The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-04-29
THE ROADS NOW DESERTED
ARE OFF FOR NEW
YORK.
The Thlrty-TWo Men-of-War Leave
Hampton Roads and steam
Toward the Scene OF the
Coming Great Nava
Review.
Grand Sight.

Fort Monroe. Va, April 25.-At
few minutes before 8 yesterday morn
ing a little cloud of light smoke noaIeo
out above the big yellow forward 1unnel
Of the Philadelphia. At the same tme
from the tunnels Of %thirty-one other men
of-war in the Roads came other little
puffs of smoke. Gradually they grew IN
volume until by 8 o'clock the whole lice.
was putting forth like the chimneys OF
some manufacturing town. Last night
at sunset the Brazilian feet, consisting OF
the cruisers Aquidiban, Tiradentes and
Republica, came in the Roads n
dropped anchor below the English feet.
The first saluting of the morning came
from the Aquidiban, which belched out
a welcome to the italian admiral ana
ran up his flag at 8 o'clock.
From early this morning the signalling
of orders had been continuous, and some
times had been supplemented by the visit
Of one of the little launches from the
flagship bearing some special order. The
whole programme, however, had been
carefully prepared, and each commander
knew what his position in the ormatlon
was to be, and only awaited the order to
trip anchor. At 8:15 o'clock the Phlla-
delphia's anchor came slowly out OF the
water, and at. the same time a slight agl-
tation of the water at her stern showed
that she was in motion. The tide at
this time was at it's young ebb, and the
ships of the feet lay with their noses
turned up the Roads, pointing toward
Newport News. The Philadelphia moved
up slowly at first, and then gathering
speed, passed more quickly down toward
the westerly end of the Roads. In anoth-
er moment the Newark was under way
behind the Philadelphia. She was fol-
lowed by the Atlanta. 80 Then came the
dandy San Francisco, the Bancroft, Ben
nington and Baltimore. Then Admiral
Walkers flagship, the Chicago, joined
the procession. After her came the York
town, Charleston, Vesuvius and Concord.
As soon as the Chicago tripped anchor
the big flagship Blake got under way,
and, turning almost on her heels, started
down the Roads to assume her position
of honor at the head of the starboard
column of the feet. The other English
men got under way at the same time
and followed behind the Blake. As the
Vesuvius, the last of the American feet,
dropped into line the Hollander, Van
Speyck,. Then came the Germans. The
: line following the Blake was composed
Of English ships, the Russian general
Admiral andReynda, the French, Italian
and the Brazilian war ships.
As the ships passed down the roads,
the band at the fortress played the ma
tional hymn Of each nation end the
bands on the ships answered with Hail
Columbia" The crowd wondered vhy
there was no saluting. Not a puff Of
smoke followed by the report 90 which
people have become accustomed was
forthcoming. Later on it was learned
that Admiral Gherardi had requested
Col. Frank, the commanda1t of the to1t,
not to salute the outgoing ships, as Tie
ships guns had all been made ready for
rough weather outside. The message
was NOT received until just as the ships
started, and the water battery at the fort
had thirty-six guns all primcl ami ready
for h salute. The fleet has gone and
TIE gi,ry departed OF IF GA Point
Comfor.. Al Loon ncthins but Il dense
bank OF sr'p|e on the horizon was lett
OF the glamor and display Of ihe p"st
three we:Es: ~