New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-06
CRUISERS TO BE PROUD OF.
THE ATLANTA, CHICAGO AND BOSTON BE-
HAVE HANDSOMELY ON THEIR VOYAGE
THE SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION RIDES SUCCESS
FULLY THOUGH BOIsTEIOCS AND THICK
WEATHER THE YORKTOWN DROPPED
BEHIND-HOW THE NEW NAVY
BEiI WE'D.

BEHAVED.
on board the Atlanta. squadron OF Evoiu'
tioa Lisbon Portugal Dec. 21-The pride OK
the reconstructed Navy, the steel cruisers
Chicago. Boston and Atlanta. which left Boston
on December :. have passed Cape Eoca ana "'lhudS
Mount"-alluded to 50 bitterly by LORD BYRON Ill
"Chlde Harold's PgrimaCe"-and are now steamnG
RAPIDLY through the rushing waters Of the TaGuS to an
anchorage They have encountered boiScrouS weather
ON the passage. and have parted company with their
LITTLE cossort the Yorktown. but beyond few honora-
bile scars IN the shape Of boat or two stove IN and
a coupc of broken lowcrboomS. they look little the
worse for their tl>slc with the elements
The Chicago is leading, and a,tcrn of her are the
Boston and Atlanta in column Of vessels. The
Chicago has lust come abreast OF Belcm 'as'c'
which is directly opposite the Ajuda Palace, the pres
ont residence Of hi, Majesty Dom Carlos ILL.,, ana
hang goes her starboard six FOUNDER followed quickly
bv the port gun. CHANGING aloft the blue ana whl'e
ensign Of Portugal is luttcring gayY from hcr
m,iu-truck and the customary national salute Is ~
once fired. In a few minutes, the guns from 'ne
v.tor lattcrv having answered the salute and the
necessary pratiquc having been obtained inc S"P'
.,., a,.in Standing ON their course mp the river
For the first four days after leaving Boston the
souadr II cxpeiitnccd cNccp o ally mode at "c"hcr
and steamed along at uniform rate "i hllc ANUS
an hour, using sail whenever prictcabc' No''"s
ont Of the way in squadron tactics "a' a'cnP'u,
The vessels simply maintained a standard hlEh' an"
dav formation-echelon of sections beng lhc u'S
fnrmatjon the Chicago and Boston forming inc "'''
cc,ion and tbc Atlanta and Yorktown the second sec
finn \, ,undown the signal would be MADE 10 '"ho
-, nositons for night cruising and tins "'uu ~
ACCOMPLISHED by caN vessel opening "n' !" "''''
di.,apce Il 1872 YARDS. and tie Yorktown shI''"9
her position TO the Atlautio port quarter
A. - m on December l.. IN the height OF
f,rious soutnwcstery gale and tremendous sea. inc
,h. cacsbip requesting permission IL "heaNc t'
Which wa granted. From that time the YORKTOWN
gradually dropped astcrn. and AT p M A't'"- ''''
lac seen Of her from the Atlana> d''N' PW'n9 ''
night and all next day the ~oa ran mountains "-''
hut the Atlanta. in spite OF hcr 10" pI' "''
uarts rode il like duck. a, did also h'r 'i,'' wv
Boston. which sun htlu H'' P"'''''" "
starboard quarter i,d
Xo,hinc coud more forcibly convey TO the MN"
tbe frrv Of the vast Atlantic than the sISH' q" '''
bucc cruiser, tossed like the unlc~t oi pay '""-' w
the mountainous sea scuddinS ui'f T''l'' 'D
and main top,als and forc~al, ara '"'H"-
ruyz,cs Of the gun, under water at every i'n' "
seemed incredible that their canvas ""nId '''"' W
that they could long continue t. run ''''''
600 80 Thought Of living to-" however, '"-t'-'''
itself +o the mind Of ADMIRAL Walker Inc '' 49,
oiled am and on and the t~o gallant hIl-' ''
lowed even if they did ooca~ionalN nee '"'" '"'"'
forward and after end, under green seas
Taking everything into considerations inc d. ''n
- tho ,,pain Of the Yorktown in bringing bis N'-'''
60 ho wind and ~ct is no more wan c"nh nave
,oo, c,ucctnd The Yorktown !, - c"np'i''N'N
ucht shin and carries heavy battery. I"' "
would have, been the height Of FOLLY T." "''P W.
If her peculiar design ILunin- before -''" ".'''
sea Had one 81 the mou~trouo comh'f' VIII. ",''
,,,, ., limo rolled over the Atanta~ and Boston"
storms ever bumped con- her mann '',' ID '''''' "''''
r,,,,cd her fore. and aft. A. tar YORKTOWN ' ''
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