Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-29
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navy.
Great Britain was represented by Vice
Admiral Sir John Hopkins. K. G. b..
and staff; Captain Holland, of the Aus
tralia; Captain Pipon, Of the Magicienne,
and Commander Fleet, Of the Tartar,
THE RUSSIAN NAVY
was represented by Vice Admiral Kos
nakoff and staff, Captain Zeloni, OF the
Dimitri Donoski; Captain Besabaroff, OF
the General Admiral, and Captain DE
Krlegen, OF the Rynda, with their oiil'
GERS.
The Spaniards were present In force.
There were Rear Admirol Y. Lono and
staff; Capt. Julien Garcia De La Vega,
Of the Infanta Isabel: Capt. Jose DE
Paroles, of the Rena Regenta; Capt.
Jose Pidal, of the Nueve Espana; Capt.
Victor Concus, OF the Santa Maria;
Capt. Roderigo Garcia De Quesada, of
the caravsl Pinta, and Capt. Juan Wig
nau, OF the CaraVel Nina.
The Brazilians were Rear Admiral
Julio Caesar De Noronhe and his staff;
Capt. Marentes, Of the AQuldaoan;
Lieut.. Commander CaravolhoS, Of the
Taradeuter. and Commander Tavaris,
OF the Republca.
Argentine was represented by Rear
Admiral Howard and staff.
Italy had for her representatives
Rear Admiral Magnaghi and staff; Cap
tains Sartou Of the Etna; Alberto De
Libero, Of the Giovanni Bausan.
The German feet sent Captain Buch-
set and his officers and Captain Kirch-
hoff. The Seeadler sent Commander
Koellner. The French representatives
were Rear Admiral De Libran and
staff; Captains Benier Of the Arethuse;
Parfait of the Jean Bart, aud Command
or Krantz, OF the Hussard.
Holland was present in the person OF
Captain Arriens of the Van Speyk.
FROM OUR OWN NAVY
were Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi;
Capt. A. S. Barker, of the Philadel-
phia; Lieut.. T. F. Fletcher, of the
Cushing; Rear Admiral A. E. X. Den
ham, with his staff; Captains Silas
Casey, Of the Newark; T. j. Higginson,
OF the Atlanta; j. @. Watson, OF the San
Francisco; Lieut.. Commander Asa
Walker, of the Bancroft; Capt. G. W..
Summer, OF the Baltimore; Commander
r. B. Bradford, of the Bennington;
Rear Admiral j. G. Walker, with his
staff; Captains J. I. McGlensey, OF the
Chicago; II. E. Picking, Of the Charles
ton; Lieut. Seaton Schroeder; OF the
Vesuvius; Commander Edwin White, of
the Concord; Capt. M. SIcard, OF the
Miantonomoh; Commander Backing
ham, of the Dolphin; and ex-Lieut.
Commander Solely, of the Enterprise.
Following the carriages came the hrst
division consisting of United States
sailors and marines. Commander White
was chief Of brigade, and Capt. W..
Spicer commander of the marines.
These were from the Charleston, Chi
cago, yorktown, Concord and Philadel-
phia, marching in the order named and
respondent in their snowy dress uni
form. They were led by the Marine
Band.
In the second, third and fourth bat
talions were Uncle Sans blue jackets
from all the ships in port.
The second division was the one that
interested the crowds on the streets
more than any other. 1t contained the
sailors of the visiting fleets and the
marines Of Great Britain and Holland,
the only two nations represented beside
our own who have marines. First came
the troops of her Majesty, the Queen.
There were officers and men $50 all
told. Captain Hamilton, of the Blake,
was in charge Of the battalion.
THE BRITISH MARINES
were respondent in red Jackets, blue
trousers, with a narrow red stripe down
the side, and black helmets topped with
gilt. The band from the Blake led
them.
The British artilerymen wore black
Jackets, blue trousers with wide red
stripe down the side, and little dinky
cape with a yellow strap and yellow
band under the chin. Her Maiesty's
blue jackets wore the regulation blue
sailors shirt, open low at the neck,
blue trousers very tight at the hips and
very wide at the ankle, and light straw
hats. The Britons marched with pre-
cision and looked neither to the right
nor the left. They were cheered as
they passed the reviewing stands and
whenever they wheeled to turned
corner.
Following the British came Argen-
tines representatives from the Nueva
de Julio. They were less than one hun
dred in number and wore dark blue
shirts with white braid on the collar
and blue trousers. The officers wore
long blue coats, blue trousers and caps
with long front pieces.
The Russian vessels sent $50 men and
fifteen officers. The battalion was in
charge OF Commander Stamman and
was in three companies. The band from
the Rynda accompanied them. The uni
form was OF blue, with white and blue
striped shirts and white caps, on the
bands Of which was the name in Russian
of the ship to which the men belonged.
The men carried muskets with bayonets
fixed.
The Hollanders from the Van Speyk
came next. There were 40 marines
In long tailed blue coats and blue trous-
ers, and so sailors In blue jackets, blue
trousers and soft blue hats.
THE FRENCH SHIPS
had 800 men in line. They were all
blue Jackets. The first company was
commanded by Lieutenant Bardoul OF
the Arethuse, and the second by Lieu
tenant Malcoe OF the Jean Bart The
uniform was blue jackets, blue trous-
ers and blue caps. Haversacks were
carried. The French band set lively
step Tor the men.
Germany followed on the heels OF
France with 100 men under command OF
Lieutenant Meyer, Of the Kaiserid Au.
gusta. They were all sailors, and their
dress was very similar TO that OF our
own blue jackets. The band of the
German Squadron accompanied them.
Nnrt carne the Italians haadad by their