The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-27
Hollands S single representative, the Van
Speyk, and the German vessels.

Hollands single representative, the Van
Speyk, and the German vessels.
1t was just 11.45 when single gun
from the Philadelphia announced that
the anchorage ground had been reached,
and, answering almost instantly, gun
doomed on the Chicago, and the anchors
of the twelve American ships dropped as
if released by electricity. The foreign
vessels slowed down and steamed to po-
sitions opposite the escorting vessels of
our feet.
The big vessels moved up the river in
the positions to which they had been as
signed, and let go their anchors at al
most precisely the points selected for
them by Admiral Gherardi. No vessels
were allowed to pass between the lines of
the two columns of warships until they
were all at anchor. Shortly after noon
numbers of steamboats, and private
yachts began to arrive and to cruise
around the fleet. Several of these boats
were loaded down with people, who per-
sisted in getting on one side until the
boats had but one paddle-wheel in the
water and seemed in danger of going
over. The streets leading to the river
were filled with parties of sightseers and
the upper part of the city assumed hol-
iday aspect
The Ericsson monument unveiled in
Battery Park today with appropriate
ceremonies, is of bronze, feet inches
in height, and rests upon a pedestal of
Quincy granite, s feet inches in height.
Portions of this are highly polished,
while others arel left in rough hewn
state. On the four sides of the die, in
low relief, are bronze panels SO inches
long, representing the following subjects:
THE action between the Monitor and
Merrlmac;' ''steam fire engine in ac-
tion;' ''steam sloop-of-war Princeton,
the first application of screw propeller
to warships;" and groupings of various
inventions, caloric and solar engines"
President Cleveland and Party
ri we'd from Washington at Jersey City
at 10 p. m. The Pennsylvania depot was
hung with flags of all nations in honor
of the party. The members of the re-
ception committee welcomed the visitors
The party was taken to the Victoria Ho-
tel in this city, where they will remain
during their stay
The great review occurs tomorrow.
AT s o'clock the vessels of the naval fleet
will all be dressed with flags and bunting
and the river will present a gala scene.
Hundreds of tugs, yachts and excursion
boats with big loads of sight-seerers and
colors all a-fying will be out early to Sc
cure the best positions from which to
watch the review.
At 9 O'Clock the patrol boats will close
the river at the north and south ends of
the column and form a Gordon around
the feet.
President Cleveland and his Cabinet
officers, with few invited guests, will
board the Dolphin at the foot of Twenty
fourth Street at 10 a. M, and then the
reviews will begin. AS the re-
viewing vessel passes up between
the double line of war ships
their big guns will belch forth fire and
smoke in national salutes and there will
be an uproar and concussion, the like of
which New York has never before heard.
AS soon as the Dolphin has completed
the course the President will receive the
commanders of the squadron on board
and then go ashore, when the whole fleet
will fire, simultaneously, the national
salute of "a guns. After that the patrol
boats will withdraw and the excursion
boats will circle about the fleet so that
the people will have chance to inspect
at close range every one oi the big vessels.
The scene will close with grand ball at
Madison Square Garden, commencing at
II p. m. The land parade occurs Fri
day.