Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-26
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
WAS An IMPOSING SIGHT.
The Fleet of War Ships An
Choir in New York Bay.
FIGHTING FOR CARLYLE HARRIS.
Witnesses Say Helen Potts
Took Morphine.
The OFFER OF GOLD WAS REJECTED.
New York Bankers Place
Too Many Conditions.
The OFFER OF GOLD was REJECTED,
NAVAL soUADRONs ARRIVE.

| 100 Many CONDITIONS.
NAVAL sQUADRONS ARRIVE.
The Warships of the Old and New
| World Take Possession of the Lower
New York Bay-ThOugh There Was
a DrIzzling Rain IL Did Not Interfere
with the vessels Movements-It
Was n Grand Sight.
| QUARANTINE, s. l., April 25 Promptly
on time, with every prearranged detail
carried out with marvellous exactness, the
combined naval equadrons of the old and
new world took possession of the lower
bay of New York harbor this afternoon.
Shortly before O'Clock the lookout in
the 'tcrow's nest" of the double turreted
monitor Miantonomah, which was lying
anchored midway between Sandy Hook
Point and the Scotland lightship, signslled
the feet in sight. The tugboat Indian,
having the press representatives aboard,
put out to sea, and through the gathering
| haze and drizzling rain sighted the feet
| moving along at the rate of nine knots an
hour in double column, perfect alignment,
distances accurately marked, 300 yards be-
each squadron.
The big white flagship OF Admiral Cher
hardi, the Philadelphia, headed the port
column, the huge black British cruiser
Blake, Admiral Hopkins flagship led tho
star board column, all according to the
program, the other vessels following in
regular order. On the port aide were the
fsgehfp Newark, Admiral Benham, fol-
lowed by the Atlanta, San Francisco, Ban
croft, Bennington and Baltimore. Then
came the flagship Chicago, Admiral
Walker, followed by the Yorktown,
Charleston, Vesuvius and Concord After
them and bringing up the rear of the col
umn were the Dutch warship Van Speyk,
and the German cruisers Kaiserin Augusta
and Seeadler.
The Blake was followed on the starboard
column by the other vessels of the Bri-
fish squadron, the Australia, Magioisnne
and Tartar, and by the Russian yes
sells General Admiral and Rynda. The
belated flagship of the Russian squadron,
the Dimitri Donskoi, with the Russian ad-
at anchor eff quarantine. Next came the
Italian vessels Etna and Bsusan, and the
Brazilian squadron Aquidabsn, Tirsdentes
and Republica.
As the Philadelphia in the lead neared
the Sandy Hook ightship at 1:50 p. M,
the fog whistle of the lightship gave
series Of welcome toots, but the big white
flagship swung round in majestic silence
and crossing the bar and entering Gedney's
channel, set the pace at Q good ten and
half knots an hour, the Newark following
close in her wake and the Atlanta the
regulation distance behind. Once fairly in
the channel the Philadelphia signalled the
fleet to proceed without reference to for
nation. The vessels of the starboard
column slowed down and allowed all the
American feet to round the lightship first.
Then the Blake and the other Britishsrs
followed, safely crossing the bar before
flood tide, 1887 p. M, the squadrons of
each column alternating till all had safely
rounded and entered the channel. Then
the signal guns of the Miantonomah
doomed welcome, but the feet passed in
silence.
The main chip channel was entered at
2:45. 1t was still raining, but the weather
was not 80 thick as to seriously impede the
movements of the fleet. In the channel
the Philadelphia slackened speed to about
eight knots, so as to allow the other vessels
to catch up, and the entire feet proceeded
in single file and impressive silence up the
bay to the anchoring grounds which Gap
tain Rogers and his aides had selected.
Despite the obscurity of the weather the
procession up the bay was exceedingly
beautiful. Gravesend bay was reached at
$3.50 and the Philadelphia opened the ca
lutes by firing fifteen guns in honor of the
Russian admiral and his flagship, the Dr.
mitri Donfkoi, the band on board the
Philadelphia playing Russia's national air.
The Russian promptly acknowledged the
salute. At 1886 the Philadelphia fred one
gun as a signal to come to anchor, and the
Newark passed the signal to the other ves-
sells of the squadron, which instantly hove
to- A feet of guard boats, under Captain
Rogers, kept the anchorage ground clear,
while numberless yachts and tugboats and
crowded excursion steamers circled round
as close as possible.
It WAS 3:47 when the Philadelphia let 90
her anchor off Craven shoal and swung
with the strong food tide with her nose
pointing for Sandy Hook.
The voyage of 270 miles from Fortress
| Monroe to the anchorage was a most de-
lightful one. The predictions of rough
/ weather failed to be realized, much to the
relief of the landsmen on board the ships.
The ocean was smooth and the wind,
| though cool and fresh, did not at any
| time blow with sufficient force to cause
discomfort. No accident occurred, and
there was no hitch in the program at any
point, save in the inability of some of the
/ foreign vessels to maintain even the mod
crate speed set by the Philadelphia.
| When the deet sailed out of Hampton
Roads yesterday morning it consisted of
twenty seven ships Of war, formed in two
columns. In this position, and with the
torpedo boat tossing like a cork under the
port quarter of the Philadelphia, the COM
bined feet passed out to sea. In the bright
sunshine the men-of-war presented a scene
to charm the eye. Admiral Hopkins sig
nailed Admiral Gherardi, "Your squadron
looks very pretty" "Thank you" signalled
back Admiral Gherardi with q pleased
smile upon his face.
The vessels kept steadily out to sea until
Cape Henry lighthouse was Some distance
astern and then the Philadelphia few q
combination of signals which said ''pre-
pare to change your course" and few
| minutes later the bows of the Philadelphia
and the Blake were turned northeasterly
in the direction of New York. All the
other vessels, when they reached the place
where the leaders had turned, also swung
around. The picture which they presented
was extremely beautiful. So close astern
of the Phila 1elphia that stone might be
toRsed upon her deck, was the Newark.
Each vessel in the squadron followed at
the prescribed distance, presenting an array
| of cleaning bulls and glistening guns that
dszzled the eye. The stsrbosrd column
was also intact.
Admiral Gherardi's order to steam at ten
knots sent the leaders plu1ging ahead, and
presently 1t became evident that come OF
the vessels could not keep the pace. The
Brazilians were the first to lag behind, and
1t was not long before only the topmasts OF
their ships were visible on the edge of the
horizon. The admiral expressed solicitude
for the Dutchmen, and being afraid that
the German cruisers behind the Var
Speyk might find their progress i'm
peded, sent word by the Gushing te
the captain of the Ksiserin Augusta te
steam his squadron ahead of the Var
: Speyk. The latter, however, was abb,
: : to take care of himself. With his WOOD
and iron frigate of antique pattern b,
forged along always just 30 far astern o.
the Concord. As the day progressed ant