The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-26
circlinR arm of Sandy HOOK, the flat
aternad. awkward craft rocked easily at

circling arm of Sandy Hook, the flat
sterned, awkward craft rocked easily at
anchor, while near and early astlr were the
jthree best tugs of the Brooklyn navy yard.
whloh had been sent to tow the saravels up
the bay and into the Hudson river to the
anchorage assigned them off Ninety-sixrh
street.
There was another craft lying in the low
er bay as the gray light slowly broadened
to-day. 1t was the'low-lyinR and vicious
Miantonomoh. Her decks. almost at water
level, her turrets grim. and her diabolic
guns grimmer stiu-self-contdent. ponder.
sleeping S~aurian, lolling in the undulating
waters. She wasthere to bark forth welcome
and salute from her monster cannon. Her
part IN the days doings was yet to be de-
veloped. The bells of the Spanish war
ships sounded heavily over the still waters
of the lower bay as the day grew onward
and there was life evident aboard. Sud-
denly the atmosphere shook with Q mighty
detOnation n o belching, booming peal
of thunder. awoke the Jerseymen ashore
and startled the shad fishermen on the
Staten island shores. The MiantOnomOh
had babe the Spaniards good morning n
the greeting was hearty to the measure of
about two hundred pounds Of powder.
When the Official niceties had been COM
piled with. and when an ~impudently puff
ting launch had shot about among the men,
Of-war for q half hour. the big navy tugs
were signaled to bear down upon the car
0VVlos WuiCo, 10 VuO likue SlCW ctAOukCAs
appeared each like q country barn with Its
roof blown out and it's mid0le blown away
Even while the navy yard tugs were pre-
pairing to fasten to the ancient boats OF
and tho Spanish admiral concluded not to
trust the precious toy ships out of his sight
until they should be anchored fast in the Ill
innate rendezvous. Hence word was passed
to the ting captains that. while the Span
iards would be glad OF their convoy, the
gunboats of Spain would tow the craft up
to the Hudson river anchorage. The navy
YARD tug captains gracefully gave way.
and consented to 60 alOnside. Then, about
o O'Clock. the lines were taken up. the car
avels tripped anchors, and the infanta Isa-
bella, with the caravel Santa Maria In
tow. passed slowly up toward the arrows.
Five hundred yards In the rear was the
war ship Reins Regenta, with the Nina.
which is almost the counterpart of the
Santa Maria. The Nueva Espans. with
the Pinta In tow. brought up the rear.
Passing ND the Narrows. Fort Wads-
worth. on the port, and Hamilton. on the
starboard side. gave noisy, ponderous
greeting to the clumsy hulls which by their
presence meant so much. Coming along
the Staten island shore there were hum
dreds on the hillsides with field glasses,
curiously eager to see the strange craft.
Opposite the quarantine station O whistle
blast ang out In welcome. then another.
and q third, from the OfficIai steam craft
anchored there. Soon q ferry boat coming
down from New York caught up the well
come. and another, pulling out of her slip.
bound TO the city with a load of passengers.
blew her whistles and pulled alon gside and
stayed there nearly all the way up. The
signal had gone forth over the waters, and
from over at Bav Ridge and from tug dart
IDg over the upper bay quick screeching
whistles were sounded. A little brass can
non at Ellis island let 60 a bang or two.
and on the ramparts of Bedloe's island, at
the feet of Liberty's goddess. the dwellersIn
the barracks there had come forth TO see.
The Battery was black with people as the
Pinta. with her slant, lateen sail.
and the Maria d Nina, with their
square yards, move steadily up into the
Hudson's waters without effort or volition.
Like stage ships they seemed. The progress
of the half-dead and palliative little feet
could be marked by sound all the way MP
the river to the anchorage. booming whis-
ties, screaming whistles. hoarse and hroaty-
voiced whistles. ferry bells. fog bells. the
faint sounds of sbOuting--these told from
blocks how the caravels progressed to their
ANCHORAGE.