The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24
LIBERTY AT HER HOME.
Grand Reception Of Barthslai's Statue Of Liberty
Enlghtening the World
The I~t.Te Anchors On tsedloe'~ Island
Amid Swarming Craft shouting Pev-
pie. Playing Bands and Boom
ing Cannon Most
Lively scene

NEW YORK. June l9--INe staN broke
sluspiciorsly for the formal welcome To Bar
al,oldi's great statue of Liberty. The sky was
-cioudless and the rays OF the June SUN were
tempered by a gentle southwest wind Along
the lower liver fronts and ON the battery wall
great crowds gathered early in the day. ~
the morning wore on the multitudeS in
creased over the waters. which sparSled
brightly. AZ sorts of gayiey dccketNcraft sped
hither and thither They Swarmed with hui
anan life. and many carried small bands of
anusic The tall buildings i'm the neighbor
hood of Bowling Green, notably the Stock
Exchange, and also some Of the dwelling
houses, displayed the stars and stripes. Here
and there might also he seen the national col
-s,rs Of France. Governor Island looked like
"A great emerald gem. The scene in the har-
bOr was one OF the liyeliest description.
Nearly every vessel small and large, waved
Fhe tri-coioF and the stars and stripes, and
all were dressed up, 80 To speak, for the oc-
xasiOn.
When the vessels that went to escort the
I~ere to- t;S,iloe's Island arrived in the lower
hay. the water was Swarming with crafts. and
u far the eye could reach there were YES
>sstS without number. Every of u vessel
had been pressed into service by the ambi-
tiouS Sight~eerS. Soon volumes of smoke
were l,e:iming forth from the tunnels at the
I>erc. her propeller began To revolyc and She
was headed in the direction Of BedlOe'S l.
land The French man-of-war La Flore headed
the procession. Soon her guuner> opened
the salute of honor. bV firing twenty-one
guns. in the short space Of sixty-one seconds.
Hardly had the smoke cleared away from her
deck. when the United states man-of-war
Omaha replied with broadside. Then the
Alliance and the POwhatian fired their guns.
The gum 81 Fort WaGsworth Numbered out
salute a. the naval procession passed such
-fefsp a. -ftt1 then prp-ppftd had rarely bgep
Witnessed in the bay. One hundred steamers
and yachts. with ffying flags and ~treamerS.
crowded with people, followed the lsere. The
, music Of a dozen bands fioated out over the
water. while the war ships thunderi and
the forts re-echOed with booming guns The
guests on the Atlantic shouted themselves
huarse. The French officers of the I>ere
stood OF the quarterback. bowing 10 the 81
5 iuieS which they heard on every side while
on the Way mp the lariior until the procession
had arrived of Bedloes Island. the shores Of
New Jer~ey and Long Island rc>oun,led with
the crash Of guns. IL seemed like battle at
50 without the disastrous attendant circum-
StauceS. When the anchor of the l>erc WIS
al length lowered and had obtained firm
grip there WAS more firing of ramon, blow
ing OF Whistles and shouting of people. Bed
loe~ Island was crowded with spectators
Men bad climbed up to the top Of the pedc>
tai and seated themselves on the huge stones,
The Atlantic. Offered a parting cheer To the
Officers OF the I>ere. and proceeded or the
way to the Battery, and the party went
ashore.
Over two hours after the reverber,tion ri
the last gun had been heard from Castle
William. the boat bearing the members of
the American committee and their guests
the officers of the French Navy landed al
the Battery The Mayor. Aldermen. Gen
trs,i Shaier and staff, the Police Commission
err and other civic dignitarieS were in wait
ing. and . Admiral LacOmbe <tePled ON
! shore the Mayor grasped him warmly by the
hand. Carriages were in waiting in the
plaza. and were occupied the first by Mayor
Grace. Rear Admiral Iacombe General
~haier and Frederick X. Condert; the second
by President SAUCER, OF the Board of Alder
men. the commander of the Isere Brigadier
General Ward and Senator EyartS In the
other carriages were different city officials
the officers of the La Flore and Isere. and
4 members OF the division and brigade stats
Ii was nearly o'clock when the procession
moved. The line of march lay through
Whitehall street TO Broadway To the CITY
Hall, and the route was lined with spectators
AT the City Hall the guests were given q
banquet, and afterwarl speeches made
: Nv Mayor Grace President SAUCER and Fred
!, erick Il. COndert.
The Mayor and the Aldermen Committee
. tonight escorted the officers OF the Isere and
Flore to the Star Theater. where a special
e0ncert was given. Admiral Lacombe is i'm
raptUre~ over the ovation extended TO him
and his brother officers
The World which has raised by popular
subscription. a very large sum for the pedes-
tai fund, and which had three gaily decorated
>treaDers in the procession. says of the
French vessels: ION several occasions the
officers took pains to express their apprecia-
ton OF the courtesy of passing German yes
sci which saluted them by lowering its flag. -