The Lamar register., 1893-05-06
THE NAVAL REVIEW.
SHES FROM Az PORTS.
Great Pageant at New York Despite .
Pouring Rain.


New Yorkess were sadly disappointed On
Thursday, the eth, the day for the great
naval review by the weather which wns do
cidedly bad It was raining at daybreak and
continued to pour at 10:30 the hour set for
the parade. In consequence the parade vas
postponed until o'clock. The tens ef
thousands of people who had stood ont In
the rain were soaked long before that ho1,
arrived and their enjoyment OF the unique
spectacle was very much dampened.
AT 10 O'Clock the United States vessels ran
up bunting, and the British, Russian, Itslian,
German and Holland ships followed suit.
until all were in holiday dress The early
birds were rewarded in some degree by seeing
this ''dressins'' of the ships. when the Jack
Tars ran mp the flags and pennants and put
their vessels in holiday attire.
On the New York side lay the British
squadron, with their black hulls, tall, yellow
stacks and bristlIng guns. The cross of St
George ioated wet and limp In the breeze
Opposite the four Britishers lay our Own nd
miral's ship, the Philadelphia, whittier and
more handsome than ever, the Newark, the
Atlanta and the San Francisco. Flags of ali
nations were suspended from mastheads TO
yards and to the deck, with the stars ana
stripes floating over all.
queen OF England were the three big Rus
SLAMS, with their black bulls, heavy
masts and projecting guns standing
out clearly in the mist.
Abreast of them the white gistening bulls
OF the Bancroft, Bennington and Baltimore
formed an effective contrast.
| The French ships. Arethuse Hrsssr and
Jean Bart swung In the stream just below The
Russians. They were frolicsome with bnn.-
ing and their profusion Of flags hid their
| sharp warlikc appearance.
Opposite the Frencbmcn were the Chicagn,
| Yorktown and Charlestown. Next TO tho
latter was the yesuvlus, with her innocent
looking dynamite tubes, hidden in bunting
| which swung fore and aft from her two
mas,s Abreast Of the yesuvius was another
crater of destruction, the Etna, flagship OF
the Italian feet Near her lay her sister ship
! the Gloyanna Bausen. South of the Bausen
the Infanta Isabel, with her white hull aud
three buHtIug-coyered masts with the Spanish
fags after. lay opposite the Neuvo de Julio
Argentine's single representative. Just be-
10. her the blacl, hull and full ship-riggcd
Van Speyk showed her bows high in the air,
with yards trimmed with bunting, made u
noticeable feature. The Reina Regente and
the Ncuya Espsna lay OF Forty-second street,
and Just below them the big Brazilian baths
ship, Aauidaban, loomed up with her tGrress
and military masts partially concealed by
bunting. In her rear lay the Tiradentes and
Rcpubl'ca. her slster ships. Opposite the
first of the Spaniards and the last OF the
Braziliaus, the two white German cruisers.
Kaiserln Augusta and Seailer, with the sts-s
and stripes ahoat aud flags of all natoah
flung from yardarms and peak, waited for An
: opportunity to belch forth a salute from khe
: Fatherland 10 the home of 50 many az their
sons.
At1 40 the first boom OF the ten-irih guns
on the Miantonomah announced that the Dol
, phin, with the President on board, was pass-
i ing up between che two columns af- war yea
sells.
The roar of the MiantoromahHs twenty one
guns was followed by salute from the Bi~
lillian ships Republica and Tiradentes. Then
r the Dolphin's reply to the Braziliaus mas
. heard, and a cloud OF smoke rose over the
! lower end of the line of warships. The yr.
zilians manned yards just before firing, anS
the long lines of blue jackets stood ON
. against white background of smoke. The
Dolphin moved at slow and stately gait
and the salute of each ship was distinct ana
( sharp. The Aquidabsn, the flagship of thu
Brazilian fleet, finished salLting at 40 ana
the Nueva Aspana took its turn. Tho Dol
phin was followed at . distance OF about 50l
feet by the Blake, and she in turn by the Nj
8 antonomah. At l "A the Seadcr of the Ger.
mau fleet fired her first gun. She was fol.
lowed moment later by the Reipa Regents
of the starboard column, and the two ships
, one on each side OF the Dolphin. made the
welkin ring. The Kaiserin Augusta Joined
the chorus, and the echoes rolled up To pals
: AIDES and down again.
The guns OF the Bancroft and the San Fras
cisco were going at the same time. The Brit
, ish Magicicnne and the Atlanta fired airnoss
simul.aneously. The Dolphin lessened hes
. speed as she approached the head Of the Line
and there was an interval between the firing
from the ships. Each vessel BEGAN saluting
as the Dolphin's bow came abreast. Tea
minutes after she had passed the Jack 1Sr,
came down from their positions on the arms
The Philadelphia saluted the Dolphin
reached the head OF the line, and came to =
stop just in the Of the caraycls At shs.
same time all the steamboats, and plcasare
crafts blew their Whistles and made j din
almost rs deafenIng as the salutng. There
was cheering and waving OF handle rchIefY
hats and umbrellas, and the trlumphal pro-
cesson of the presidential party WAS ended.
1t was not until ESQ when the receepiios
on board the Philadelphia was well andeH
way, that the line was broken ami the many
| hundred vessels of the merchant marine. past
ing at the head OF the fleets and between tho