People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1893 — REVIEW DF THE NAVY. [ARTICLE]

REVIEW DF THE NAVY.

Admiral Gherardl Imun Orders for the Event—Salute* from Every Ship and Bailor to Be Given the President on th* Dolphin. New Yobe, April A—Bear Admiral ftherardi haa issued the official programme for the naval parade and review of April 25, 26 and 27, and each of the commanders of the ships to be in the squadron has been furnished with full instructions. The programme summarized is as follows: The fleet now lying at Hampton Roads will ■tart for New York on th* morning of April 24 and wMI anchor that night at Sandy Hook. The fleet will go into review formation on the morning of April 25 and enter by the main channel at thirtgrseven minutes past 3 o’clock p. m, anchoring in the lower bay on the ebb tide before 5:47 o’clock p. m. The most interesting days for those who wish to view thofleet will be April 26, when the ships will come up the harbor and take their positions in line, and April 27. Anchors will be weighed about 9 o’clock in the morning of April 26 and after entering the Hudson river the interval between the two columns will be reduced to 400 yards. The fleet will come to a final anchorage, with the heads of the columns off Eighty-ninth street and the rear off Thirty-fourth street. The afternoon will be devoted to getting ready for the review April 27. • Colors will be hoisted at '8 o’clock on the day of the review, and at half past 9 each of the United States ships will drop its steam launch astern by a towline about midway to the next ship and let it lie there with an officer in charge, guard flag flying, and steam up, ready to assist the patrol division in preventing encroachment upon the reserved waters. President Cleveland will embark on th* Dolphin, anchored off Twenty-fourth street, at 10:30 o’clock a. m., and the entire fleet wiil join in the ceremonies with which the President is received. Soon after the Dolphin will fire a signal gun. trip its anchor, steam on midway between the two columns of ships, and anchor just above the fleet The Miantonomah’s 10-inch gun will answer the Dolphin’s signal and all hands will salute the president as he passes. The guards of the flfeet will be manned together. Every man in the servlc* will be placed where he can be seen. When the Dolphin’s bow is opposite each ship’s stern the officers and crew will salute, the band will play the national air and give a twenty-one gun salute. Commanding officers will leave their ships and pay their respects to the president on the Dolphin after it anchors. The president will visit every vessel, and as he leaves salutes will be fired. With the last gun the president's flag will be hauled down and th* ceremonies of the day will be ended. The exhibition of the searchlights will b« given in the evening between 8 and 8:30 o’clock and of night signaling between 8:30 and 9 o’clock. Rear Admiral Gherardi recommends that the landings, especially that to be used by the president at Twenty-third street, should be well policed. The patrol division of the fleet will consist of the Stiletto, navy tugs, revenue marine steamers, lighthouse steamers, naval reserve tugs and the police tugs of New York. Brooklyn and Jersey City. If the unfinished New York is brought here by the contractor it may be used as a turning mark, but it will be entirely under the control of the commander of the patrol division. The three Spanish caravels, if here, will be anchored in line and just far enough apart to swing clear of each other, 20U yards below the turning mark.