New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-26

vous and cruise is shown in the fact that there
have been far complaints on the part Oh
any OF the foreign visitors. The En2inh Ao
miral for one. frankly told Admiral Gherardi that
ne had come here 10 help make the review
success. and he set the keynote for the other.
At IL rs the Baltimore seemed TO he again o'i'
Of line, and her attention was called to her "e
linquency by signal TO the flagship of her si"al-
ron asking What is the matter with the p''''
more?' At the same time the little 'ush'hs wac
e<n coming toward the flagship. bowling through
the sea AZ though she enjoyed it, ana throwing Oh
the water TO either side In masses OF roam. As
the representative of Holland appeared TO DC
rather slow a message sent TO the herman
captain by the Gushing, 10 pass ahead OF the
Van Speyk if it became necessary in order to keep
I'm with the main body Of the column, shouid
The speed be increased The distance between
the ships from centre to centre was intended 70
he about 300 yards
Al a little after noon, OF Lynn Haven Bay.
,ha Dolnbin sipnalled: "Goodby wish you a
pleasant voyage" and the Blake and Philadelphia,
responding with Thanks the neat dispatch
boat ouckened her speed, taxing a cour-e for the
Hook closer inshore and was soon hull down on
the horizon. The Gushing at this time returned
having delivered the message to the German cap
rain. and was told TO 90 ahead and meet the
from Fleet Captain Brdgman, of sped the winged
Mercury, fairly cleaving the sh" plunged
into il, and leaving behind wake of foam that
practically hid the little craft entirely from sight
Within an hour she too, had disappeared, flying past
the large yachts accompanying the squadron, ana
leaving only a trail of smoke to mark her onward
fight.
TEN KNOT SPEED ADOPTED.
The speed of the fleet had now been increased
TO ten knots an hour, for Admiral Gherardl was
determined 10 reach his Lower Bay anchorage
before Tuesday. Under the increased
speed the Brazilian ships gradually fell further
and further astern until no longer visible even
with glass, and at 9 80 o'clock the French gun
boat Huseard dropped out of line. The star
hoard column then consisted of the Blake, Aus
ITALIA Magicenne and Tartar Of the English
souadron: the General Admiral and Rynda OF the
Russian: the Arethuse and Jean Bart OF the
French: and the Etna and Giovanni Bausan OF
Italy. The American ships were in such admir-
able alignment that only the Newark could he
seen from the deci, of the Philadelphia, the Others
being hidden in the line behind her. The Eng
lish ships were directly abreast the Australia
keepinC her distance from the Blake as though
tied to her with a string. and the Maglclennc ana
Tartar following closely 1t is curious fact that
although the Australia is of 5000 tons less dis-
a battery and is a match for the larger ship in
every point except coal endurance and speed
Tho two lines of ships must have presented
a magnificent sight TO those on the accompanying
Yachts The white ships Of our own fleet, II not
as fierce looking certainly equally picturesque
and following in closer order than the snps
Of the other columns presented a more formldaoie
appearance From the flagship the sight was one
Of which the eye never grew weary ana whlch
was always new and varied. II the scene by day
was so novel and attractive it was even more so
dt night, when the many lights at foremas'heau'
main truck, ward end and side lights, with the
brilliant electric signal lights of the Ardois sys-
TEN flashing out at rapid intervals the messages
from flagship TO feet with the music of the diff
ferent hands heard at intervals in the quiet night
made the ships seem like fairy vessels, ana the
whole picture long to be remembered ana almost
certain never TO be duplicated.
At about o'clock in the evening thu order was
given for the fleet 10 sail as independent squad
rons keeping within sight of the signals Of the nag
shin and of each others lights far as possible
The ships then took up their night distances from
each other and formed four distinct columns. On
the extreme left of the Philadelphia was the Van
Speyk followed by the Kaiserin Augusta and
the Seeadler. Next perhaps 900 yards 10 the
RIGHT of the IIollander Acting Rear Admiral
Walkers squadron, with the Chicago leading and
followed by the Yorktown. Charleston. Nesuvius
and Concord. Abreast of the Chicago and mid
way between that vessel and the Newark was the
Philadelphia. Next on her right was the Newark
RearAdmiral Benham's flagship with his squadron
in single column The ships We're not exactly ir
line. but the Atlanta the port quarter Of the
Newark. then the Bancroft astern and on the
Atlanta's port quarter. then the San Francisco
and last the Bennington and Baltimore. in sor
Of semi-echelon formation. On the right of the
Newark. and perhaps 500 yards distant, the
Blake. followed in single column by the Australia
Magicienne and Tartar. Further to the right Of
these were the General Admiral and Rvnda. an,
still 10 their right, the Arethusc. Jean Bart. lius
sard (which had regained her place. and then thu
Etna and Giovanni Eausan, with the TZllian
now Just discernible on the horizon line.
Such was the order maintained during the night
each squadron being, however. entirely at liberty
20 take any position its commander might prefer
The movements In echelon and then the tnrnins
again into line by which the diferen: positions
were taken up We're very pretty, but impossbl,
properly TO describe.
THE PHILADELPHIA EEATs HERSELF
1t was rather a singular fact that when th'
Philadelpha's screw was making sixty-hve rcvo
lutions, which should have given her a speed o
l05 knots according TO previous eXperienc" tn
Newark signaed that she was going II knots
and that was the apparent speed OF the fleet. -
the Philadelphia was really beating herself, an'
with only two boilers at that Ten knots was TN
speed fixed by the Admiral for the night. Anothc
thing noticed and commented on was the superiOrit
Of the sc,naphorc system Of signalling a. practise
on the Blake and the other English ships, eve
our wig wag@ system II was worked easily
rapidly, and with absolute accuracy, spelling on
three words to orr one. The Englishmen sent I
siQnalman on board the Philadelphia before sh
sailed TO remain during the trip and to keep then
informed in their sea-language as TO VIVA
was being done. This man used two It'll
flags. one in each hand, and moved then
with great rapidity, after tine scmaphor
fashion. Compass for the American
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