The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-20
THE BARTH0LDI STATUE.
IT REACHES NEW YORK AT LAST.
The Isere's Salute Greeted by Great
Guns-The City in Holiday Attire.
Immense Crowds of People
Out-The Festivities.

NEW YORK, June l9.-The day broke
auspiciously for the formal Welcome
to Bartholdi's great statue of Liberty.
The sky was cloudless and the rays OF
the June sun were tempered by the
gentle southwest winds. Along the
river fronts and battery wall great
crowds gathered early 10 the day. AS
the morning wore on the multitude in
creased. Over the waters, which
sparkled brightly, all sorts OF gaily
decked crafts spedihither and thither.
They swermed with human life,
and many carried small bands
of music. The tall buildings in the
neighborhood of Bowling Green, nota
bly, the Stock Exchange, and also sew
eral of the dwelling houses displayed
the stars and stripes. Here and there
might also be seen the national colors
OF France. Governors Island looked
like great emerald gem. The scene
in the harbor was one OF the liveliest
description. Not only every vessel,
small and large, waved the trfcolor and
stars and atripes, but all were dressed
up, so to speak, for the occasion.
When the vessels that were to escort
the Iseres to Bedloe's Island,
arrived in the lower levy, the water
was swarming with craft, and as far
as the eye could reach there were We s.
sells without number. Every sort of
vessels had been pressed into service
by the ambitious sight.seers, SO when
the volumes OF smoke were belchinQ
forth from the tunnels OF the IBere, her
propeller began to revolve and sbe
headed in the direction of Bedloe's
Island. The French man-ot-war, q
Flore, headed the procession. Soon
her gunners opened the salute
OF honor by firing 81 guns
in the short space Of 81 seconds.
Hardly had the smoke cleared away
from her deck when the United States
man-of-war Omaha replied with a
broadside. Then the Alliance and this
Powhattan fired their guns. The guns
OF Fort Wadsworth Numbered out n
salute as the naval procession passed.
Such scene as WAS then presented
had rarely been seen in the bay. One
hundred steamers and yachts with
living flags and streamers and crowd.
ed with people followed the Isere.
The music OF a dozen bands
foated out over the water, while the
war ships Numbered and tho ports
re-echoed with booming guns. The
guests on the Atlantic shouted them
selves hoarse. The French officers
Of the lsere stood on the quarter deck
bowling to the salutes which they
heard on every side all the way no
the harbor, until the Isere and the
procession had arrived off Bedloe's
Island. The shores of New Jersey
and Long Island reso,ndeu
with the crash Of guns. 1t
seemed like battle at sea
without the disastrous attendant cir
cumstances.
When the anchor OF the Isero was at
length lowered and had obtained q
firm grip there was more firing OF can.
non, blowing OF whistles and shouting
ofpeople. Bedloe's Island was crowded
with spectators. Men had climbed nm
TO the top of the pedestal and seated
themselves on the largo stones, The
Atlantic, after parting cheers to the
officers Of the Isere, proceeded on the
way TO the battery, and the party went
ashore.
Over two hours after the reyebera-
lions OF the last gun had been heard
from Castle William, the boat bearing
tho members OF the American com.
lhittee and their guests, the officers of
TIE French navy, landed at the bat
terry. The mayor, aldermen, General
Shaler and staff, the police commits
sioners and other civic dlgnitaries were
in waiting, and as Admiral Lscombe
stepped on shore, the mayor grasped
him warmly by the hand. Car
riages were occupied, the first by
Mayor Grace, Rear Admiral Lacombe,
General Slater and Fred X. Cendert.
The second by President Sanger, of
the Board OF Aldermen, the com.
mauder of the Is 90, Brigadier-G len.
eral Ward and Senator Eyarts. In
the other carriages were the different
city officials and the officers Of the
Safore and the Isree and members OF
the division and brigade stats, IL
was nearly 3 o'clock when the pro.
cession moved. The line of IN arch Law
through Whitehall street TO Broadway
to the city hall and the route was lined
with people. AT the city hall the
guests were given a BANQUET
and afterward speeches were made by
Mayor Grace, President Sanger and
Fred II. Condert.
The mayor and aldermanic commit
Tee to'nigh escorted the officers of the
lsere and LAHORE TO the Star Theatre,
where a special concert given by
the Mexican orchestra. Admiral La.
comb is in raptures over the ovation
extended to him and his brother Of
ticers.