| Show BIG FLEET AT JAPAN after stormy voyage ships arrive safely great demonstrations in honor of american ships officers and men brilliant functions yokohama Yoko homa japan oct 18 storm battered but magnificent the american battleship fleet he lies in the harbor the entire assemblage asEem blage making a display unprecedented in the history of shortly after the ships carre to lo archor the mist which had siut out their coming cleared and a little breeze carried way away the smoke from the saluting guns reN revealing caling from the shore front the lines of white chite american Amp rican ships of war backed by the pray cray of the japanese stores score of small emill craft chartered chirt ered by indjid bals and associations darted in and cut aprong the battleships the american asiatic association being among those to give heartiest welcome two thousand school ch ildren children sang the american national an anthem t born the sound of singing reaching fa far r over the waters the ships show the effect of the tremendous battering of the waves which is described by old officers as the violat m arst they ever encountered the Kear searge which got separated from the fleet only picked up the others early this morning and is still undergoing repairs rear admiral sperry said immediately after anchoring that he was glad to arrive in japanese waters and that he greatly the evidence of 0 a sincere welcome the arrangements for which appeared to be perfect commander john A dougherty the american naval at at tokio who came hero here to take part in the welcome to the fleet boarded the connecticut this mo morning aning and discussed the pro gramme with the admiral the moment thy the fleet dropped anchor the admirals in formal dress hastened from the flagships of the various divisions to the flagship of the fleet the connecticut which was also boarded by japanese sib subordinate ordinate officers who came tu to arrange details shortly after the comander in chief and the mothr admirals accorn danied by their staffs entered a motor boat and proceeded to the flag of the japanese fleet to pay an official call upon vice admiral air ir goro gore ijuin the japanese admirals immediately returned the call vice admiral ijuin resplendent with gold lace and magnificent decorations I 1 was vas given a hearty vl welcome elcome by admiral sperry on board of the after a brief visit the japin japan ese acsa departed and as they went down the side the japanese flag was broken out at the main mast and the guns belched forth a salute in ine ane afternoon the garden party given by the mayor of yokohama arna was attended by many officers and great cr crowds of coi civilians lians but the weather was unfavorable and somewhat interfered with the success of the function every where about the streets the american officers and men are treated with the greatest courtesy being balutel always by the police and japanese soldiers crowds continued to swarm the streets about the waterfront all day and at night fall magnificent illuminations lighted the entire city electric lights and lantress lan trens were swinging every ever where and at a prominent point a huge design in which the word kord welcome was spelled with brilliant lights was surrounded by hundreds of american and japanese flags the lantern parade in which there were many flower floats made an inspiring spectacle as thousands thou sinda upon thousands of the little japanese inqui in quaint int costumes and dright colors took part all of the japanese ships shies were outlined tonight in electric lights and each carried an american flag at iti inq mainmast several dinners were given this evening in honor of the american officers at one of which the mayor was the host and admiral sperry the chief guest of honor this vi vas as followed by a grand ba ball 11 given by governor sulu of Ka kanagawa nagaN a at which 1500 1600 people were present during the course of his speech at the dirmer dinner admiral sperry said that the object of the cruise was the development of the fleet for peaceful ful purposes he believed that nothing was waa ever likely to occur to break the traditional friendship of america and japan it is understood that captain potter of tie the vermont will take command of the second division at Hong hongtong kong |
