New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-26

board column led by the Enslishmcn. The llol-
lander. strange to say, and as though IN pr'frS'
against the adniras message 10 the German cap
set was ahead Of the Chicago Admiral Walkers
ships were following in admirable order. mann
| taining nnerriisly their distance and Positions
with the two German vessels IN their proper
places al the end of the line Among the Tor,
massiTe Jcdn Bart. Admiral Benham's squadron
was also in good line, only the Baltimore beng
q tri1c behind, but that was rcnedicd before
long.
At $50 oclocl, the Chicago was sianalled TO
reduce the distance between columns 70 Ten ca
hles" and repeating IN" signal - her followers
the beautiful ship turned and cam" into line oil
the starboard quarter of the faVshp, the resi- OF
| admirable precision, thus bringing the Phliadci
phia in the lead on tho extreme left Of the lIrt
with the Van Speyk astein and on the port SIDE
of the American Admiral -
The Russians were IN the lead on tn" extreme
right at S o'clock, but gradually slowed down to
| resume their places in the line when the column
formation should again he ordered. TIL" t,ermans
also slackened speed - leave space for the van
Speyk when she should fall back into her position
At Q o'clock some pretty manoenvrlng was d9nc .
TO bring Admiral Bcnhams ships into the zen cables
distance from the Chicago; they had edged
Up TOO close. The San Francisco alone seemed
cratic in her movements getting Dadly ont OF
Ccedinqly, as he knew that there wer" sharp ana
watchfur critics on the other ships. and was any
ious to avoid any mistakes. As ne wei s a.i,
However the perfection Of sailing OF the Englsh
was due to their familiarity with squadron work.
while only learning. NJ y 80 O'Clock,
at about forty miles distance from S'nay ,io o3
ljghtship, the course set by signal az ME-,
and the feet headed for the turning point INTO
New-Iorli harhor 80
Meanwhile the daily routine of man-ofwar life
beginning with the slowing of hanmorkS. scrnhblng
decks and cleaning all Drasswork. with tho usual
changing of watches and relieving OF or1erllcs,
lookout men and qnartermasters--w varied ny
drill of the marines in the manual of arms ana OF
the divisions Of blue jackets. when Were 70
parade as two companies of nInS IN o .~ m mava
OF the Philadclphias band which played between
8 and o'clock in the morning, be omitted as one
of the attractive features of tn" day cXerclscs
On general signal the two colum were AGAIN
ment of ships as leaving Hampton Roads pm ana
in order prescribed for anchoring, with the inll-
adclphia at the head of the port column iiA Si
the guide ag. and abreast of the Bakr' c1aln ~
tho starhoard column. 1t was pretty slsmf 10
see the Russians, French and Italians wh"'lih9
back into their regular positions IN" iraLIian nr
tco. could be tade ont in the distance ana WEI. L.
certain to he AT the anchorage not FAR oehina '"c
rest of the fleet.
The remainder of the trip To- the ighfshlp wa.
devoid of incident. At noon the lighland ilg!
made The forecast of bad weaimer ~s , 'j in
that was thoroughly uncomfortable Anont I'm tns
Argentine flagship Ninth of July came orr rom rom
New-York and saluted the American ana Ehyn Ign
Admiral and salutcd in turn. AZ J. -"
O'Clock the squadron formation was aoand9hcu'
the starboard column headed by the Blak" drop
ping astcrn Of the Concord: the last OF the Ameri.
can ships. all being at double distance. GOO yards
apart. And so the fleet crossed the lar N a SIN
glc column nearly six miles long. Inc l'aHahs
for some reason had declined TO get into their posi-
ton astern Of the Frrnchmcn but came III WIN
the rest of the fleet ,..o
This ended what may he called thr second s ,
in the naval demonstration an honor OF the "iu'h-
bian celebration. Tie first brought the h'Tt TO-
setlcr IN Hampton Roads the Secondhand IN m ny
respects the most memora be-was IN" Trip "l W."
| Iii .AS n,ialr n
Lower Boy the third will be Tie procession mp
the river to-day. and the fourth and last the
review on Thursday No mishap has y,' o-cnir"'
10 mar the proceedings: 10 mistakes have h'ii
made but every step has been carefully planned
and successfully carried through. Tho marine
spectacle Of the progress Of the twenty-n'e superb
Hcll form. q suh,tt, fer the painters b'rsh and
reflects honor and credit on all concerned
| THE Slips WELCOMED By COLONEL MCCLELLAN.
The steamer Black Bird flagship OF the starin Line.
| started at O'Clock Yesterday down the Bay from
Pier A. having on board Colonel George Is. Mcclellan
president OF the Board OF Aldermen Commander NIL
er Of the Naval Reserve. and his aid. Lieutenant r.
| ( Sloan These men went aboard the Philadelphia
and were cordially received by Captain Tarkcr who
presentrd them 70 Admiral Ghcrarli. In Ia" name
o. the City Of New YORK. Colonel Mex lcnn conerati-
| lated the Admiral on the splendid showing mnGe by
| tho s,aps and welcomed them 10 New-York. Colonel
Mcclellan also gave the visiting officers fo nal In
| yitaiion TO attend tho ball T'uis day night An
invitation was extended 10 each admiral and his stan
| In the fleet all, TO each captain and his officers.
Admiral Glerard gracOlsly accepted the Invitation
In behalf OF tho officers OF the Meet ana 'n'er'hnu
the visitors FOR an hour and half aboard his nag