Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-26
AT NEW YORK.
The Naval Squadron Now in
New York Bay.
A Grand and Impressive Spectacle
as They Entered the Harbor.


QUARANTINE, NEw YoRk, April e5.--
Promptly on time, with every pre-arrange,
detail carried out with marvellous exactness
the combined naval squsdrons of the Oh
and New World took possession of the ba,
of New York hartor this afternoon.
Shortly before | o'clock the teet wa
sighted, moving along 10 knots. in doubl,
column, with perfect alignment, distance,
accurately marked, 800 yards between eacl
ship and 600 yards between each squadron
| The big white flagship Of Admiral Cher
adj, the Philadeldhia, headed the por
column, and the huge black British cruiser
Blake, Admiral Hopkins flagship, led the
| starboard column, the other vessels follow
ing in regular order.
| on the port side were the flagship New
ark. Admiral Benham, followed by the
| Atlantic, San Francisco, Bancroft, Ben
nington and Baltimore. Then came tie
| flagship Chicago, Admiral Walker followed
by the Yorktown, Charleston, Vessuvius
and Concord.
Bringing up the rear of the column were
the Dutch warship Van Speyk and German
cruisers Ksiserin, Augusta and See Adler
The Blake was followed on the starboar,l
column by the other vessels of the British,
squadron, the Australia. Magicienne. Tar
tar and by the Russian vessels General Adj
miral and Rynda. The belated flagship of
the Russian squadron, Dimitri Donskt i.
with the Russian admiral, konsnakof, on
board, waited them at anchor off Quaran-
tine.
Next came the Italian vessels, Etna and
Bausan, and the Brazilian squadron
Aquideban. and Tiraientes Republic.
tt,, ,lal, Al. D
Sandy Hook lightship at 80, the fog whis-
tie of the lightship gave series of well
come toots, but the big white flagship
swung round in majestic silence. crossing
the bar and entering Gedney's channel, and
set pace at good 10 l-2 knots, the New
ark following close in her wake and the At
lanta the regulation distance behind
One fairly within the channel the Phila
deiphia signalled the fleet to proceed with
out reference to formation, The vessels
of the starbosrd column slowed down and
allowed all the American fleet to round the
lighthouse first.
Then the Blake and other Britishers fol
lowed. crossing safely over the bar before
food tide, the squadron of each column
alternating till all had safely rounded and
entered the channel.
Then the big guns of the Miantonomoh
doomed welcome, but the Hook was
passed in silence. The leading vessels Of
;he fleet turned Southwest Spit about Rag
and entered the main ship channel.
In the channel the Philadelphia slack
ened her speed to about eight knots, to al
low the other vessels to catch up, and the
entire fleet proceeded in single file and i'm
pressiye silence up the bay to the anchor
ing grounds Captain Rogers and his aides
had selected.
Despite the obscurity of the weather, the
procession up the bay was exceedingly
beautiful. Gravesend bay was reached at
$50 o'clock.
The Philadelphia opened the salutcs by
firing IL guns in honor of the Russian ad-
miral and his flagship, the Dmitri Donskoi,
the band on board the Philadelphia playing
the Russian national air. The Russian
promptly acknowledged the salute.
At 3.35 the Philadelphia fred one gun as
signal to come to anchor. The Newark
passed the signal to the other vessels of the
squadron, which instantly hove to.
The fleet of guard boats under Captain
Rogers kept the anchorage ground clear.
Numberless yachts, tugboats AMI crowded
excursion steamers circled round as close
as they were permitted.
At 347 the Philadelphia let go her an
chor off Craven Shoal buoy and swung
around with the strong flood tide, with her
nose pointing for Sandy Hook.
The voyage of 210 miles from Fortress
Monroe to the anchorage was most delight
full. The ocean was smooth and the wind
though cool and fresh, did not at anytim,
blow with force sufficient to cause di-
comfort.
No accident occurred and there was No
hitch in the programme at any point
save in the inability of some foreign vessels
to maintain the moderate speed set by the
Pf iladelphia.
When the fleet sailed out of Hampton
Roads yesterday morning, it consisted o.
81 ships formed in two columns. The
United States vessels kept in excellent lint
and position.