The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-27

New York shore in the following order.
Port column-United States Philadel-
phia, Newark, Atlanta, San Francisco,
Bancroft, Bennington, Baltimore,
Chicago, Yorktown, Charleston, Vesu-
vius, Concord.
Argentine Republic-Nuevo De Julio.
Holland-Van Spevk.
Germany-Kaiser in Augusta Seeadler.
United s-Miantonomah.
Starboard column:
Great Britain Blake, Australia, Ma
jicienne, Tartar.
Russia-Dimitri Donskoi, General Adj
miral, Kinda.
France-Arethuse, Hussar, Baen Bart.
Italy-Etna, Giovanni, Bausan.
Spain-Infanta Isabel, Reina Regente,
Nueva Easpana.
Brazil-Aquidaban Tiradentes, Repub-
ica.
As the vessels got into line, with in
tervals of 300 yards between the ships in
the same column, and like distance be-
tween the columns and moved forward at
a speed of between eight and nine knots
per hour, the forts in the harbor turned
their guns loose in grand salute, and all
the steam craft within hearing distance
added to the din with screeching whistles.
The contrast presented by the snow
white American vessels and the dark
hulled foreigners was very marked, as
ing the effect of the other.
There were two schools of naval archi-
lecture for nearly all the ships in line not
American. English construction was
strongly marked and every patriot felt
with a glow of pride that the new navy
of the United States did not suffer by COM
parison. Standing on the higher land
along the island shore midway between
Owls Head and Fort Hamilton the view
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ceeded at about eight knots an hour and
in perfect formation. The war ships
were directly under one's feet and the
narrow channel had brought them almost
side by side, the 800 yards interval be-
tween the columns being abandoned Of
necessity. The interval of 300 yards be-
tween the vessels was maintained and
they steamed along in company. Every
point of view along the Bay Ridge road
was packed with spectators, who eyed
the ships as they passed. AS the feet
came out of the narrows and the straight
ened lines coming in the upper bay the
squadron distance was again formed and
the two columns were then 600 yards
apart. The tide current, however, caused
the boats to fall behind, and therefore
they were somewhat out of place when
the battery hove in sight.
Coming up the bay with the fleet the
sight was brilliant one, every ship in
the harbor flying every bit of bunting it
could get together, and the buildings in
the lower part of the city we're decorated
with the flags of all nations. Steam
whistles were screeching, and the battery
wall and all house tops and other places
from which the river could be seen was
black with sightseers. When the leaders
in the parade got opposite Governor
island the battery in the fort began a
salute. and the fleet steamed along half
hidden for few minutes in the smoke
from the cannon. The ships dipped their
flags in answer, but did not return with
the cannon. Bands played national airs
on the British ships as they proceeded up
the river, and strains of music waited
across the water were plainly heard by
the crowds along the shore. The crew on
the mimic Columbus feet cheered and
waived their hats as the navy steamed by.
1t was just 1:15 when the signal gun
from the Philadelphia announced that