The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-30
IN NEW YORK HARBOR.

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IN NEW YORK HARBOR.
\ Grand Naval Parade-Craffs of High and
Low Degree Make Up 'He Magnificent
Panorama.
NEW YORK. April 29-At AN early
houi This morning The various vessels
that had been assigned 90 places in the
grand naval parade began to take mp
their positions. and bv 40 o. clock most Of
them had come 90 anchor. either one side
or other side the main channel in the
upper bay. aud were making every pre-
paratiOn 10 carry out the orders of Grand
Marshal Admiral Porter respecting the
reception of President Harrison and
party and the naval review
At O'Clock the slall of the grand
marshall reported to Rear Admiral
Jouctt. chief of stan al d marshal of the
day. ON board of the tug Nina, al the
foot of east Twenty. street. and
steamed down 90 the l. = S. Chicago.
which vessel they boarded A column.
consisting of the naval division and
many of the vessels of the revenue and
Yacht divisions lin the order namedl
was anchored a little 20 the
westward of mid-channcl. and the re-
manning revenue cutters and yachts Were
rapidly getting into position. The head
of the column vas about TWO hundred
wards south of the white buoy northeast
of Ellis Island The naval division
was I'M single column two hundred
"a i'm f..ff..tt.. .
Chicago, Kearsarge, lantic, Essex,
Brooklyn, jamestown, Juniala, York
town and Boston
The revenue and yacht divisions were
in double column 100 yards apart. and
goo yards between columns; the eastern
column being directly astern of the naval
column. 200 yards between the rear of
the naval divisions and the head of the
revenue division, and 100 yards between
TIE revenue and yacht divisions. The
revenue cutters were. Flagship, Albert
Gallaiin, / s. Grant. Samuel Dexter
Manhattan, Alexander Hamilton H. j
Washington and w. l. Chandler The
yachts were grouped hy clubs i'm the fol-
lowing order New York Yacht Club.
Atlantic Yacht Climb, ColInthian Yacht
Club. SeaWanahaka Yacht Club, Ameri-
can Yacht Club. LarchmOnt Yacht Clun
Small boats We're excluded from this
column,
THE LENGTH OF WHICH,
with nine ships of war seven revenue
cutters. and twenty yachts was about
TWO and half miles one and half of
which was occupied by the naval di-
vision.
The sailing yachts taking part in the
parade were anchored between Ellis and
Bedloe Islands well out of the way of
the steam vessels passing.
The merchan, marine, Vice Admiral
W00lsey in command. was also fast get
ting into position. IL was formed in
double column, the first division, under
Rear Admiral Nosburg, being close TO
the east. and the second division, under
Rear-Admiral Miller, close to the west
side of the channel; Leads opposite t0 /
Red Hook and oyster Island, respective +
ly
Al = o'clock men.of-war dressed ships F.
Rainbow Fashion. with the flag of the /
Secretary Of the Navy at the main of the I
Chicago. that of the admiral of the navy /
81 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 ihereafteg firing "a gun at in
tervals of ten seconds
The revenue cutters and yachts were .
dressed with flags and cOlors, and the /
merchant marine was gay with flags and .
bunting. At . o'clock the governors .
and commissioners OF States and other .
guests on the steamer Erasius Wiman F
started from the foot of west Twenty /
third street 90
MEET THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
at Elizabethporl, whittier the tug Nina .
had gone to assistin towing the Despatch .
i'm the narrow channel
The President and party embarked on .
board the Despeleh at Ehyabeihp0rt at .
1928, and the vessel, accompanied by the /
steamer Sinus, carrying other guests and .
officials OF the party, and the Erastus +
Wiman with members OF the~press, gov
ernOrs. commissioners of State, etc. /
steamed through the Kill Van kull TO /
The upper bay As She past Port Rich
mond, tug Nina, which had returned 10
that point, fired gun, which was re-
Deated from the Chicago, as signal /
Tor the feet 80 heaye anchors short and !
prepare TO get under way.
When the Despatch was opposite the
line OF the tenth squadron OF merchant
marine, living of Staten Island, COmmO-
lore Moran moved his flagship, }. \.
Dumont, from his temporary position at
the left of the line out in the stream and /
accompanied the Despatch as far as the
right of the line. where lac took posi-
lion. At the same time he dipped his
rolors, and his eutire squadron did the /
same and blew their steam whistles for
half "a minute.
As the Presidents boat turned north /
In the main channel and reached the left /
Df line OF squadron nine. that squadron /
and squadron four. on the east side went I
through the same ceremonies as did all /
.he squadrons in turn by pair. There /
was no other blowing of sieam-whistles I
until the Despatch came abreast the !
rhicago. when the whistles of the entire /
iew were blown in unison for half a
minute
When the Despatch came abreast OF /
he Yacht division, the revenue cutters
and such of the yachts as carried guns, /
begar salute of guns, and AS the fresi I
dents ship passed, the officers and crew I
Of each vessel paraded on deck, saluted /
bv uncoyering all.
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