New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-18
PROUD OF THE SQUADRON.
AMERICAN wARSHIPs ADMIRED.
PEOPLE EAGER TO SEE THEIR BEAUTIFUL MEN


oFwAH-re MANoEUvHE IN THE HARDoR
The SQUADRON of Evolution ms IL lay at anchor IN
the NORTH River yesterday attracted much attention
and all day on the piers along tho river front groups
collected to look at the beautiful ships. The arrival
and departure of launches and pulling boats from the
feet were constant Of interest to the curious
Every one who gazed out of the feet did so with
certain sense Of pride In its appearance There was
special interest attaching the feet in that II Is to
take out for practical instruction part OF the hover
Of New.Yorks young men, the Naval Reserve.
The programme of exercises was modified at con-
sultaon held on the Chicago on Thursday night so az
TO allow two days drill in New-York Bay. This was
done I'm Difference to the popular wish that some OF the
proposed drill might take place where the ctzens OF
Newton could see 1t. The offers Of the Squadron OF
Evolution and the members Of the Naval Reserve
would be glad, 1t was authorltatlvely said yes
teday. to have all the drills take place
in New York Bay. There are two great reasons, how
ever, why this cannot be. In the first place the
expanse of the Bay too small and In the second the
tide runs so strongly that operations such as those
proposed would be unsatisfactory. There VIII prob
ably be- however enough of the drill here to give those
Interested good idea of what general plan of nstruc
ton is TO be carried out at Fishers Island 1t was 81
first proposed to have night torpedo attack as a
Of the exercises TO take place here, but as the
boats would have to 20 out from the shore without
full of moving vessels the project was abandoned.
The revised programme was sent yesterday to Ae-
tutantGeneral Porter for his approval.
General Porter approved the programme when he
received it and sent his answer to Commander Miller
by special messenger. The dispatch had not been de-
livered to him at 1 O'Clock this morning
A large number Of the officers Of the squadron at
tended the concert at the Madison Square Garden last
night as the guests of the Naval Reserve Battalion
Among those present were Rear Admiral Walker.
Lieutenant Buckingham and Lieutenant stanton
Lieutenant Rodgers, Ensign Andrews, Medical In
spector Walton, Passed Assistant Engineer Byrnes anu
Chief Engineer Farmer, Of the Chicago; Lieutenant
Houston, Ensigns Decker Marble, Robinson and
Yates and Passed Assistant Engineer Engard,
Of the Newark; Lieutenant Colby. Ensgns Evans and
Jackson, Chief Engineer Andrade and AssistantEn-
gineer Hayes, of the Yorktown Commander Batcheler
Lieutenant Laird and Paymastcr King, OF the Con-
cord; Lieutenant Commander Swinburne, Lieutenant
Gleaves Lieutenant Of Marines Gullck, AssistantEn
gineer Main and Ensign Robinson, Of the Boston
Lieutenant Miles Ensign Norton, Chief Engineer Har-
ris, Assistant Engineer worthington and Psymaster
Putnam Of the Atlanta Ensign Maxwell and
Passed AssstantEngineer Moore, OF the Vesu-
vius; Henry Heintz, Captain Ambrose snow,
Richard Quincy, RearAdmira1 Brane and Commodore
E. H. Bennett. The Thomas Orchestra gave one OF
the most enjoyable concerts Of the season, the pro
gramme being made up, as Us usual on Friday nights
from requests sent by eQuentes of the concerts II
included the march movement from the "Leonore'
symphony of Raft, selections from "Lohengrin' and
"Tannhauser.n Mr.. Thomas's arrangement of Chopn's
Funeral March, LISTS Hungarian Rhapsody" No.
8; Gounods Funeral March Of Royal Marionet,"
ard other selections from Mozart, Johann strauss,
Tschaikowsky and De1bes.