The sun., 1893-03-13
THE GREAT NAVAL PAGEANT.
SOME OF THE VESSELS THAT WILL
PROBABLY TISIT US.
About Forty ships VIII Participate In the
Review and Its Observation-Disclosures
of some or the CHIEF Foreign Craft.

About Forty ships VIII Participate In the
Review aud Its Evoiutious-Descriptio
of some or the Chief Foreign Crnn.
WASHINGTON March 12.-secretary Herbert.
in fixing the 27th OF April as the day OF the
naval review. has made 1t necessary to push
the preparations for this event. II had ut first
been thought desirable to appoint the pageant
for few days later. about the first OF May. per-
haps with view to getting ready more OF the
new vessels now under construction. But tho
act OF Congress- authorizing the review fixed
tho month Of April as tho time for holding 1t.
and besides many people may like to be pres
eEt both at this great international display
and at the opening Of the Worlds Fair. This
can now he done under the arrangement made
by Secretary Herbert. The guests can see the
great show In New York harbor to their hearts
content. and yet have plenty OF time to catch
the train for Chicago
1t has been suggested that n difficulty may
arise from the fact that Admiral Gherardi. who
will command the national display. ia only a
Rear Admiral and may thus find himself out
ranked by some Nice-Admiral in charge OF a
European contingent This however. need
hardly bo source OF apprehension. 1t is
true that tho Russian fleet is expected to be
under the command Of Vico- Admiral Kozna-
koG. and Spain and France may also send
Vice. Admrals. But even in actual warfare an
officer OF higher rank sometimes. as In the
junction Of two armies. valves his right to
command when the junior is more accustomed
10 the surroundings. II q battle is Immediately
to he fought. Or the waiver may be on other
considerations. II this is possible in real
campaigning. for n far greater reason could
such II waiver Of rank and precedence be ex-
rec:ed as an act of courtesy at the approach
ing ceremony. Indeed the notion OF Vice
Admiral coming here from some distant coun-
try as guest. and then insisting on his right
to overturn and supersede all existing ar
rangemehts by insisting on his right to COM
mnnd seems utterly preposterous. Rear-Ad-
miral Gherardi is the highest commanding Of
ilcer OF his own navy. and TINT will be true OF
no foreign representative. Even II an officer Of
some navy having higher grades than ours be-
slows could be so discourteous as to ask pre-
cedence of our senior officer. he would be an
extraordinary parsonage should he undertake
to assume his prerogatves in a harbor that he
knows nothing about and to direct the ma
nTuvres OF a large fleet OF various national
It is now certain that the naval review will
be in q very thorough sense internatio ional. and
the failure to obtain as many American ships
as had heen hoped W i'll simply bring tho Tor
sign ships into greater & &pr3minereei 1t may i
cluding our own. will take part in, the drills
and mnnGuvrcs. while many naval. revenue. revenue
and perhaps participants in some portions OF
the ceremonies. , ,
miral. which is to be one OF her representa-
tves. is not very Formidable MS ships go now.
since shs Eas twsny ye9ro ago aod S5e
sheathed under water, and coppered. She has
n radius OF nearly 5000 miles at ten knots.
inches OF armor at the water line and around the
battery. with 2 curved protective deck. she
Mes moasrn TeaF are the bateshps Seioas
and the arm ored cruiser Sachinlofr and Pamiat
haarh Se EeS i! to azS Come whff viii Hpsrd 1t rs
Nicholas is Of 5000 tons displacement. with
ten inches Of armor on her belt and twelve
two Finch. and eight 6-inSh guns besides
good secondary battery, The Pnmiat Azoif. OF
or elk eighteen R Knots Of speed and carries two &
inch and fourteen Ginch guns. The Admiral
Nachimofr is a modern cruiser Of 1.ls0 tons;
ten inch belt armor The Dimitri Donskoi OF
$500 tons. 1000 horse power. sixteen and q
expected. and also the corvette LYNDA Of 1885
ons,3,5oO horse nowrrand fifteen knots speed;
Mnsnsssh s Ha'sn oi saT vesses
Guiding the cruisers Giovanni Bausan. Dogali.
ap Etn and asG perhHpi the ,pom
dispiacsment dis OF Of 5.o5o tons. and her ems ines Of
hawthorn. Leslie Il Co.. OF Newcnstl con
TYNE. cAye her maximum sreed Of ~
"De th"se days. VS. Her ln'tsrS consists Of six SIX
,ii;nch guns. with 2 good secondary tattery;
rhe MAS 9s
rying two 25-ton guns and six 4-ton guns.
She. also was q crack cruiser for her time.
nm an unarmored ina NOR cruiser Of ,S0 tons and 100
horse power. giving her Il knots. intended to
spain Keina Regente, originally a tyne for
one of our own fast cruisers. was at the
in hn - n n Var q a mn q
or on the the "n, measured mile. Of 20 s. Knots and
maximum q p. With natural drauGht she
at tho water belt and carries four 2l:ton
Hon,oria guns besides six -, inch The
il a't% Knots. and and fys guns. Another cunbost IS
also in this. contingent.
whicH h~s w'' ssH dsHacemsnt s OF 456 tons. With
thickness. and seven feet IN width on the
prot ect the bases OF two turrets. have lOinch
nrmor. The main battery consists OF four 70.
1"n nsary eruisers and
,rirendentrs arcompany her The former is Of
osR sRd tas s93
Germany vii he represented by the Kaiserin
and and four M ;i4.inch. and BY the unprotected
yaarngo lIollant will send the Van Speyk. one
of six large cruisers built o. iron and steel.
wOOi-s hnathed. ana Of o.3bO tons d1snlaca-
mcrt. Their armament Is six t. finch and four
tt;.i-inch Krupps. with sin revolving cannon and
II to - knots. Portugal will send us her cor
v"tte Alfonso Albuquerque. under Cart. ANA.
vp Minister Gl Marine. II :, Argentina will
II will bp seen Tint this partial enumeration.
which omits tho contingents Of the two great
est naval powers. England and France. since
their vessels have not yet been selected. or
at least made known. contains many interest
ing ships England and france will certainly
TO he among the English visitors. and some
Of their Gnost mod battle ships being se-
lected by the French.
our own navy will make show not TO be
ashamed of. with the New York to lead on. and
many other fine and fast cruisers following. OF
course public interest will be excited in tho
carnyels Santa Maria. Finta. and Nina. repre-
sentng the vessels Of four centuries ago.
"The D-yiI In LITERATURE"
"The Devil In Literature" was the theme Of
Dr. Baralts lecture last night at the Mott
Memorial Hall. Ga Madison avenue. The object
OF the lecture. DR.. BarRlt said. was to prove