Salt Lake Herald | 1908-05-24 | Page 17 | Little City on Sound Visited

UH CiTY ON I SOUND Fleet FI et Reunited and Anchored in Habor at Seattle Se j i SPERRY GIVEN KEY OF GOLD RECEPTION TO OFFICERS THE FIRST OFFICIAL FUNCTION Seattle Wash Wath May lra 23 The city of ot Seattle sitting on her seven clothed I hills on the shore of ot Puget sound ca capitulated capitulated today toda to the Atlantic fleet of 01 battleships under command bf be of Rear Admiral Charles S Sperry The gates of the city were thrown open wide and Admiral Sperry was n the key made of Alaskan gold goldAt goldAt goldAt At the fleet came Into sight around No Point at 2 it was caught sight of by b half a million people as assembled assembled assembled on the heights terraces and high buildings and the shores of the bay were black with the patriotic people The normal population of oC ore one quarter of a million was augmented by byan b ban byan an equal number who came from the distant states of Montana Idaho Ore Oregon Oregon Oregon gon and from across the Canadian bor border border border der to witness the unusual naval spec spectacle spectacle cl Fleet Again United At 9 this morning the different divisions of the fleet which was divided two days ago reunited at Port Town Townsend Townsend Townsend send The Missouri came up from the theNa Navy Na yard at Bremerton and from Bellingham the flagship Connecticut Kansas Minnesota Vermont Georgia New Jersey ersey and Rhode Island From Port Angeles came the Louisiana Vir Virginia Virginia Virginia ginia and Ohio and out of the harbor of or Port Townsend steamed the Illinois and Kearsarge Forming in single line the reassembled fleet began the ad advance advance advance vance on Seattle In procession As the flagship arrived off West rest Point It was met by a flotilla of ot excursion I boats beats which turned and followed In its wake as It rounded the forested points I of jutting land under the lee of the snowcapped Olympic range along the channel into which in the days prime primeval primeval primeval val the wooden paddle of ot the Indians war canoe was dipped Escorted by Flotilla NearIng the city the steamer Uma Jima tina carrying the reception commit committee tee came abreast of the Connecticut turned and escorted her to the anchor anchorage anchorage anchorage age age ground while the hundreds hund eds of boats beats in the welcoming flotilla formed Into double line and escorted the re remainder remainder remainder of the fleet Into the harbor I Anchors were dropped amid the firing of salutes blowing of sirens and cheers from thousands of throats The recep reception reception reception tion committee headed by Mayor John JohnF F Miller boarded the Connecticut and officially aSsured Rear Admiral Sperry that he his officers and men were welcome to our city In the name of the city Mayor Miller presented Rear Admiral Sperry Sp rry with a golden key fashioned from Alaskan gold Tonight every ship is outlined from masthead to waterline in electric lights and the Japanese residents are dis discharging discharging discharging charging novel fireworks The only official function tonight was wasa a reception to the officers of the fleet at the Washington hotel which was brilliantly decorated for the occasion The fleet will remain In the harbor until May 27 I