Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-06
THE GREAT NAVAL REVIEW
List uI the american and Foreign Fight
era THAT VIII Take Part,

NEW NoltK Morch 30 -- Admiral Cher
ardi'a plans for the big naval review are
practically completed. At 6 O'Clock this
morning the naval vessels Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Yorktown, Nosuvius and Cush
ing under the command OF Roar Admiral
Bancroft Gherardi left Che Brooklyn navy
yard and started for Hampton Roads, where
they Will remain until after the rendezvous,
on April II, of the vessels which are to take
part in the naval review in New York har-
Dor April % The cruiser Philadelphia is
the flagship of the fleet. The coming naval
review is to be the>5reatest marine spectacle
ever witnessed in the waters Of the western
world.
Admiral Ghersrdi is now in possession OF
d fun let Of the names of the foreign ves-
soils which will take at in the pageant of
April -. Forty vessels in all Will be in
line. &c are from foreign nations and j.
viii fly the American flag. The American
ships to take part in the review are as fol
lows: The Philadelphia, Baltimore, New
ark Atlanta, San Francisco, Bancroft,
bennington, Chicago, Yorktown, Charles
ton, Nesuvius, Concord, Miantonomoh and
the torpedo boat Cushing.
Eleven foreign nations have announced
that they will be represented in the review.
England beads the list with the most pow
erlul showing. The British fleet will be
under the command of Vice Admiral j. G.
Hopkins of the \ orth American station, and
will consist of five vessels, the flagship
Blake, the Magicienne, the Tartar, the
| Partridge and the Australia. From France
there will be
| The jean Bart. Hussard aud Arsthusa.
The Russian feet will consist Of between
4lra al ii nd nd
three of these, the Dmitr Douskol, Gener-
al Admiral and Rynda, are expected to ar
rive at the rendezvous within the next week
| The three other Russian vessels which have
| been promised are the battleship Emperor
! Nicholas the armored cruiser Admiral Ma
! kimoH and tho cruiser Psmyat Azora. The
! fleet will be under the command OF Vice Ad
miral kamakolf.
! Italy will Ice represent 81 by four vessels
! under command of Rear Admiral Me-
naghi. Tney will be the flagship Etna, the
! Giovanni Bausap, the Dogaae and the
Euodus Germany will be represented by
two vessels, the Kaiserin Augusta and tho
Seeedler Spain will be represented by
three vessels under the command OF the
Duke of Neragua. Thess are tie flagship
Reina Regente, lnfanta Isabel and the
Nuera Espana.
Brazil will have the largest representation
of any Of the American republics outside
of the United States. She will have three
vessels in line, the battleship Aquidaban,
the cruiser Republica and the guuboa Ii
rendentes, The Argentine Republic will
have one vessel in line. This is the Ninth
OF July, named in honor OF her indepeni
euce day Holland will be represented by
tho Nanspey, single screw cruiser with 6
e lytnt hnn .
the corvette Alfonso Du AlbuqueI que, il
command of Capt. Amaral, ex minister Of
marine.
The review will be al International on,
in every sense of the word, and one OF tn,
graudest witnessed for ages. Tho failure tC
obtain SO many American ships as was hoped
for will only have the effect OF bringing the
foreign contingent into greater promi
nence.