Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-02-24 | Page 3 | Squadron Illuminated

SQUADRON illuminated new york feb 24 the four ships of admiral evans squadron were prettily illuminated last night the battleship illinois at the head of the fleet had her name in electric lighta across the bridge in jetters two feet high along either side of the chip at a height equal to the top of the bouse she displayed in lights the words welcome prince henry along the rail from bow to stern to the top of her military masts and up and down the tops of her funnels were strings of high power incandescent lamps the showing made by the cincinnati was the best in the squadron excelling that of tho flagship tho lights were carried up to her masts to the truck and on cither arm of her long signal arm the effect was a giant cross of fire with nn illuminated base and the whole standing out against alio darkness made a most effective picture tho lights were turned on at 7 and extinguished at 9