Show 6 U fah KID ff sm ALL ABB 11 LL I 1 TUC TH inlall fi bal IT PU ri 4 rs 3 ME WI 11 HI VA ME 11 FC F C WA 0 0 lugH I 1 ilu W na I 1 american war vessels in their boatin coating 9 of white made a most favorable contrast with the foreign fore 19 n ships in black naval nav aevie review W I 1 in hampton roads was a spectacular sight t i 4 r norfolk april 26 the trim mayflower bearing the president and mrs roosevelt secretary loeb and a few invited guests approaching from the eastward arrived at the head of the column of war vessels this thir morning almost an hour before the usual call for quarters is sounded aboard a man of war As the mayflower passed with ra rainbow flags a flutter the american flagship fla boomed out the first guns of the presidential salute in a hash the 0 other ther american ships and the foreign vessels had manned their cannon anil anti a roar of twenty one guns s fired from each vessel of the fleet sounded almost simultaneously the mayflower pointed her way up the roads toward adward norfolk passing along the outer line of foreign ships close aboard As she cleared the first of these the visiting vessel oceh opened fire with a new now series of salutes repeated on every battleship and cruiser of the big fleet the mayflowers May flowers way had been kept clear for her since early morning by the little steam guard launches sent pent out from the ships to do picket duty darting here and there like flasha of lightning with shrill whistles screeching a warning to trespassing tres passing craft the little policemen of the roads were ivere a unique and interesting feature lot of the cant bant each of the foreign and american ships manned the rails ralls as tho passed in review the crews were drawn up in close order along the forward and quarter decks and elevations of the superstructure and r stood tood at attention as tho mayflower skirted each line the deep throated guns of five great nations today voiced a salute in unison to tho the american flag and to the president of the united states the rever berating boom of the cannon thundering and re echoing over oyer iho the waters of the far famed hampton roads where nearly half a cen century ago the monitor and the merrimac met in the memorable conflict which brought into being the armored cruiser from the little yankee boeset net up on a raft and the triangular mats mass of 0 iron which carried the he confederate flag in 1862 to the modem fighting machine typified by the flower of the american navy gathered gat heredi in holiday assemblage t today oday Is a far cry yet many of those who stood on the shore and witnessed the naval pageant in the roadstead vividly recalled the historic date dalo when the wind rippled waters which formed the setting of this greatest international rendezvous of war vessels of recent years were splashing wl with th the shot and bholi shell of the first great battle of steel clad ships president roosevelt Rooe evelt from the bridge of the trim trini little yacht cruiser mayflower whose decks were the meeting place of the peace plenipotentiaries laries of russia and japan iss low than two years ago reviewed viewed re the great assemblage of flag draped fighters gathered from the I 1 corners of the world to make a notable opening day of the jamestown ter cen tennial exposition commemorating the anniversary of the first english settlement in america steaming down the long column of dark hulled foreigners the president lent was greeted by each vessel in with a salute of twenty one guns the mayflower then turned down the lane of american battleships and cruller i 4 and again the roar of saluting cannon swept across the waters the new american navy was ewas in la its infancy fourteen years ago when the brilliant rendezvous of 1893 was held in ijams ton roads today the magnificent atlantic fleet under command of rear admiral robley D evans evanti presented a picture of impressive fighting strength notable in the naval annals of the world the foreign vessels were given the positions of honor in a line stretching nearest and parallel to the shores shore sot of tho the exposition grounds frowning and formidable in their dark drab coloring with funnels funnel 5 as black as the smoke which poured from fron their tok tops the squadrons sent by great groat britain by austria by germany and the argentine republic loomed in deep abadea relief against the dazzling background of american vesela whose glistening white sides sparkled in the light rays reflected tram from tho the water and light bun buff superstructure and stacks lent a harmonious setting to the many hued flags lags floating from mastheads mast heads and peaks from fighting tope and flying trucks the foreign vessels were suggestive of the american ships during the daya of tho the wan war with spain when the traditional and exclusive dressing of white gave way to the sombre grey hue of war az apparel parel american vessels at naval gather gater ings abroad have always been an attractive center of interest because of their graceful lines and clean cut appearance pe arance today in the full strength of a borne home protecting fleet chev made an impression which will livelong in the memory of those who looked with the president as rom commander man der ln in ahle f doffed coffed his hat in acano