Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-26
TO TIE RUSSIAN ADMIRAL
While the Band Plays the Russians National
Air.
A Grand sight was that In New York
narbor when the stately ships bta.
JosuoaIiy Moved 20 whero They
Wore 60 Anchor The
world Represented.

New York. April 25.-Pfomptiy N
time with every pue-arrunged detail CIR
ncd cut with marvellous exuctness aud
after % most plc1sunt voyage and rem
dr1lous at Hampton Roads, the cOiu-
hincd naval sQundrOns OF the old and
New world took possession of the lower
bay Of New York h1rbor this afternoon.
Tho hrst of thc fleet 90 arrive was the
Dolphin with Secretary Herbert on
bounl. CLOSELY following iu ler wake
WIS the Russian muu-Uf. war. nimtn
Duusbi, thc ilag ship d the Russian con.
ungcnt drcct from Russia With Vice.
Admiral kO1cnkou. commando. in-uhief
of che Russian nrct. aboard. a. ,a,e
passed. the Hook she mlutcd the srcrc-
inry OF thc nnvy's i,tg on the Dolphin,
the latter promptly acknowledging the
uuuriC'y, Shp also changed aidutcs with
the Monitor MuntuuOinuh, ull The forts
in turn unswcrug Che mlutcs.
Shortly before I o'clock me lookout Of
The Mintonomuh sIguallcd the fleet ia
sight A special tug boat with che As-
Hociatcd Press nag nt her fore promptly
put out tu SEN aud through the gathering
haze aud dri1aling rain sighted Che ileOt
moving along 90 fully ten knots an hour
lu double column in perfect alignment.
Distances were accurately marked, OOn
yards between each ship coo yards be-
tween enrh squadron, a steady ntsi mas
iysiic sight,
Tho flagship of Admiral Gherardi, the
Philadelphia, headed the port column,
lhc hugo British cruiser Blake, Admiral
Hopkins flagship led the stlrboard
column che other vessels following as
follows. ON the port side the flagship
Newark, Admiral Bnnhum, followed by
thp Atlanta, the Snu Francisco, the Rnn-
croft. The bennington, aud Baltimore.
Tho flagship CHICAGO. Admiral Walker,
followed hy thr Yorktown, The Charlrs-
ton, the Nosuyiua and fhe Concord. After
them md bringing MP the rear column,
tho Dutch warlhip Van Speyck and tho
German cruisers kaiHcrin Augusta aud
Scldlrr The Rlnke was followed on
the slnrlonm column by the other yes-
sells of The llriiish auuudrnB. the Austria
in The Mnuculcunp aud tho Tartar, and
10y The Russian yos4cla the General ADJ
mul and The kydka. NoNi came the
Italian vessels Aetnn aud Causnn and
The hmzilian squadron Aquidaba Tmais
and Rcpnhhon
The PHILADELPHIA swung round Sandy
Hook hghtEhip I'M majestic silence aud,
cuaslug tho hnr entered Gc,luoyH chHu-
mel, Tho vessels of tho aufhrngd column
slowed down and allowed oil thc Amer
loan hect 60 rnund the lightHhip hraL
then nip Blake and Others followed aud
tho entire fleet prO0rdcd Ia single illo
aud impressive silence up tho bay 10
nnohnmgr grounds Tho Philadelphia
opened the Hdutra by firing tltcsm guns
in honor of iho Russian admiral and his
flagship The band on board ltlio phiadel-
phia playing the Russian national air.
The Russian promptly ACKNOWLEDGED tho
mlutr
AZ $3.50 y, IN, the Philadelphia iird on0
gun tu como Go anchor aud the vosula
instantly hove Co. 10 VIVA e1auly 34T
when the Philadelphia lee 40 har anchor
on Cuvcn Hhoal bury aud swung ruund
with the strong Hood tide with her uOss
pointing for Sandy Hook