The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-28
.COLUMBIA'S WELCOME.
The Worlds Navies Pay
Tribute to Americas
GroWtl-The Day on
the River.

awpke yesterday morning to disappoint-
ment. 1t was the day upon which the
Chief MAGISTRATE of this great nation was
to review the grandest feet of warships
in the world. and they were disappointed
because they were going to see that re-
| view, and 1t was raining hard, while
they had hoped for pleasant weather. A
| few of them, on learning the state Of the
weather. went to bed again aud gave up
all hope OF seeing the magnificent sight.
but the majority, with Yankees curl
osity to see all that's going on, and true
YanlSee grit, made no change in their
plans whatsoever. excepting that they
donned waterproofs and rubbers in addi-
Jion TO their other wearing apparel.
THE CROWDS ASTIR.
The review was to begin at half past
ten o'clock. By hal past eight the crowds
were beginning to bestir themselves.
Those who were ucky enough to have
places secured IN sny of the numerous
crafts which offered the opportunity of d
good view, made for the piers where their
respective boats were waiting for them.
So me had to go to New York or Brooklyn
to meet them, others wers more fortunate
and boarded them at Jersey City. Still
others who were less fortunate and had
not secured places upon the water, took
the cars and The ferries and journeved to
Edgewater Eldorado, Stevens Point.
and to all points along the shore where
anything could be
his way towards the Martin stores
BROOKLYN, where he boarded the steam
launch Our Mary, in charge of Captain
Kearney. au-s which was devoted to the
needs Of the newspaper men, Our Mary
played them mean trick the day before,
but she was all right again aud just as
frisky as IL there had never been anything
the matter with her. She left her dock
at a few minutes before ten o'clock and
made directly for the point opposite
Thirty-fourth street, New York, where
the turreted monitor Miantonomoh lay.
Just below the Miantonomoh was the
small protected Brazilian cruiser Repub-
| lica. After passing this ship all craft
were Obliged TO keep to the jersey shore
| aud not move within the lines of the fleet.
Tbat this order might be enforced each
vessel In the feet detailed launch,
manned by several sailors, to assist the
police tugs and the naval reserves in
patroling the line. The reserves, who
were assisted by their brother reserves
| from Massachusetts,, boats manned by
about ten New York reserves and the
| same number from Massachusetts. were
| following tugs Pennsylvania. II. B. Whip
pie. Media. Columbia, Don Juan and
| others. They were placed at inter-
walls all along the line. AS the
press moved mp the river nothing could
| be seen put sea Of masts, flags aud
| smoke stacks. Every boat tnAt was
available was out and from Thirty-fourth
| to- Ninety fifth streets, they. were crowded
so closely that it seemed as If you could
almost jump from one to another. When
the launch reached the Miautonofnohs :
| il was learned that the review had been
| postponed until one o'clock on account of
| the rain which was beating down III tor
rents. As there were over tn zee hours to
| spare the order was given to steam ahead
slowly.
The ship to starboard of the MianroDo-
moh was the Brazilian gun vessel
Tiradentes. The fist ship above the
Miantonomoh to sIarbord Was the Ger
man Seeadler, which was paired off with
| the Brazilian battle ship Aquidaban.
| The Brau Arbeirsr Maennenchor a
| German singing society from BROOKLYN,
who were on the barge Ridgeway Park
greeted their countrymen upon The
cruiser with Der Watcher an: Rheine."
They had baud aboard whicn played
| the accompaniment while they sang.
| They cheered loudly rs they passed
| the Kaiserin Augusta which was
| the next ship In line aud their country
men responded. Opposite the Kalserln
| Augusta WAS the Spanish torpedo boat
| Nusya Espana. Next in line came the
| old fashioned Dutch war ship Van Speijk,
wirh her ouaer boats and rigging. On
| her starboard was the Spanish cruiser
| Reipa Regente. Next came the protected
| cruiser Neuvo de Julio. belonging to the
| Argentine Republic. This is new yes
sel and the rastest cruiser afioat. 1t was
| trin, and neat TO ali outward appearances.
| but the garbage holes were filthy aud
| needed flushing badly. Her consort was
the Infanea Isabel. The other ships we're
placed in the following order:-
| PoRr JERSEY SHoHE sTARBoARD, N. Y. SHORE.
United States Ships. Foreign Ships.
\ Concord, Giovanni Bausan.
Vesuyius, Aetna,
Tashtesx TnartessOn' 'gsfn H,,ssard Sasi I
rhicaSo Aretbuse'
Baitimore Rynda,
Bennington. General Admiral,
| Bancroft, Dimitri Dunskoi,
San Francisco Tartar,
Atlanta, Magicenine'
ns;ss5a,,,,,,, HsWafa, Au'ela' Rlana
nn'se C.n,vrYs
Fntsrnr;ss rss
sAttha hand Of the fieet was the train
;ny s,,in Eafe rnrjse with the MassachI1-
salts Naval reserves. and Governor
R,,ssoli' b,,a -, SRatween 500 and 60() of
~ t Posargas no mo dawn to narficInate in
the csreTnnn,as 'fnst helow the Enter-
nrisa wara the Snanish earayels. the
| Sanfo Mario In tha cantre and the other
| t,rr IN aithcr e;de Rack If the Sanra
| Maria u,as tha General Slocnm with
| Gcvarnnr Irlowor anfi b1a nartu ahoard
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