St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-04
GOING TO THE FAIR.
AdmiraIs and Senior Officers of
the Columbian Fleet Start
for Chicago Tonight.
Four Hours Will Be Given Up to
Viewing the Grandeur OF
Niagara Falls.

New YORK, May 3.-The admirals
and senior officers of the visiting squad
rons will start for Chicago at 9:l0
p. N. tomorrow. The party will num-
Der about eighty. There will be very
few of our naval officers, as the trip
is intended for the foreigners. The
party Will be the guests of the New
York Central railroad and the Wagner
Palace Car company, from here to Chi
cago. They will be entertained by the
city of Chicago two days, and will
return to this city on special train
furnished by the Pennsylvania railroad.
The New York Central train will be one
of the finest the company has ever sent
West. There will be nine cars. These
cars will be fitted with every conven-
fence of modern railway travel.
A stop of over four hours will be
made at Niagara Falls on Friday, and
the train will arrive in Chicago the
next morning. j. c. Yager. general
superintendent of the Wagner Palace
company, will take charge OF the train
in person. Admiral Gherardi will not
60 on account of his many duties in
connection with the fleet here. Vice
Admiral Kaznokotf, of the Russian
squadron, will also remain here, as he
has invited number OF American and
French officers to a dinner on his flag
ship Friday evening. Sir John D. Hop
kinS, the British admiral, and Gomez
LOnO, the Spanish admiral, will also
" absent.
-oday was most unpleasant one on
the river. A driving storm of wind and
rain swept across the decks of the men
ofWar and, in spite OF tarpaulnS and
rubber boots, all the brightness of the
hrasS-work and the polish of guns dis
appeared The rough weather made
boarding the ships perilouS undertak-
ing. There were very few visitors out
from the shore, and the officers were
permitted to occupy their quarters
without frequent intursions by Curl
Gus Sight-seerS. Four of the
American ships sailed away according
to programme. They were the Charles
ton aid Concord and the San Francisco
and Yorktown. Uncle Sam thus made
the first considerable break in the two
AfterWard the Reina Regente. the only
remaining Spaniard, pulled up anchor
and went to the Brooklyn navy yard to
have her hull cleaned. These departures
left one big gap in the column on the
New York side between the Frenchmen
and the BraZilanS and several gaps III
the line Of our own white squadron.
The other vessels did not move to close
up the line, and it now presents some
what ragged appearance. The caravelS
are still anchored off Ninty-fourth
street, and the business of bOatmcn i'll
that vicinity is quite lucrative.
There will be quiet time on the ships
during the absence of the commanders
and admirals. The ships will give a
search-Iight exhibition Thursday night,
and Oh Saturday there will be boat races
between the crews. The Russian
cruiser General Admiral has received
orders to sail for home in about ten
days. The British squadron will sail
May 10, and while several of the foreign
ers will remain for several weeks, there
will be general diSDanding of the inter-
national feet next week.
CHICAGO, May 3.--Gen. Miles and the
mayor had a conference today with
regard to the reception which is to be
given to the officers of the naval review
fleet who are expected here on the Stll.
The arrangements had been left largely
to Gen. Miles. The following pro-
gramme is contemplated: the sixty
officers will be met ON the road
Hlludy Wy 1'i0 nliaiiS0 CoihiHiltoo VI Iil0 =
council. Gen. Miles. Commander Huff
and First Lieut.. Baker, of the United
States navy, staff; they will be escorted
to their hotels on arrival, and i'll the
evening to see America" Saturday
morning the party will be taken in tally,
no coaches through Lincoln and Gar.
field parks, including stop at the
mayors home, on Ashland avenue. In
the afternoon they will go to the worlds
| fair grounds.