Show FLEET GREETED great welcome extended by thou sands of enthus ast brown men when battless Batt lesh ps arrive at yokohama yokohama the american battle fehik fleet dropped anchor in the bar bor at 9 30 clock sunday morning aa the sixteenth battleship round ed hontou point and came through the entrance to the bay they were accompanied by the japanese cruis ars sova kagami and corn banded by rear admiral passing up the coast off yokohama the first note of real welcome was sounded when a fireworks salute was fired by the america s friends as oci atlon comprised entirely of japanese who had assembled at kuri on the site of perry s bonu ment the fleet responded by grace fully dipping colors when it came closer in the fleet a met by seven big ocean liners chartered by the prefecture of kana gava carrying 7 persons include ng many foreigners the air was filed with bursting bombs sent up irom various points and the roar of voices was heard even in the city of ok when the fleet rounded hontou point and came into full view bt the city of yokohama the sixteen as ambled japanese warships began firing the salute to the rear admiral in command of the american fleet ahe roar of the guns the bursting f reworks bombs the shriek of the team sirens with the ac compani ment of the drone of the deep notes of the liners filled the air with whelming sound ashore bedlam broke loose and words fall to de scribe the enthusiasm of the assem bled thousands when the american fleet finally came to anchor it presented an am rosing spectacle thirty two great v warships occupied four long columns of eight each the americans taking the place of honor n the forefront the japanese immediately behind them heading due north As soon as the fleet came to an chor a reception committee from the japanese government representing every department and attaches of tl e various foreign embassies and ie gallons and the mayor of yokohama iut off from shore tor the flagship connecticut from thousands of flagstaffs and buildings tuil dings and every point in the big city floated the stars and stripes and the entire lengths of miles of streets were almost walled with intertwined american and japanese emblems the bay itself was fairly aflame with bunting where tugs and steamers gaily decorated with streamers and pennants en nants lined the wharves awaiting thousands of excursionists who were out to meet the fleet foreigners were in the minority in the crowds but wherever they appeared they were treated with even exceptional courtesy because on this occasion to the japanese all foreign ers must be americans man of the japanese being unable to rate between americans and those from other lands |