Show I 1 FLEET REBUS REACHES J JAPANESE IESE 4 g I I Big Battleships of the United I 1 I I States Navy at Anchor in inI hi Yokohama Harbor 1 GREAT WELCOME EXTENDED COUNTLESS THOUSANDS OF PEO PEOPLE PEOPLE I PLC WITNESSED ARRIVAL ARRIVALS r S H f Hm 6 I 6 tt t Yokohama Q Oat t jg The American 4 1 battleship b fleet dropped anchor In Inthe f the harbor at 93 91 9 this Sun Sunday Sunday 4 day dai morning f 4 4 Owing to a fog foJ that thit hung hun over oyer the thebo f hay bay bo there was some delay in ln the 4 4 fleets arrival 4 4 At 84 a m ni the th guns s t f p tt o 4 n Japanese battleships 4 S 4 boomed b a f t salute 11 i ut th JIM t Yank Yankton 4 f 4 ton which was waR slightly slight In Int die Uie lead lood 4 I I I 4 of or the th American fleet appeared l dim dimL L 4 ly Iy through the t foe fot g oon lifted lifted lI ted 4 4 4 a little tittle enabling a full tull view of or tho the 4 4 4 fleet approaching Us Its anchorage 4 4 ground 4 I f ff t t t Yokohama Oct 18 It was In hi the tho gray grat it I hours before dawn this morning when h n the th I of or Americas great t white whitt bat battleship battles lp float fIet were dimly discerned mancu m neu neui i v rin off the tho th entrance to Tokio bay Al At Already c r ready raly ly Yokohama was wata US awake and the I streets streeta were crowded with excited pee pea people I y pie le streaming from tho surrounding coun country try to U afoot in h rl r In carriages making their way to the water front and to the hills overlooking tho the bay to get 1 I their first glimpse of ot the great fleet i e From thousands of or flagstaffs and build buildings buildS S ings Inge and every ever point In the big city floated the stars and stripes and the en ure lengths of miles of t streets were al almost almost I most walled with Intertwined American hd Japanese Ja ane c The ThO bay itself It elt t 4 was Willi wa fairly aIry aflame with bunting Whore where tugs and fUld steamers gaily ga Iy decorated with w streamers and pennants lined the t wharves thousands of ot excursion i lets who were going out to meet the fleet Incoming Trains Crowded 1 Incoming trains throughout the night were crowded cr and by morning already practically every vantage point command commandIng Ing n a view of the approach of or the six sixteen sixteen teen teon big ships rounding point was occupied by the tens of or thousands 2 early awAIting the coming coIng of ot the naval pageant As the hours passed and an day daylight light dawned it revealed an WI inspiring afloat S and 1 fl D UH V fl D UH V Vi i Even the early pours hours made It apparent apparent 4 c ent cut that all aU expectations of or great crowds t and an enthusiastic welcome to the Amer American Amerlean t I ican lean fleet would be lie exceeded and that all nU sJ records of ot the outpouring of oC popular sen sei sentiment i would be surpassed The enthusiasm ii f sIam of ot the tile people was evidently sincere I though mixed with the natural curIosity Ir t to see the big fighting ships from Amer America Amert AmerIca t ica the long and successful cruise of ot which w has marked a new epoch In naval t I history were In the minority In the but wherever they the appeared apP red they were treated with fh even exceptional cour coui j u LI tsy because today to the Japanese all alli i foreigners ers must be Americans many of ot t the Japanese being unable to discriminate between tWeen Americans and those from other I lands Escort of Cruisers tI 3 the tho th sixteenth b LU rounded j point and came through h the en I tranCe to the tho bay they th JI er accompanied a 0 by the tho Japanese cruisers Soya Soa and commanded by br Rear Admi Admiral rail ral r Pawing up the coast off ort 4 Yokohama the first note of ot real wel welcome w l li L i some come was sounded when a fireworks sa salute sai i lute was fired tIred by bl the Americas Friends l association comprised entirely of Jap Japanese Japanese rv anese who had assembled at I ii on the site of ot Perrys monument ment Tho The it I fleet responded by gracefully dipping cot col colors ors orl U When it came closer in the fleet was as i I I met by b seven big ocean cean liners chartered chart nd I by the prefecture pret tUre of t carrying I 00 persons Jle ons including many foreigners The air was filled with bursting bombs I sent up from various points and the roar of or voices was heard even In the city of I Y 1 4 When the fleet rounded point 1 l I and came Into full tull view of ot the city of ot Yokohama the sixteen assembled Jap Japanese Japanese Japanese anese warships warship began Tiring firing the salute to the rear admiral In command of ot the American fleet t The roar of ot the guns the bursting fireworks bombs the shriek of or the steam sirens III ns with the accompaniment ment of ot the drone of ot tha th tb deep notes of or orthe the liners filled rUled the air with overwhelm overwhelming ing sound sounds Ashore bedlam broke loose and words fall All to describe the enthusiasm Of It the assembled thousands When he American fleet finally came cameto cameto cameto to anchor It presented an Imposing spec spectacle spectacle great gr it warships occupied occupied occupied pied four tour long columns of ot eight each the Americans taking the th place of ot honor In Inthe Inthe Inthe the forefront the Japanese Immediately behind them and heading due north As soon coon as the came rame to anchor a reception committee from the Japanese government representing every depart department mont ment and fUd attaches of or the various for tor foreign foreign eign embassies and legations and the th mayer major ma rot of Yokohama Yoko ama put off oft from shore for tor the flagship Connecticut American Ambassador OBrien did not come com down from Tokio Tolda because under naval etiquette he could not be present until Inti the admiral commanding the fleet Rad paid an official call c upon him The rhe ambassadors wife however was present together with ladles ladies lad Its of bf t the embassy assy us J I well veIl ell as a Consul General gammons ammons at Seoul and AntI Mr Sammons and Secretary Jay of ot the tho th American embassy all In an unofficial cia cial capacity as guests gues i of ot the Japanese navy Francis B Loomis head of 0 the he Ameri Amerl American can an commission to the Japanese Inter International international International national exposition together with Sec Secretary Secretary and the entire busi business business business ness mens delegation from the Pacific coast now on a visit to Japan were also present arriving In a special train from I Tokio early earb In the tha Every vernacular newspaper In Yoko Yokohama Yokohama Yokohama hama and Tokio prints special illustrated editions this morning containing enthusiastic enthusiastic articles with reference to the com coming comIng ing lug of ot the American fleet The entire circulation of or these newspapers will w U probably probably probably ably reach |