Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-27
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! New York Bay.
ARE GOOD WITNESSES FOR HARRIS
Helen Potts Confessed t(
Taking Morphine
DIR. BUCHANAN Is GUILTY.
The Opinion of the Jury is That HI.
Killed His Wife and They Render 9
| Verdict OF Murder in the FRS
Degree-It was a Great Surprise.
NEW YORK, April 26 DIR. Robert W. Blu
chsnan, who was on trial for the past few
weeks, charged with poisoning his wife, wa,
found guilty tonight of murder in thu
first degree.
The jury had been out since last even
ing. and their lengthy elaboration gave
the defendant and his counsel the hope
that they would at least disagree. The
| verdict was surprise.
Counsel have given notice of the usual
exceptions and an appeal.
Mr.. Brooke fled protest against the
verdict, stating that one of the jurors was
mentally incspacitated by illness, and that
the verdict should not be accepted. When
| the verdict was rendered DR.. Buchanan'e
face flushed and then psled. He cast an
appealing look at the jury, and then sank
into a chair.
| Recorder Smythe remanded Buchanan
back to the Tombs and discharged the jury.
He expressed approval of the verdict.
| When Mrs. Buchanan, who had waited in
the district attorneys Office, learned of the
verdict, she became hysterical and uttered
| scream after scream. 1t was some time
before she was quoted and was taken
| home. After the court room was cleared
Buchanan was handcuffed to deputy sher-
| # and taken to the Tombs.
PAGEANT OF WARsHIPs.
Splendid Marine Picture in New
York Bay and on the North River
-Great Crowds on the Water Front
The Progress up the Harbor In
Double Column - Salutes Fired
/ Terrific speed of the Torpedo Boat
Cushing.
NEW YORK, April 26.-With cloudless
sky, a delightful and bracing atmosphere
and brisk wind blowing across the bay,
thousands of people to-day witnessed the
grandest spectacle of the century. 1t was
the procession of the combined naval
fleets of the world from the lower bay to
their anchorage in the North river, where
they will remain until tomorrow, the day
of the great and grand review. Large
crowds of visitors poured into the city
early in the morning, they had been COM
ing on every train through the night and
from dsybreak the means of transit were
taxed to their utmost. All of them ap-
peared to have but one destination and
that was the Battery, where they could see
the fleet of warships rounding Governors
Island into the river and then up to their
anchorage between Twenty third street
and Ninety fifth street in the North river.
By 10 O'Clock all of the available space at
the Battery and far up the river was taken
by crowds of people.
In the bay beneath the feet of the
crowds the squadron WAS riding at anchor
on the ebb tide, the noees of the ships
pointing up stream, and every bit of
brass shining in tho sunlight A light
ground swell, the remnants of yesterdays
storm, moved the waters of the bay, and
the warships lszily responded to its mo-
ton, while the strong breeze from the
north stifened out the flags and pen
nsnts go that all could see them and thus
pick out the ships of the different nations.
The fleet was anchored In squadron
formation, the powerful Blake, with Vice
Lob n P0nHfno3 Mt
standing out stiff in the wind, being about
500 yards bslow Fort Lafayette, and the
Philadelphia, with Rear Admiral Gherar
dis blue flag with two white stars at her
main, the same distance below Fort Tomp-
kins. Strung behind each leader were the
ships which were to follow up the bay,
and all were in readiness for the start. The
DimitriD onskoi was in the position in which
| she anchored last night, and the crew
had been kept busy getting her into trim
| for the review. AS she has not been in
| for the other admirals to pay their respects
and at half past eight O'clock Sir John
Hopkins put off from the Blake, and was
| saluted by fifteen guns from the Russian
/ as he stepped on the quarter deck, the
| British flag at the same time being hoisted.
| This was the first firing that broke the
stiffness of the morning air, and the spec
tators, not generally knowing the cause of
the firing, were waiting for the fort to
| answer.
A minute or two afterwards the atten-
ton of all was directed to a black spsck up
the narrows, aud with two streaks of foam
diverging from her bows and q wide wake
of white water astern of her, the diabolical
| Gushing rushed by at express train speed.
She reached the Philadelphia in a short
space of time, wheeled around as If she
were on a pivot, and ran up along eide the
flag ship with dispatches to Admiral
Gherardi. She reported all right at the
anchorage and along the route of the
parade, and at O'Clock the signal was set
tPrepare to get under way"
The fort was crowded with people at thai
time and the roads and banks were filled
with spectators. In order to pass the time
for them the band played national airs.
Everybody wanted to know where the
Blake was, and expressed surprise at hel
appearance, for they expected to see 9
much more powerful boat. They did moi
take into account the fact that they were
looking down upon her from height and
that it was only when she was boarded that
her great strength could be seen. As soor
as the signals were hoisted on the Phils-
delphia two of the patrol boats took ur
their position about 200 yards above the
SO uadron ready for the start. Steam wal
up on all of the war chips, and Admira
Gherardi was assured of a prompt star
when the orders were given.
At 9:15 O'Clock one gun sounded from
the Philadelphia and her signals came
down on the run. Her screw began tx
ohurn the waters of the bay and she slow
Iy forged ahead. Tho band in the for
began playing again, and the glasses of tn,
spectators, who at that time numbered
many Thousands, were all directed to tn,
flagship of Admiral Ghsrardi. The Blak
, was not quite in line with the Philsdel
, phia, 30 the latter waited for her to com
. abreast of her before she went on re
! way. Soon they were In their proper pc
sitions and with three patrol steamers Il
the van they went up through the Mar
| rows under one bell.
In the meantime the vessels which ha'
been anchored more than the regula
squadron distance apart, and were In som
cases out of line, pointed their prows 10
wards the channel, closing In for th
parade. Another gun from the Phils
delphis was answered from the Chicago 9
t $50 O'Clock. II told that tho Blake wa
r abeam of the Aagship; and tho actual stal
was made then. Very slowly they pre
oeeded ct Arst, and 1t exactly $40 o'oioo
|. the port column, led by the Philadelphi
and the starboard column led by the Blai
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