Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-27

Vermont IL to be officially represented in
tho great naval review which is to be
held at New York to-day. Governor
Fuller has accepted the invitation of the
committee OF arrangements to attend the
review and join the governors OF other
States, the Justices of the Supreme Court
Of the United States, senators and re.
personalities in Congress AMI other
distinguished guests who will follow the presi-
dents party on the Monmouth. The gov
ernor left Vermont Wednesday morn
ing, accompanied by some Of the members
Of his staff and is making his headquarters
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Although our
State has no sea coast of which to boast, the
State is represented In the growing navy OF
which our entirs country ia justly proud,
md it is fitting that Vermont, which figured
so prominently in the early struggles o: our
forefathers for independence and for their
just rights at homo and abroad, should be
represented in the coming grand naval
event.
The squadron Of war vessels, American
and foreign, which are to become the can
trail figures in this splendid spectacle,
Roads and in few hours they will anchor
10 the harbor OF New York. Wednesday
will be devoted to preparations for the re-
view to toxic place on the day following.
The programme for the review on Thursday
is in brief ns follows The ships will be
noored in double line. one below the other,
at intervals Of 400 yards along the North
river. Ga one side tho American ships
with Admirals Benhsm and Walker second
in command, will be aligned, opposite them,
at sufficient distance, the foreign vessels.
Between the two raaks the reviewing ship
with Mr.. Cleveland on board, will ;tiam
slowly down the whole line, and as she pas
SEES the yards or tho rails, where military
masts" obtain will be manned, and each Of
the two score ships will salut, her with II
guns. Outside the lines, the swarm OF bar
Dor steamers that will be pressed into SER
vice for spectators may hover and the piers
and the high banks of either shore will be
thronged with crowds, for the day
has been proclaimed legal hol-
day by the governor Of New York.
The review done, the officers of the ships
will enjoy banquet, with Admiral Cher
erdi as their host, in behalf OF the govern
ment and the people of our nation. Some
of the visitors will go at once to Chicago to
be present at the opening OF the worlds
fair, but to those remaining in the harbor
thu municipality and the New York cham
Der Of commerce will extend generous aud
hos pitable en- tertaiument.
The invitation extended by our govern.
ment to foreign nations to send fleets of
ships to represent them in this International
review has been accepted in a gratifying
spirit b. the leading naval powers, and
the naval parade viii he magniti-
cent spectacle, exhibiting in some do
gree the strength and pride Of our
neighbors upon the water If the way to
prevent war is to be prepared for it, then it
is plain that our foreign friends have done
all in their power to preserve peace so far
as naval strength is concerned What
brighter hope can be INDUCED in than tina,
the marine forces OF the nations may con
tinue to cultivate the arts of peace as har-
moniously as they have during the pas,
week, and that the guns of every war yes
sci present may never be obliged to use
other than blank charges in greeting II for
eign ship