Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-26
American and Foreign Vessels Move
Up the Hudson.
ANCHORAGE TAKEN FOR THE REVIEW.
unveiling the Statue Of Ericsson Of
Monitor Fame.
SCENES IN NEW YORK BAY.
PARADE or THE SHIPS.
The Maritime Visitor. Leave the Lower
Bay and Proceed Up the River.

Inc "nr1ttme Ntsttors Leave tho Lower
Bay and Proceed Up the River.
NEw YORK. April 26.-The phantom ships
which sailed in out OF the nlists Of the sea yes-
terday were bright and majestic realities IN the
glorious sunshine this morning. The
only element wanting TO insure the triumph
ant spectacular success OF the great
naval parade was supplied by the perfect
weather. Not trace WAS left OF the
steel gray clouds and rain and fog OF Yesterday.
Clear skies, bright sunlight and brscing brcezes
gave q setting to . panoramic scene whose
beauty and suggestiveness have never been sur
passed.
In the sharp. clear light Of the early morning
every distinctive feature OF the great warships
stood out in bold relief. Anchored in two great
columns stretched over the whole surface OF
the bay, the vessels Of each Of the ten uationali
ties represented could be distinguished at .
glance.
The snow-white hulks and graceful outlines
Of the American feet were not more conspicu-
Gus than the huge black hulk Of the British
flagship, the towering military masts Of tho
French Jean Bart, Of the sharp lines
of the crack German cruiser Kaiserin
Augusta with her formidable Krupp guns. Of
set by the squat outlines of the Dutch VanSpeyk.
which again contrssted with the graceful build
Of the swift Argentine Nuevo de Julio, and the
massive armament of the Brazilian battle ship
Aquidaban.
EARLY MORNING SILENCE
The most striking feature of the scene was
the absolute silence that prevailed during the
early hours Of the day. Each of the formid-
able death-dealing engines Of destruction
lay motionless at anchor. reflected in the
placid waters of the bay by the early
morning rays Of the sun like the often quoted
Painted ship upon painted ocean" There
was grim suggestiveness of represented force
and stern discipline in this impressive quiet.
But it did not last long. As the morning
wore on and the preparations for breaking
anchor began the scene changed TO one Of
brisk animation and life. The bay became
alive with pleasure craft OF every description,
and the patrol boats had difficult
task to keep the anchorage grounds clear Of in-
truders and 10 permit the formation Of the
columns in which in stately procession the ves-
sells were to pass through the Narrows into the
upper bay and to move up the Hudson river
to their assigned stations, and there to await
tomorrow's review.
THE FORMATION OF PARADE
1t was shortly after o'clock when Admiral
Gherardi's flagship gave the preliminary signal
to break anchor and fall into line. The start
ing side, or right-hsnd column, looking toward
the bows Of the vessels, commanded by the
British admiral, Sir John Hopkins, consisted OF
foreign vessels In this order:
British-Blske, Australia, Magicienns and
Tartar.
Russian-Dimitri Donskoi, General Admiral
and Rynda-
French-Arethuse, Hustard and Jean Bart.
1taly-Etna, Giovanni aud Bausan.
spain-Infanta Isabel, Reins Regents and
Brazil-AquidAban, Tradentss and Repub-
lica.
The port or left-hand column, commanded
by Admiral Gherardi, consisted Of the Ameri-
can feet, with some of the visitors thrown
into balance. in the following order:
American-Philadelphi Newark. Atlanta,
San Francisco, Bancroft, Bennington, Bslti-
more. Chicago, YORKTOWN. Charleston, Eesuvius
and Concord.
Argentine De Julio.
Holand-Van Speyk.
Germau-Kaiserin Augusta and sesadler,
with the American monitor Minatonomoh
bringing up the rear.
PROMPT START
The start WAS made SO promptly at 945 that
thousands Of spectators who had gathered to
witness the spectacle from the Navesink high
lands and the heights Of Fort Wadsworth
and other points Of vantage on Staten
Island had hardly taken up position
before the guns of Forts Hamilton and Wads-
worth doomed their welcome to the advancing
feet. Steaming neck and neck the two sd-
mirals and their hagships led the way at Q rate
Of between eight aud nine knots al hour.
A brisk breeze curled the waters into white
caps breakers. but the magnificent ships glided
along so smoothly that their motions scarcely
seemed perceptible A cable and half length
600 yards) separated each ship from the other,
and this distance was maintained with absolute
precision.
CONTRAST BETWEEN AMERICAN AND FOREIGNER.
The contrast presented by the snow-white
American feet and the dark-hulled foreigner
was very perceptible they moved along side
by SIDE each heightening the effect of the other.
The two schools Of naval architecture (for
nearly all the ships in the fleet not
American built were Of English construction)
were strongly marked and every patriot felt
within glow Of pride that the new navy Of the
United States did not suffer by the COM
parison-
The time occupied in passing the forts was
exactly half an hour.
The naval ships, after passing the Narrows,
entered the upper bay. and the feet Of excur-
sion steamers and yachts and Big boats fell
in and became volunteer escort. The
scene then became OF combined
grace, animation and beauty never 10 be for
gotten. The absence of cannonading left the
air clear, and every outline OF the magnificent
ships stood out in luminous silhoutte against
the cloudless sky. The flags OF the different
nationaiities and even the names OF the ships
were clearly discernible from eithe- shore.
ANCHORAGE REACHED.
The fleets were preceded by navy yard tugs
and patrol steamers, whose duty it was to keep
the course clear for the warships, while the
rear was brought up by four revenue
cutters. No vessels Of any kind were