Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-25
correspondence Of The Evening Star

WINTER.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star
NAVY YARD. New YORK, October %, 1897.
During the past week Of Columbian festivi- |
ties the navy has taken quite q prominent part
in the various parades.
The naval parade up New York harbor and
the Hudson river a week ago was a. imposing as
1t could be- considering the small number of
government vessels participating, the Philadel- |
pnia, Atlanta, Miantonomoh, Dolphin, yesuvius
ana Gushing being the only ones present. The
Italian government was represented by the
handsome cruiser Bausan. the French admiral
on the flagship Arethuse with her long ram
DOW and masts, was followed by the gunboat
Hussard. while the Spanish nation sent the trim
little cruiser Infanta Isabel From the start to
nnisn the hills resounded with the hoes OF the
great guns as all the ships fred national sautes
together. The procession was forced to move
very carefully and slowly on account Of the
large number Of small craft Of every descrip-
ton that failed to keep clear Of the channel
when the large naval parade takes placeahext
spring some means will have to be taken to keep
clear channel for the vessels, as many more
will take part at that time. The New York
naval reserves had out a fine squadron Of six
teen tugs and Commander Miller took advsn-
tage OF the occasion to show what they could do
s"o WIG oHo mdut q very creOltADle snow
ing indeed.
THE NAVAL BRIGADE.
The naval brigade Of 400 men which took part
in the New York land parade was q very well
! drilled body Of troops. considering the fact
that marching on land is decidedly secondary
profession with q sailor. The warm reception
they received all along the line of march from
| the appreciativecrowdo Of spectators showed the
warm place the navy holds in the hearts of the
/ In -
with the brown leggings and heavy cartridge
belt, with its double row of cartridge pockets,
has a business-like look that ALWAYS impresses
those who see it that these men are rugged for
| hghtlng service rather than a SNOWY parade
and the comparison with the gaudv militia
uniform only brings out the idea stronger.
| THE CELEBRATION AT STANFORD
The recent visit of the Atlanta, Miantonomoh
and Vesuvius to Stanford Conn, in honor of
the two hundred and fftieth anniversary of
that beautiful old town was II pleasant one for
ALL Stamford has no harbor worthy of the
name and the ships only anchor in the
sound three miles off the town, and it is prob
ably for this reason that it il so rarely visited
! by men-of-war. but one thing is certain. more
hearty welcome could scarcely be given to u
| squadron than that extended by the good peo-
pie of the old Connecticut town. Crowds of
pretty girls visited the ships and during the
shore parade. which a varied assemblage of
! SuiOrs, militia, nremen, societies and wagons
| from the business houses, the naval battalion
received round after round of applause One
OF the great features of these small cities is the
fire companies. Generally there are several
flval companies, composed of all the available
men Of the town. The polished engines and
hose reels are the pride of the companies
and when an alarm of fire is sounded
the whole town turns out, all the men
that can find place the long
drag ropes haul the engines to the scene of the
hre, and 1t is great point to get the first
stream on the fire. The engines are given
names, and the members of the company are
never tired of singing the praises of the
"Nameaug' or the "Uncas" the ''Waure-
CHAN" On the gala days the fire companies
turn out in full force and in CAV uniforms and
drag their engines and hose reels through the
streets, while the veteran fremen. the sturdy.
gray-haired old grandfathers that ran with
the machine" in their younger days. occupy
seats of honor in carriages.
After the parade the "blue jackets of the
naval battalion were served with a fine din er
In the Fourth Connecticut Regiment Armory
while the officers were handsomely entertained
BY the Stamford Yacht Club, with their genial
Commodore Sothmer, also ex-commodore of
the New York Yacht Club to do the honors of
host. A bail in the evening ended the enter
tainment and at daylight on Friday the SQUAD
ron started for New York, with kind memories
of Stamford's hospitality in the heart of every
officer and man. Then followed another
Columbian parade in Brooklyn. where a naval
brigade OF 400 men again received the popular
applause.
LIVELY WORK AT THE NAVY YARD.
The navy yard is beginning to look more
lively the season advances. The Atlanta is
at the @ock receiving the finishing touches to
her long list of repairs, the Miantonomoh is
preparing for extensive repairs, the DolphiA
and Nesuvius are fitting out for a southern
cruise to Charleston. 5. O., to take part in
celebration there. The Philadelphia is also in
the yard, while the old sailing practice ship
Portsmouth. recently returned from her Euro
pean cruise. is lying at the ordnance dock The
Italian cruiser Giovanni Bausan is in the dry
dock having her hull scraped and painted. She
shows rather fine lines under water. and "a
noticeable feature is the smallness of her bilge
keels. which extend for a very short distance
along the middle body, whereas in our own
vessels the bige keels extend for more than
half the length Of the ship. greatly reducing the
rolling. The French feet is lying at anchor in
North river and the Spanish cruiser Infanta
Isabel is with the Frenchmen.
Work is progressing well on the Maine and
she is expected to be ready next summer. The
Cincinnati is to be launched about the middle
of November. She will be christened by a Gin
cinnati girl and a committee from that city
will be present at the ceremonies.
POSSIBLE MOVEMENTS OF SHIPS
No definite plans are yet known for the North
Atanuc squadron curing the coming winter,
but it is thought that after the Chicago and
Concord return from Venezuela the ships may
all be assembled for a squadron cruise in the
gulf with a visit to New Orleans and some Of
the West India PORTS but the return to the
north will probably be earlier than usual to
begin the preparations for the naval review
next spring, which will take every available
ship in the service. The Bennington is ex-
pected to return from Europe during the early
part Of November. when she will spend some
time reftting and repairing, probably at this
navy yard. The New Hampshire returned from
the quarantine station this morning. where she
has been in use as quarters for the detained
passengers on the cholera infected ships
She may be turned over to the New York
naval reserve for drilling purposes, and if she
were fitted with steam heat and few improve
ments would make an excellent armory and
gunnery drill ship for the reserves, who
have been trying toget her ever since
they occupied her during their drill
week last July. All the marines on
this station were sent to Chicago to take part
In the dedicatory ceremonies of the worlds
fair, except those necessary for sentry duty in
the yard, WHICH leaves the barracks nearly de-
serted
The great social event here Of the week will
be the marriage Of Miss Minnie Boyd, the