The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-26
YESTERDAYS EvOLUTIONs.



NEW YORK, April 26.--Promptly {,
time, with every prearranged detail carri'
out with marvellous exactness, the COZ
bined naval squadrons of the Old and Ne
World took possession of the bay of u
harbor yesterday afternoon.
Shortly before o'clock the lookout
the ''crow's nest" of the double turrci
monitor Miantonomoh, which was lyil
anchored midway between Sandy Ho'
point and the Scotland lightship, signal
the feet in sight
The big white flagship of Admiral Gh'
ardi, the Philadelphia, headed the p
column, the huge black British crul
Blake, Admiral Hopkins flagship, led I
starboard column, all
According TO the Program,
the other vessels following in regul
order. On the port side were the flags
Newark admiral Benham) followed
the Atlanta, San Francisco, Bancrp
Bennington and Baltimore.
Then came the flagship Chicago G.
miral Walker). followed by the Yorkto'
Charleston, Vesuvius and Concord. a
them and bringing up the rear of the
umn were the Dutch warship Van Sp,
and the German cruisers Kaiserin Augu
aud See Adler
The Blake was followed on the starbos
column by the other vessels of the Bril
squadron, the Australia, Magicienne
Tartar, and by the Russian vessels Gene
Admiral and Rynda The belated flag.
OF the Russian squadron, the Dim
Donskoi, with the Russian ADM
Koznakoff onboard, awaited them at
chor off quarantine. Next came the Itai
vessels Etna and Bausan and the Brazil
squadron, Aquidaban, Tiradentes and
publica.
AS the Philadelphia, in the lead. nea,
the Sandy hook lightship, the fog whis
OF the lightship gave a series of welcom
toots, but the big flagship swung round
Majestic silence,
and crossing the bar and entering Gednc
channel, set the pace at good 10 l-2 ku
an hour, the Newark following close
her wake and the Atlanta the regulut
distance behind. Once fairly in the eli
mel, the Philadelphia signalled the feet
proceed without reference TO formation
The vessels of the starboard coluD
slowed down and allowed all the Am,
can fleet to round the flagship first III
the Blake and the other Britishers 1
lowed, safely
Crossing the Bar
before food tide, 337 p m, the squadr'
of each column alternating till all H.
safely rounded and entered the cham
Then the big guns of the Miai tonor
doomed welcome, but the | ok W,
passed i'm silence.
At 3:35 the Philadelphia fired one gun
a signal to come to anchor, and the New
ark passed the signal to the other vesse
of the squadron, which instantly hove I
A fleet of guard boats under CAPITA
Rogers kept the anchorage ground clea
while numberless yachts and tugboats an
crowded excursion steamers circled rour
as close as permitted. 1t was 3:47 whs
the Philadelphia let go her anchor c
Craven Shoal buoy and swung round wit
the strong flood tide,with her nose poins,
| for Sandy Hook.
The feet sailed in double column yeste
day afternoon and until evening quartz
were sounded on the bugle Signals we
! then made for each column TO double II
| Chicago, with the ships astern flockir
| after her,
Came Up Abreast
with the Philadelphia. The Russia
French and Italian ships went around
the right of the English squadron unt
they were parallel with it, and then, fo
columns abreast, the ships settled down (
an all-night run.
The night scene at sea was brilliant. T.
vessels displayed varicolored lights a
the moon shone in clear sky. In {
morning the ships of the United States
Were Well In Line,
the Kaiserin Augusta and the Sea Adj
were close up and the Dutchman was
the extreme left, bowling along in &
style On the right the Englishmen We
trailing along one after the other, as p
else and regular as ever. The two Ru ssia
were far on the outside The two 1t III
were squadron to themselves, an |