Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-29
THE NAVAL REVIEW.
Triumphant Voyage Of the President
Across New York BAY.

Across New York Bay.
New York. April 29.-At an early hour this
morning the various vessels that had been as
signed to places in the grand naval parade
began to take up their positions. and by 10
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 prep
araton TO carry out the orders of Grand Mar
shal Admiral Porter respecting the reception
of President Harrison and party and the naval
review.
Al O'Clock the staff of the grand marshal
reported to Rear Admiral Jouots. chief of staff
and marshal of the day, on board the tug Nina
at the foot of East 10Th street and steamed
down 10 the L. 5. :. Chicago. which vessel they
boarded. column consisting of the naval
division and many of the vessels of the revenue
and yacht divisions lin the order namedp was
anchored little 10 the westward of mid, han
ncI and the remaining revenue cutters aud
yachts were RAPIDLY getting into position. The
head OF tine column WAS about 200 yards south
OF the white buoy northeast Of Ellis Island.
THE NAVAL DnIsIoS WAS II SINGLE COLUMN.
200 yards apart, and in order as follows: Chi
c1go, kearsarge. Nantic. Essex. Brooklyn.
jamestown. Juniata. Yorktown. and Boston.
The revenue and yacht divisions were in double
column. 100 yards apart and -G0 yards between
columns the eastern column being directly
! astern of the naval column. zoo yards between
the rear Of the naval division aud the head of
the revenue division. and 100 yards between
the revenue and yacht divisions.
The revenue cutters were: Flagship Albert
Gallatin. L. :. Grant. Samuel Dexter. Manhat-
tan. Alexander Hamilton, L. J. Washington,
and w. L. Chandler.
The yachts were grouped by clubs in follow
ing order: New York Yacht club. Atlantic
Yacht club, Corinthiau Yacht club Seawanika
Yacht club. American Yacht club. Larchmout
Yacht club. Small boats were excluded from
this column. the length of which. with ships
ot-war. revenue cutters and 20 yachts. was
about 2 miles. Il of which We're occupied by
the naval division. The sailing yachts taking
part in the parade were anchored between
Ellis and Bedloe's Islands, well oGt of the way
of the steam vessels passing.
THE MERCHANT MARINE.
Vice-Admiral Woolsely in command. was also
! fast getting 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 olD-
posite to the Red Hook and Oyster Island. re-
spectively. At O'Clock the men-of-waT dressed
ship, 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 na-
tional ensigns at the mastheads OF all other
! vessels. and all fired salute of twenty-one
/ guns. beginning with the Chicago and each
} Noesei thereafter urlLg gun al intervals OF lU
/ 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 commission
ers of states and other guests on the steamer
Erastus Nlman started from the foot of west
23d street to meet the presidential party at
EliZabethport. whittier the tug Nina had gone
! to assist in turning the Despatch in the narrow
channel.
THE PRESIDENT AND PARTY EMBARKED
on board the Despatch at Elizabethport at l0i0
! O'Clock, and the vessel. accompanied by the
steamer Sirius, carrying other guests and
officials of the presidential party. and the
Erastas Wiman. with members OF the press,
governors, commissioners OF states, &c.
steamed through the hill Won kuil to the upper
bay. As she passed Port Richmond the ting
Nina. wlich had returned tc that point. rircd a
/ gun, vi ch was repeated from the Chicago as
n signal for the feet TO heave anchors short
and prepare to get under way. When the
! Despatch was opposite the line of tenth
squadron OF merchant marine lying off Staten
/ Island, Commodore Moran moved ms flagship,
/ J. 4. Dumont. from his temporary position at
the left of the line out in the stream and ac-
companied the Despatch as far the right OF
line. where he took position. At the same
time he dropped his coors and his entire
squrdron did the same, and
BLEW STEAM WHISTLES FOR HALF A MINUTE.
As the Presidents boat turned north into the
main channel and reached left line of squadron
nine that squadron and squadron four, on tho
east side. went through the same ceremony. as
did all the sdGadrons in turn by pairs. There
was no other blowing of steam whistles until
the Despatch came abreast of the Chicago,
when the whistles Of the entire fleet were blown
III unison for hail a minute, When the De-
spatch came abreast of the rear of the yacht
division the revenue cutters and such of tire
yachts as carried guns began a salute of twenty
one guns, and the Presidents ship passed
the officers and crew of each vessel paraded on
deck and saluted by uncoyering all When the
Despatch reached the rear of the naval division
the yards of all the vessels were manned and
each ship fired salute of twenty-one guns. As
the Despatch passed each vessel the officers and
crew uncovered, the marine guard and sentries
presented arms, the drums beat four ruffies
and the baad played the national air.
THE TRIUMPHANT PASSAGE OF THE DISPATCH
between the parallel lines of steamers occu-
pied about an hour. At the last gun from the
Chicago the naval, the revenue and the yacht
divisions got under way and steamed up
the bay and North river at speed
OF knots an hour, preserving the same
formation and distance as when at anchor.
The merchant marine, in two great divisions
OF five squadrons each, followed the Despatch
up the East river. When of Wall street the De-
spatch came to anchor at 12:35, the merchant
marine passing on up TO the stake boat on SOth
street. Zach squadron was guided by COM
Of line and a lieutenant in tug at the left OF
line and moved in this order:
First division-First squadron-Commodore
Isaac l.. Fisher: Three tugs and twenty steam
boats.
Second squadron-Commodore William II.
Hooker: Three tugs, twelve STEAMBOATS,, and
six propellers.
Third Squadron-Commodore William 9.
Edgerton: Three tugs. one steamboat, eight
ferry boats one propeller, six barges and one
tug. with canal boat.
Fourth squadron-Commodore Charles L
Pool: TWENTY-FIVE tugs and two propelers.
Fifth squadron-Commodore ii. Boyer: Six
teen tugs, two propellers and ten steam
lighters.
sixth squadron-Commodor r. G. Osborn;
One steamboat, thirty-two tugs and three
steam-lighters.
Seventh NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ]. G. En-
mers: Twenty-one tugs, i've steamboats,, one
steam-lighter and one propeller.
Eighth squadron-Commodore J.. Luckken-
back: Twenty-six tugs.
Ninth squadron = Commodore r. c. veit:
Twenty-fonr tugs and one propeller.
Tenth squadron - Commodore NJ. Moran:
Twenty-one tugs, one steam-lighter, one barge,
one floating elevator and several Sandy Hook
pilot boats.
1t is estimated that the merchant marine
column was seven miles long
After rounding the stakeboat the merchant
Icontsnued on Nh paee.l