San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-27
sALUT1NG THE PRESIDENT.
The Program for the Great Naval
Review.

NEW YORK, April 27.-NOrth Of
Thirty-fifth street, stretching
along for distance of three miles,
lies the international fleet which
thousands upon thousands Of peo-
pie view from both the New Jersey
and the New York shores Of the
Hudson. The heads of the two
columns are abreast of West Nine
ty fifth street. The space thus
covered by the fleet is almost
directly beneath the Palisades.
There is, perhaps, no better point
at which to view the ceremonies of
today than from EldOradO. People
who go there will have the adVan-
tage of being above the smoke,
which will undoubtedly enVelOp
everything on the surface of the
entire three miles.
The President is timed to steam
through the fleet between the hours
of 10 and II o'clock of today. He
will board the dispatch vessel Dol
phin at the foot of West Twenty
third street, where a handsome
landing place will have been erect
ed. This will be guarded by police,
and squad of sailors will be lined
up on the float ready to salute the
President. The approach to the
landing places will be carpeted and
the fleet and surroundings will be
dressed with bunting. On stepping
into the DOlphin'S barge the Presi-
dent, accompanied by his naval
aide Of the day, will be
rowed aboard the dispatch YES
sci. The Dolphin will then
weigh anchor and fire a signal
gun, which will be answered by
one of the monster ten-inch twen-
ty-tive-ton guns of the monitor
MiantOnOmOh.
which the Presidents vessel will
slOwl y steam up the river, the fir
ing of over 800 guns, the manning
of all the yards of the warships,
and the presence on every quarter
deck of officers in full uniform will
modern times, and in point of eX-
tent and greatness probably never
witnessed before in American
waters. The president is expected
to reach the upper end of
the line by eleven o'clock.
His vessel will then an
Choir, and he will receive the flag
officers and captains. Then he will
be landed at the foot of West Nine
ty-tifth street. His departure will
be announced by flag on the
Dolphin, which will be the signal
for the entire fleet to begin grand
national salute, comprising the
firing of $40 pieces of artillery. On
the Presidents landing the cor
don of vessels around the review
fleet will be withdrawn. No visit
Ors, however, will be permitted
aboard the review fleet until to-
morrow.
At s p. m. tonight the fleet will
engage in grand electrical search
light display. Over eighty power
full search-lights will be employed.
These lights are the most power
full in existence, and are designed
with the object of obtaining great
intensity of rays, and the exhibit
ton will be one of the grandest OF
the review ceremonies.
1t is expected that on the New
York shore and on the water the
safety of 100000 spectators will
have to be looked after, and that
the street paraCe will be seen byat
least 100000 persons.
Capt. Frederick Rodgers, United
States Navy, yesterday issued the
fOllOwirg instructions to patrol
vessels OF the naval review.
The Patrol Division will be COM
posed respectively as follows:
First embellishments navy yard
tugs, two army tugs, three light
house tenders. Second subdiVis-
ion-twenty hired tugs. Third
subdiVisiOn-fOur revenue marine
cutters. Fourth subdiVisiOn-seV-
enteen naval reserve tugs. On this
the review day the president on
board the Dolphin, will review the
fleet steaming up between the col
umns, and then anchoring to the
nOrthward of them. All vessels of
the First and Second Subdivisions
except the lighthouse tenders and
army boats, will be in charge of a
naval officer and have a boats |
crew of bluejackets on board.
Every vessel of the Patrol Division
will carry the navy guard flag at |
the fore or in the bow. None will |