The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-26
WARSHIPS IN PORT.
m. International Naval Fleet
Reaches New York.
,ur TRIP FROM HAMPTON ROADS
-. AZ vice President stsvsnsoa Lifts
. Flsg as Navesink Highlands
A Patriotic Incident.

al .v.rv pre-arranged detail carried ont
~. r.rvelous exactness, the combined
VIZ .ouadrons OF the old and new world
az. ,o.se.sion of the lower bay Of New
~ hsrbor this afternoon. Shortly b.
-, o'clock the lookout in the "crow's
Wv If the double-turreted monitor Nj
,.,om.b which was anchored
.;sr.v between Sandy Hook point and
scotland iightship. signalied that the neet
"a. in sight. Atug with the Associated
p,.,s f,ae at the fore promptly put out to
-. .od ;oiued the feet. moving along ct
-. ,a,e Of fully ten miles an hour. The
-. vh;te flagship of Admiral Gherardi,
.he ph;l.de,phia. headed the port column.
Th. hng. black British cruiser Blake, Adj
r,;ral Hopkins' flagship, led the star
ho.rd column, according to pro-
.~.rorne the other vessels following
T. reeula, order. Despite the obscurity
oftbe weather the procession up the bay
vu exceedingly beautiful. When Graves
md hay was reached the Philadelphia
ooened the salu:es by firing fifteen guns
IN honor of the Russian admiral and his
flagship. the Dimitri Donskoi, the band on
hoard the Philadelphia playing the Rus
s;.n national air. The Russian promptly
acknowledged the salute and came TO
anchor. and the Newark passed the signal
70 the other vessels of the squadron, which
instantly hove to. The instant the Phila-
deipbia let 20 her anchor the Associated
Press representative on board the flag.
,hip transferred to his colleagues on the
tug the story of the trip. The voyage Of
no miles from Fort Monroe to the anchor
age was q most delightful one. the pre-
dictions Of rough weather failing to b
realized. No accident occurred. and there
vas no hitch in the programme at any
point. save the inability of some of the
foreign vessels to maintain even the
moderate speed set by the Philadelphia.
The vessels after leaving Fort Monroe
sailed with some formation till evening,
when they doubled up. In the bright
sunshine the men-of- war presented scene
10 charm the eye and stir the imagination.
This was especially true of United States
vessels. which kept in excellent line and
position. The starboard column became
denoralized soon after Cape Henry disap-
peared from sight. The Braziiians were
speedily left in the rear. and presently the
gap between the Arethuse and Hussard
grew wider and wider. The italians were
also but specks upon tho horizon. All
this time the most interesting to observe
vas the English squadron. The Blake
kept abreast tho Philadelphia, and the
Australia, the Magicienne and Tartar
followed 30 evenly and steady that an iron
bar connecting them could not have -.
cured greater precision Of movement. The
night scene at sea was brilliant. The mum.
srous masthead and red and green lights
Of the men of war studded the sky as If an
array Of gigantic planets had sprung into
being. while the red and white electric
anterns of the Arrois signal flashed and
died like glov-worms. Moonlight bathed
he ocean and ships In . soft radiance,
while curling ribbons of yeasty foam
broke gently from each vessels bow.
At 10 O'Clock this morning the American
snd foreign vessels signalled from the
Philadelphia to fail into line similar to
that which they presented on leaving
Hampton roads. The evolution was &C.
eomplished most creditably. and in this
formation the procession headed for Sandy
Hook.
Just outside the light ship the Argen-
tine cruiser Neuve de Julio made her pres
snce known by salute of fifteen guns to
the sdmiral's flag. As soon as the salute
was returned the fleet signalled to push
into the bay in single column.
The overture to the great naval display
set for the day after tomorrow took place
. today The Spanish warships arrived in
the lower bay last night with the Colum.
bus caravels. the Santa Maria. Nina and
Pinta, end came to anchor there. Early
this morning tugs cut these queer, primi-
tive vessels loose from the warships and
'owed them up North river 20 the accom-
paniment of the booming of the
guns of the monitor Miantonomoh and
iOrts along the way. and the screaming Of
Whistles of all sorts of crafts. When they
srrved at Ninety-sixth street they dropped
anchor to remain there till the time arrives
Tor them TO take part in the great interna-
uonal naval pageant. Meanwhile the
spsnish warships remained at anchor in
The lower bay. awaiting the arrival of the
other vessels Of war from Hampton Roads.
itwas fully O'Clock before the Brazil
ian fleet got into its place at the foot of the
s'arboard column aud the Miantonomoh
got into her berth at the rear of the port
column. Each national salute was an.
sacred By Forts Wadsworth and Hamil-
ION IN turn.
As 10 the great land pageant it is now
es''mated that there will be 1900 United
s'stes sailors and marines in line, with q
IKE number from the foreign vessels, to-
ss'her with 1900 United States troops and
naval reserves. On the peak of the
savesink highlands at noon q sig
h'hesnt ceremony took place. Some time
ago William Q. Mcdowell, OF Newark,
. J.. returning from Europe, had his
'''ention called TO the fact that when
,esssis first come in sight of land no
United States flag is visible, 90 he deter
mined TO remedy the defect. As a result
shs'ional liberty pole was erected on the
'Vos mentioned, which Is visible to the
.leoi the returning traveller and the ap-
FoSehlng tourist simultaneously with the
.so' OF land, and he secured an order
'om the government to the Keepers Of the
s"'aouse at that point to keep "Old
"'ofy always floating from the peak.
among the company who assembled to
,"oess the first dag raising on thi. staff
s Ars II. r. p. Stafford, of Rhode ISL
.Au' descendant of Lieut.. Stafford, Of
' navy who. during the engagement be.
zen fauI Jones. of the Bonhomme
"A'd' and the British ship Sera-
~ Jumped into the sea and
.S0ed the flag shot away by a ball
-" the Scraps. Mrs. Stafford in
LED The flag from him. She is now so
s''s OF age. and she came today with this
0'as nag. and amid the booming of
hlsntonomoh's cannon, il was
SEQ 10 the peak for a moment Then
Stevenson, wife OF Vice President