The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25
All the Guns We're Made Secure for Rough
Weather. and Not One Barked Parting
Salute as the Vessels Steamed Outward.
An Exhibition of Speed by the Gushing
That Evoked Cheers from the Crowd.
Programme of the Celebration at New York.
The Vessels TO Anchor of Sandy Hook
This Morning-Preparations for the Ball.
DEPARTURE OF THE FLEET.

Led by the Philadeiphia the War Ships
Leave Their Rendezvous for New York.
HoRT MONROE, Va, April 24-At few
minutes after o'clock this morning
small cloud of light smoke floated out
above the big yellow forward funnel of the
Philadelphia. At the same time. from the
tunnels of the twenty-o one other men-of-war
in the roads, came other little 'putfs of
smoke. Gradually they grew In volume
until by o'clock the whole fleet
was putting forth like the ohm
neys of some manufacturing town.
Last night at eunset the Brazilian
fleet. consisting of the cruisers AQuidibsn,
Tiradentes and Republica. came into the
roads and dropped anchor below the
English feet. The first saluting of the
morning came from the Aquidiban, which
belched out q welcome to the Italian ad-
mirai and ran up his flag at o'clock.
From early in the morning the signaling
of orders was continuous and sometimes
was supplemented by the visit of one Of
the little launches from the flag ships bear
ing some special order. The whole pro-
gramme, however had been carefully pre-
pared, and each commander knew what his
position in the formation was to be. and
only waited the order to trip anchor.
At OILS o'clock the Philadelphia's anchor
came slowly out of the water, and at the
same time q slight agitation Of the water
at her stern showed that she was in motion.
The tide at this time was at its young ebb.
noses turned up the roads, pointing
towards Newport News The Phila-
delphla moved up slowly at first, and
then gathering speed passed more quickly
down toward the westerly end of the
behind the Philadelphia. She was
followed by the Atlanta. Then
came the San Francisco. the Bancrofs.
bennington and Baltimore. Then Admiral
procession. After her came tho Yorktown.
Charleston, Nesuvius and Concord. As
soon as the Chicago tripped anchor the big
flag ship Blake got under way. end. turn
ing almost on her.heels. start6d down the
roads to assume her position of honor at
the head of the starboard column OF the
fleet. The other Englishmen Rot under
way at the same time. and followed behind
the Blake. The Vesuvius, the last of the
fleet. dropped into line. the Hol-
after her. Then came the Germans with
the Kaiserin Augusta and the See Adler.
The Philadelphia. at the head of the col.
umn. proceeded for q mile. and then. round
The line following the Blake was composed
of. besides the English ships. the Russian
General Admiral and Reynda. the French
Arethuse and Jean Bart the Italian Etna
and Bausan. and the rear was brought up
by the Brazilian Aquidaban. the Tiraden-
tes and Repub blica.
At IL o'clock the whole feet in two regu-
lar lines passed in review before the thou
of the fort. The sight was so beautiful
and impressive that the crowd looked on in
silence. 1t took something TO disturb the
serenity of the scene, and it was furnished
by the little torpedo boat Cushing. When
the last one OF the Americans was passing
the fort, the crowds heard q cheer away
down beyond the hotel. The crowd along
the way took lt up. and In moment the
Cushing came along like Salvador in the
stretch. The outgoing ships wero making
can go twenty-four. caught up and passed
them As II they were anchored.
As the ships passed down the roads the
and at the fortress played the national
yhmn of each nation and the band on the
ship answered with Hail Columbia The
crowd wondered why there was no salut-
ing. Not puff of smoke. followed by the
report to which people have become ac-
customed, was forthcoming. Later on it
was learned that Admiral Gherardi had re-
Quested Colonel Frank, the commandant of
the fort. not TO salutes the outgoing ships
as the ships guns had all been made ready
for rough weather outside. The message
was not received until just ne the ships
started and the water battery at the fort
had thirtv-six guns ell primed end ready
for the salute. The fleet has gone and
the glory has departed out of Old Point
Comfort. At noon nothing but abank of
smoke on the horizon W as left of the glamour
and display of the past three weeks. ALI
the details of the departure were carried
out to the letter. The preparations had
been so carefully made that this morning
the huge feet sailed out with as little cere.
mony and as easily as a ferry boat goes
through q trip to Hoboken. For few
hours more the girls who have contributed
90 much to the loveliness of things here
will be here. but now that the officers are
gone the place has no more attractions for
them. The cry now is: Ion to New York"