The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29
THE DISPLAY ON THE WATER.
War Ships, Yachts, and Revenue Vessels
in Line.

War Ships, Yachts, and Revenue Vessels
I'm Line.
NEW YORK, April 20, 16S9.-At an early
hour this morning the various vessels
that had been assigned to places in the
grand naval parade began to take up
their positions, and by ten O'Clock most
of them had come to anchor either on one
side or the other of the main channel in
the upper bay and were making, every
preparation to carry out the orders OF
Grand Marshal Admiral Porter respecting
the reception of President Harrison and
party and the naval review.
At seven O'Clock the staff of the Grand
Marshal reported to rear Admiral Jouett,
chief of staff and marshal of the day, on
board the tug Nina, at the foot of East
Twenty-sixth street, and steamed down to
the .. S. S. Chicago, which vessel they
boarded.
A column consisting of the naval divf-
sion and many of the vessels of the rev.
enue and yacht divisions was anchored a
little to the westward of mid channel and
the remaining revenue cutters and yachts
were rapidly getting into position. The
head of the column was about 200 yards
south of the white buoy northeast of Ellis
Island
The naval division was in single column,
200 yards apart, and in order as follows
Chicago, Kearsarge, Yantic, Essex, Brook
lyn, jamestown, Juniata, Yorktown, Bos-
ton.
The revenue and yacht divisions were in
double column, 100 yards apart and 200
yards between columns, the eastern
column being directly astern of the naval
column, 200 yards between the rear of the
naval division and the head of the revenue
division. and 100 yards between the reve-
nue. and yacht divisions.
The revenue cutters were:-Flagship
Albert Gallatin, U. S. Grant, Samuel DeX-
ter, Manhattan, Alexander Hamilton, P.
J. Washington and w. E. Chandler.
The yachts were grouped by clubs in the
following order:-New York Yacht Club,
Atlantic Yacht Club, Corinthian Yacht
Club, Seawanhaka Yacht Club, American
Yacht Club, Larchmont Yacht Club.
Small boats were excluded from this
column, the length of which, with nine
ships of war, seven revenue cutters and
twenty yachts, was about two and hall
miles, one and half of which was occu-
pied by the naval division.
The sailing yachts taking part in the
parade were anchored between Ellis and
Bedloes' islands, well out of the way OF
the steam vessels passing.
The merchant marine, Vice Admiral
Woolsey in command, was also fast get
ting into position. 1t was formed in
double column, the first division under
Rear Admiral Vosburgh, being close to
the east, and the second division, under
Rear Admiral Miller, close to the west
side of the channel, heads opposite to Red
Hook and Oyster Island, respectively.
At eight o'clock the men-of-War dressed
ship, rainbow fashion, with the flag of the
Secretary of the Navy at the main of the
Chicago, that of the Admiral of the Navy
at the main of the Boston, and national
ensigns at the mastheads of all other YES
sells, and all fired a salute of twenty-one
guns, beginning with the Chicago, and
each vessel thereafter firing gun at IN
tervalS of ten seconds. The revenue cut
ters and yachts were dressed with flags
and colors and the merchant marine was
gay with flags and bunting.
At nine o'clock the Governors and Com
missioners of States and other guests on
the steamer Erastus Winlan started from
the feet of West Twenty-third street to
meet the Presidential party at elizabeth
port whittier the tug Nina had gone to
assist in towing the Dispatch in the mar
row channel.
The President and party embarked on
board the Dispatch at EliZabethport at
1910 O'Clock, and the vessel accompanied
by the steamer Sirius carrying other
guests and officials of the Presidential
party, and the Erastus Wiman with mem
bers of the press, Governors, Commission
ers of States, etc., steamed through the
Kill Won Kull to the upper bay.
AS she passed Port Richmond the tug
Nina, which had returned to that point,
fired gun, which was repeated from the
Chicago as a signal for the fleet to heave
anchors short and prepare to get
opposite the line of the tenth
squadron of merchant marine, ly-
ing off Staten Island, Commodore
Moran moved his flagship, ]. A. Dumont,
from his temporary position, at the left OF
the line, out in the stream, and accom-
panied the Dispatch as far as the right OF
line, where he took position. At the same
time he dipped his colors and his entire
SQUADRON did the same and blew steam
whistles for half minute.
AS the Presidents boat turned north
into the main channel and reached the
left of line of squadron 8, that squadron
and squadron a on the east side went
through the same ceremony as did all the
suuadrons in turn by pairs. There was
no other blowing of steam whistles until
the Dispatch came abreast OF the Chicago,
when the whistles of the entire fleet were
blown in unison for half q minute.
When the Dispatch came abreast of the
rear of the yacht division the revenue cut
tiers and such of the yachts as carried
guns began salute of twenty one guns,
and as the Presidents ship passed, the
deck and saluted by uncovering all.
When the Dispatch reached the rear of
the naval division the yards of all the YES
sells were manned and each ship fired a
salute of tWenty-one guns AS the Dis
patch passed each vessel the officers and
crew uncovered, the marine guards and
sentries presented arms, the drums beat
four ruffies and the band played the ma
tional air.
The triumphant passage of the Dis
patch between the parallel lines of steam
ers occupied about an hour. At the last
gun from the Chicago the naval, the rev
enue and the yacht divisions got under
way and steamed up the bay and North
River at a speed of six knots an hour,
preserving the same formation and
distance as when at anchor. The mer-
chant marine in two great divisions of
five suuadrons each followed the Dispatch
up the East River. When off Wall street
the Dispatch came to anchor, the mer-
chant marine passing on up to the stake
boat of Thirtieth street Each squadron
was guided by commodore and COM
mander in tugs at the right of line, and a
lieutenant in tug at the left OF line, and
moved in this ORDER
First squadron, Commodore Isaac L. Fisher 8
tugs and 20 steamboats,.
Second squadron, Commodore William H.
Hooker, 3 tugs IL steamboats, and propellers.
Third squadron, Commodore William G. Edger-
ton, tugs, steamboat, ferry boats, propeller.
barges and tug with canal boat
Fourth squadron, Commodore Charles A. Pool,
% tugs and 2 propellers.
Fifth squadron, Commodore Charles II. Hoyer,