Evening journal., 1893-04-26
MAJESTIC MEN.OF- WAR
Perfect Weather Insures a Tri-
lmphant Spectacular Success
JNOLE SANS FLEET AND GUESTS.

Ready for the Grand Naval Parade.
Striking Appearance of the Battle
ships, Krupp Guns, Dynamite Cruisers
and Other Monarchs of war-Grim
Suggestion of Repressed Force.
QUARANTINE, S. l., April 26.-The
phantom ships.Hhich sailed In out of the
nists of the sea yesterday, were bright
md majestic realities in the glorious
unshine of this morning The only
'lement wanting to insure the tri.
imphant spectacular success of the great
naval parade was supplied by the perfect
Weather. Not trace was left of the
iteel gray clouds and rain and fog of
yesterday. Clear skies, bright sunlight
md brscing bIeezes gave setting to a
E panoramic scene whose beauty and sug
gestiveness have never been surpassed.
In the sharp clear light of the early
morning every distinctive feature of
he great wsrships stood out in bold
'elief, anchored in two great columns
stretched over the whole surface of
he bay, the vessels of each of the
inguished at a glace.
The snow white hulks and graceful
outlines of the American fleet were not
/ more conspicuous than the huge black
lulk of the British flagship. the tow
& ring military masts of the French
lean Bart, or the sharp lines of the crack
f German cruiser Kaiserin Augusta, with
+ Ter formidable Krupp guns, Offset by
II he squat form outlines of the Dutch
4 Nan Speyk which again contrasted with
/ he graceful build of the swift Argen
inc Nuevo de Julio, and the massive
ornament of the Bss7illAn battleship
Aquidaban.
Death-Deali1g Engines MOtionless.
The most striking feature of the scene
4 was the absolute silence that prevailed
Turing the early hours of the day. Each
Of these formidable death dealing
Engines of destruction lay motionless at
anchor, reflected in the placid waters of
,be bay by the early morning ray of the
sun like the often quoted painted Ship
Upon Painted Ocean"
Seemed Like Stern Discipline.
There was a grim suggestiveness Of
repressed force and stern discipline in
This impressive quietude.
But it did not last long as the morning
wore on and the preparations for break
ing anchor began, the scene changed TO
i one of brisk animation and life. The
bay became alive with pleasure craft of
every description, and the patrol boats
had a difficult task TO keep anchorage
grounds clear OF intruders aud to per-
init the formation of the columns In
which, in stately progression the vessels
were to pass through the Narrows into
. theIupper bay and TO move up the Hud.
son river to their assigned stations, and
there to wait to-morrow's review.
Gherardl's Flagship Gives the iGnaI.
It was shortly after o'clock when
Admiral Ghersrdi's flagship gave the
signal to break aDchor aud fall into line.
The starboard or right hand column,
looking toward the bows of the vessels,
commanded by the British admiral, Sir
John Hopkins, consisted of foreign YES
sells in this order:
British-Blake Australia, Magicienne
and Tartar
Russian-Dimetri Donskoi, General
Admiral and Rynda.
French-Aretbuse, Hussard and Jean
Bart.
Italy-Etna Bausan and Dogolisi
Spain Intanta Isabel. Reina Regente
and Neuva Espana
Brazil-Aquidaban, Tirandentes and
Republica
Uncle Sans Handsome Column.
The port or left hand column, COM
manded by Admiral Gherardi, consisted
. of the American feet, with some of th'
visitors thrown in to balance, in the fol
lowing order
Ameresn-Philadelph Newark, At
lanta, San Francisco, Bancroft, Benning
ton, Baltimore. Chicago, Yorktown
Charleston, Vesuvius and Concord.
Argentine-Neuvo de Julio.
Holland-Vsn Speyk
German-Kaiserin Augusta and Sead
Ter, with the American monitor, Mian
tonomoh, bringing up the rear
Thousands Saw the start.
The start was made so promptly a
0 As that thousands of spectators VIII
had gathered to witness the spectacl
from the Navesink Highlands and tn
heights of Fort Wadsworth and othe
points of advantage on Staten Island ha
hardly taken up position before the gun
OF fOrJS hamilton ana WadSWOrt
doomed their welcome to the advancin
feet, steaming neck and neck, the tw
admirals and their fagships led the wa
at a rate of between eight and min
knots an hour.
A brisk breeze curled the waters int
white capped breakers but the magnii
cent ships glided along so smoothly tbs
their motion scarcely seemed percept
BILE A cable and a half length (3C
yards separated each ship from h
other. and this distance was maintaine
with absolute precision.
Contrast Between the White and Blacl
The contrast presented by the snoV
white American feet and the darl
hulled forei gner was very pereeptible
they moved along side by side, eaC
heightening the effect of the other I'll
two schools of naval architecture (f
nearly all the ships in the fleet n
American built were of English constru
tion) where strongly marked, and evel
patriot felt within a glow of pride tn
the new navy of the United States d
not suffer by the comparison