The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-28

NEW YORK, April 27-The internationa
naval review in honor of Columbus cul
minated today in demonstration NOR
spectacular aud impressive than anything
of the kind recorded in modern history
The post Of honor was given to the repro
auctions of the Columbus caravels-the
Santa Maria, the Pinta and the Nina
which, anchored opposite Ninety-thir(
street, formed practically the turning
point of the review. The contrast of foul
centuries of naval development could not
have been more strongly and picturesquely
made. The double line of Vessels reviewed
was over three miles long. The day wa:
holiday aud thousands of spectators wit
messed the review. Flags and bunting
were displayed everywhere and the city
was in gala attire. The river and harboI
were thronged with pleasure crafts. Al
+ Ro'cIock all the ships of the fleet stimuli
faneouslv hoisted their colors and dressed
ship.
The embarkation of the presidential
party ON board the reviewing boat Dolphin
was gorgeous affair. A handsome special
landing had been erected for the purpose
at the foot of TwentV-third street. The
president was escorted by naval aides, and
bN MIS- SleFcldDu, tEG DlELsl-
berS of the cabinet, with their wives, and
the members Of the diplomatic corps. AS
soon as the president stepped aboard the
Dolphin, from which he reviewed the
fleet, the vessel tripped anchor and fired
one gun as signal, which was responded
10 by the Miantonomah in the rear of the
column with a boom which shook the
whole city. The whole feet was then
called to quarters and every preparation
was made to receive the president with
becoming honors. As the Dolphin came
in line with each man of war present
arms" was sounded on the bugle, the Off
GERS and crew saluted, the band struck up
national air and ii national salute OF
Iwenty-one guns was fired by each ship.
The review hogan at . o'clock and dur
ing its progress the cannonading never
ceased until more than 1000 guns bad
been fired. Following close in the wake
of the Dolphin came the army steamer
General Meigs bearing the duke de Vera
qua and party, the honored guests OF the
day, attended by General Schofield of the
army, and Rear Admiral Belknap OF the
navy. Following the ducal party came
the Miantonomsh with members of con-
gress, governors of states, newspaper men
and other invited guests. When the Dol
phin reached the end of the line at Ninety
fifth street she dropped anchor and made
preparations to receive the commanding
presented to the president by the foreign
ministers
1t was not until 2:30 o'clock-when the
reception on board the Dolphin was well
under way-that the line WAS broken be-
tween the Dolphin and the New York
shore aud the many hundred vessels of
the merchant marine passed at the head
of the fleet and between the Jersey Shore,
and the American warships were permit
ted to make their way down the river
Then followed one of the most remarkable
sights ever seen on the waters of the river
or IN the harhor. Each and every one of
the many kinds of vessels seemed to have
gone wild. They We'd with one another
in trying to make the most noise.
From the big ocean steamer to
the smallest of the yachts, it was
all the same. The whistles of all con-
tinued sbreking and footing salutes TO
the foreign ships. From the big excursion
steamers came cheer after cheer: from the
sailing yachts, with their sails furled and
in tow of tugs. One gun was fired as each
yacht came abreast OF a foreign man-of-
war. The crowds on the excursion steam
ers were so great that the boats themselves
seemed to be on the verge of capsiZiug. as
their port wheels scarcely touched the
water. For two hours the procession con-
tlnUet To pass, and at times nearly
blocked the limited space in which the
vessels that excited the most interest on
tine part OF The eXcursionists We're the
English ship Blake, the French protected
cruiser lean Bart and the Italian pro-
iected cruiser Etna.
At 4:30 o'clock the president disembark-
ri from the Dolphin. and at the iuish of
salute of twenty-oDe guns given from the
Philadelphia the combined fleets honored
him with national salnte. Beginning
with the Blake OF the English fleet aud
The Newark of the American, shot after
shot followed in quick succession, the
smoke becoming so dense as to hide the
different ships. To add TO the noise back
from the high shore on the Jersey side
were flung The echoes in long reverbera-
tons that rolled up and down the shore
The rapidly of the fire. from the Amer-
can ships was very marked, differing
greatly from that of the Others which was
more slow. In this regard the difference
in the case of the Dutch cruiser Van
Speyk was Zcreatest. That ship continued
1or some minutes after the others had
ceased.
GREAT CROWD.
The river WAS the mecca OF all New York
aud vicinity today. The metropolis smiled.
but she smiled through her tears. Old
Glory floated bedraggled iron: a thousand
points along the shore, but at the River
side drive, IN the nelghorhood OF Grants
tomb, IL seemed as If there were moro peo-
pie ana more bedragsied stars and stripes
than at any other place. That the cold,
rhullnS rain was driven IN horizontal
sheets by n northeastern wind. and that
The warships were partly euveIoped in a
mantle OF mist, mRttered not To them
Tens of thousands of people gathered
there. The rain fell unnoticed and the
grandeur OF the river pageant was iacreas-
hi by the thin clouds ot fog which swept
lncessantly over its surface.
To say that, in spite OF the disaCreeabIe
weather. the scene presented on the drive
and al djscent water in the middle of the
morning WAS superb is but to repeat the
words which rose TO the lips OF everybody
who saw il. Vet superb is poor word
10 describe the scene. As viewed from the
opposite side of the river the effect was
that Of Il picture-beautifuI, grand. inn
posing. In the foreground, and separated
from the frame by n narrow strip of water.
lay the shlps OF oDr own navy. rheir white
sides rendered more noticeable by the
elouded atmosphere and heir Formidable
ness partly removed h. the fiags and nen-
mons which waved aud finttered ia the
rigging. Just behind them lay the for
slgn men-Ot-yvar. themselves-tl1 more I'M
posing. but rendered ,noce attrtrtire ly
their novelty and the varied cal7r, fit.T
displayed. Next came she hundreds u S;.il-
ing craft, steam yachts s1sd tags. which tsy
uecked ont from bow 20 stern beneath Tia,
shore, The center piece WAS tie mulsE-
Iude or human faces which, beneath me-
overspread'ng trees, rose. row above row
from the edge Of the water W the Slopirc
Ail!side &c the drive itself Ia its rear