The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-17

| each lOO feet tall, measured from the fur-
mace to the top. The Brooklyn is not
quite so swift as the famous Columbia,
called the "Pirate,'' but she is very fast
and more powerful in guns than the
swiftest vessels.
Next came a huge vessel with two fun
| nels and single military mast. She
was the Iowa, first of the battleships in
the line. She is first-class battleship,
like the Massachusetts and Indiana. Her
cost was something over $1,000, 900.
Behind the Iowa came the Massachu-
setts, then followed the second-class bat
tleship Maine, followed by her sister ship,
the Texas.
The Iowa is to be distinguished from
the Massachusetts by the larger super
structure forward of the former vessel.
The Maine also has more superstruc-
ture than the Texas.
4 The Maine and the Texas each have
one funnel.
AS the great vessels finally came to an
chor they stretched completely across the
harbor, from the Eastern Promenade to
Cape Cottage, in the following order, be-
ginning at the Promenade Puritan,
New York, Brooklyn, Iowa, Massachu-
setts, Texas and Maine The despatch
boat Fern lies farther up the harbor.
The representative of the PRESS ar
rived at the fleet just as the beautiful
ceremony of lowering the flag for the
night was taking place. On board the
flagship, the Marine band were mustered
on the quarterback, and at the proper
moment, to the strains of music, the flag
came down. At the same instant the
flag came down with similar ceremony
on each of the other vessels.
On board the feet all was in hustle of
preparation for the night and for the
anchorage Each seemed like a great
community, with its hundreds of men,
it's lights, and it's various noises. AS
darkness fell over the harbor, there were
still many people on Fort Allen park and
the shores about the harbor, straining
their eyes at the most powerful feet ever
in Portland harbor.
I. . The officers of the fleet are as follows:
Roster of the Fleet,
FLAG SHIP NEW YORK.
Rear Admiral-Mon Sicard,
Personal Staff.
Chief of Staff-C Commander Clifford II.
West.
ecretary-Lieutenant Chas. G.
Marsh.
Flag Lieut.-Lieutenant Chas. H.
Harlow.
Signal Officer-Ensign E. L. Bennett.
General Staff.
Fleet Surgeon-M. G. brennan (Medi-
cal Inspector),
Fleet Paymaster-Arthur Burtis (Pay
Inspector)
Fleet Engineer-G. ]. Burnap (Chief
Engineer,)
Captain-Sillas Casey.
Lieut.. Com.-Duncan Kennedy,
Lieutenant-D. D. v. Stuart,
Lieutenant-F. w. Coffin,
Lieutenant-R. T. Mulligan,
Lieutenant-E. Z. Capehart,
Ensign-Frank Marble,
Ensign-J. R. Edie,
Ensign-C. +. Snow,
Ensign-F. III. Brumby,
Naval Cadet-Chas. l.. Poor,
Naval Cadet-L. G. Palmer,
Naval Cadet-F. E. Ridgeley,
Naval Cadet-E. McCauley, Jr.,
Naval Cadet-H c. Muslin,
Naval Cadet-N. L. Jones,
Naval Cadet--O. D. Duncan,
Naval Cadet-A. Kautz,
P. A. Surgeon-T A. Berryhill,
Assistant Surgeon-M. K. johnson,
P. A. Engineer-F. j. Schell,
Assistant Engineer-Walter Ball.
Assistant Engineer-A. M. Cook,
Assistant Engineer-H. T. Baker,
Naval Cadet eng. Div.) K. G. Cas-
tleman,
Naval Cadet eng. Div. IL. c. Rich
ardson,
Chaplain-A. L. Royce,
Captain of Marines Fleet)-Richard
Wallaoh,
1st Lieutenant of Marines-Rufus a..
Lane,
Boatswain-William Anderson,
Gunner-Charles Morgan,
Carpenter-James T. Haley,
Pay Clerk-W. A. Wallace,
Fleet Pay Clerk-F. T. MacWilkie.
U. S. S. MAINE.
Captain-C. ID. Sigsbee,
Lieut.. Coma. Mark,
Lieutenant-G. F. w. Holman,