Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-26
At WAS A DELIGHTFUL TRIP.
The Run of the International Fleet to New
York.

Nr5fOrIEL- SCENES OF THY xARITINE cELEBRA-
Ton oF coIUNBUs' DIsccvERY-How THE
sHrTs oIAINrATNFD THTrE FORMATION on TIL
wkv.
After IHE STARS tclc-rIphi~ report of the
ceremonies of rai-ing ;Ho flag on the Jersey
highlands yesterday the fsc hoisted b.
Mrs stafford. lneai descendant: OF Lieut
stafford. who served With Paul Jones ~ III
Bon Homme Richard. and who rescued tire
flag when it was blown overheard.
IL vas I2.OS D.m. when the Paul Jones flag
was run mp. The signal officer the light
house tower waved flag from side TO side and
puff of smose rose the starDoard quarter
of the Miantoaomoh. and an instant later the
boom OF a gun heard Before the tat
tered emblem had reached the peak three OF the
monitors guns had doomed across the water.
The flag was Immediately hauled down and
ffty-foot flag was ho.sted by Mrs. Schuyler
Hamilton. jr.. honorary regent of the New
York state Daughters Of the American Revolu-
luton.
After an invocation bv the Rev. Samuel
Altman and an Grafton bv Amos Parker Wilder.
poem written for the occasion BY Hezekiah
Butterwo-th was read by Mime. Albert. DIR.
Altman delivered the benediction and the en-
tire assembsge united in singing America
Just before the ceremonies incident TO the
flag raising were finished heavy rain set in
and some OF the speeches were shortened in
consequence. and the people present sought
shelter in the light house and the telegraph
Office.
SIGHT OF THE wARsHIPs.
During the ceremonies the warships could
be seen. with the aid Of telescopes. steaming
up toward Sandy Hook. about ten miles off
shore The different vessels could not be dis
tincuished \ heavy cloud OF smoke hung over
the Feet. and the hazy weather nearly obscured
them. There was considerable disappointment
at the failure OF the ships to run IN near shore
and salute the Gag.
N TIE LOWER NEW YORK BAY
Promptly on time. with every prearrauged
detail carried on: with marvellous exactness
the combined naval squadrons of the old and
new world tool. possession of the lower BAY OF
New eek harbor Yesterday afternoon. Shortly
before O'Clock the lookout in the crows
nest OF the vicious looking Goub.e-:urreted
monitor Man .uuomoh. hich was lying an
ehO-ed midway between SANDY Hook Point and
the Scotland llghIshIp, sIgnaled the fleet in
sight.
The t=gooat Irdian with the United Press
flag az her fore promptly put out to sea and
through gathering haze and drizziing rain
Sighed the feet moving along at the rate of
fully zen knots an hour III double column. Per-
.ect alignment distances accurately marked 500
yards between eacn ship. 900 wards between
each squadron. stately and majestic sight.
The big white flagship OF Admiral Gherardi.
the Philadelphia. headed the port column. the
huge black British eraser. Blake. Admiral
Iof kins flagship. led the s5arboard column.
all according TO program. the other vessels fol-
lowing IN regular order
Da tue Dog, side the flagship Newark (AI-
nIrsl Benhami followed bp the Atlanta. San
Francisco. Bancroft. BenniUs .onand Baltimore.
then the flagship Chicago Admiral Walker
followed by the Yorktown. Charleston. yesu-
vius and Concord. after Them and bringing up
the rear of the eolnmn the Dutch warship
Van SDeyk. and the German cruisers ksiserin
Augusta and Seeadler. The Blake was followed
on the starboard column BY the other vessels
of the British squadron. tine Australia.
MsglclenEe and Tartar. snd by the Russian
vessels General Admiral and Rynda. The be-
lated flagship OF the Russian squadron. the
Dimitri Donskoi. with the Russian admiral.
kozrakof. on board. awaited them at anchor
of quarantine. Next came the Italian vessels
Etns and Bausan and the Brazilian squadron
Aquicaban. Tiradsntes and Republic.
ENTERING The CHANNEL
As tine Philadelphia in the lead neared the
Sandy Hook hghtship at 1:5O p. IN. the fog
whistle of the lightship gave a series of weicom-
ing toots. but the big white flagship swung
round in majestic silence and crossing the bar
and entering Gedneys channel set the pace at
good ten and half knots an hour the New
ark following close in her wake. and the Atlanta
the regulation distance behind. Once fairly in
the channel the Philadelphia signaled the fleet
To proceed without reference to formation. The
vessels OF the starbosrd column slowed down
and allowed all the American fleet TO round the
hghtship first.
Then the Blake and the other Britisbers fol-
lowed safely, crossing the bar before food tide
3.3I pm. tbs s.laadrons of each column alter
mating till all had safely rounded and entered
the channel Then the big guns of Mianatonoh
doomed welcome. but the hook was passed in
silence. The leading vessels of the fee. turned
the southwest spit about PAS and entered the
main ship channel IL was still raining. but the
weather was not so thick seriously impede
the movements OF the fleet. In the channe!
the Philadelphia slackered speed to about eight
Knots so as to allow the other vessels TO catch
up. and the entire fleet proceeded N single file
and impressive silence up the bay 20 the
cEorilg grounds. which Capt. Rogers and his
aids had selected.
Despite the ooscurIty of the weather the pro-
cess-on Up the bay was exceedingly beautiful.
Grayeseud bay was reached al $50, and the
Philadelphia opened the salutes by firing fifteen
guns II honor Of the Russian admiral and his
flagship. the Dimitri Donskoi the band on
board the Philadelphia PLAYING the Russian
national air. The Russian promptly acknowl-
edged the salute. At 1885 the Philadeiphia
fired one gun as signal 20 come to anchor.
and the Newark PASSED the signal TO the other
Nesst4S OF the squadron. instantly move 10.
A feet Of cuardboats under Capt. Rogers
kept the anchorage ground clear while num-
berless yachts and tugboars and crowded ex-
cursion steamers circled around as close as
permitted
IL was exactly 3=f7 when the Philadelphia
let go her anchor right of Craven Shoal buoy
and swung round with the strong food tide
with her nose pointing for Sandy Hook. The
instant the Philadelphia let go her anchor the
United Press reporters on board the flagship
transferred To the United Press tug their story
OF the trip. which is here subioined:
THE STORY OF THE TRIP.
The voyage of go miles from Fort Monroe to
the anchorage was a most delightful one. The
predictions of rough weather. based upon the
northessterly winds which whipped into tenn
pestuous the usually placid waters of
Hampton Roads. failed to be realized. much TO
the reilef OF Senators Gibson and Butler Rep
resentasives Geissenhainer. MAYER ard Wads-
worth and other lsndsmen who happened to be
on the ships The ocean was as smooth as the
typical mill pond and the wind though cool
and fresh did not a; any time blow with force
sufficient TO cause discomfort. No accident &C.
Cured and there hitch the program
at any point, save IN the inability OF some Of
the foreign veSSe-s To maintain even the mod
crate speed set by the Philadelphia When the
fleet sailed out OF Hampton Roads Yesterday
morning II consisted of twenty-seven ships