The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-28
SPECTACULAR AND NOISY.
The Rendezvous and Review Ahead
of AL on Record.

New York, April 81, II p, m.-The in
| ternational rendezvous and review in
honor of Columbus, which has been in
active progress for nearly two weeks,
eliminated to-day in a demonstration
more spectacular, more noisy, and more
remarkable in many respects than
anything of the kind recorded in
modern history There have been
naval reviews of an international
character before, but none so striking as
this. There was one at Genoa, Columbus
| birthplace, last year, at which vessels
representing fifteen nations, and those
now participating with the addition of
Portugal, ROumania, Greece and Mexico,
participated and inwhich Admiral Benham
of the Newark took part for the United
States, but there were only twenty-seven
vessels in all in line on that occasion,
and those were mostly second
class. The ironclads of Great
Britain, France and Germany have
made imposing demonstrations of
force in the English channel and Off
Spithead, and have been passed in review
before the crowned heads of England and
Germany, and the powerful Russian
feet has more than once "tlocked by it
self in the Baltic in view of the Emperor
of all Russia in a manner to excite the
apprehension of other powers, but as a
peaceful demonstration the New York
review of to-day cclipsed all in interest.
A MANIFESTATION OF SENTIMENT.
It was peculiarly manifestation of
sentiment, not of force, yet some of the
most formidable naval vessels were there.
And the quaintest part Of the days pro-
ceedings was that the post of honor at
the head of the reviewed columns was
given to the apparently unsoawOrthy re
productions of the Columbus caravels,
Santa Maria, Pinta and Nina, which with
infinite care had been towed over from
Cadiz to Cuba by our own admiral, Ben
ham, and from Cuba escorted to Hampton
Roads by Spanish warships. These pigmy
boats, high popped, and lateen-rigged,
cut away amidship like a Roman galley,
were anchored opposite Ninety-third
street, and formed practically the turn
ing point of the review The contrast of
four centuries of naval development could
not have been more strongly and pictur-
esquely marked.
THREE MILES LONG.
The line of vessels reviewed was over
three miles in length, stretching in two
columns from the foot of Twenty-third
street to about Ninety-ffth street, where
the reviewing ship Dolphin anchored.
The foreign vessels were, most of them,
Hudson river, and the American fleet.
with the German, Dutch and Argentine
cruisers, occupied the other side The
ships were anchored 300 yards apart, and
a space of 400 yards was left between the
two columns.
RUNNING Up THE COLORs.
At s o'clock a. m. the vessels of Spain.
France, Brazil and Argentine dressed
ships All of the other foreign vessels
hoisted their cOlors with the stars and
stripes at the main. The American ships
hoisted their cOlOrs but did not dress the
Yards until 10 o'clock, at which hour the
British, Russian and Italian ships also
dressed their yards.
The embarkatiOn of the presidential
party on board the reviewing boat Dol
phin was a gorgeous affair. A hand
some special landing place had been
erected for the purpose at the foot OF
Twenty-third street, the approach TO
which was carpeted and draped in bunt-
ing. The President was escorted by his
naval aids and accompanied by Mrs.
Cleveland, and the members OF the cabi-
net with their wives. No representatives of
the press or general public were per-
mtted on board the presidential yacht.
Even the Duke of Veragua, the nations S
specially invited guest, a descendant Of
Columbus, was brought along in a