The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-05-05
THE NAVAL REVIEW.
Great International Display OF
Warships at New York.
Rain Mars the Event, But Still 1t Was .
Great Success-Sea Monsters of Ten
Nations in Reviewed
by the President.

NEW YORK, April 2s.-The international
naval review in honor OF the achievements of
Christopher Columbus eliminated yesterday, de
spite dreary dOwnpour of rain, in a demon
stration more remarkable in maLy respects
than thing Of the kind ever recorded N his
tory. The post Of honor before the warships OF
the civilized nations was given to the appar.
entity unseaworthy reproductions Of the Colum
bus caravels Santa Maria Pinta and Nina,
which were anchored opposite Ninety-third
street and formed practically the turning point
of the review. The contrast of four centuries
of naval development could not have been more
strongly marked
The line of vessels drawn up for review by
the president was over three miles in length.
stretching in two columns from the foot of
Twenty third street to about Ninety-fifth
street The foreign vessels were most of them
stationed on the New York side of the Hudson
river, and the American feet with the German,
Dutch and Argentine cruisers. occupied the
New Jersey side. The ships were anchored 500
yards apart and a space of i0J yards was left
between the two columns.
Thousands of visitors poured into the city TO
witness the sight as. by act of the legislature
and proclamation of the governor, the day was
made public holiday. Business was gen
orally suspended. Flags were displayed from
all the shipping and from many public and
private buildings Hundreds OF thousands
Of spectators undeterred by the storm OF
water, lined the waters edge on both shores OF
the river. A Gordon was tightly drawn around
the reviewing vessels and until actual ceremo-
MES were over no unauthorized boat was al
lowed TO pass the line, but nearly every tug
boat and excursion steamer in the harbOr was
engaged for the day and crowded with sight
seers, awaiting their chance TO review the war
ships on their own account
Ate o'clock by "A preconcerted arrangement,
the ships Of France, Spain. Brazil and Argen-
nd anH
ship, while the others hoisted the American
flag but did not dress ship until 10 O'Clock be-
cause of the rain At $3.50 all the steam launches
of the american men-of-war we're dropped and
manned ready to go to the assistance of the
patrol feet should any intruders seek to PASS
through the lines.
A handsome special landing place had been
erected for the presidential party at the foot Of
Twenty-third street, the approach to which was
carpeted and draped in bunting. The president
was escorted by his naval aides and accom-
panied by Mrs Cleveland and the members OF
the cabinet with their wives and the members
of the diplomatic corps representing foreign
governments No representatives of the press
or of the general public were permitted on board
the presidential yacht Even the duke OF
Veragua the nstion's specially invited guest
the lineal descendent of Columbus, was brought
along in q separate vessel, the General Meigs
On the Dolphin great cabin had been built
across the ship covering Onefourth OF
her entire length. and this and the after
cabin had been elegantly decorated
There was a steady stream toward the North
river all morning and hundreds of excursion
boats steam yachts, tugs and other craft. which
had been pressed into service, were filled W
with sightseers who were not kept at home by
the downpour. Other crowds who sought
places along the docks, on tops of buildings
and at Riverside park. plOdded through mud
q nil biol
mackintoshes keeping out portion Of the wet
The many steamboats, and tugs engaged tc
carry parties up the river To witness the re
view were early filed up. Gov. Flower and his
stan, with their families and friends, took the
steamer General Slocum at the foot OF West
Twentr-secOnd street and proceeded up the
river lust in the rear of the Dolphin.
just as everybody was expecting that the
programme would be carried out despite the
storm, the announcement was made that the
review had been deferred. At 1890 the signal
boat Gushing started out from Thirty fourth
street. and. running up alongside of each YES
sci in line, carried the information that the re-
view had been postponed until > o'clock When
the excursion boats heard Of this they put back
20 their docks, and there was some grumbline
among the passengers. who had been getting
damper and chi,lier as the time passed.
At o'clock President Cleveland ana party
left the Victoria hotel and were driven rapidly
to the landing stage There they We're met by
the Doiphn's barge and about O'Clock the sig
nal was given for the start
As the Dolphin's bow came in line with each
man-OF-war. Present arms" was sounded on
the buGle, officers and crew saluted, the bands
struck up the national air and a national salute
of tweu;y-one guns was fired for each ship
During the half hour or more that the prest-
dental progress lasted this cannonading never
ceased until more than /, 600 guns had been fired.
The firing began with the German flagship
Kaiseriu Augusta and the Brazilian battle ship
AQuidaban, was taken up by the Dutch Van
Spcyl and the Spanish JGfauta Isabel was fol-
lowed by the Argentine NuevO lie Julio and the
Italian Etna. was continued by the American
Charleston and the French Aretheuse, was pro-
longed by the flagship Newark and the Russian
admiral'S ship Dimitri Donslioi, and was closed
BY Adm. Ghcrardi in the Philadelphia ana Adm
Sir John hopkins in the noble Blake. The in-
tervals between the artillery exercises Of the
fagships was filed up by similar exercises on
the part Of the other vessels of the squadron.
Following close in the wake OF the Dolphin
and getting the full benefit OF the salutes came
the army steamer Gen Meigs bearing the hon
ored guest of the day. the duke OF Veragua, at
tended by Gen. Schofeld, of the army. and
Rear Adm. Belknap, of the navy. The only
other steamer permitted within the sacred Ii
its during the Drief progress OF the presidential
review was the Monmouth, upon which were
of states. newspaper representatives and other
invited guests
When the Dolphin reached the end of the line
in the neighborhood of Ninety-ffth street she
dropped anchor and made arrangements to re-
ceive the commanding officers OF the foreign
sQuadrons who were presented TO the president
by their respective ministers. Sir John O.
Hopkins, the British admiral was first received
being presented by Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
British ambassador. Next came Rear Adm.
Koznakoff, the Russian admiral, who was in
troduced by Prince Contacuzehe, the
Russian minister. Rear Adm. De Lii
bran, of France, was third. presented
bassador. Then followed Rear Adm Mag
naghi OF Italy, for whom Baron Fava did the
honors. The Spanish admiral, Senor Yiono-
though an invalid, did not fail to pay this cere-
monial mark OF respect to the chief executive
and was followed by Rear Adm. Howard. of
Argentine, Rear Adm. Norona, of the Brazilian
feet and the blonde haired and blue eyed cap
tains of the German and Dutch steamers AS
nearly all of the foreign officers spoke or IN
derstood English tho ceremonies were attend
ed by no stiff formalities, but were marked by
cordiality.
Fifteen minutes before the reception ended,
and when the president was preparing to land
an admonitory signal was given from the Dol
phin, and as he left the vessel and entered his
barge az the foot Of Ninety-sixth street every
vessel in the fleet again manned yards and rails
and once more fired salute of twenty-one
guns, following the Dolphin's lead. Then the
presidents flag was lowered from the Dolphin
and the public ceremonies OF the day were con-
sidered over
AS soon as the Dolphin passed out from be-
tween the anchored feet, the Gordon was brok-
en- and private steamers and yachts rushed in
When the smoke had partially cleared ther OBJ
tanned a magnificent view of the combined
naval forces at close range. The tiagships OF
the squadrons courJeOuSly returned the innu-
merabie sdlutes rendered by the private steam
ers. and their officers seemed to heartily appre-
ciate the interest their appearance created
The British flagship Blake. the Brazilian bat
tleship Aquidaban, the Argenline cruiser Ninth