The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-27
THE NAVAL REVIEW.
New York Now the Scene of
Norfolk's Fete.

New York, April &c : Promptly at
O'Clock the facts broke anchor and fell
into line.
The fleets were preceded By tho navy
yard tugs and patrol steamers. whose
duty it was to keep the course clear.
The rear was brought up by four reve.
nue. cutters. No vessels Of any kind
were allowed to break through this
line. The ships steamed up the river
until the Philadelphia and Blake
reached point opposite Eighty ninth
street, when the signal was given to
anchor. The rear of the double line
was opposite West Thirty. fourth street,
and was held by the Miantonomah
The Dolphin was of Twenty.second
President boards her at half past 10
o'clock to morrow to review the ships
1t was just il:45 when single gun from
the Phi ladelphia announced that the
anchorage ground had been reached and
answering almost instantly gun
doomed on the Chicago, and the anchors
of twelve Amerioan ships dropped as il
released by electricity. The foreign
vessels slowed down and steamed to q
position opposite the escorting vessels
of our feet.
Scores OF tugs crowded with sight.
seers and excursion boats and commit
tee boats followed the column of war
ships up the North river. Navy tugs
and signal boats directed the foreign
men of.war where to anchor. The
scene from any point on the river front
from Ninty sixth street down to Thirty
fourth street was bes utital one, and a
good forerunner OF the spectacle that
will take place tomorrow
Aside from the signal gun to anchor
there Was no cannonading to wake the
echoes Of the palisades or heights OF
Riverside Park. twas high noon when
the last anchor was dropped and the
fleet was in position. The British ship,
extended down to about Eightieth
street, the Russians to Sixty, Nth, the
big black Jean Bart of the French navy
being opposite SIKH 9TH street. The
Italian Etna is off Thirty ninth street,
with the Giovanni Bsusan next in line.
Opposite the Etna is the Concord, the
last in the American line. The De
Julio is opposite the BAusan, while the
Van Spsyk is nearly abreast OF the
Infanta Isabella. Germany's two yes
sells are on the Jersey side, opposite the
other Spauiards. The Brazilian ships
are Just south of the Spanish vessels on
the New Yo'k shore, and are anchored
nearly off Thirty sixth street.
There was no accident and no confu-
sion attending the anchoraging of the
men of war. The big vessels moved up
the river into the positions to which
they bad been assigned and let go their
anchors at almost precisely the points
selected for them by Admiral Gherardi.
No vessels were allowed to o. ASS between
the line of the two columns of wa ships
until they were all at anchor. Then
steamboats, filled with siIhtseers passed
up between the lines. and in and out to
obtain good views of our white cruisers
and the i,ating war castles OF the
foreign nations who are represented
The streets to the river were filled with
parties of sight GERS, and the city as.
stunned a holiday aspect. Crowds
thronged the piers which were access
ible and carriage parties drove out on
the Fifty ninth street pier to ge. look
at the ships.
Riverside drive had gay throng of
people all day. The big Blake and
Philadelphia at the heads of the two
columns were much admired, and the
formidable looking Jean Barr, the
Brazilian battleship AQuidaban and the
big Russian cruisers were picked out as
the most destructive looking of the
visiting ships. The clear atmosphere
made all OF the vessels, even those OF
the further column. plainly visible from
the New York shore, and while the dsy
was chilly it was such an improvement
over yesterday thatit was fully enjoyed.
The caravels were not in the position
to-day which they will occupy in the
review tomorrow