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Show FLEET ARRIVES it sunns Business Suspended for the Day, While People of the West Greet the Nation's Defenders. Forty-four Vessels Pass Through Golden Gol-den Gate and Are Now Anchored In the Bay South of the Mar-het Mar-het Street Ferry Terminals. Ter-minals. Ban FranclBco. After weeks of expectation ex-pectation tho people of tho great west woro given a chance on Wednesday to welcome the Atlantic battleship fleet, which, after a record-breaking cruise of more thnn fourteen thousand thou-sand miles, steamed through tho rocky portals of Golden Gate and camo to rest In tho Snn Francisco harbor. Tho whlto anchored, four-starred four-starred bluo flag ot the secretary ot tiro navy, flying from the mainmast of tho trim little gunboat Yorktown, fluttered tho wclcomo of tho nation, whllo tho governor of California, tho mayor of San Francisco, and tho peoplo peo-plo of a hundred towns and cities voiced the greetings of the enthusiastic enthusias-tic west tea tho long-looked-for fleet steamed majestically up the bay. Onco lnsldo tho entranco to tho bay j. tho heavy vessels of tho eastern coast wero Joined by tho armorod cruisers of tho entire Pacific fleot, nnd tho navy of the nation all savo n fow nowly commissioned or ro-sorved ro-sorved ships on tho Atlantic, and somo patrol boats scattered In tho Orient Joined In a parado which Tor Impressive beauty and strength ol fighting timber has nover been equaled. Forty-four vessels, ranging frpni the 10,000-ton Connecticut nnd tiro five sisters, or her class, down to tho tiny torpedo bontw, no larger than n racing launch, passed through tho harbor to tho anchorage grounds, south or tho Market street ferry terminals. Tho parado and the maneuvers ot anchoring occupied full four hours of time, nnd gave to tho peoplo who mado black tiro hills of tho city, the Islands of tho hnrbor, houso tops and mountain heights twenty miles awny, 1 tho moBt wondrous naval spectacle they havo ovor known. San Francisco, Fran-cisco, Oakland nnd other cities near by all took a holiday to witness tho coming of tho licet. Thero was a comploto cessation of business, nnd tho strcols in tho down town section woro nbsolutoly desortd. Ranks and business houses were closed for tho dny, and everybody flocked to tiro MIlBldes overlooking tho gateway nnd tho hnrbor. Moro peoplo camo . into tho city Tuesday night and Wed- nesday morning than lort during tho terror nnd homeless days rollowlng tho lire. Rear Admiral Robloy D. EvanB, commander In chlof of tho Atlantic fleet, nnd Just uow in command or the assembled ships of both oceans, stood on tho arter bridge or tho Connecticut Con-necticut ns tho fumoiM llngshlp led tho way through tho harbor's gato and until sho camo to anchor at tho head of tho battleship column. After tho fleet had anchored tho government customs launch Ilnrtly put off from Mission Btreot wharf, bearing Mnyor Taylor nnd tiro reception recep-tion committee, to pay tho city's of- . flchil greeting and proclaim rormal welcome to Rear Admiral Evans nnd tho sailors. Tho Ilnrtly reached tho llagshlp at H o'clock, and between flics or marines with arms ut present tho mnyor and the commlttpo woro recolvod on the quarter deck of tho Connecticut and taken below to tho cabin hall to meet tho admiral. Hearty greetings woro exchanged ho-tween ho-tween the ndmlrnl, mayor nnd tho member, or tlvo reception committee Aftor tho corcmoiiles of tho official call woro over, Mayor Taylor nnd tho cciiiinlttco hoarded tho Ilnrtly and camo ashore, Following tho official mil Admiral Evans camo nshoro and wns taken to tho St. Francis hotel to meet his wlfo and daughter. |