The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-16
GRAND NAVAL PARADE.
,Hz REVIEW OF WARsHIPs IN
NEW YORK HARBOR.

,tcpate-How the United States Will
re Represented-The Columbus Car
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All hail the coming naval review! Glori-
ut is sure to be IN any event, but il our
Fl .ovsrnment's plans succeed it will be thrill
INC beyond parallel. aud, without qualifioa-
,ion the grandest marine spectacle ever
Il ,irnesssd in ancient or modern times.
compared with the matchless array of
mighty battleships to parade in New York
hsrbor. the navies of the worlds infancy
rare the merest toys. The Persian ''ships"
n that gathered by thousands at Salamis, and
& the Roman and Egyptian galleys that dark
Il snsd the Mediterranean off Actium, were
relatively but Insignificant ships on the
Il mrfacs Of the sea. The invincible Armada
Of 1856 huge Spanish galleons represented
.ota tonnage of only $4,000. while com
bned tonnage Of the monster iron-clads en-
braced in the approaching review will
aggregate not less than $50 900. Even the
vast wooden fleets of England, France and
Snaiu on the Nile and at Copenhagen and
trafalgar, so dreadful and death-dealing
i 100 wears ago, could all be annihilated in a
dsy by q single specimen Of these modern
steel leviathans. or the mammoth naval
4 nsqeants Of recent years that of the queens
iu6les in 1856 and that off Portsmouth in
KAISER Williams honor in 1890 were by far
the most imposing, but both Of them will
hereafter rank inferior and secondary in
contrast with this unexampled muster of
the picked navies Of the whole globe. As
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Of UNIQUE and surprising interest, and as an
appropriate prelude to the opening of the
worlds fair it cannot but be eminently
felcitous. But as an object lesson and
demonstration to our people of the hight of
human development and achievement in
ship-building attained at the close of this
nineteenth century its value will be simply
immeasurable.
IN HAMPTON ROADS.
The rendezvous preliminary TO the review
will be at Hampton Roads. Va, where the
ships will assemble from the last of this
month until April g. and the review
proper will take place In New York harbor.
beginning the first week in May and con-
tinuing probably several days and nights.
Not less than twenty-five Of the finest ships
in our new navy will participate, together
with from forty to fifty foreign vessels.
Fully {, 200 seamen will be required to man
our own ships and 20 900 the foreign ones.
The sixty or seventy great warships listed 10
this gigantic aggregation, representing an
outlay in cost exceeding $500, 100000 and
manned by %, 600 men, will all be Of modern
design and of the finest and most advanced
types afloat under any hag-each in itself a
triumph of engineering and mechanical
genius.
Our own good feet will include these
graceful queens of the deep:
OF the Pacific Squadron-The Baltimore,
steel protected cruiser. 1900 tons; the San
Francisco, steel protected cruiser, 4,083
tons; the Charleston, steel protected cruiser,
4,04J tons the Yorktown, steel guuboat,
100 tons.
OF the North Atlantic Squadron-The
Chicago, steel protected cruiser, 1850 tons;
the Philadelphia. steel protected cruiser,
1924 tons; the Concord, steel gunboat,
100 tons; the Atlanta, steel protected
cruiser, ), 189 tons; the Vesuvius, steel dyna-
mite cruiser, $50 tons; the Kearsarge, steam
bark-rigged, $50 tons.
On the South Atlantic Squadron-The
Newark, steel protected cruiser, 4,OS3 tons;
the Bennington, steel gunboat. LOO tons;
the Essex, steam bark rugged, 1875 tons.
OF the New Ships-The New York, steel
arInored cruiser, 6, $50 tons; the Detroit,
steel protected cruiser, 1000 tons; the
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tons; the Machias, steel gunboat, $50 tons
the Castine. steel gunboat. 1.050 tons, the
Gushing, steel torpedo boat, 1l6 tons; the
Bancroft, steel practice vessel, S3S tons; the
Miantonomoh, steel monitor, 1890 tons; the
Columbia, steel protected cruiser, 1850
tons.
or the foregoing the Columbia. $1,000
horse power, with record of % knots per
hour, and the New York, twin screw and
HO11h 10 ft1rF cd NhA f1v
United States vessels afloat. The Essex is
Of the type affected by the last generation,
as is also the renowned man-of-war Kesr-
sarge, the victor over the confederate cruiser
Alabama in the late war cff Cherbourg
France, in 1854. Besides these the dispatch
boat Dolphin will take part, carrying dis
tinguished authorities on board.
THE NATIONS NAVAL GUESTS.
The greatest marine nations have accepted
the invitation of this government, officially
extended through President Harrison, to
Join in the review. Down to date the navy
department has received acceptances and
Information that war squadrons of credit
able size will be sent over by Great Britain,
Italy, France, Russia, Germany, Spain,
Austria, Netherlands, Portugal, Greece
and Sweden and Norway, and that smaller
contingents will be dispatched by Brazil,
Chile, Argentine Republic and Hayti. The
leading European powers are naturally
anxious to Guido one another in
the display OF strength. 90 that the
fleet that each will send may be re-
Garded as the best representative of that
nations navy. Great Britain, as the fore
most naval power Of the world. proposes TO
send ten of her first-class battleships, in-
Guiding her famous channel squadron.
France will probably send nine OF her most
formidable iron-clads, headed by the superb
Baudin, of II $50 tons. Russia is expected
to dispatch seven great ships of war. Ger
mauy will contribute six. Italy Eve, Spain
four and Austria four, while Portugal
Greece, Norway and Sweden. Brazil. Chile,
Argentine Republic and Hayti will each
detail one or two of their best.
COLUMBUS CARAvELs.
Not the least interesting among all the
assembled Draft will be three Spanish car
avels, constructed after the exact simili-
tude Of the historic Pints, Nina and Santa
Maria-Columbus own feer-the first two
built at Cadiz at the expense OF our own
government and the other rendered by
Spain, including the sails, guns, equip
ments, flags and banners of 400 years ago.
1t is true the most imposing OF our new
ships-the coast line and seagoing battle
SHIPS now building-will not be ready to
engage in the review, but our admirable
neet OF light warships, swift steel cruisers,
armed dynamite shrowers, protected gum
boats and agile torpedo boats will still do
usintinite credit since, being less unwieldy
than the heavy aud cumbersome foreign
oattleships of the largest GLASS, they can be
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