The Portland daily press., 1893-04-25

Squadrons Sailed Away-The Girls at
Handkerchiefs-The Descendant of Co.
Iumbus and Some Other Prominent
Foreigners Received by the President.
Fort MONROE, Va, April 24.-The
navalrendezvous at Hampton Roads is
now thing of the past and will go down
into history as one of the most brilliant
marine pageants of modern times. The
officers and men on the feet were up and
stirring at an early hour this morning,
getting things in readiness for the start,
which was fixed for o'clock.
"Weigh anchorr' was the hoarse cry of
the boatswains and their mates following
their shrill pipings on the American and
English war vessels. At the same instant
the Spanish boatswains shouted their
commands ''Levareianda zarparI' The
italian cry was ''Salpare:'' On the Dutch
ship Van Speyk it was ''Hive op anchorp'
which sounds nearly like ''Heave up an
chorp' "Anker ichtenp' was the COM
mand on the German vessels, while the
French boatswain shouted 'Lever
lanerer'
1t was half-past before the Philadel-
phia got under way and started up the
Roads to the west end of the fleet. She
was quickly followed by the Newark, At
lanta, San Francisco, Bancroft, Benning-
ton and Baltimore of Admiral Benham's
squadron, and the Chicago, Yorktown,
Charleston, Vesuvius and Concord of the
second squadron under Admiral Walker.
Upon arriving at point about five miles
away the white squadron wheeled into
line and came down past the fort and
stood out to sea. In the meantime the
Dolphin, with Secretary Herbert and
party, got under way and steamed up the
Roads with the fleet until they turned,
where she remained to observe the move
ments of the other vessels. AS the white
squadron came down the Roads they
were joined by the Holland ship Van
Speyk and the two German vessels, Kai-
serin Augusta and Seeadler, " hich COM
pleted the first or port column.
At the head of the starboard column
came the British fleet, with Vice Admi-
raj Hopkins as commander-in-chief, and
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the Australia, the Magicienne, and Tar
tar. Russia came next, with Vice Adj
miral Kosenkoff, commander-in-c chief, on
the flagship Demitri Donskoi, followed
by the General Admiral and the Rynda.
France followed, with Rear Admiral De
Libranas, commander-in-chief, in the
flagship Arethuse, and the Hussard and
Jean Bart following. Italy came next,
under Rear Admiral Magnagi, with the
Etna and the Giovanni Bausan. Brazil
brought up the rear column, with Admi-
raj Julio Gar d'Norenta as commander
in-chief, in the Aquidban, and accompa-
MED by the Tiradentes and the Republi-
ca.
The foreigners did not make sweep
up the Roads and turn into line as did
the white squadron, but took their
places in line from their anchorage.
While the fleet was getting under way
the roads were crowded with pleasure
yachts, excursion steamers and tugs, and
sail boats of all descriptions crowded
with visitors, many of which accompar
MED the feet down to the Capes.
The ramparts of the fort were black
with visitors. The piazzas of the Hygeia
were packed with ladies waving hand
kerchiefs to their departing friends.
Col. Frank, commandant, had the
band stationed on the ramparts, and as
the vessels passed the national airs of
the countries they represented were
played in turn. When the fleet had all
passed the hotel the little torpedo boat
Gushing came out from her anchorage
and passed down to join her sister ships
at a rate of speed that called forth a
hearty round of applause.