Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1906 — HUGE FLEET IN REVIEW. [ARTICLE]

HUGE FLEET IN REVIEW.

President Inspect* Greatest American Sea Force. On the waters of Long Island Sound, within vibw of Sagamore Hill, the Preaident of the United States on Monday reviewed the greatest fleet of Amerl-' can war sit Tips ever assembled. There was a ship, of war State, fortydive In all, ranging in size from the—magnificent Itv.-fiHO-ttm 'Louisiana, . just completed, to the fleet Tittle -tor", pedo boat and the submarines and uK eluding one. trodp sTilp and colliers. In three columns there streUTtetUalbitg the sound twelve battleships, four.armored cruisers, four protected cruisers, four monitors, six destroyer?, ‘Six' boats, three submarines, a troop and five auxiliaries.

In jK*a«*o paint 6t ■ spotless whiter wreathed in rainbows of flags, ship rails manned "close’ulxiard.” the splendid fleet uutlvrwent the ceremony of inspection by the Prcsidnt? As the Mayflower, on whiih Mr. It■■■•-eveit past'd down the fighting line, dro]>ped Iter anchor at the head of the fleet on the 1 (iiiij'letioii of the review, the president descended from 'th>j bridgerfiTs fifeewreatln'tl ia smiles, arid” enthusiastically throwing his arms around the shoulders of a group of Sen"Any'mSn who falls to be patriotically insjiireil by such a sight as this Is a mighty poor American, and’*every A wTI(V t to be a better American for lt.”tt” The sentinient was echoed enthusiastically by the group around the President. -...■.u. -

• ‘Ami you, gentlemen,’’. LiU-Said r addressing the naval committee, “are resimn<ild(' for it. It is your handiwork and it has all been done within the last trn years. Every om> of These sltii»sIs a lighter and ready to go into action at ;t nt•>mvtifs n-'ti<a*. Again you have shown your wisdom in the appropriations for the target practice, for there is win*!*.' the American navy excels. Onr nien eati ahoat. aud ShOOl sti'alghl. and therehi Hefrour naval strength and our sujierlorlty!” After the review President and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained Rear Admirals Evans.'Brownsim and Davis and the commanders of al) the ships at a reception and luncheon. The President and Secretary Bonaparte then paid visits to the admirals and to the troopship Yankee, just in with a detacfiTO®ntT>f“ marines from Santo Domingo. To the latter the President expressed gratitude for the perfect manner in which they had carried out a delicate and Important mission, adding: “We have grown to .feel a certainty that whenever the men of the American a rmy er -ha¥y- are eti l Ibd upwi 4of - any duty, no matter how diflieult or how irksome, or even how dangerous, they are eertalrf to perform it, not merely -with -efficiency and. Biurage, i»ut with a total absenve of grumbling'."