Show FlEET ARRIVES AT SAN FRANCISCO Business Suspended for the Day While People of the West Greet the Nations Defenders Fortyfour Vessels Pass Through Golden Gol-den Gate and Are Now Anchored In the Bay bouth of the Mar Hat Street Ferry Terminals Ter-minals i San Francisco After weeks of expectation i ex-pectation the people of lire great west wore given a chance on Wednesday to welcome tho Atlantic battleship fleet which after a rceord breaking cruise of moro than fourteen thousand thou-sand miles Btcamud through tho rocky portals of Golden Gate and cnmo to rant In tho San Francisco harbor The white anchored four starred blue Hag of the secretary of the navy flying from the mainmast fit the trim little gunboat Yorktown fluttered tlio welcome oJ tho nation whllo the governor of California tho mayor of San Francisco and tho people peo-ple of a hundred towns and cities voiced tho greetings or the enthusiastic enthusias-tic west as tho long lookeddor fleet steamed majestically up tho bay Once Inside tho entrance to the bay tho heavy vessels of the eastern coast ware Joined by the armored rrulseru of the entire Pacific fleet and the navy of the nation all savo a tow lowly commissioned or reserved re-served ships on tho Atlantic and some patrol boats scattered in the Orient Joined in a parade which for Impressive beauty and strength of fighting timber has never been equaled Fortyfour vessels ranging from tho 10000ton Connecticut and the live sisters of her class down to the tiny torpedo boats no larger than n racing launch passed through the harbor to the anchorage groinlB south of the Market street ferry terminals ter-minals The parade and tho maneuvers of anchoring occupied full four hours of time and gave to the people who made black tiro hills of the city tho islands of tho harbor house tops and mountain heights twenty miles away tho most wondrous naval spectacle they havo over known San Francisco Fran-cisco Oakland and other cities nearby near-by all took a holiday to witness tho coming of tho hoot There was a complete cessation ot business and tho streets In tho down town sections wero absolutely desertd Banks and business houses were closed for tho day and everybody flocked to tiro hillsides overlooking the gateway antI tho harbor Moro people came Into tho city Tuesday night and Wednesday Wed-nesday morning than loft during tho terror and homeless days following the fire Rear Admiral Robloy D Evans commander In chief of the Atlantic fleet and Just now In command of the assembled ships of both oceans stood on the after bridge of the Connecticut Con-necticut ns tiro famous flagship led tho way through the harbors gato i and until sho came to anchor at tho I head of tho battleship column After tho fleet had anchored tho government customs launch Hartly put oft from Mission street wharf bearing Mayor Taylor and tiro reception recep-tion committee to pay the citys official of-ficial greeting and proclaim formal welcome to Rear Admiral Evans and tho sailors The Hartly reached tho flagship at 3 oclock and between files of marines with arms at present the mayor and the committee wero received on the quarter deck of tho Connecticut and taken below to tho cabin hall to meet the admiral Hearty greetings wore exchanged between be-tween tho admiral mayor and tho members of tho reception committee After tho ceremonies of the official call wore over Mayor Taylor and the committee boarded the Hartly and came ashore Following the official call Ailralr1 Evans came ashore and was taken w tho St Francis hotel to meet his wife I and daughter |