Show A magnificent array of war ships of every class re viewed by president representative gathering of the amer can navy about of the fight ng forces be ng in the review afford ng imps ng spectacle 0 ster bay N Y under ashes that broke brill anti blue before a wms aling gale which swept down long island sound and blew out to sea the sullen clouds and tempestuous rains I 1 which had threatened to imme asur ably mar the spectacle president Pies ident roosevelt on monday wih n hailing distance of his summer home re viewed the most magnificent naval fleet ever assembled under the amer lean flag forty five of the mast splendid types of the fightlin figh tin vessels afloat lay at anchor in three long col dumns as the naval yacht mayflower which just a year ago was written into history as the meeting gro ind of the peace plenipotentiaries of russia and japan passed up and down the lines the mayflowers journey was made amid a continuous boom of sa cannons and gun after gun spoke the navy s honor to the corn mander in chief of all america s mil tary forces president roosevelt had as his guests on board the mayflower the secretary of the navy and several oth er government officials members of the senate and house committee on naval affairs and the naval attaches of eight of the powers of the world there was something of an object les son in this gathering of a re presenta tive array of the american navy about one third of the fighting forces being in the review when the parade of the mayflower a over and the president had looked with critical eye at each of the flag dressed vessels his yacht came to anchor and he received on board the commanding officers of the fleet then followed a gala luncheon at which the officers the government officials the attaches senators and congressmen were guests together with a number of the personal friends of the ent |