The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-03
A GRAND NAVAL DISPLAY
Arrangement Progressing for the
Memorable Event.
NORTH AND SOUTH ATLANTIC



and the South Atlantic were temporarily
abolished and merged In the squadron
| for special service commanded BY Ad-
i miral tshcrnrdi. who assumed command
Wednesday, Three flag officers will
| feet at the naval review, RcarsAdmiral
Rcuham aud Acting Admiral Walker
/ commanding divisions under Admiral
| GherardL Ghcrnrdi's dag ship. the
Baltimore, Il now on her way from
Hampton Roads 10 New York whore
the admiral win join her I'enham and
his flag ship have been coasting around
lie Mediterranean on service connected
with The Worlds fair and particularly
| Tbs escort Of tho reproduction Of
ihe Columbus tleet and arc now
a. the canary Islands on their
way home, Acting Adsnlrnf Wnll-
er was Ia the city Wednesday.
aud his dag ship the Chicago. Il under
going repairs Mt New York. Tho oc-
enrrcncc OF tile naval review Is eontin-
gent upon the house agreeing u tho APP
preparation made by the senate for the
| expenses incident To Il. Mr.. Herbert.
now chairman ~ the house naval COM
mittee mud next wcols to bu secretary
OF the navy, objected 70 the naval re-
vlcw when Il was proposed aud anthor-l
lied last summer on grounds 81 public
| policy
II the Inciiic ocean could hc stripped
III all omr now and efficient ships for
six months, more or less. 4 would be
construed BY the opponents OF naval
appropriations rs nm admission that the
navy was 81 no particular value and only
served purposes az display Hut tho re.
vicw having been authorized. md the
invitation ID foreign nations having
been sent ont. The affair can not fail
now without rejecting great discredit
upon the United states. and Mr.. Her
bert Is anxious 70 have the appropria-
tion made. The invited nations have
boon waiting TO SEQ whether congress-
nude suitable provision for the review
before they accepted There is unofii-
eth information that Italy will send
three ships over and official informa-
tion that Russia will send three ships
The other nations that have accepted
the invitation arp England, Holland,
spain Portugal Bfnkil. and lIayti.
China. Japan, Peru. Chilli, Denmark.
Norway and sweden have declined the
invitation. France, Germany, Austria
and several other nations have neither
accepted nor declined
Only the general outline Of the re-
view has been determined IN all the de-
tails. Mnny of them, rather prominent
ones, remain TO be arranged Tho ex-
act date OF the review and the particle
patton OF the merchant marine arc
among the unsettled points The date
fixed for the rendezvous at Hampton
Roads is April O Admiral Ghernrdf has
already brought together all tho OIL
cials that could be spared from the
Pacific coast, and after March 10 he ex-
poets TO take the baltimore. his own
flagship, the Chicago, Walkers fing-
ship. the Chicago, the vesnvius and
Philadelphia from New York to
Hampton Roads, and the foreign
vessels will begin To arrive soon
after April /. The American feet on
that occasion will consist Of every ship
in commission except the Yantic, which
will be left at Monteyide0, and the
small fleet, mostly Of superannuated
ships On the Pacific and Asiatic sta
tions The Essex, which has Just como
from Montevideo, will be put out Of
commission before the review occurs,
and some vessels not now in COM
mission will probably be put In commits
sion before the review, but there IS
good deal Of uncertainty about this.
The American fleet will consist Of
twelve Or fifteen steamers. as follows,
subject to some possible changes; At
lanta, baltimore, Bennington, Charles
ton, Chicago. Concord, Dolphin, Kear-
sarge, Miantonomoh. Newark. Phila-
delphia, San Francisco, vcsnvius and
Yorktown. The practice ship Bancroft
will III all probability be ready 10 take
part In the review. Tho Detroit, now
approaching completion 1t baltimore,
may perhaps appear In the review and
there Is bare possibility that the great
and powerful armored crusier, New
York, will be put into commission for
the occasion. but she certainly will not
be finished at that time. The Mianton-
omoh, an improved monitor, IS now in
New York and will probably remain
there instead of going 10 Hampton
Roads. OF the new navy this feet In
cludes everything that Is ready to 70
TO sea except the Boston, at Honolulu;
Monterey. coast defense ship at SAN
Francisco. and Petrol. small cruiser III
Nagasalsi The American and foreign
warships are to assemble vat IIamp-
ton Roads during the month Of
April and steam as one feet under
command Of Admiral Gherardi
TO New York where the review is
to take place. The entire feet will
probably pass up New York bay and
the Hudson as far as Grants tomb. in a i
column Of twos, being reviewed off the
battery BY the president and the repre-
sentatives Of foreign nations 1t has
been proposed that there should be q
long column Of merchant ships follow
ing the war fleet up the bay and pass
ing in review before the warships when
they anchor on the Grant tomb. Con-
gress has already passed the necessary
legislation to give Adm Gherardi COM
plete authority over New York bay and
harbor at the time Of the review, 50
that pleasure crafts. excursion boats
and vessels entering and leaving the
port on business shall not Interfere
with the movement or the spectacular
effect Of the wnrships. which pronlis..
to constitute the most formidable 1eei
ever assembled