson. On the other mast was the
co!ors Of the Secretary of the Navy.
Inc marines and sailers were at set
tng-up exercise when the battleships
entered the harbor.
The United States navy and army
planes buzzed and sped around and
over the men o. war as they turned
their noses into the bay and Narrows.
Not until the head of the column
reached Quarantine did the clouds part
10 let through struggling. persistent
sun Ihen the cameras, on tugs and
IN air, got busy, for it was not too
late to catch" the Statute of Liberty.
ana the ships as they churned the
waters IN passing and the skyline of
lower New York loomed up just in time
TO include it in the view of the dread
houghts, which were smoking Justify.
a few moments before the Pennsyl-
Vanla dropped anchor off Ninety-sev-
e9tn Street Secretary Daniels held a
%TlFeless telephone conversation with
Rear Admiral J. D. Mcdonald, com
manqant OF the Brooklyn Navy Yard. in
" W &c ne praised the trim appearance
o. 'ne Atlantic feet and remarked that
me navy now was two and one-half
umes stronger than it was prior to the
war. The conversation was heard at
1Hnes Square, where apparatus had
oeen installed for the purpose, and on
tsch OF the ships of the feet, all of the
telephone. ava ''' '
, 1t was fine cruise and we're all
g Na, 10 get home again" were Admiral
uASons hrst words to newspaper men