Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-27
DOUBLE LINE 0E SPLENDID VESSELS

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'!tARANTfNE' M 4, APfn Inc
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majestic in The ynYsIfao this ,norn,nn
Clear Skies BRIGHT ..n.i..,ht aud brlcing
brgrzes gaye n sor,s i, III 4 panoramic
scene WlIGsp brnuty ,tud s,ip1pstiyenrss
have never barn -tg,4snd Iilbn snow
white hIlis md gr.rai,il outlines III ire
American flant MN, III Mora rnilspictiotls
than tbp bupe bIupG huIi NJ fine 'jiritish
tlnwshin ths tovrrti,.. ,Y,ilit9ry nasfs III
tho French .rnnn Dart the sharp lines Of
lie crack (iernInn ,.t,ts,.rs 4r the uii,int
lines az thc Dutch Sld,, which uTain rn,y.
trasfpI wifi the cracrfiIi brilTl m the swift
ARGENTINE Nnrya III .IIiio a.lI,d the massive
am ament Of No Brazilian battIeship.
The nlost sirii.tnI- feature n rhr scene
wac the absaiiita Silence fhnt #nroyailrd
rurin,, tbe anrfy hours n the AN Each
III the n!acid water.
AZ thn n,orlrfn" wore On mud The nre-
paratinuS F0r braaKin,, nnrhnr hetaH thn
Seem, changed N nra NJ brisl, anfI,Iatinn
and Tic bav became 4livs Vim nlpnstire
crnfE Of every dr.rriptior, nn1 tltp nat,,nl
boats had i dithcnIt tusk ~ Ecrp Inc
anchorage clear OF intrudlcrs, and 10 rcrnit
TIC formation oil the columns IN WHICH, IN
stately procession, the vessels We're TO pass
through the narroWs to the upper bay and
70 move mp the Hudson river TO their
assigned stations, and thereto await review.
THE ORDER OF FoRMAqToN.
IL wns shortIy after q ot,.lncl; when Al.
niral Ciherartti's ilaySiin ply1, the nrelinli-
nury sign,II TX hrp,Ik nit,hnr NINA lin ina,
line Tfhe stnrbonra N ri,Ji,t hand column
Looking toward thr bnys III TIA vessels
commanded by thc BRUSH Admiral S,ir
John o. H1nlsius r1n.tstpd 81 fnrnit,n
vessels in thii wider Eritisl,-I}lake An,
traIiu. MHaicieniie Mia trartar. RnSsiIt,z-
Dimitri j1nsEti r,rucrni Admiral and
Evnda Frpn,h-- rethnse Hussard and
lean Bart: ltuIy.-lltnas Giovanni ButIsan
and Dpngali. snnin-Irrfarta ISABEL RninM
ltegeute and Eueya Esbnnm Brn2il-
AulIidnhan Tirndentns and Rpnuhiira
I'M Nam IN EiiI Lnna rnfntnr rSr,-
manded bv Admiral tihernrtti consisted
OF the American tI1el Will same If the
visitors Ihrown intn balance Ia ma iii.
loving order American PbiIadaIhbin
Nrwnrk ATLANTA All, l'rancisro Hoi,.
croft. BenniIIrt0il. baltimore Chicago
Yorktown, Charleston. Ycslyi,is and Con.
corr. ArUruti,ie- Siirya IA i4ilia. unllaild
Van Sf,eiik. tiermaI-Kaiserfn Augusta
and Seeaaler. with tlc American monitor
Miantonolnah bringing III he rear.
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NE" loRK, April u ne start was
mace promptly At We 9, clock, and spec
tatols Wig LAd E'tneFeu 70 WithsSs tle
tnd ,Ge he tG -. ~, iiast"1
other pG,ints 81 VANTAGE Il, staten Island
| had HARDLY taken nv nnsitfnn bafnre tne
| INNS nm Enrig Hamilton and lEpdsyvort i
| bannled their welcome "a The adyamrinT
| Hecf Staanium monk and uers the tyyS,
| adn1iraIs And Their tinrshins ia thn wnv
| nj n rate Of befwpep riIfht' and nine knot.
| an hour A brisk hrt.eZe rlirlpd thr waters
| HIN whita.raI, hrsalprs I'm ths rna,Tmiii.
cett vassels aiidnd nIn,,ts ., smnr,fhIw thai
| their mation scarcely seemed perreniible
| a cable and a.half's length Separated each
! ship from the other, ana this distance was
| maintained with absolute urpcisinn
me contrast presented by the snow.
white American fleet and dark huiled
! foreigners was very uercebtiblc as they
I moved along side by Side, each heinhteli
IN, the effect Of the other, ,rle mo School,
| Of naval architccturc-for nearly All The
ships in the fleet not American built are
| Of English Observation-Disclosures strongly
| marked and every patriot felt within h
rlow Of pride that the new navy Of III,
| United states did not suffer by'the com
pArisOn.
The time occnriied in nassing the fort.
Was cxactlv baif M hd1r Thn unvaI
shi,s. after passinl. the Nurr,,ws entered
| IND inner liav nltd lila ileet ~ excursion
| steamers ard Yachts and bip boats fell ir
! and became a volunteer escort
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Inc scene theh became one OF com plhee
grace, alllhlatloh ana beauty, never 70 pt
forgotten: me absence OF eallhohadlnE
lett the ar clear, ana every outline OF tht
magnificent shlPs STOOD olit IN LUMINOUS
Il ".
NAYS % INC tNheTcht hatloliallties aud ever
the names OIL the SHIPS were clearly uls
ceriilbte from the shore.
rms evening lhe lhloh League Clut
| Will give reception ~ the Gun house Il
about wv q the o4EGefs OF tAo men Of
war IN the ilarlor. me cluD hasEalso IN
vlted tue resident OF The nited state:
ana ms CapiheL Nice-presldent Steven
son, me Hpeaker OF the House 81
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Affairs lie Duke dc Veragns and si,it" Il
ne army and navy officers Stationed ir
! apd ornit,Id Say Sorl. IA ,,,a,,bcre -,
the djpl0matic corps IN WASHINGTON ac
crcdifai h. governments Whose VESSELS Az,
r,,,rasarte,i IN I'M tlset ma cnns,5ls IL X
snme g,vernnauts IN New York and III,
presidents 81 tle leading clubs Of the civ
| rhe huur announced for the rercntion il
o,cin"E n. nj Matters 81 nrrcejent h',y
heen ARRANGED IN a,.tord;lrr.. viii the milo.
nd1nted IL, ADMIRAL t;hpr1rdi Tho Dul.,
ID Vnrn,.,in rs admiral of Indies viii an
runk iii amer nnvnI ,,neSis
t;rnTr,l Inr,,'r pIrt,r nresidr,t ~ IL,
cj,th ,yiIi rnrri,.n tbc ,isit,ira tvGt ,,s,iI ~
,re.ertnI IN lie ordrr 81 their ra,li; is
thr Xiii committees Of escort. Thu clui
Ionsn v.i0 he han,itif,ilI,t dsc,ratai h.
might Win flowers aud Minis 4 sneria
'ttsStrd @f Homer consjstiliG If artiiiicryn,e,
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