Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-10-14
BISMARCK. NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY OCTOBER "A, 1892

che Spanish man-OI-War InIanGa lsauoI.
None of them is especially specimen of
the model improved warship. Their
presence was a matter of sentiment, not
a display of moral force.
Escort for the Visitors.
Waiting in attendance on the foreign
visitors at the reception point, prepared
to escort them up the river, was the
United States squadron, commanded by
Commodore Erben, U. S. N, consisting
of the flagship Philadelphia, the ar
mored cruiser Miantonomah, the dis
patch boats Atlanta and Dolphin, the
dynamite gunboat Vesuvius, the coast
survey steamer Bleke. the revenue cut
ters Grant and Dexter, and the light
house steamer Armenia. together with
the torhedo boat Gushing, assigned for
the use of the director of the parade,
S. Nicholson Kane.
Down in the lower bay, just north of
the Narrows, lay two long lines of
anchored vessels, $50 or more of the pick
of New York's merchant marines, which
were to compose the escorting feet.
The escorting feet was composed of two
squadrons, each of ten divisions, in
charge of senior officers and numbering
over one hundred vessels in each squad
ron. The starboard column formed to
the eastward of the center of the chan
mel with its right resting at point op-
posite the dry dock, Brooklyn. The
port column formed to the westward of
the center of the channel, it's right rest
ing at point abreast of Oyster island,
The Signal to Start.
At 1890 the signal to start was given
and the column formed. First came the
naval militia of the state of New York,
under the command of j. w. Miller,
consisting of tugs of the Pennsylvania
and Erie railroad, OF the Bee Line and
the New York Lighterage company.
These, divided into four squadrons,
formed the patrol line of the parade.
Everv tug as it fell into line sounded its
shrill whistle, and the deep voiced fog
signals of the larger steamers beloved
responses. These were but the police
to clear the way. The swiftly darting
through the water came torpedo boat
Cushing, the flagship Of the parade,
Commodore S. N. Kane on board, and
its three attendant vidette boats, the
steam yachts Aid, Allrgra and Halvetia.
Next in order was the steamer Howard
Carroll with the distinguished guests of
the naval committee. Then the visiting
warships and the United States naval
squadron escorting them at the rate of
about seven knots, with the visitors in
the center. The flagship Philadelphia
headed the starboard column, followed
by the Dolphin and the Vesuvius. The
Miantonomah headed the port column
followed by the Atlanta and Blake.
The three steamers of the committee
of one hundred fell in after the war
vessels and headed the column of the es-
corting fleet. So they moved through
the long double row of gaily decked
waiting vessels, bands playing, whistles
blowing, flags dipping, yards manned
and every possible display of enthusi-
asm being made. When the last boat
of the war feet had run the gauntlet of
this peaceful holiday making fotilla,
the escorting vessels weighed anchor
<1AAu AoAAO"Co LA SCU O1uSI LII Gucll WdhO.
The first division, flying tne municipal
flag of the City of New York with its
conspicuous crossed anchors, was headed
by the tugs of the dock aad fire depart
ments and consisted of special division
of chartered steamers.
The second division was under the
command Of Vice Commander E. D.
Morgan, of the New York Yacht club,
with Chester Griswold, as feet captain.
1t comprised the steamer yachts, Ituna,
Flagship, Emu, Corsair, Conquerer,
Orienta, Susquehanna, Halcyon, Jean,
1solene, Nourmanhal, Sapphire, Rival,
Aztre, Clermont, Stral, Golden Fleece,
Mooya, Evelyn, Theresa and Adela, of
the American Yacht club Commodore
Lawrence) and the Sewarren, Hannah
and Fleetwing, of F. J. Werper's New
York club.
The fourth division comprised the
Staten island, Brooklyn and North river
ferry boats. The other six were miscel-
laneous steamers and tugs.
IMMIGRANTS LANDED.
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