The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-16

msnt esmpoeafily discontinued the North
ana south Atlantic oquadruns, instruct.
ing their rsepectivs eommandees - report
70 Admiral 0hsrardi for duty q the naval
stands today u - follow: The Philadel.
phi.. bearing the dag Of the commander
m-cnict, - the dagship, with the eunboat
Dolphin and torpedo boat Cushing - dis
patch vooeela Rear Admiral A. T. K.
bsnham, In the flagship Newark. COM
mands the FIRST division, consisting Of the
steel cruisers Baltimore, San Francisco.
ing Rear Admiral John C. Walker, with
the Chicago - his flagship. commands
the second division, consisting of the steel
cruisers Charleston. Concord, Yorktown.
the dynamite boat vesuvius. and the mon
ttof Aiantonomoh. The United States
force. the vessels Of which are all familiar
70 the American people. thus consists Of
nIteen vessels. al Of them Of modern build
and armament.
The programme now Is for the entire
Meet TO rendezvous ct Hampton Roads by
April u. A week viii b devoted to paint
ing ship. scraping sparS and otherwise
preparing the warships for . critical in
spection. Early on the morning Of April
"a the signal will be made. ''Get under way
AZ the teet will not steam at greater
speed that ten knots per hour, the vessels
will probably anchor in the Horseshoe off
SANDY hook on the afternoon Of the 18th,
continuing up the North river on the
morning Of the 18th. According to the
latest official orders, it il the intention of
Admiral Gnerardi to anchor his fleet in
column OF vessels extending from Grants
tomb on the north to West TWenty-third
street. on the south. about four cable
lengths apart. The foreign vessels will
anchor abreast Of the American vessels in
the same order.
April "a viii Be the gala day. Owing to
the crowded condition Of the harbor and
the possible accidents that might follow
Gunboat Dolphin, acting a. review vessel,
will steam down the line with the presi-
dent Of the United States on board. Each
warship will ire . salute of twenty-ono
guns and man her yards or tops. q the
case may be, when the reviewing officer
approaches. The next day Admiral Cher
ardi will entertain the ranking foreign
followed by lesser dinners and other enter
tainments by the city of New York. At
the conclusion of these ceremonies those
officers who can be spared from their re-
spective vessels will visit Chicago in q
body to witness the opening of the exhibit
ton. After the return of the visitors the
feet will probably disband, the American
stations abroad.
In. all probability, there will be ct least
twenty-eight foreign vessels in line the
day of the great parade. By far the most
interesting Of these will be the caravels.
Santa Maria, Pinta and Nina. an exact
duplication which Spain sends Of the ves-
sells in which Columbus crossed the At
lantic. Great Britain will. without doubt,
have the most powerful representation
among the foreign vessels. Though she
sends no battle ships, the Australia and
Blake are tho best ail-round fighters among
the visiting warships. The former is an
armored cruiser with 10 inch protective
of 1900 tons desplacement, in some re-
spects resembling our armOred' cruiser