The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-26

QUARANTINE, N. Y, April 25,-Prompt.
ly on time, with evry pre'arranged de-
tail carried out with marvellous exact
ness, the combined naval squadrons OF
tho old and new world took possession
Of tho lower bay OF Now York harbor
this afternoon, Shortly before o'clock
the lookout in the "Crows Nest" OF the
vicious looking double turreted monitor
Miantonomah, which aslying anchored
midway between Sandy Hook point and
the Scotland land ship, sigualled the
fleet in sight, In special tug with the
Associated Press flag at her fore prompt
ly put out to sea, and through the gath.
er!ns haze and driE1ling rain sighted
tho feet moving along at the rate OF
fully ten knots an hour in double col.
umn, perfect alignment distances ac.
Curateiy marked 300yards between each
ship, 6OOyards between each squadron,
q stately and majestic sight.
The big white flagship OF Admiral
Gherardi, the Philadelphia, headed the
port column, the huge black British
cruiser, Blake, Admiral Hopkins flag
ship, led the stRrboard column, all &C.
cording to tho programme, the other
vessels following in regular order.
Once fairly in the channel the Phila.
delphia signalled the fleet TO proceed
without reference to formation. The
vessels OF the starboard column slowed
down and allowed all the American
fleet to round the lightship first Then
the Blake and tho other Britishers fol-
lowed, safely crossing the bar before
flood tidO, 1887 p. m, tho squadrons ol
each column alternating till all had
safely rounded and entered the channel,
DooMED A WELCOME,
Then the big guns OF the Mianatono-
moh doomed welcome, but the Hook
was passed in silence. The leading
vessels OF the fleet turned to the south.
west spit about 2:45 aud entered the
main ship channel. 1t was still rain
ing, but the weather was not so thick
as 10 seriously impede the movements
OF the fleet In the channel the rhila.
delphia slackened speed to about eight
knots, so us to allow the other vessels
TO catch up, and the entire fleet pro
Ceeded in single file and impressive
silence up tho bay to the anchorinl
grounds, which Captain Rogers and his
aides had selected. Despite the obscur-
ity of the weather the procession up the
bay was exceedingly beautiful. Graves
end Bay was reached at $3.50. The
Philadelphia opened the salutes by fir
ing guns in honor OF the Russian ad.
miral and his flagship, the Dimitri
Donshoi, the band on board the Phila-
delphia playing tho Russian national
air, The Russian promptly acknowl
edged tho salute,
At $3.50 the Philadelphia fred one
gun as a signal to come to anchor and
tho Newark passed the signal to the
other vessels OF the squadron which In
stantly hove to. A fleet Of guard boats
under Captain Rogers kept the anchor
nge ground clear, while numberlesl
yachts and tug boats crowded the ex.
cursion steamers which circled round
rs close as permitted. 1t was exactly
3:47 when the Philadelphia let 20 her
anchor right off Craven Shoal buoy and
swung round with the strong flood tide
with her noso pointing for Sandy
Hook. Tho instant the Philadelphia
lot 20 her anchor the Associated Pres!
correspondents on board tho flagship
transferred TO their colleagues on thu
special tug their story Of the trip
which ia hero subjoined.
STORY OF THE VOYAGE FROM nAMrro,
RoADs
The voyage OF 27O miles from For
Monroe to tho anchorage was mos
delightful one. The predictions o.
rough weather, based upon the north
oasterly winds which whipped int,
tempestuous waves tho usually placit
waters OF Hampton Roads failed to bl
realized. much to tho relief OF Senators
Gibson and Butler, aud Representative
Geissenhetmer, Mayer md Wndsworth
Cultivate and other landsmen, whC
happened to DO on tho ships. Thl
ocean was rs smooth as tho typiCa
mill pond and tho wind, though COO
md fresh, did not at any time blow
with force sufficient to cause discom
tort, No accident occurred Rad ther
was no hitch In tho programme at an.
point save in tho inability OF somo o
tho foreign vessels to maintain ever
the moderate speed set by tho Phila
dolphin When tho fleet sailed out o
Hampton Roads yesterday morning, |
consisted Of twenty.Soven ships formot
IN two columns.
EXCHANGE OF COMPLIMENTS,
In this position and with tho darl
bottle green torpedo boat Gushing toss
ing like cork under tho port quartz
Of the PhiIadOlphia, the combined ileo
passed out to sou, In tho bright sun
hhinc which fell from an almost cloud
less sky upon dark bluo sea, tho men
ol'w0r presented scene TO charm tn
eye and stir tho imagination. This wa
especially true OF tho United State
vessels which kept III excellent line un,
position. II was no wonder that Ad
mira llopkinssignallod dhiscomplinunt
10 Admiral Ghorardl with tho romurl
that your squadron looks very pretty.
80 THANK you" aignalled back AdmirH
Hhcrordi, with pleased smllO upol
his face.
Admiral Ghurardi's ordor to steam n
Ton knots sent tho leaders plunglnl
ahead through the sOa, and presently I
became evident that some OF tho vos
tuN Al Nt.