Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-05

liant siIyery pyramid OF incaiCuluble helght.
Fxperts saw ID could have been seen - miles
away In any direction. IL was sight never
before seen and never to be forgotten by tue
lAndlubbers.
In conclusion the operators gave some eI-
amples Of high art in ray projecting, and de-
scribed various figures on the heavens.
The Columbian Ball
tonight nj Madison Square Garden was, In
respect TO magnihceuCe OF decoration aud
arrangement. aud the large number Of world
famous guests present the most splendid
ever given in the New World.
Besides the President aud his advisers, the
chief legislative body Of the L. s., and a
Spanish grandec who is the line'l descendant
II Christopher Columbus, there were the
diplomatic corps. the sdmirals aud subordl-
na,e officers oi every great naval power IN
the world, governors Of neighboring states
and famous army OttiCers
The Dinner at the Waldorf
given bv the Chamber " Commerce for the
naval office. and o her distinguished peo-
pie, WAS as successful Us II was Planned 10
be. The great public palace OF the Astors
was ablaLe with light and gorgeous with
decorations.
The large dining room on Fifth avenue
was decorated with the flags OF all the ma
lions repr senteh About 4OO were present,
and to watch them arrive aud depart vast
crowds lined the sidewalks and blocked the
streets President Cleveland was especially
invited. but was unable to be present.
The list OF naval guests is as follows: Sec.
Herbert, Vice Admlr,l Sir John Hopkins,
Vice Admiral Ka,nOkOn, Russian fleet;
Rear Admiral Bancroft GherHr'li, Rear Adj
mi al A. r. X. Benham Rcar-Admiral
d'Abel de l.ibran, French fleet; Rear Ad.
miral Magnnghi. Italian fleet; Rear-Admral
y. q. Walker, RrarAdmiral Gomez y Lono,
Rear Admiral Julio Caesar dc Noronha,
Brazilian flagship Aquidaban; Rear-Ad-
miral T. q Howard, Neuye de
Julio; Captain J, C.. Watson,
san Francisco; Capt. NJ. Sicsrd Mantono.
mob; Capt. Xrlcnoi OF the Dmitri Donskoi;
Capt Brsobrnsoff, Russian war,hip General
Admiral; Capt. SIas Casey, Newark !;
Capt. II. r. Picking, Charleston; Capt.
Pariait, jean Bart; Capt. ". Des v.
Hamilton, Blake; Capt +. j. liigginson,
Atlanta; Capt q. W. Sumner, Baltimore (;
Capt. ". A. Arrens. Van Speyck; Capt. ;.
&. Holland, Australia; Capt W. X. Bridg-
man, chief Of staff, Philadelphia; Capt. A.
$. Barker. Philadelphia; Capt, Sartoris,
Etnu: Capt. de LiLerO, Giovanni Bausan :;
Capt. A. lie Krieger Rynda; Capt. j. p.
ripon. MaEucnne; Capt. flank Wlldes'
| Yorktown; Commander Edwin White, Con-
tDTN, wear AuhlIti DHCHsfi anu app
kirchof, Kaserin Augusta; Capt.
Bruier, Arcthuse; Com. kocllner, Seesder
Com. Bradf I'D, Bennington; Lieut. Com.
Sperry. Chicago; Capt. Juan Garcia de la
Vega, lnfauta Isabel; Capt. Jose Paroles,
I RcinN Regent; Capt Rodrigo GInsad, cara
vel Pinla; Capt. Victor Cnncas, Caravel san
tn Maria; Capt. Juan Nignan, caraNcl Nina;
lieut.-t ON. Asa Walker. Bancroft ;
Capt caryeIhast, Repu"Ii"a; Com.
Il III
Feet, Tartar; Capt. &. Giorc c, DOgan;
! Capt. Jose Pe,lal, Nucya Esp'na Capt. Men
cuzls, rirahentrs. SEC, Rowe Of the Blake ;
and the ieutcnantS, flag licutenauts, ensigns
| and secretaries Of The admlra,s of all the
| fleets; Commander Goodrich of the General
/ Mcigs, Commodore Erben Commander j.
W. Miller aud Capt. Rogers.
! Besides the naval guests wcr" present
/ Nice-Pres Stevenson. Gov. Flower, the
| governor OF Illinois. Mayor G,lroy, &. Is.
McCe Ian. president Of the board Of alder
men, the German, Russian, Spanish,
! Brazilian and Argentine ministers, q. NJ.
