Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-20
LIBERTY /!
The Wonder Of Modern Times, the Mich
Talked.of Barthold Statue
Reality at Last,
New York Bay Is Filled With Vessels
without Number TO Greet the
French Steamer iserc.
Some Idea Of the lmmensity Of TIE
Great Work Of Art and its No
ble.Minded Promoter.
ApAY 1N nIsrony.

broke ausplciously for the formal well
come to the Bartholdi great statue OF
liberty. The sky was oloudless, and
the rays OF the June eun were tempered
by gentle southwest winds, Along
the lower river fronts and the battery
wall great crowds gathered early in
the day, As the morning grew on
run MULTITUDE INCREASED.
over the waters which spsrkled
brightly all sorla OF gAily decked crafts
aped hither aud thlther. They swarmed
with human life and many carried
bands OF music. The tall buildings In
the neighbofhood OF Bowling Green,
notably the Stock exchange, and also
several dwelling housee, displayed
the stars and stripes. Here aud
there might be seen the
national colors OF France, Governors
Island looked like great emerald
gem. The scene In tho harhor was one
OF the liveliest description, Every vea-
sel, small and large, waived the trlco-
lor and
THE STARS AND STRIPES,
and all were dressed up, 40 TO speak,
for tho occasion. When the vessels
that were TO escort the Isere 90
B1dloe's island arrived In the lower
bay the water was swarm
Ing with crafts, and as far
IA the eye could reach,
there were vessels without number.
Every sort of vessel had boon pressed
into service by the ambitious sight
seers. Volumes of smoke were helched
forth from the funnels of the Isere,
her propeller began to revolve aud she
headed In the direction OF Bedloe's
island. The French man.of-war La
Flore headed the procession, soon
her gunners
OPENED THE sALuTE
OF honor by firing twenty-one guns in
the short space Of Aixty.one aecDnda,
| Hardly had the smoke cleared away
from her deck when the United States
man-of-wnr Omaha replied with y
broadslde. Then the Alliance and the
p, W attain hr d their girA The guns
OF Fort Wa Isw0rSb tnun derod outlA
salute as the naval procession passed.
such scene AN WAS then presented
HAD RARELY BEEN sEEN
Ia the bay. One hundred steamers
and yachts, flying II aga and streamera,
crow ded with people, followed the
Isere. The music OF dozen bands
lloated out over the water, while the
war-ships Numbered aud the forts re-
echoed with booming guns. The peo-
pie on the Atlantic shouted them.
selves hoarae. The French officers
OF the Isere stood on tue quarter
deck bowling TO the salutes which they
heard on every side all the way mp the
harbor until the laefe and the process.
sion had arrived of Bed!oes Island
I ii. a.
Island Tesoulded with the crash OF
guns. IL seemed like
A BATTLE Al SEA
without the disastrous attendant cir.
cunstances. When the anchor
OF the Isere WAS at length
lowered and had obtained firm
grip there was more firing OF cannons,
blowing Of whistles and shouting OF
people. Bedloe'a island was crowded
with spectators. Men had climbed w
the top OF tho highest hills and seated
themselves on large stones. Tho At
lantic, after a parting cheer to the
officers Of the Isere, proceeded on the
way 10 the battery and
THE PARTY WENT ASHORE,
Over two hours after the echoes Of the
last gun had been heard from Castle
Garden, william, the boat bearing the
members OF the American committee
and their guests, the officers OF the
French navy, landed ut the battery.
The mayor, aldermen, Gen. Bhaler
and his staff, the police commissioners
and other civic dignitaries were Ia
waiting, and as Admiral LaCombe
stepped on shore the mayor grasped
him warmly by the hand.
The carriages were occupied,
the frat by Mayor Grace, Rear Adrni.
raj LaCOmbs. Gen. BhAler and Fred
n. Cond@rt, The second by President
Sanger OF the board OF aldermen, the
commander OF the Isere, BrlgadIer.
General Ward and Senator Evarts.
In the other carriages were the differ
ent city ofiioials and the officers OF the
LIS FlOre and IHere aud memters otthe
divisions and brigade stalls.
IL was nearly p. m. when the pro-
cessiOn moved The line Of march lay
through White Hall street 10 Broad
way 70 the city hall and the route
wss lined with people. AT the city
hall the guests we're given banquet
and afterwards speeches were made by
Mayor Grace, President Sanger and
Fred II Condor.
The mayor aud Aldermanic commit
tee to-pight escorted the ofiiccrs OF the
Isere and LAHORE 10 the Star theater,
where special concert WAS given by
the Mexican orchestra. Admiral La
COfnbe 10 In fapturea over the ovation
extended him and his brother officers.
LIBERTY ENLf0HTENINd THE WORLD.
This new wonder of this world,
which WIS received today, IN the
largest statue In the world. Some idea
OF Ia magnitude may be obtained from
the fact that forty persons found stand
IngToom In the head A nix foot man
standing on the level OF the lips only
lust reached the eyebrow. While work.
man we're employed on the crown o.
her head they seemed to he
making q huge sugaT-csidr0n, and
they jumped with ease iE and out the
tip of the Dose. Fifteen people might
eli around the fiame Of the torch,