Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-20
THE PRESIDENTS MOVEMENTS.
Making Arrangements for his Going on Board
the Dolphin to Review the Fleet.

NEW oRk, Aprn iS.--lhe movements
of President Cleveland on naval review
day are now pretty d. tiniiely known,
and in accordance with the orders which
Capt. Frederick Rodgers United States
navy, the representative in New York of
Rear-Admiral Bancroft Gherardi, will
issue arrangements for the embarking and
disemharking of the Presidential party will
be Immediately begun.
Capt. Rodgers will order landing floats
prepared at once in the North River at the
foot of West Twenty-third, Forty second
fifty-ninth, Eighty second and Ninety fifth
streets.
During the afternoon of April 26, and
until after the President has reviewed the
fleet on April %. the water front before the
above landing places will be shut of from
all use by private vessels. In consequence,
only men-of-war boats will be able 20 make
use of the la ding floats until after the re-
view ceremonies have ended.
President Cleveland, on the morning of
April ~, will enter barge belonging to
the United States dispatch vessel Dolphin,
which will await him at the foot of West
Twenty third street landing. The approach
to the landing place will be guarded by
police detaehments. On the float itself
and at the head of the gangway leading
down to the platform, will be squad of
sailors. The approach to the float will be
carpeted, and the float itself will be appro-
prialely dressed.
The President will be rowed off to the
Dolphin in II oare barge. In the barge
will be Capt. Theodore Kane, United States
Navy. the Presidents aid for the day. AMI
an officer from the Dolphin. The captain
of the Dolphin will receive the President at
the gangway of his ship. As soon AS the
President steps aboard the dispatch vessel,
the special flag denoting the presence of
the President of the United States will be
flown from the mainmasthead of the Dol
phin. The Dolphin all this time will be ly-
ing off the foot of West Twenty third street,
and will be distant from the shore not NOR,
than 800 yards.
The President will signify to the com
manding officer of the Dolphin when he is
ready to pass up between the lines of the
Columbian fleet. The Dolphin will, on this
intimation, Immediately weigh her anchor
and as the anchor trips from the ground she
will fire signal gun TO the fleet.
This signal gun will be answered by u
shot from one of the monster l0-inch 20
ton guns of the double-turreted monitor
Miantonomoh. The Miantonomob's guns
will apprse the entire fleet of the approach
of the President.
President Cleveland will disembark from
the Dolphin at the foot of West Ninety
fifth street. There he will enter carriage
and be driven to his house. The landing
place at the foot of Ninety-fftb street will
be prepared with dressings and bunting
similar to the landing place at the foot of
West Twenty third street. The Ninty FIJI
street landing will be guarded by police de-
tachments, similar to the lower landing.
The President is expected to reach the
landing place mt the foot of West Twenty
third street at 9. 80 o'clock on the morning
of April q. The Dolphin is timed to leave
her anchorage position off 2Si street at 10
o'clock. The passage up the North river
over the three-mile stretch which will be
occupied by the fleet will be made at slow
speed. The Dolphin will probably consume
30 minutes in running over this stretch of
water. At the upper end of the fleet col
umns the Dolphin will anchor and the flag
Off GERS, the captains of warshps will repair
aboard the despatch vessel to pay their re-
spects to the President,
The President will, in all probability
leave the side of the Dolphin at about 80
O'Clock, and he should under this arrange
ment, effect a landing at Ninety-fifth street
at about noon-time
Immediately after the landing of the
President the patrol Gordon on the river
will be withdrawn and the river landing
places will be open to the public.