The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-04-26
THEY COULDN'T KEEP UP
Sons Of Tho Foreign War Ships Fall
Behind GoilG 10 AsV York.
MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY
The Review Programme Was Cars
ried Out Persootiy-No Aooi-
dent Occurred-inolden
OF the Trip.

QUARANTINE. n. Y, April s.-Promptly
on time, with every prearranRed detail
carried out with marvellous exactness, the
combined naval squadron of the old and
new worlds took possession Of the lower
bay of New York harbor. This afternoon,
shortly before I o'clock, the lookout In the
''crow's nest" of the double-turrstcd
monitor Miautonomoh, which vas
anchored midway. between Sandy Hook
point and Scotland lightship. signalled
that the fleet was In sight. A ting with
tho associated press nag at the forc
promptly put out TO sea and joined the
heet, moving along nj . raie Of fully 10
knots an hour. Tho big white flagship Of
Admiral Ghcrardi. the Philadelphia.
headed the port column, and the huge
black British cruiser Blake. Admiral
Hopkins flagship, led the starboard
column. all according to programme. tho
other vessels following In regular order.
despite the Obscurity OF the weather,
the procession up the bay was exceed
ingly beautiful. When Gravesend hay
was reached the Philadelphia opened tho
salutes by firing 10 guns In honor Of tho
Russian admiral aud the flagship Dimitri
Donskoi. the hand on board the Phiiadcl-
phia playing tho Russian national air.
The Russian promptly acknowledged tho
salute and came to anchor. and tho New
ark passed tho signal to the other vessels
Of tho squadron, which Instantly hove 10.
Tho instant tho Philadelphia let go
anchor, tho associated prcss reporter on
board the flagship transferred to his COLI
leagues on the tug the story Of the trip.
Tho voyage of 20 miles from Fortress
Monroe TO tho anchorage was q most de.
lightful one, the predictions Of rough
weather happily failing to he realised. No
accident occurred and there was no hitch
In the programme mt any point, save tho
inability OF somc Of the foreign vessels tn
the Philadelphia. Tho vessels, aftor leav-
ing Fortress Monroe, sailed with some
formation till evening, when they doubled
up. In the bright sunshine the inen-of.
war presented q scene to charm tho ego
aud stir the imagination. THIS was est,e-
cially true OF the United States vessels,
which kept In excellent line and position.
The starboard column became demoral.
iscd soon aftor Cape Henry disappeared
'from yiRht. Tho Brasilisns were speedily
left ID the roar. and presently tho gap ne
tween tho Arsntlseuse and Hussard grow
but spccks upon the horison. All this time
IL vas most interestins 10 observe the
Eurtish sauadron. The Blake kent
abreast Of the Philadelphia, and the
Australia, Maricienue and Tartar fol-
loved 40 evenly and stsadily that an iron
bar connecting them could not have 80.
cured greater precision of movement,
The night sceuo nj sea was brilliant.
The numerous mast head and red
anJ green lights Of the meu-of.war
studded the sky as n an array Of gigantic
plauets had sprung into being, while the
red and vhito electric lanterus of the
Arrois signal flashed and died like glow.
worms, Moonlight bathed the ocean and
ships In n soft radiance, while curling rib.
hons Of yeasty foam broke gently from,
each yesscl's how.
Al 10 o'clock this evening the America n,
and foreign vessels were sipuailed from,
tho Philadelphin tn fall into A line sinilnr :
TO that which they presented ON leaving
Hamptop Roads, The evolution was nc.
counlisbed most cretiitnbiv. and In this