Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-30
I'd EDITION.
SAILED FOR NORFOLK
Cruisers Leave Brooklyn for the
Naval Rendezvous.
FHE FRENCH PREMIER MAY RESIGN.
Abating Nuisances on the Croton
Water Shed.
FATAL FIRE AT CLEVELAND.
FATAL FIRE AT CLEVELAND.
SAILED FOR HAMPTON ROADS.

Departure Of Cruisers for the Naval Rem
devious.
NEW YORK, March s0.-At daybreak this
morning the work Of preparing the five vessels
which were to sail for the naval review rem
devious at Hampton Roads from the Brooklyn
navy yard was begun The entire force OF the
warships we're put TO work putting finishing
touches on the vessels to make them perfectly
ship shape.
The vessels which sailed were the Philadel.
phia, Admiral Gherardi's flagship; the Balti-
more. the Yorktown, the Vesuvius and the little
torpedo boat Cushing, which is to serve as q
dispatch vessel in the naval review.
Promptly at o'clock the signal sect under
way was hoisted on the flagship. The other
vessels hoisted answering signals. At this time
ali was in readiness for each of the vessels to
start. large crowd stood about the wharves
OF the navy yard, composed Of the wives, chill
dren and relatives OF the officers and crews OF
the departing ships, who had come down to see
them off.
There were also a large number Of spectators
who wanted to take a farewell look at the beau
tiful ships which have graced the navy yard for
the past few weeks.
The navy yard tug Narkeeta fastened line
to the stern Of the flagship Philadelphia, which
was living at the long dock at the foot of Man
street. The last lines were cast off and the
stern of the big ship swung out into the
channel. At this moment, trife after seven
o'clock. the little torpedo boat Cushing came
down the channel from the Whitney under her
steam and at rapid gait. The spectators
on he wharves cheered the little vessel as she
passed. The Gushing looked very business-like
In her new coat of slate green paint.
THE START.
The blue pennant of Admiral Gherardi was
hoisted to the top of the mizzen mast of the
Philadelphia as she swung out into the chan
rel. As soon as she was clear Of the deck the
tug cast off its line and the big ship drifted
over toward Wallabout bay. Her officers al
lowed the tide to swing her around with her
head pointed toward the bridge before starting
her engines.
She steamed down the river at 7:10 o'clock
large crowd of spectators who stood on the
BROOKLYN bridge cheered her as she passed
under it. She steamed down the harbor past
Governors Island, where she lay to wait r
the other ships OF the feet The Cushing.
which had preceded her, ran up under her
stern and also hove to.
The next ship to leave the yard was the gun
boat Yorktown. which lying at the Cob
dock. She came down the channel under her
own steam. She was handled very gracefully
by her officers and followed the Philadelphia
down the river at Tbs o'clock. The Bal
timore got under way next. She was
lying at the coal dock. The tug Mar
keeta made a line fast to her stern and
she started down the river at 1:30 o clock. The
dynamite cruiser Vesuvius, which was lying at
Cob dock, just ahead of the cable Of the little
old-fashioned ferry which runs across the navy
yard basin.
She attempted to get out without assistance
and cast off the lines which fastened her to the
dock at 7:30 o'clock. She is SO long and mar
row, however, that she is not easily handled.
She drifted down to the cable of the little ferry,
which became f0uled in her propeller
This caused a delay of nearly three-quarters