The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-20
COMING UP THE BAY
Splendid Marine Pictures as
the Warships Passed
the Forts.

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the bay with light haze on the surface
of the water and the skyline off toward
| the ocean appeared obscured SO that 1t
was Impossible to distinguish from Quar-
antine any vessel in the distance. The
fleet of Admiral Sampson was reported
off the Highlands early and soon the
bay began to liven up with gaily decked
vessels by all kinds, from an ocean liner
to small rowing craft.
The Navy Yard tug Nina, which put
out to sea yesterday afternoon to inter-
cept the feet returned, passing the Mar
rows at $40 O'Clock. Health Officer
Doty's staff were busy preparing the
three quarantine boats for use. The
James w Wadsworth was put at the dis
posal of the public and at A. NJ, when
the feet was reported approaching the
Narrows all who desired were taken on
board. The Cunard Liner Campania pass
ed out and several smaller craft.
The feet approached the narrows in the
following order, about a cables length
apart Flagship New York, armored
cruiser flagship of Rear Admiral Samp-
son, commanding North Atlantic Squad
ron Captain F. E. Chadwick; Iowa, bat
tleship, Captain Robley D. Evans; Indi-
ana. battleship Captain H. c. Taylor;
Brooklyn, armored cruiser, flagship of
Rear Admiral Schley, Captain F. A. Cook;
Massachusetts, battleship, Captain f. j.
Higginson; Oregon. battleship, Captain A.
S. Barker. The New York was flying
Rear Admiral SIMPSONS blue flag with
two white stars; her decks were crowd
ed with her white clad crew, who lined up
silently observing the animated scene. AT
e24. Fort Hamilton fired the opening gun
of the salute, the firing being very delib-
crate Fort Wadsworth followed.
When Fort Hamilton fired the first gun
a small naphtha launch flying white
flag with the word .Itans," fired the
second gun of greeting directly under the
bows of the flagship and then darted off.
The flagship broke out a signal which
was unintelligible to the lay observer
but it was probably an order to return
the salute, which was obeyed by the
Iowa. The bluff shores of Staten Island
were crowded with people cheering and
waving flags, bunting was flying from
every flag staff, innumerable craft crowd
ed with eager passengers were cheering
and waving frantically.
The soldiers crowded the embankment
of the forts cheering and shouting Smoke
from the forts hung over the water, but
was soon dispelled by the light breeze.
The Sandy Hook steamer Monmouth
passed in the Narrows cityward densely
crowded with passengers which careened
the steamer over in a frightful manner,
but the flag decked craft did not stop her
speed for a single instant passing every
thing son her way
Yachts, tugs, sailing craft and ocean
steamers added attraction to the marines
picture. The steam yacht Eleanor led
The fleet continued on without abating
of her jibboom over the three masts to
the taffrail and from each masthead on
both sides to the rails Health Officer Doty
and after brief conversation with the
through the squadron, General John
Palmer, Secretary of State, who came
down from Albany last night was put on
board of the New York from the tug
Gov. Flower
General Palmer said he had the cleo
ton blanks for the squadron which would
permit the sailors and marines to vote
under the recently adopted election law
The fiehet continued on without abating
their slow pace, the Brooklyn in passing
did not display the flag of Rear Admiral
Schley. Her centre funnel was seen to
have a shot hole through the starboard
side. The Brooklyn was flying her battle
ensigns, which looked stained and frayed
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