Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1908-01-17 | Page 5 | Fleet Reaches Rio Janeiro

FLEET REACHES RIO JANEIRO american battleships come to anchor in brazilian waters rio do de janeiro the american fleet of sixteen battleships entered the port of rio do de janeiro at 3 0 clock sun still day afternoon after a p from port of spain mole moie than 0 miles unman ed by serious aeck dent replete mith ft ath interesting inci dents and ending with a royal wel come from the thousands that had gathered to gret greet the tha visitors the fleet weighed anchor at 4 oc 0 clock loIc in the afternoon of december 29 at port of spain and exactly at 4 0 clock delock january 12 the vessels were swinging at their anchors in this beautiful the fleet feet has now covered about 4 miles about a third of the distance of the voa vo age to san ban francisco