The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-18

what promises to be u naval demonstra-
ton OF greater magnitude than the peo-
pie OF thi'country ever before witnessed
the interest in it becomes more intense,
and nothing is being left undone to
make it a complete success, The pro-
gramme or plan OF the naval review, so
far as the government officials have to
do with it, was completed by Rear'Ad'
miral Bancroft Gherardi and approved
by Secretary Herbert ten days ago. Tho
governor has signed the bill making
April 81 legal holiday in this
state, and as the naval review on
that day is to take place in the North
River, every man, woman and child
who can reach the water.fronts OF New
York and Jersey City will be able to
witness the pageant OF the warships oil
the world. The high bluffs OF Riverside
Drive and other places on the chores OF
the North River make it possible for
those who assemble upon them TO look
right down on the decks OF the entire
fleet OF war vessels. The sixteen war
ships OF the United States navy and the
twenty.soven foreign visitors, besides
the three prototypes OF the Columbus
caravels, will be q grand sight In them
selves, and made more grand by tho
holiday dress in which they will ap'
pear, besides the booming of 1850 guns,
This latter feature itsolf makes the fol-
lowing quotation from "King Henry
~" especially suggestive:
Sound all the lofty instruments OF war,
And by that music lot Vi all embrace;
For, heaven and earth, some OF us never shall
AGecOnd time do such courtesy
1t will certainly be a sounding Of all
the noisy instruments OF war, and 1t is
not ut all probable that any OF those
now living will ever have the oppor.
tunity again to do such courtesy to
this or any other government Tho
great fleet OF war vessels will sail from
Hampton Roads on April "a, aud on
the following afternoon will arrive and
anchor in the lower bay, On the next
day these ships will come up 10 the
North river and anchor at the places
assigned to them between the points
opposite Eighty.ninth street and Thir-
ty-fourth, ready for the great review to
take place on April q. The vessels
will be ranged in two columns, those OF
the foreign flags being nearest the New
York shore. Some are the most power
full and complete war vessels ever con-
atructed, and are convincing OF the
great strides that have been made in
the instruments for commanding re-
spect from and peace between nations.
The British armorod cruiser Blake is
probably one OF the most formidable
war vessels OF England. Her arma-
mont is one OF the best and heaviest OF
tho vessels that float under Britannica
colors. And, while she Is superior in
tonnage and armament to the Ameri-
can flagship Philadelphia, it ia said
that she and the armored cruiser New
York will compare favorably.
Tho Jean Bart, the flagship OF the
French fleet, is comparatively modern
craft, She is q twin.screw protected
cruiser, and is said by naval officers who
have been aboard OF her to be an eX-
ceptionally handsome ship. In general
dimensions she resembles the Philadel-
phin. Her interior quarters partake Of
even little OF the luxurious, a decided
departure on the part OF the French
from their previous practice. One
marked feature in the construction Of
this vessel is her enormous ram bow.
She has a powerful battery, and can
steam directly toward an enemy and
engage him with her sponsor guns from
both sides OF the ship. In the matter
OF sponsors she has not the advantage
OF American war vessels 80 provided.
They enable vessel to give direct FIRE
ahead and aStern with the guns mounted
in them.
Although the italian admiral is on
his way to this country with tho new
cruiser Etna, it is believed that he will
transfer his flag to the Giovanni Bau.
san upon his arrival. The last-named
chip was seen in this harbor at the
time Of the naval parade here last Octo-
Der. She was an object of general adj
mirntion on the part OF the naval men.
and her lines and general construction
conveyed n sense OF great strength and
wonderful sea-S0ing qualities. She was
built and armed by the Armstrong; in
1883.
II is unfortunate that three of the
Russian vessels are blocked in the
Baltic by ice, which may prevent them
from being here in time for the naval
review, but they will he seen here later,
and they are the best OF Russia's navy.
The leading one OF these three vessels
in the Baltic is the PamiNt Azona Mem.
DRY Of Azon). She was named in mem.
DRY Of the gallant Russian frigate AEON,
which vessel covered herself with glory
in the naval battle OF Nava'in, in the
late Russo-Tu rkish war. She is not
only one OF tho fleetest OF Russa's navy
but is furnished with all the modern
appliances OF war, and has complete
electric plant on board-an unusual
thing for u Russian war vessel.
One OF the fastest vessels that will be
in tho naval review Is the Kaiserin Au.
gusta, the hagship OF Germany's fleet.
She Is entitled to be called Splinter
at least, while, II aho ever gets within
range OF an enemy. che will do some
destructive work with her enormously
heavy battery. She ia a brand new ship
and in her speed trials soon after she
was launched last year gave convincing
evidence that she could show clean
pair OF heels 10 some Of England's bost,
The original designs OF the vessel we're
considerably modified after they were
first made public. Instead OF two pro-
pcilrrs II was concluded to fit her with
three, n system Of propulsion which had
been adopted by the naval department
Mt Washington for the commerce do.
stroyUrs Columbia and Minneapolis.
The lleina Regente, which Ia 10 be
tho duke OF VOraguas ilagship In the
review, Is al Ehgish.baiIt cruiser and
ia little larger than tho Chicago. In