Show EVANS REACHES RIO JAN IRO American Battleships Come Com to Anchor in Brazilian Waters Amid Cheers of Natives NO ACCIDENT MARS TRIP TWO SUPPLY SHIPS ARE STILL AT SEA r I Rio de Janeiro Jan 12 The Ameri Amen American can fleet of sixteen battleships b entered the port of Rio de Janeiro at 3 this afternoon after atter a passage from Port Pont of Spain Trinidad more than miles unmarred bv b serious acci accident accident accident dent replete with Interesting Incidents and ending with ith a royal w from the thousands that had hau ha gathered to greet the visitors The fleet weighed anchor at 4 In the afternoon of Dee Dec 29 at Port of Spain and exactly at 4 today the vessels were swinging at their an anchors anchos anchors chos In this beautiful harbor All of the battleships are here but the supply ships Culgoa and Glacier are still at sea not having been able to keep along with the others The Th fleet has now covered about 1600 miles about a third of pf the distance of the voyage to San Francisco Went Out ut to Meet the Fleet Word that the fleet had passed Cape Frio about fort five miles mlles out was at 80 and Immedi Immediately Immediately immediately scores of tugs and other small craft crowded with spectators set out outto outto outto to meet the visitors and accompany ac them to the anchorage Outlined against the horizon the great great battle battleships battleships battleships ships stretched out In one long line came slowly through the passage Into the bay bayAs ba bas bays As s soon as the anchorage was made the Brazilian minister of marine Ad Admiral Admiral miral mimi Alencar the tile captain of the port the G E Anderson the commandants of naval divisions I and the civic authorities went on board the Connecticut and extended a hearty welcome to Rear Admiral Evans his officers and men Voyage Enjoyable I All the iv down from Port of 01 Spain the voyage voya e mas as an one ene and andall andall all on boar board the ships wore were w re well wen and I seemingly happy happ extent the tho progress prOTe of 1 the thc fleet was wa hampered by br the he trong cur currents currents ur rents and the swell swen poor roal al sand and md mi ml minor minor nor derangements of the auxiliary ma inn machinery chinery chiler Qt cit several of the 1 hips Friday Frida the lOtI a uniform 11 hp li ed or orten orten o oten ten knots was maintained The rhe speed wits itu then Increased to eleven eJem knots and finally finall to twelve All AH through t rough the voyage they encountered pleasant weather and at no time vas thc th heat excessive even while crossing the equator The first land sighted thir th time of leaving Port of Spain w 9 off of rr on the morning cf r f the Rth I at a distance of twenty nil lil a The next land hand to be sighted was vas Cape rape Frio this morning From abreast of Per Pernambuco Pernambuco Pernambuco I there were gentle variable breezes with a smooth sea and a long swell from the southward With rith a fa ia favorable favorable current the battleships suc successfully uc completed the longest Jong st tingle single passage they have yet made 00 miles nilles in which their capacity was wa well tested Equator Crossed At midnight on the tho th tl fleet crossed the equator and Father FaUter Nep Neptune Neptune tune visited the ships On the flagship Connecticut Neptune surrounded ly by his various assistants and satellites addressed a warm welcome to the ad admiral admiral miral mimi in command Never before iad so j many recruits crossed the tho line lino at sit orb one time This great number of re rein n gave Father FaUter Neptune and his followers an unusual opportunity to put iUt iut them through the with inimitable spirit slag lag hung hungat at the yard arms during the eremo er mo monies nies All the newspaper correspond correspondents on the vessels paid the footing rooting with the older officers and a number of midshipmen who took the initiation There was IS the usual lathering and shaving by the banters barners and the duck ducking du duckIng k kIng ing In the tanks which was wag terel by the bears Early on Friday a false alarm of man overboard was sent out from the Missouri MIssouri Mis Missouri which brought the fl fh et to a quick stop and boats were lowered It was an excellent drill and well per yer performed formed On the night of the same day daya a brig showing no lights onte d the tho column and caused a break in the for formation formation formation mation A serious accident vms wis W avert averted ert ed od only by b the skilful handling of the warships Hearty Welcome Outside of Rio a Brazilian fleet con consisting consisting consisting of three cruisers accompanied by the American tender Yankton met the American battleships off Capt lio FrIo io Continued on Page 2 I EVANS REACHES RIO JANEIRO JA Page 1 and an after an exchange of greetings steamed with ith them along the coast CO st line into the roadstead A hearty welcome was extended to the officers and men by the minister of ot marine in the tho name of the time Brazilian government and the navy Bands played and whistles blew with the time of ot many flags as the American ships steamed proudly through and dropped The newspapers here published epe special cial editions describing the splendid welcome extended to the Americans Several of ot the papers will issue daily dally editions in English during the time stay sta of cf f the fleet and have made arrangements to secure extensive special dispatches from the United States State so that the may have the news of their own country The fleet will sail for Punta Arenas Straits Str of Magellan Jan 22 |