New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-27

above. IL looked as II there were gong 10 DC ''l'
sion between the Blake and this audaclons "n'ue
script craft from up ;he Hudson klVef' E'e'HD'''
shivercd at the thought OF what the coh'el'"
would be- The TWO vessels looked almost aDou. -
crash INTO each other when the collision was aVoded
by the mighty cruiser Of Her britannia Majesty '''l
Ing aside 10 the left. and the diraden sails Of Inc
srangc craft passed on down the stream In safety
Everybody on the bluffs breathcd IeJrc easily
What w,id a. happened to the Blake If she had hi
'cr :" asked a man in the crowd. Their" WAS roar
of relief in response.
bobby RUNNING THE BLOCKADE
Down past the highly protected cruiser Australia,
80 close ihat the SCOT FROM her sails must have aih
Oh the snowy deck Of the British ship: past the s'y
Magiciennr winch had, like the Blake to turn ASIDE
10 avoid Il collision: Ia,t the trim lIi" Tartar
whose crew lccrcd the wo me: and the boy, swept
the so3y schooner. Nj The tim" patrol boats too'ea
thr.ateniueiy but In vain, at her II looked a II
iln bold craft proposed 10 run the Gariht Of the
entire fleet. seeing how near she could com" to III"
9 reign warships without striking Them when
patrol beat ran alongside Of her Whatever was Saiu
Ly the officer in charge to tn up-rlvcr mariners was
NOT heard on the bnfis, but 1t, effect seen TO be
Instantaneous. Like rishtesd lobster or startled
crawtish, the schocners backcncd and bcgrfmcd
sails carried her scutling the doubc columns
of warships TO a safe retreat among the shad poles
OH the Wcrhawkcn side Of the river Thereafter the
proccssio.. was not disturbed by any untoward in
cdcnl
II lacked ten minutes 10 noon wien the Philadel-
pha having reached her anchorage opposite Ninety
ffth-st.. fired a signal and 10 anchor not
far from the tiny Nina. The Blake went little
further mp stream. and when coming TO anchor Ike
wise fired a gun. which echoed grandly against The
paIsadr, wall. Then. one by one, all down the long
line, when stretched AWAY out Of sight beyond the
bend in the river, the meAof-war dropped their
anchors.
II seemed within few seconds as II the heavens had
opened and n shower of tugs, launches rowboat' ana
craft of every description had fallen upo the bosom
Of the river. \ livclirr marine spectacle II would We
hard TO imagine Officers in spotless uniforms dar'cd
hthcr and thiihcr from ship TO ship In their h'tc
white launches big black tugs and little black tugs
some with buntIng and some without, pulled ana
,nortcd In a self important manner in and ont among
the cruisers numircss heavily laden excursion boats
returning snlutcs with the Russian French american,
Fuclish and other crews while a swarm Of bumboa:.
men spread over III" waters about the ships Win
fruit, soda water ginger ale etc. for the sailors
STEEL nULLs TowEEED OVER ALL.
over all and among all tow.rcd the huge back
hul,s ard lofty masls Of the Russian and French
cruisers the vast but symmetrical bulk 81 the cruiser
Blake and her smaller consoris; the white war'ip'
Of the United States. ard all the other vessels Of til"
ncct 1t WAS such may not De- witnessed
in the Hudson aSIlN Tor y f'utHIN VI lH'lf
was "A crush Of c,luipdgcs Eivrr'id" Div" all the
afternoon. for the Natural charm of Aat n"iShbQfhood.
always incorporate. was tchiold EoTr aractNe Tor
the sccu,~ the river.
GREAT THRONG At THE BATTERY.
Tathci in a food Of shimmorins light and moving
over = .loamng S,a the white flagship Philadelphia
iouHGed GOVERNOR, Island. She WAS The herald OF
the mighty procession which few minutes later
bust upon the view of 10000 people who crowded
"a" >,a wall ana almost lied Battery Park. At
that moment the statue OF john Ericsson unveiled
l,.lp thousands ami the
great Inns 81 the MiantOnVnO rii Cd tnclr dep
voices III "c'iHli. Ihc people Who came 10 hci
the moist the guns ana 10 see the great squadron
came ,iil,. There were men who sat In tnc paris
b.IIcnc, all night blinking nj IN" lights aud etHn-
vacanily al a." i-nIl>. When morning broke anu
the sun warmed the air and found answering glow