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

sand for.. which, nving from mast ami siir' Wiu''
,to cray afternoon ono of beauty. anl which -hon'
more BRIGHTLY because Of th" gray packGr"u"I VI
mist against which ihcy showed Inc dense
cr,,,d of steamers and tug~. gaudy with hunting.
,,,.-.l 70 ,l, westward of the white In" of the
American squadron, the dee ,rati"nS OF the war
.hirs tb,. Glands Of smoke AMI steam rolling down
,h. riycr and the tongues pt flame when "ap"'
,.., ,b .il.. of the scl castles ao?g H." lin" a.
,l. whi,c-hullc Dolphin slowly mai" her way I'D
the stream formed picture which VIII l'md'''
,,rc,,r :, IN. mind. of tho>.. who saw il in the
dim lights Of IN" April afternoon.
MIST ADDED To THE BEAUTY.
p.rlo,. il was a better picture than if the skies
,,l hocn b,nc and the waters sparkling IN the
can, e,~ ,le mist. did not hide. bat only hI'hd'i
and .oC,cncd the scene and made dim NiNtas down
,L. river where phantom ships half seen wer'
lyi,, - If the lines of the feet Str"' hri on
,or,vor and in the wicaths IF mist on" ml%h'
,u,,on,c the clouds Of hattl" rolling.
The shore. were black with rcopl" on h"'l
.idcs of fine river Miles of human h'naN stretched
.Iono tln water fronts, waiting. not paii"n'N' "''
enthusiastically. to s,r the display. lnon>lhdN oi
-tuglln lcrs. who had been drawn from tl9r
homes by their favoritc combination OF snnpow-
der and salt water. mingled with the people o'
Vcv York. Ncw-Icis,y aEl Pennsylvania. In''
no,illa of steamboats, and tugN ma~>cd along tue
New-.Jcrs,.y shore WAS comps oi Su'h S''''
number of vessel, that il would be ra'h - com
rutc tLcm. For over three miles they "\t"nd"i
!, , solil mass. over half a mile WIDE ana each
vessel wa, crow wded with prop"
THE REVIEW POSTPONED.
7, had hecn intended that the review should
I.,,;, -, 10 20 o'clock in the morning, hut owin-
to the rain of the mornlne II was d'clu'" !"
nostnone th. display until afternoon. shortly
a,,or I 20 n m a pun wa, heard down thc llnc'
,h r..,ort comm. family in the heavy air and IN"
lo,ninc flame unsccn hnt everybody knew that II
bcr,ldcd the approach Of th" Pr"Sii"nt linen
nm th. double line the smoke and iiaIh' SLOWLY
ran. ship succeeding ship, Will" hlgh mp ABOVE
tbn bilIowy folds motionlcss sailors s'ood Ill
straight hllr line, on lofty slender SparS ana down
ON tho smoke-wrcathcd decks below thousands OF
sailors were mustered, soldicrly marines pt"S"nt' I
arms drums rufcd and buglrs played Il fanfare
Thou,and, Of whistles blew from the Observation
feet. and their white steam rolled down thr"u2h
the feet In pomp and state the President paS'c
along, his blue fag waving above IN" Smok" ana
steam and mist from the Dolphin'' main, to tn"
head of the fleet behind the caraNels
THE OLD s\LUTEs THE NEW.
Tho coravcls were fixing many flags and stream
ers sucb as b.long not now 10 any naval code, and
high up at their mantrucks were the ancient Dan
neIs of red and white which once symboiz'd the
might of CASTLE and Aragon. and upon WHICH
Charles boastcd that the sun never went down.
TIN, GUNS of the caraves now salntrd the frrsl-
dents flag, and the Dolphin dropp'i back 70 an
anchorage between the t"o great naISAipS bl"N'
and Philadelphia. As she dii 80 lines ot hriSh'
fags were run up over her topmaHt means,
and dressed in rainbow fashion sh" awaifrd
H.. comirc of ,i. almirals AMI captains who
aocl,cJ ON hoard +, 10 honor 10 the Chir: Magis-
trat".
From all the ships launches put ont. swcepn'
in notla up t, tie official yacht, and a sirc1nl
Of officers. gorgeous in full uniform, poured over
her side. Meantime the fleets Of peace had got
in motion, and the steamboats,, yachts and tugs
which had been lying on the west side VI the