/ Depew, J. e. Soley. Controller ]. W Myers,
! Gen. Louis Fitzgerald, Commander W. ;.
/ Schlev, Cart T. +. Kane. Gen. .. O. How
ard. Adj. ten. josiah Porter Gen. ScLoie,d
and the Earl of AhrrIc II.
The following were al,o present As guests
/ Of members Of the chamber ot commerce
+ NOlliiii''lpIt -. VIZ tL''NDI maui u \ ~
, BORDEN. &. r. Fahran of the New York
/ Yacht club; Gen. j. NJ. Narnum, A
/ Bicrsttdt. +. b. Clark, J. y. Art., col IT,
/ liam JAW. Charles Isham Henry Parish J
/ 4. Stewart and J. :, Armstrong.
A +. Or presided, and the toasts and
/ those wnn proposed them are as foloAs:
/ "GcrmIny," J. H. Choatc, Great Britain"
Bishop II. G. Potter; "BraliI," e. $. Fair.
/ chiil.rN->rcrttary OF the treasury; Russia,
I Ia .,.. i,f,t . "a II
! Aude son; spain, Gr:. Horace Porter
Argentine l;rpn'ic," Ehhu Roo F.; "Nrth-
crlani,." i j. lie Prystcr; "Francc,' Il. r.
/ Tracy, cX.srr.rtary Of the navy.
Compa Isons.
The British flagship Elakr.te Brazilian
, hat,,c>hip ATuhI DIAN, the ArSetlipe cruiser
. Ninth of July, the two German wagships
and tine Vicious. ugly looking French iron
, clad, the Jean Bart. seemed most to excite
. the interest Of the visitors. our own magni
hccnt white fleet lur ugh one or more OF III
/ representatives., has become somewhat fam
lar IN New York waters, but its superb
eliir,enry in comp triSon With the foreign
I visitors MAS none the less acknowledged
Whru close under tie howS OF the Britist
ia ship it, imncuSr size, 300 tons, double
that Of the ig Pniiadclphia, could be ap
prcrialcl. The German steamers are bott
| new, the X ti>ern augusta on her trial trip
| and the ~ccadlcr t~ea Etglel butt only tive
| Years ago and on her mlidCn voyage. The
kaisrfin is reputcd to have maintained
lev el speed of ~ knots for All entire day
, This, Of course, is surpassed by the Argen
tine cruiser which can make ~ knots. and
is the fastest vessel in the fleet. 1t was
matter oi amused surprise to many OF til,
I visitors to hc told that the immense maSts o
the Jean Bart were hollow, with a winding
staircase in'lle, leading Ia fighting toweI
/ on top. II ri the strict discipline main
taiuei on naval review day permitted visit
Ing to any Of the shl ;, these mlstS would
have been q e OF the first objects explored
The rapidify ct tcc from the American
( ships was v,tv market, Il llrring greatly
from that ofthe olhrr>. which was muct
slower. The Iltlrfrl'e in the Csc Of th,
! Dutch cr3i>'r Van SpeyCE WAS the greatest
, That hip continued or some rhrre minutes
AFTER the Others had ceased.
WGi,r the rCvir Wing ship- were PASSING
NJ the river and lust ~ the Monmouth wa.
abreast of the Rr IIan cruiser Repuhlica
the conclusion from the discharge OF one o
her guns broke nearly every piece Of glass ir
windows Of the MonmOulhs starboart
! side. No one was tuiurcd.
The War ships.
The names aud Il, srriptions Of the vessel
participating in the review were AS follows
AMERICAN.
Name OF ship and type. Tons. Guns
PhiISdelphiI, pro cruiser .....i3 24 /.
Cushing torpedo boat........ llG =.
NewarS cha y. pro. cruiser 4OSj 1.
| atlanta. par pro crntscr........3,lN9
San Francisco pro. cru scr.....4.0S3 L
Bancroft. gunhuat.. SIS
| Bennington, cru ser............1.10J
! Ii fillmore, pro. CruiSe-.........4,6O j
ChicsGo flag, par. pro. cruiser 4 iOJ /
| Yorktown, cruiser ............,l ! 0
| CharIeStOwn, pro cruiser -
NcsuVius, dynamite gunl oat. . 80
! Concord, cruiser. 100
MiantOnomoh. d. t. monitor 800
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Nueve de Julio, pro. cruiser. ...3,500
BRAZIL.
Aquidnhan, battleship. .........4,9 $50
| Iiradentcs, vuu vessel. ........ 800