| Show I PARADE E OF THE il BIG WARSHIPS I i j Vessels of the Atlantic Fleet to toI I Pass in Review Before the President NEXT MONDAY IS TIME SET NAVY DEPARTMENT RECEIVES I WIRELESS FROM SPERRY Washington Feb Admiral Sper Sperry Sperry ry r today oday sent s nt by wireless Ireless telegraph to the navy Inay department the names of the battleships of his fleet which will re remain remain remain main at anchor in Hampton Roads Roa s un til after March 4 In order to send bat from their crews to the th inaugural Inaugural gural parade in Washington These vessels are arc the Connecticut V Vr Louisiana Wisconsin Georgia Illi 1111 Illinois Illinois nois Kansas Kearsarge and Kentucky the th last three of which will be placed out of commission on their arrival at atthe atthe atthe the home navy nav yards ards The remaining eight battleships which have completed the cruise around the world will leave Hampton Roads for their home navy nav yards ards for repairs immediately after In Inspection Inspection by the admiral which will take place as liS s soon as the review by b the president takes place When hen the fleet enters Hampton Roads next Monday and is reviewed by b President Roosevelt It will wili form a pro procession procession procession cession over ten miles in length and the rev ew by the president will occupy two and a half hours Program i iThe The president after acter receiving and I addressing Rear Admiral Sperry the thereal thereal thereal real admirals commanding the divisions of the fleet and the captains of each of the thc battleships on board the May flower at 2 p m will go aboard each of ot the divisional flagships arid a d address a 3 representation of the tife officers aid a d crews of the four fout shIps forming each division In this way he will reach all the men of the fleet neet indirectly For him to visit each vessel would occupy too much time and Rear Admiral Sper Sperry Sperry ry devised this plan There will be twentysix vessels in including eluding clu the auxiliary Yankton The different divisions of the fleet will steam SOO yards apart and each f the vessels will wUl be yards apart Tins T Th flagship Connecticut will reach the tall tail of the h reShoe where the presidents yacht acht Mayflower will occupy the same position she did when the fleet depart departed ed at exactly 11 a m mR Review R nf of th the Fleet n The long single column will pass the Mayflower and take up position In the roads It will take two hours and a half for the entire fleet to pass At p m in the vessels will wIil drop anchor either Ither in a two or formation The barges of the admirals of or the fleet will visit each e ch ship of their respective divisions and pick up the thc captains of the fleet They will then steam along alongside alongside alongside side the Mayflower reaching there at 2 p m Accompanied by the chief the president will leave the Mayflower at p m and proceed to the Connecticut passing minutes there and then go to the Louisiana the flagship of the second division arriving there at p m rn He will visit the Georgia flagship of the third division at 33 p m ro and the n of the fourth division at 4 05 p m The president will reach the Mayflower on the return at p pm pm pm m and the vessel w will ill then steam for Washington I |