ac led gement of each thunderous salute which marked the progress of the review not the least of those who witnessed this inaugural ceremony of the opening of tho the exposition were the military and naval officers of thirty seven of the nations of the 11 wor world the ambassadors and ministers of all these nations were also a ong those who gavid upon the beau j ticul naval show the foreign diplo matises and officers on board the 1 steamer newport ne news w s which brought them down from washington last night andi and which was given a position of vantage over the hundreds of excursion steamers and pleasure craft of every imaginable description which formed a frame about the background of the assembled none of the pleasure or excursion craft wore were allowed to cross before the war ve sels on the east thus assuring those at the exPoSit exposition lon grounds an unobstructed A lew of the impressive ceremonies pictured almost as in miniature several thousands of yards 1 way away a in the bauo waters of the to roadster road sted back of the first line of foreign vessels was ranged the mightiest column of american battleships fhe he history ot of the nation has over ever known stretching away in a curving line up the broad channel way from the government pier off old point comfort sixteen mighty fortresses of tho tha sea wide hulled squat and heavy the backbone of the american navy fittingly formed the center of the fleet for the day days r review e in a third line and all bj but hidden bidden from the shore by the bulk of 0 the heavy battleships were the cruisers and spectre line torpedo craft attached to the american squadrons clustered far inshore toward the exposition water front were the several naval vessels which have been assigned as station ships and will remain hero here until the close of the fair the last of november there were thirty eight american ships in review the foreign ships number numbered eil twelve typical modem modera fighting craft and furnished a picturesque tur esque f and striking contrast aa as between the foreign built cruisers and I 1 the products of american ship and 4 navy yards all of the of the combined fleets beets were dread siZed in the flags of the nations and the brilliant hued pen pea nants and bunting which form in ter national rignal code during tho the salutes to the president the white puffs ot of powder smoke floated away like tiny flecks of 0 summer clouds arold the fluttering flags of tho the decorated ships the effects being olio one of unexpected beauty As representatives s of the greatest naval power of the world the british cruiser squadron commanded by admiral sir george neville and consisting of the armored cruisers crul sera good hope argyll hampshire and roxburgh attracted a large share of attention tent lon the good hope a vessel with the strength and striking power of a battleship combined with a speed of 23 knots and of horse power a score of thousands selves arven as admiral xo a villes flagship her tonnage Is ii equal to that of af more than one alt alf of the american ships but Is not so great as that of the new type of american cruiser represented by the washington and tennessee in fleet each registering tons tho the good hope altogether with tho the german imperial flagship roon an ari armored nored cruiser lighter than the british boats but built much along the same lines four funnels and two military masts being the striking features of bf himl larity were assigned bertha berth 4 to uie the right tight and ant left of iho the connecticut the big ton battleships to which hear rear admiral bvans evans recently transferred his flag of command these three flagships formal a triangle where here tho i mayflower at the review dropped anchor the roon liar on board commodore carlo aron hoff commanding the german bouth south atlantic squadron captain voa von Pa switch adjutant of emperor william aj 1 also aboard as special representative of the emperor the flag officer of the austrian squadron Is commodore harmann Ples coU the Aus austrian triZa flagship sankt sanat georg Is 2000 tons lighter than the roon dark of hull and funnels she and most of the other foreigners eigners or might have been blen considered today as one fleet but for the variance of the flags at truck and stern the great assemblage of ships seemed to be divided only in two claro classes the immaculate white of the tho american vessels being in opposition to the murky gloomy darkness of the I 1 visitors from across the th seas in the american fleet wat wai wa i t represented a s ent almost every type of vessel known 0 11 to the nary navy of odthe lh country the stalwart art bonners tot ton iners ners the connecticut louisiana and virginia had to share hanora honor with the almost forgotten monitor canonicus a cheese box herself and d slightly improved over her famous prototype A relic of civil war daye days the old canonicus Canoni cua has just bean boen fitted out ut at the Nor norfolk foll navy yard at a a cost coat of to enable her to take place along the side bide of the proudest remels of the navy in which ahe she at one time was such a formidable unit heavy coats of black paint do oat alto gather hide bide the cars of the antiquated ship which will remain a permanent feature of the exposition x 1 I 1 |