The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-13
THE NAVAL PARADE.
The Grandest Display of the Kind
Ever Attempted.
War Vessels from Europe. Asia and South
America VIII Gather In New York
HsrbOr April 25-27-Outline
of the Programme.
ISpccial Ie,tcrl

sets out to do n thing it is usually n
success, and the great naval pa
radc i'll New York bay April a5-27
promises to be ne exception
to the rule. The demonstration will
signalizc the opening of the great Chi
cago exposition. Its international char
actcr Will lend added attraction to Il dis
play of naval glory unprecedented in
the history of the western hemisphere.
The vessels of the United States and
foreign nations will meet at Hampton
Roads April II and proceed To New,
York hatbor. where the fleet will be re-
viewed bg the president, members of the
cabinet. the diplomatic corps and other
dignitaricS. All the arrangements of the
parade will he Under the personal SUI
pcrviS'on of Rear Admiral bancroft
ChcrardI, who will direct the move
mcnts of the feet from the flagship
Philadelphia.
Admiral Gherardi is man fitted by
education and temperament for the
delicate duties intrusted to him. He
was born in jackson, La, November
10, 1882. He entered the navy from
Massachusetts as midshipman in 1916.
and served on the Ohio, of the Pacific
squadron, till 1850, entering the Annap-
Oils academy in 1882. He became lseu-
tenant IN 1875, and at the beginning of
the civil war was on the Lancaster. of
the Pacific squadron. In 1862 he was
made lieutenant commander, and took
part in the engagement of Fort Macon
i'll that year In 1864 he commanded
the gunboat Chocorna and the steamer
Port Royal, of the West Gulf bloclead-
ing squadron In the latter vessel he
took part in the battle of Mobile Bay
and distinguished himself for GOODNESS
and courage. In 1866 he was made com
mandcr, i'll 1874 captain and in 1854 com.
modore. In 1886 he was appointed com
mandant OF the Brooklyn navy yard,
and lii 1857 he became rear admiral.
The admiral's fleet will consist of
the baltimore, 1900 tons; the Chi
cago, 1900 tons; Philadelphia, 4,3a4
tons; Newark, 1853 tons; San Francis
co, 1858 tons; Charleston, 1850 tons;
the doublc-turrctcd monitor Miantono-
moh- 1890 tons; Atlanta, 3,lS9 tons;
Bennington, 200 tons; Yorktown. |. 1Ol
tons: Concord, 1,70C tons; Bancroft, S3S
tons: kearsarge, $50 tons; Essex, 1875
tons; Ncsuvius, $50 tons, and several
smaller vessels which at this writing
have not yet been definitely assigned
These vessels will act as escorts to
the fleets of the different foreign ma
tons which have agreed to participate
in the demonstration.
The Spanish fleet, which will proba.
bly, have .hc place of honor in the
cvolutions, will be commanded by the
duke OF Ncragua, admiral of Spain. II
is to consist of the powerful cruiser
Reina Regentc. 1880 tons, the Infanta
Isabel I,l30 tons, and the gunboat
Esnana.
Vice Admiral Sir ]. d. Hopkins, X. C.
b.. will be in command of the British
squadron. composed of the great war
ship Blake, 5000 tons; Blizzard, Lie
tons; Canada, 1850 tons; Cleopatra.
",313 tons: Magiciennc, 1850 tons; Mo.
hawk, l,1.0 tons; Partridge. 75:j tons,
and the torpedo cruiser Tartar, i,71O
| tons.
The German empire will send its
modern armored cruiser Kaiserin An.
| gusta and the feet Seeadler
| The Russian squadron, commanded
! by Vice admiral Kornakoff, with Grand
Duke Alexis second in command, in
cludes the nrmored cruisers, Dimitr
Donsko, 1896 tons; General Admiral
1858 tons; Nakhimoff, ISL tons, an,
Pamiate Azowa, 1890 tons; the battle
ship Emperor Nicholas, $4,000 tons, ant
the corvette Rynda, 1880 tons.
Rear Admiral Maguaghi will hav,
command of the Italian fleet, composed
of the armored cruiser Etna $3.50 tons
the cruiser Dogali, 2,l00 tons, and the
cruiser Giovanni Bausan, 3,06S tons.
Franco will send her large cruiser
| Arethuse and number of smaller yes.
sells not yet designated. The republic
of Brazil will be represented by the
battleship Aquidaban. $500 tons, and