Show OUR BIG ff AT HISCO first DI division vision of pacific fleet cat cast A anchor n c hor after a C cruise r u is e of th thirty I 1 rt y six thousand miles san sail I 1 I 1 lilt 1 alist of the pacific fleet facet id of the he american tid td malli hah is if to ass assemble enible in pacific chael mateis by order of the president pies ident steamed the golden gate cate at thursday booming the four armsted arnio icil cruisers the heads in file formation led by tho the flagship west av virginia irgin is flying at her ruas masthead thead the two starred flag of the commander of the fleet rear admiral james 11 daton five hundred barda arda to the rear came the colorado followed at like distances by the II maryland arland and the rhe fhe arrival of at the tour four big sister bister ships marked the end of a 36 milo mile ci celse t ise which began at newport it I 1 last laai september the squadron squad ion was sighted outside the heads at daybreak steaming at half speed out of a coast fog di bringing his chips to anchor off the he city front a few minutes before 8 0 clock admiral dulton full filled lits promise by irele s the night afore arrive home time in the early fore noon thousands of people antiel the event were gathered along the water front and the hilltops hlll tops corn madding a v view law of the bay oblivious of the fact that they could not be dla dis from the decks decicc they big nailed balled their welcome to the huge white and buff fighting machines mach lueB by their hats and handkerchiefs and as fleecy puffs of emoke arose and drifted from the mouths of the six sa s1 x lne guns auns of the abt virginia fhe hey che cheered ercil admiral put off from lila his flagship the cruiser charleston as soon as the west virginia moored on board the latter vessel the rails raila were manned and the band struck up a lively air as aa admiral sapped onto the quarter delk deik to greet the ho comman commander derin in chief of the fleet bleet the brief formality over the two ad shook hands bands warmly and at once retired for an official conference relative to the departure from this port of the cruisers california charleston and st louis for target practice at magdalena bay capt I 1 B D milton commanding the west virginia received a score or of newspaper men who had been waiting in launches ter or an hour to come aboard at 1 0 clock thursday afternoon it a joint committee of about men prominent pi eminent in political bu business bubl biness ness and ocial life of san francisco and near by cities boarded the west virginia to greet and welcome admiral dayton and the officers of the fleet united states stater senator perkins made a brief formal madresh of welcome |