New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-28

llEs lhI-NlDl.Nl KEN INV IN'' II
slsf. 81 Captain John e.. solcy. commanding adiutant
Franklin ID. Williams ordnance officer. ". G. sweet :.
equipment officer. II. II. Carter: payma,rcr. George
J.. NOrrl: surgeon. H. NJ Cuts: engineer. II. f..
Fry; signal officer. II. Y. Have, and ". y Bills and
y. :. Hardy. aids. The brigade Ia, three battnlons.
The frs /, commanded by Commander Garrett. with
Lieut. n1n Commander John Weeks. Adjutant DCdd
surgeon g. Allen and \. Il. Denny. assistant surgeon.
under him. The battalion consist, Of T. Company.
Lieutenant Bingham commanding q Company. Lien
tenant Carey AID - Company Lieutenant Par,ons
The ID Battalion Ia, S. chief Lieutenant Commander.
A. Il. Denny. ana consists Of Company. Lieutenant
secrs; ! Company Lieutenant Irrvcy. and q Com
pany, Lieutenant Monroe. The ID Battalion Is Of
artillery and /, commanded by Lieutenant Paul. II
is made mp Of y company. L,utcnanr Capp r.. and
g Company. Lieutenant Dexter
Will" the" being Transferred Com.
mandcr Miller. who was I'm command oi the whole
force, and Lieutenant Commander Edward Kent were
busy in gcttns III" New York regiment on board the
different tug, When they all on board the
comm1nd"r embarked Oh the tug Willinn T.. Chap
man with hi IaH. The stan is made up n, fol
low. Lieutenant Commander GcJrg, Edward Kent
navigator Herbert l.. ~at>rcc; paymistcr John o.
Agar; surgeon, lohn Van der Peel, and assistant
surgeon. James i. Hayden.
The twenty tugs were divided into four ssuad,
Tug No. | Of the first squad was commanded by IMu
tenant Il. +. Forshcw; No. =. By Lieutenant Hen
dcr,on: No. g. Ensign RcnwIck; No. E. Ensign Me
farane, No. D. OF the second squad Lieutenant
Greene: NJ. u. Lieutenant WickS: No. z Ensign
Dimmock: NO :. Ensign Brown; No. o. Il the third
squad. Lieutenant Duncan No. TO- Lieutenant Irving:
No. II, Ensign Henderson No L., Ensign Zcrcca :
Nos. - and II, hOatswain mate: No. H. fourth
squad Lieutenant stayton No Ii, Lieutenant Taylor;
No. II, Ensign Nccker: Nc IL. Ensign French Not
10 and 20. boatswan'S mate.
AS lp had al I'm linn. ia.
norhwnrd. they were Ordered TO proceed up the
river and carry ont their instructions. Six OF the
tugs were 10 take up places along the outside Of the
starboard aud port divisions Il the fleet 20 MS to
prevent any vessels from crossing III. waterway BE-.
tween the two lines Of ships. This waterway was to
he kept perfectly clear for the passage OF the Dophin
with tn" President and Cabinet on board The other
twelve tugs surfing from a point about half a mile
directly north Of II. ". :. Blake. Wen 10 run a
hawser directly The river until oppos,. L. T.
steamship Philadelphia, and then bend back graiually
toward the Jersey shore. No vessel Of any hind was
To be allowed between these lines o, the water
between the feet and the New OH shore While
tile fleet of tugs was going nor;hward the tug chap
man turned about and headed for Twenty third for
the purpose Of ,aluting Governor Flower us soon ,s
he boarded the steamer General slocum 1hl, was
done by the officers and men lining the sides and
was acknowledged BY the Governor who bowcd ana
took of lis hat.
After this ceremony the Chapman steamed ND the
Jersey side OF the channel When clear Of In, Pbil,
dcipha Commander Miller made an Inspection Of
tho tug, under hi, command and found everything in
excellent order Tngb0ats river boats OF every so,,
and yachts soon bcgnn 10 arrive The Chnpmon
which had rowing commission. was Of crcot aid to
the police patrol. Commander Miller became hoar,e
yelling AT tc pilots of boat, 10 Keep away from the
restricted wafer. He succeeded however I'm having
Dis orders ocy'd shortly after the long drrnry wait
had been broken by he first snuc, fur away In il,
mist down The river. mali tug the Il. = Croniu
slipped up behind the Chapman and hoped 10 gain
vantage ground near the Enorprs" or the Santa
Maria she was, however. sig!td and a chase began
AT once The small tug did Ter utmost. and when
Lrhinh ia" carrvels urDei her head for the south
Iheh there was a stem chase. and II was not nnt
inc Ist russian vessel had been passed that the
chapman was able 10 head Off the little nuisance
Commander Miller ordered her go back her place
but Tue ponce patr0lmcn carne mp and tie tug was
sent 70 one Of the piers There were some women