The evening world., 1893-04-24
the FLEETS COMING.
Warships Left HamDton Roads
en- Tine This Nor. iGg.
Expected to Make Sandy ,Djk
About To.MorroH Neon.
Only TO. Can Delay rhcm--.S ,lutes
to tho BrLLilian..

On BOARD II. Is. NJ s. B!.,NE, OFF
CAPE CnAkLEs, April ?4.-ihc weeks
glory OF Hampton Roads is Departed. The
grca, fleet ot waisaips o. mury iations has
left IT'S anchorage Al the renuel,uus anG i
OF for New York.
Promptly At o'clocN this mornint, the
hour nxcd for the start, he ships got under
way. They are expected 10 make sandy
Hook Al noon tomorrow. Heavy foG Is about
the ,nly thing that can interfere With the
!ulnlneat OF tlio expectation.
All the ships except tie BrltisE are said 10
lave pilot, on board.
SpraSing OF log, an oniccr OF the Blake
said thismUruing:
"We don't like log, nor doe' any sailor but
we have system OF whistl. signals that are
well understood by our ship. The trJuble
With a fee; q foreign vessels is that they
cannot understand each others signals In q
iog. hope We shall have none. however"
There Is at present fresh breeze blowing
IRON the north. the sky is clear and the
water smooth.
AZ "co!ors" this morning all the shios In
the feet Saluled the three Brazilian vessels
that arrived alter sundown last night.
These were the flagship AQuiuaban, which
Is the only full battle.ship In the fleet, The
Tlruientes aud the RepuOlica. They GOT In
their preliminary salute iciore sundown, so
eager were their commanders to show their
good VIII for America.
The start from the roads this morning
was an interesting spectacle.
The Philadelphia was first under way
and started up to the west end of the
feet. She was quickly followed by the
Newark. Atlanta. San Francisco, Ban
croft. Bennington and Baltimore, of Ad-
mral Benham's squadron, and the Chi
cago, Yorktown, Charleston. Vesuvius
and Concord, Of the second squadron,
under Admiral Walker.
Upon arriving at a point about five
miles away, the White Squadron wheeled
into line and came down, past. the for,
and stood out to sea. In the mean time
the Dolphin, with Secretary Herbert and
party. got under way and steamed up
the Roads with one fleet until they
turned when she remained to observe
the movements of the other vessels.
AS the White Squadron came down
the Roads they were Joined by the Hol-
land ship Van Speyk and THE two Ger.
man vessels kaiserin Augusta and See
Adler, which completed the first or port
column.
At the head of the starboard column
came the British squadron, with Vice
Admiral Hopkins as commander In.
chief, and consisting of the Blake, as the
flagship, the Australia, the Magicienne
and the Tartar.
Russia came next. with Vice e-Admira
Kosenkoff, commander-in-c chief. on the
flagship Domitr Donskoi. followed by
the General Admiral and the Ryndc.
France followed with Rear Admiral De
Libran. as commander-in- chief. In tn,
! flagship Arethuse, and the Hussard and
Jean Bar following.
Italy came next. under Rear -Admira
Magnaghi, with the Etna and the Clio
/ Vanni Bausan.
| Brazil brought up the rear OF the col
umn, with Admiral Julio Czar d'Norenta
as in-chief In the Aquida
ban. and accompanied by the TriadcntoF
and the Repubiica.
! The foreigners did not make a swecI
up the Roads and turn into line, as dic
| the White Squadron. but took theil
/ places IL line from their anchorage.
While tho fleet was getting under waJ
tie Roads We're crowded with pleasure
yachts, excursion steamers, and tugs anc
/ sailboats of all descriptions, crowded
with visitors. many Of which accom-
/ panied the fleet down 10 the capes.
/ The ramuarts Of the fort were hlaCi
! with visitors. The piazzae Of the HyKeil
were packed with ladies waving dainty
/ handkerchief 10 their departing friends
The spanish ships s;ni tea yestcluay morn
ing. as they have 10 go slower with the cara
yels.