Evening star., 1934-05-31
FOG TWICE HA[TS
PRESIDENTS BOAT
ON WAY TO FLEET
Review Program Delayed as
Haze Covers Atlantic
Off New York.
WARSHIPS ALSO HELD UP
ON WAY TO RENDEZVOUS
Flagship Passes Almost Two
Hours Behind Schedule to Start
Colorful Maneuver.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 3l-President
only after their rendezvous had been
delayed for nearly two hours by fog.
The cruiser indianapolis, carrying
the President to the review scene off
Ambrose Light, twice was halted by
fog. 1t got under way the second time
at 1045 am. (E. S. T.) and reached
its designated position at 80, where
it waited more than an hour for the
first of the warcraft to appear.
Ships Make 12-Mile Line.
The actual review of the fleet, a
gaunt gray armada of So ships ana
40 900 men, was three-fold spectacle
the ships in review, the planes in
an aerial demonstration and the final
procession of the vessels to bertnS
about Manhattan
The column of ships, IL miles long,
came up over the horizon majestically
on the sparkling sea. With battle
flags flying and guns laundering the
presidential salute, the vessals passed
within 500 yards of the anchored
reviewing ship.
The United States Fleet Flagship,
the U. S. S. Pennsylvania, under the
four star blue flag of Admiral D. F.
Sellers, led the line of march. Its
giant grey hull appeared on the
horizon at 1880 pm. Eastern stand
ard time).
For nearly an hour the ships passed.
with all men in full dress uniform
and the rails manned-a tradition of
the sea, with men spaced at arms
length about the rails.
AS each vessel drew abreast of the
President, the crew came to hand
salute, the guard presented arms, the
band played the national anthem and
each saluting ship-battleships and
cruisers-in turn gave the presiden-
tial salute Of 81 guns, fired at FIVE
second intervals.
President Watches Proudly.
The President, himself a seagoing
man and once Assistant Secretary of
the Navy, accepted each salute and
eyed the ships and men closely. proud
ly, as the 700,000-ton power of the
Navy was spread before him.
The Pennsylvania, after passing in
review, anchored in the reviewing line.
and the aircraft carriers Saratoga
and Lexington, each with two escort
destroyers, and the U. s. s. Langley
took places favorable to launching
their planes.
AS the last ship in line passed the
President, the carriers released their
planes, a swarm blackening the sky
for half an hour, storming about in
formations laying smoke screens, fly
ing and looming in horizontal and
dive bombings.
The ships executed a counter march
and fell in behind the reviewing YES
sells as they weighed anchor and the
Presidents ships led the way in
stately parade to land The II air
squadrons, representing 174 planes,
returned to nest and rode in on the
decks of their carriers.
Thousands of spectators saw the
review at sea from steamers and pri-
vate vessels and planes, but literally
millions lined the New York and New
Jersey shores to watch the process
sion of ships into the harbor and to
cheer:
THE fleets in!"
On its way to Ambrose. the In
dianapolis was delayed 80 minutes
by the fog on the first occasion 8
miles out from Manhattan, but got
under way again at $50 am, Eastern
standard time. Half an hour later
heavy fog again overlook the Indian
apolis, and anchor was again dropped
about 10 miles from Ambrose
Lightship.
Fleet Is Fog g-B0und.
AS the Indianapolis anchored in the
Narrows, the strip of water connecting
Upper and Lower New York Bays,
word flashed from the fleet that it
was proceeding slowly in deep fog %
miles away.
The messages said that unless the
weather improved the feet would be
somewhat delayed in passing the re-
viewing point.
A haze hung over the New York
skyline as the President sailed down
the harbor. Mr.. Roosevelt sat on a
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