The sun., 1883-11-27

Inspector. and Boiler Inspector
c,her as
on so. rapidly that there was no use try
to G hsm Sad seen en's S
p:s5 4. NJ, tho Sam Sloan loosed her, moor
She steamed down along tho New York shore.
and afforded those aboard an opportunity to
WHIT The H S ,as was sG
tug. gay with American flags. hauling n big
Nova Scotia schooner, on which the only visible
color was the skipper's nose. Tho tug howled
itself hoarsc. but tho skipper of tho schooner
was grimly silent. .
Pier IL were handsomely decorated. So were
those q the White star Inc End tho two steam
ers OF the Sn ,n,
american. and signal flags, The cnnard steam:
ship lying at her her fHe prsy show OF
with color. A Guion steamer. Haunted n very
little oil OF bunting, but more than an incoming
usual entcring american g,at the fore and a
private signal It the main: 01the m many my AmSri- @
al wsss ssh si "s @s ss sasss
ispavs t %. ns hS tho four United vsssSs lying
lie S4s
"a line OF signals running frdm the end Of the
three t'gall mast heads down to the gan, and
rail. with American flags at each truck. long
nsa S an ka pH a. ne fFS Ynnaan snsk
TENNESSEE and revenue cutter u. s: Grant
German steamer came in yith a line Of saxs
the union JACK and the o oSners signal.
reached Ihs wss Ssn
steam vessels could be seen tIe advance van guard
thS sherss fS The % air I Sne With
depressng dnsreaS gufpse we.meaninS % and % decentiy
decorated little tug dragging an offensive three;
the
and delayed the flagship getting into place.
Another British ocean tramp, the BlaGdon1, G,,1,
the makea5ready" gun went OIL without firing
sets he cabns SRs n and IoeEea ssd this
M Sy hs MoSar
entered upon proceedings on the main deck.
with reference to % large gsd1,,, gortlo11 Of cargo
seemed to dssipate the fast settling gloom. at
least upon the Sam Sloan.
OPENING sHrIk kKs
The starting gun wns freS at 1923 A. N. A
Staten Island ferrybont. tho Castleton there
upon camo rushing swiftlN out of the fog.
r. Martin. the ti9Sshlp. and q small despatch
r,
and deHfonrgiy responded. Then the move
mcnt began. That solo am trio Of opening
howl from tho steam whistle was only whs-
per in comparison with what vas to come later,
and the avalanche OF noise waX not really turned
loose until the Sam Sloan lad led the line Of
vessels up the North River U point opposite
Seventy second street. Whtp tho head of the
line was opposite whore STAIN working tugs
ana "sssrn Sas seGef
bbay s S YsG eaSn Haasos
hs foot q Nest street along
broke forth in one wild. cmu tive jubilation OF
ear, piercing. cloud shaking ells: .,o ~.
Nw YORK hoae
after roundins tho stakcSSatan enorm9us e!oo
Sns rs with fb%se s I
o msniain their places in the
in ino pairs and trios '''B But there vas. Was
diabolca IPPitormity in their passion for
Whistle Of his bis own boat. it is hearing the
Meb Steamboat "a ' man about % NeE York should have
been happy yesterday. As the flagship wont
fash e4 aSd Sd she s suated Shs m
despatch boat alongside = whistle, ol
| size and operated by wretch with an iron
arm-seemed to those aboard the Sam Sloan
10 make more noise tndn Ill tIie TeSt.
PICTURE WHEN THE FOG LIFTED.
Strange and beautiful was the sight upon the
river when the fog slightly lifted-or perhaps
was blown ltt away by the steam whistles
at the hour OF noon; whep az the boats to-
utes. and did whistle steadily not only that
time. but throughout all the remaining pro-
plume. white as, snow sharply defined against
the sombre background of the distant shore
| rising slowly and with long. graceful undu la;
| inf ha
had died away and the plumes long drawn out
by the movement of the vessels blended with
bent and writhed and, seemed to linger t? on
twine together. Flashing out among them
Which Wi.'t they ~ fnated waved from a tHousant &C
spars and n.sIs and psndant Lines the Stars
From tic pier OF the Atlas steamship line {
cannon salute was Tired and here and there !,
pilIng or dangling before the ends OF whar
warehouses;. great bells that tossed furlously
in that k'p parade de- could hear Ali the ends Of tn,
piers. tho str inEpicces OF the wharyes. th'
decks OF vessels tied dup, up along s2re the van van
and roofs. were black with umbrellas shielding
patient crowds who endured the driving rail
and waved handkerchiefs. and perhaps wer
shouting all together, for aushtanybody ailoa
knew to the contrary.
vessels sho was duly honored by salute o
twenty one guns from each. but It for some ,,, nn
explained reason tne manning OF ya!us on tneh
all, and the men laying in and down from
aloft J." on the Tennessee wore not executed.
salute WAS also fred from Fort Castle William
on Governors Island and another from n n
salutes were duly responded to by little pom
howitzsr aboard tho Sam Sloan, concernin
| which the story is told that 1t WAS after the wa
lshed up on the iiuke OF an anchor in tn
Tallapoosa River. where 1t had been throw
| by the fleeing Columbia Guards OF Columbit
Ga. to whom 1t had been presented.
UP THE EAST RIVER AND BACK.
The scene presented ashore. on both sides 9
| tho comparatively narrow East River as til
naval parade passed up the stream was eve
more animated than that upon tho other sid
OF tho island. AS far MS the eye could reac
over the terraced roofs OF Brooklyn tho
seemed to be tenanted by crowds OF people. an
there did not seem to be any place whence
that was not utilized by spectators, from tn
water's edge to the horizon line, During thi
part OF the parade the naval procession wa
seen at its best, For various reasons the rank
during the North, River part Of, u
battery, coming down the North River. she ha
passed but 202 vessels OF all sorts that ar
driven by steam in our harbor. There wer
more behind in the llne looming up dimly 1
| the distant fog but how many or what the