Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-05-04
THE NAVAL REVIEW,
One of tho Grandest In this Worlds
History.


History.
New York, April 27.-The like of the
naval review which took place IN New
York harbor today has probably never
been seen in any harbor in the world
save, perhaps, some six years ago,
when the British feet of one hundred
and thirty ships, manned by twenty
thousand men, were reviewed by Eng
lands queen on the occasion of her
golden jubilee. and even II the levia-
thans of that occasion were absent to-
day the United st ties was yet enabled
TO exhibit 10 its distinguished visitors
from abroad, as we'll as 10 millions of
it's own people, the most perfect fleet
OF unarmored but protected steel cruis-
ers that has ever been built by any
nation for the protection of its own
shores, and the destruction il need be
of its enemies commerce. For more
than year the arrangements for the
great event of today have been in pro-
gress The initiative was taken by
congress, which empowered the state
and navy departments to invite the
foreign governments of Europe, Asia
and South America, to participate in
review with fleets or single ships.
Acceptances came in slowly, but che
destinations were more numerous and
included Japan, China, Austria, Turkey
and Greece. Great Britain, Russia,
Spain and other countries, however,
grandly fell into line, and IN the fall
Admirals Bancroft and Gherardi were
instructed to commence operations on
the massing of the American ships
For weeks past there has been a flutter
of expectation and activity in the navy
department as well as throughout
naval circles. A week ago the mobi-
lizatlon of the vessels in the historic
waters of Hampton Roads was inaugu'
rated, and in the interval there has
been round of festivities that will
never be forgotten by our foreign
guests. On Tuesday the combined
fleets set sail tor this city, and yester-
day they were anchored in the bay
with everything in readiness for re-
view that will live hereafter in the
naval history of the country.
The vessels of the United States
navy that were in the column are thus
named forming the white So ladron,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, San
Francisco, Charleston, Atlanta, Man
tonomoh, Yorktown, Concord, Ben
nington, Dolphin, Vesuvius Cushing,
Newark and Bancroft The following
are the ships from foreign countries
| participating in the review; Great
Britain, the Blake, Australia, Magicl,
enne, Tartar and Partridge; Russia,
the Dimitri, Douslli, Emperor Nicholas,
Emperor Nachlmoif, General, Admiral
and Rynda; Italy, Etna, Bausan, Dog
ali and Erinado; France, Jean Bart
Arethuse, Hu2zard; Spain, Reina, Re-
ina. Rcgente, Inianta Isabel, Espana;
Brazil, Aquidaban, Republica, Tira-
denies; Germany, Kaiserin Augusta
and Seeadler; Chilli, FL Captain Prat;
Holland, Van Speyk; Argentine Re
public. Hueve de julio; Portugal, AL
fonse Albuquerque. With the Spanish
vessels were the Columbus caravels
| Santa Marie, Nina and Pinta, looking
like so many ducks sitting on the
water with their tail feathers pluckcd.
1t was after O'clock when President
Cleveland, accompanied by the local
committee of arrangements, put IN an
appearance at the dock at the foot OF
| West Twcnty-third street and immcdl-
ately boarded the dispatch boat Dol
phin. The moment the anchor of the
latter left the bottom she fired signal
gun, and almost at the same moment
there was roar from the double tur-
reted monitor Miantonomoh that made
the waterfront shake. 1t was caused
by the discharge of one of the monster
l0-inch guns, which had been charged
with ESQ pounds of powder This was
signal to every vessel III the fleet
that the president was approaching,
AS the dispatch passed up between the
lines the crews of every vessel were
seen either at the guns or aloft and
standing upon the yards, while the
bands aboard played the national air.
AS the reviewing vessel steamed past
each ship fred salute of twenty-one
guns. Upon the arrival of the Dolphin
at the upper end of the fleet she was
boarded by Admiral Gherardi, ana the
captains and flag officers of the Ameri-
can and foreign ships, who paid then
respects to the chief executive. This
occupied about half an hour, and the
president was then taken ashore in q
barge. As he stepped on board The
latter signal flag was run up on the
Dolphin and at the same moment the
grand cannonadIng of the day was
commenced. Each of the vessels free
in unison, the whole combining to make
roar that was something terrific,
Twenty-one times was this repeated
tins being the number of guns making
national salute
II was fitting and dramatic clost
to the proceedings when at the close Of
the review, the flagship Philadelphia
| slowly steamed M to Riverside, op
posite the tomb of Grant, and on thi!
day, the nive-sary of his birth, free
q salute 10 his memory.