The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-27

topmsst almost to the water line. and clos
ing MP the French squadron. The pennant
OF Rear Admiral Magnagi hoated from the
main of the Italian flagship Etna as she
steamed up IN company with the dynamite
boat Nesuvius. and the sunlight flashed
from the three long guns in the DOW of the
latter as she lszIly rose and fell In the
wake of the Charleston. The last OF the
American ships, the Concord. came next.
and beside her was the other Italian. the
Giovanni Bausan.
Then In the starboard column the flag of
Rear Admiral Gomez y Lono fioated from
the Spanish cruiser lnfanta Isabel, while
IN the port column the %pennsnt of Rear Ad-
the Neuve De Julio. Beside the Spanish
Reina Regente was the antique looking
DutchmaD Van Speyk. appearing much
like the old Minnesota. and the other span
lard. the Nuevs Espana. followed In COM
psDy with the sbapeIy German, the KaiserIn
Augusta. The Augusta was the only ship
IN the fleet having three smokestacks. and
she was q noteworthy vessel. Her size
seemed immense ss compared with the
ships clustered about her. From her three
clouds. Momentarily she was almost
obscured by the smoke. which the
wind allowed to settle over her
decks. An eighth Of q mile astern
came the See Adler, another German
vessel. Five minutes after the rest of the
fleet had gone mp the river the Brazilian
Aquidabsn came along at o slow rate OF
speed. q little late, as she was In arriving
at Hampton roads, while behind her were
the others of her squadron, the T~lradentes
and the Republica. They arrived late last
night. The Miantonomoh was anchored
of the battery to fire q salute at the un-
yelling of the statue to Ericsson.
AS the fleet came out OF the narrows and
Strengthened the lines TO come up the upper
bay the squadron distance was again
formed ana the two columns were then
elk hundred yards apart The the cur
rents. however. caused some of the boats to
were somewhat out of place when the
battery was in sight. Coming mp the bay
with che fleet the sight was q brilliant one.
Every ship In the harbor was lying every
bit of bunting IL could get together and
the buildings In the lower part OF the city
were decorated with flags of all nations.
Steam whistles were screeching u the
Battery wall and all the house tops and
other places from which the river could be
seen were black with sight-seers. When
the leaders in toe parade got opposite Gov
errors island the battery In the old fort
began a salute and the fleet steamed along
half hidden for q few minutes In the smoke
from the cannon. The ships dipped their
flags in answer. but did not return with
cannon.
IN THE RIvER.
It was exactly q quarter before IL o'clock
when the Philadelphia and the Blake
passed the island and pointed up the river.
and in half an hour the last ship had
passed on it's way up. The bands played
national airs on the British ships as they
proceeded up the river. and the strains of
music waited across the water were plainly
heard by the crowds along the shore. The
Philadelphia passed the Santa Maria.
which was anchored near the Jersey shore,
nearly opposite Eighteenth street. The
Pinta and Nina were anchored q short dis
lance further up the stream. The ere VS. of
The mimic Columbus fleet cbeered and
waved their hats as Uncle Sans navy
steamed by.
IL was Just 11:45 when q single gun from
the Philadelphia announced that the
anchorage ground had been reached. and,
answering. almost instantly, q gun
doomed on the Chicago. and the anchors of
the twelve American ships dropped as II
released by electricity. The foreign vessels
slowed down and teamed TO positions
opposite the escorting vessels of our fleet.
Aside from the signal gun to anchor there
was no cannODadIng TO wake the echoes OF
the peaceful Palisades or the heights OF
Riverside Park. 1t ives high noon when
the last anchor was dropped and the fleet
was IN position. There was no accident
aud no confusion attending the anchoring
of the men-Of-war. The big vessels moved
up the river IN the positions TO which
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their anchors at almost precisely the
points selected for them by Admiral Cher.
ardi.
The earavels were not in the position to-
day which they will occupy In the review
tomorrow. The Santa Maria. with her
blscs hull. caDary c0l0red PROV and bull
warks. and three rakina masts. inclined at
nm angle of about forty-tive degrees. swung
st anchor opposite the foot of West Ninety
hfth street. near the New Jersey shore. A
aahlefa lanUth sonrhaaRf of her was the
Pinta, her small size and different color
bringing out the two old-fashioncd craft
in strong contrast. The Nina was far
below. opposite the foot of West Seventy
ninth street, and also near the New Jersey
shore.
James n. Tappen. John Austin Stivens.
er., and John Austin Stivens, jr., repre-
senting the committee of one hundred.
went aboard the Philadelphia at 2 o'clock
this afternoon to extend the formal invita-
tion for the naval ball 10 the admiral and
his staff. and TO the captains. commanders
aud the officers of the American fleet.
The reception given the officers of the
visiting naval fleets and the Dixie Of Vera
qua by the Union League Club. this even
ing. was "a most brilliant affair. A supper
was served in the banquet hall. and the
visitors were sent back to their ships
shortly after midnight with q good impress
sion of New York bosUitelity.