New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-10
THE GREAT NAVAL DISPLAY.
ONE FLEET OF WAR-vESSELS AND ONE OF
COMMERCIAL SHIPPING.
WHAT THE SPECTATOR MAY EXPECT TO SEE
AND HEAR-RoUTE AND FORMATION


conquest which man has made over the uns'aole
nortion of the world, the naval parade OF to-mor-
rou, will he Of the or Attest interest. Inc shit
inc nanorama of all sorts and conditions OF craiC
which will move in stately columns over the waters
of tho Vpper Bay and the broad Hudson Will
he n pageant worthy Of the second maritime city
in the world, and especially appropriate as a
commemoration Of the daring navigator VINO
in his moon-shaped caraval brought the shlh-
inc flag OF CASTLE ard Aragon to wave IN Wlhus
that blew the foam from the sllVer-ilashi"s
surges OF San Salvador.
One Of the best pictures of the marine ui'.
play can he had from the green heiSh's oi
Fort Wadsworth towering on the western shore
Of the entrance TO the Narrows FROM 'his
place far to the eastward the white breakers c,'n
be- seen on Rockaway shoals, and oeyohu' III"
ocean mingling at its Outermost verge WIN "'c
sky. To the south the Highlands oil the nav"
sink hearing their twin light towers, rise above
the sandy reaches OF the Hook. 10 th' hor'n
,bc GREAT cities crowded about the Upper Bay lllt
their Jones and towers and stecpleS VIM"
roach nm the broad, shining pathway OF the
North Rjvcr 10 where the Palisades. blue win
thc distance. lift themselves against the SKY
This j. beautiful place at all times put ohc
vbo sits there on the green entertainments OIL
Tuasd,v afternoon will see a sight OF which hc
con toll his grandchildren in the winter ua9s
,ybcn he is waiting to take voyage uPo" "
moro unknown SEA than did Columbus.
Over in Graycscnd Bay will he assembled
ecct ~ war vessels There will wave tl' o'a''
",1 c,ri,cs above the towering white hull oil the
rbi,odolnbia and nuttnr from the stems OF oth'r
,ossoIs NJ tbe American Navy. and waved Dy tu'
.oro wind he can see the flags Of France, Spain
,d I,,lv Gvnr from the mcn-oiwar wlllch 'i"H'
notions have sent over TO take part III '"' VI"
MAY He will also a fleet OF tugs lei ~ o"'
0vinr 4 big blue flag charged with cro'Sen aic"'t'
and the coat of arms of the N'a'e OIL New
Some ore will tell him. If b" does NOT N"o"' 'n"'
,t~ - ,bc eotilln Of the Naval Reserve of the
S,n,o % Yoy.york. and that blue flag is its dis
,ircuishing symbol Fast little boats VIII $4,000
ahon, here and there: almost jumping out OF the
vater in their hurry. and these ar" the 'oIPo''
Aoa, Cushing from whose deck ). Nicholson ha''
y,uI marshal the parade and four hish-speeu
N,tle Yachts on which will be- his alucS
TN bovond the Narrows there will be IN open
..Lnor ~ water. extending between two long
limos Of anchored vessels These lines Will extern
,-o,, ;vs, holoy Governors Island down 10 Staten
riaud and baols Of them will We a oatihg "ltv OF
o.soIs which have come out 10 see the snow
| c,oor,ors and tugs and yachts Will b" rngeI III
| IT,. two long lines which edge the silver pau
way m which the fleet in GraVeSend Day l. ~
mayo in stately procession In TIE em'rasu''S
- Forts Hamilton and Wordsworth and belinI th'
| rod yyalls Of Castle William thc cannons are ioaHe
-, o., Gunner. stand with lanyard IN hand Inc
Lour has come the signal IL gwen. NlI'' 'ni"-
| ,..oI, ont from Gravescnd Bay. the fleet who"
| H. ho.r Iyinr there, moves up through the mar
ro,v gateway Of the Upper Bay, anu the cannon IN
Lo tvo forts At the cntranc" shake the cdi'h am
I - a L. Ina
air with their discharges while th' cIou'' OIL "l"r
.,r,v smoke which spring from them Tor W"l'e
| lido the passing fleet from view. l"eh NV
aias o,nor'c and in three columns 20 sweeping
| on mn toward the shadowy walls Of the falisi'e7'
| r,orvvbcrc on the water and on the land are
! '.,.i,,, goos and the nags on the sea are
| r;nrod ~ fine fleet pa,-c, by. When the Feet
,as reached Governors Island and the battle
,or,s If Castle William are wrcathcd in the
| s,,o,c Of the salutng guns, that floating
| ,i,v .hrourh whose single broad street the
| Goo, hos posaed becomes at once = moving mlSs
,,d f,Ilino in behind the war-vos~c-, the whole
| displav moves mp the river. on HlVersIdc IrN
the Sims of war will anchor. ana rs te pro-
,.s.ion Of civic boats passes the thund'rN VI
their Guns will echo around th" tomh ""r''
rests the body of Grant. Waving naES ana MOVING
.bins and laundering guns will all unite To ui'N'
,hc water display worthy of the great ''nor' t
| ,;Iot whose eye saw new worlds bcSonu WV
deep AL.
I, il IN hc Loprd that all this display Will TAX"
| nlacc with bright sun shining down OH 1t
through the crisp clear air Of the early autumn
that il will be- one of those days wien mast ANU
spirc are sharply defined AGAINST the p'rNN'o."
| If sky and sea and shore are cIothc" VIII" wa"
| booutv which no other scaNn OF the year pIin-'
an, In such an atmosphere as is common TO the
-. IL infIf
,binos take ON a poetry of appearance ana on per-
| 49,, autumn dov such A marine display a. that
| .iu bo which will take place on Tuesday VIII De
| sncctaclc of beauty not often TO he seen anu
,ovor ,o 10 forgotten II il rains or is cloudy ana
cold winds sweep down from the north' the spcct'-
| clio will still he grand. The parade VIII take al
| the afternoon and before the vcsS"l9 participant
ing in il have returned to their anchoras'S or u
their picrs the shadows will probably he ia'IhS
ON the uieht which will be- the Io0th anniversary
If that night through the gloom of which column
hus saw a iaht moving. a. if being borne ATOMS 4
shore. whcrcupon he lay TO, waiting impatcntiy
| for the dawn.
Those who sec the display from the slopes OF
Riverside Park will get Il good view of the moving
shifting columns of the parade, for Just above
there the cscorting fleet will go around the lofty
marks anchored there for the turning points oil It's
two divisions and pass in review a. IT. were pc
fore the war vessels, anchored below the heights
Every picrhcad along the North River on botI
sides will be black with people, and the Islands III
the bay will bc places from which many Will we"
the procession. In fact, solid fringe OF people
will extend around the upper bay and along IN,
shores Of the North River. Those who have never
heard cannonadc can be prepared for mover
experience, for when the forts salute with twenty
one guns the fleet of war vessels VIII answer
and all the afternoon there will be more or less
thunder of guns 1t will be great day
for New-York Bay ard the North River. ant
the watery ways will be jubiliant from the Mar
rows TO the Palisades. One who wants 10 study
different types of marine architecture should take
a fcld-glass with him when he goes FORTH for al
sorts of hoats will be there, and that in abundance