New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-31
THE SQUADRON'S CRUISE.
TALKS WITH THE ADMIRAL AND ONE OF
THE OFFICERS.
HEARTILY WELCOMED AT RIO JANEIRo-GLAD
TO GET HOME AGAIN-A DELIGHTFUL
AND INSTRUCTIVE VOYAGE.


The flagship Chicago. the Boston and the Atlanta
composing the squadron Of Evolution. or the Whito
SQUADRON which. with the Yorktown. left NewYork
November 1e. 1850, for Europe, by way of Boston
and after nine months cruise in European and
InazIian waters reached here on Tuesday night,
left their anchorage in tiravcSend Fay yesterday
morning and moved up the North River where they
anchored OF Twenty -scvcnthst. None Of the officers
of the vessels went TO the Navy lard YESTERDAY but
Rear Admiral Walker, the commandant Of the squad
ron, sent message TO Rcar-Adniral Braine, com
Tnandant Of the Navy Yard that he would go t0 the
Navy Yard 10 make his official visit 10 Admiral
Braine this morning. Admiral Braine ordered the
Navy tug Catalpa to meet Admiral Walker, who is
on tho Chicago this morning and 20 take him 10 the
Yard.
one Of the officers Of the squadron who came ashore
Yesterday afternoon said We have had a very pleas
ant eight months away from home. but eight months
Of good. effective work II the way OF general i'm
prOvement at The time. our cruise in European
waters theoretically ended at Fuuchal Madeira This
port left under orders for the Brazil waters, on
May 81. We stopped al It. Vincent. leaving there
on june ) for Bahia, where arrived on June Is
Just seven months a day from tile day we left
Ncw-Nork Harbor for our Gusc. Up to this time we
had been squadron Of cvoutiOn-thc vessels keeping
well together and going through evoluuonS In Dnc
column and echcon; routine drills and exercises OF
the board ship and IN boat landing parties,
exercise. etc
After arriving in the Brazil waters the squadron
did very little in the way oi tactical exercise nor was
there much done the long passage, at sea. The
reason for this the great cost Of coal nccc'statng
economy IN it. for stcamme. only where coal
va, cheap and al the condition, favorable could
tactical nanJcuvrc, be carried ont Ia the best adj
vantage. Daring stay AZ Bahia the greatest pre-
cautions were taken against sickness, although the
health Of the squadron excellent and the sanitary
condition Of Bahia was good. While at Bahia .Ad-
mira Walker accompanied by his official stah. called
on the Governor who received the Admiral at the Land
ing and drove hin IN q carriage with four white horses
fo nj, residence where they spent almost the whole
afternoon. The Governor returned this call on the
following day the Chicago, battery hiiuc a salute
% seventeen guns the brazilian flag being displayed
AZ ,hc fore and the marine guard paiadcd Inc
uoitcal condition Of the Province seemed qiet, I'll"
ordnauccs Of tn Provincial Government wee obeycd
by all classes and without question and permanent
form Of government WIS awaited with satisfaction
A COURT MARTIAL AND BURIAL
Whenever any Of the officers or crews were per
m,icd to 20 on shor. they not permitted I" ~
main later than suudo"n. During onr STAY Al thi'
mort there Wa a court martial Of one Of the crew Of
the Atlanta hold "a. flagship. Atrr "dVlHE
Bahia we steamed to RIO Iane'ro making an average
speed Of eight knots. and sighted Cape fI1o at haNg
ON June - Four hour. later the nags were hol'''d'
then lowered I, half mast until the solemn cermonr
of a burial at sel In the of samuel Taylor, a
sailJr who had dicd from hcmorrhare of the lunS'
were conducted. THIS made the third death ia the
s.iiadrpn since lcrvuR New fOrlS The ships men
h,nd-i for sugar Loaf Mountain the entrance oi thc
harlor of RIO Janclrp. and pne-rd Fort santa
cru, and Lord Ilool', N,,e, tier, Numbered forth
national salutcs Of twenty ono guns. and then came
| A dpping Of the brazilian Colors 20 0nr ship, an
unusual thing in the case of forts. The bands also
PLAYED The star Spanslcd Banner and HAN 'oum
lia' Going up into the beautiful land locked ana
su,cou, harbor the brazilian hips greeted onr neet
with salutrs which responded 10. gun for gun
"on the following dav a salute OF seventeen guns
was fired Admiral Walker. from the fort ON shore
and four steam launches having in tow three boats
each filed with civil and official authorities from shore
passed aroind the ships and dapayed the United states
and Brazilian flags. In response TO these honor'
tie yards On tine Chlcago and the o'ho ships were
| manned and cheers given for Brazil the r."
pulc' At u.ht the brazilian ships illuminated
and nr.vorlS, were set on ON the following DAY
Admiral Waller called upon Admiral Ealthatir. con-
mand,ng the brazilian hcct Vice Admiral Abrcnarn
commanding the naval arsenal and James Fenner Lce
the United state, Charge fAfaircS. Three days later
tho admiral pad an official visit to senior Bocayuva.
Minister Of Foreign Affairs Admiral Mandenkolk
Minister Of Marine and senior r. PicXote, Minister
# War In the interval Of our stay excursions were
made Corcoyadu, summer resort lluri anu
pctropolis There few -pordic cases of yellow
fever IN the city. but only a few. II wa uhongh'
| the ships might GO down to the River Plate but
don't think any one anXious TO 50. and when we
sailed from Rio Jancro for home there were no tears
except perhaps for Joy
THE ships Of the squadron Of Evolution c'icbriteu
| tho Fourth Of July after their own fashion, ana WIN
the aid of the Brazilians, who fired guns from th'H
| fort, and made the DAY lively and noisy one
Pre- dcnt III Fonsca took breakfast and luncheon on
| the Chcagh. Aftcr leaving Rio Janclro the squadron
proceeded to st. Lucia and made the trip home from
there a distance Of about 800 miles, IN lltte over
| seven days.