The Tombstone., 1885-06-24
STATCE AEE-TCS L- TIE
 DC.o..cE ISLAND.
The French A1an-o4-War Isere, With The Statue
 Has Arrived.
Grand Naval Demonstration in The New York Har-
 Dor.

piciously for the formal welcome tn Bar;As dis great statue Of liberty. The SKY was c!oudless and the rays of June sun were tempered by gentle sou heast wind. Along t5e lower river fronts snd ihe battery wall great clou ls 4athcrod early q tEe day As the morning were On the multitude iacI eased. Over the waters "hiCL sparElrd Sri Shtir, all sorts of gayly deck,d Craf: sped hilher a thitIer. They swarIned y.ith human lie aud many carried sml. 5lnos pt u,t sic. TLe tall green, notably the stock eEchanSe, and also several of the dwelling hoUses. displayed the stars and stripes Here and there so might be seen tne national tJl,rs of France. Governors leland looked iike great csaer- a.G gem.
 The scene in The harbor wss one of the livelest description. Nearly every vessel small and iarge, waved the tricolor and the stars and stripes, and all were dressed up, % , to speak, to the occasion. When the ces- ses il II were % escort the T-erc to Redloe's , I>and arrived in the tower bay the water was swarmirS with craft, and IS far as the eye can reach there were vessels without nun Der. Every sort Of craft had been pressed into service by ambitious si-hlsceTs. Soon volumes of smoke were hclcEin- f.r.it 2 tue tunnels of tbc I-ere, her p:opellor began t3 reYOive, and sne was hcaI led l the dire. lion of B,tlre's Island The French mar- of N ar La Fibre, headed inc ;rocrssion Soon
 her gunncrs Uvened ;ie salute of honor by | firing twenty guns in the short space Of six 1 tl ore seconds. Hardly had ;he smoke clear ed away from her deck when the United States nlan-o.-war Omaha, opened wi;h 6 | broadslde. Then the Alliance and the Pow | haitian fired oh' their guns, The guns of
 Fort Wadsworth ,hundcred cut salute as the maya! procession passed.
 Such scene as was then presented has been rarely presented m the bay. One hum drcd steamers and yachts, with flying flags ana streamers, crowded with people, follow ed inc lscre. The music of :, dozen bands foaied over the water. While the war ships tbundercd and the Forts rc-echoed wiih booming guns, tine guests OH the Atlanti. shouted themselves hOar.e. The FreRcl, officers of the Isere stood on the quarter deck. lowing to the salutcs they heard on every side. All the way up the harbor, un- Ill the head of the procession arrived of Bedloc's Island. the shores oi New Jersey and Long Island rcsounded with the crssh of guns. It seemed like a battle at sea without the disastrous attendant circumstances.
 When the anchor of the Iscrc was at length lowered and had obtamed a firm grip there was more firing of canon. blowing of whistle and shouting of people. Bcdlce's Island was crowded with spectators. Men had climbed 10 the top of the pedestal and seated Iheui- selves on the huge stones. The Atlantic after parting cheer 10 the officers of the Isere, proceeded on the Way to the battery, and the party weut ashore.
 Over two hours after the -eve-5eraii0cs sf the last gun had Geen .Sa-d fryIn Castle William, the boa, oeari.G z :he members ol the American committee ali their g',ssts' the officers of Ihe .cnch navy, landed at the | battery. The Ma3or, Alderman, Gen. Shaler and staff, the police Commissioners auc oth ] CT civic di digui,aries were in waiting, and as l Admiral La COmbe. stepped ashore, the May i or grasped him warmly by the hand. The
 carriages were in waiting in the plaza and
 were orcupied, the ir.t by Mayor Grace. Rear Admiral La Combe. Gen. Shalcr and F. 1 K. Conder;; tine second by President Sanger, ! of the Board of Alderman. the commander
 Of the Isere, Brig. Gen. Ward aud Senator ! Evarts. In the other carriages were differ
 ent city officials and the officers oi the La ! Fibre and Isere, end the members of the 6i.
 vision and brig sde s!aifs. It was nearly 3
 o'clock when ihe procession moved. The line of the procession lay through White Hall street to Broadway to ihe City Hall, and the route was liped vi h spectators. At the City Han the guests were given banquet
 and speeches were made by May or Grace, President Sanger and Frederick D. Condert. The Mayor and the Aidermsnic committee
 tonight escorted the officers of ;He I>ere and
 La Fibre t. the Star theatre. where q special
 conceal was given by the Mexican sTypicai
 Orchestra.
 Admiral LaConbc is in raptures over the
 ovation extended to him and his brother
 officers.
 The World, which has raised by popuIa:
 suhscri ptiops s very barge sun for the pedes
 isl iusd, and which had three gsiiY decSed
 steamers ia the procession, says Of the
 French vesseIs: "On several occasions th: officers took pains to emphasize their sprre citation o. the courtesy Of passing Gsrrns sr
 vessel which saluied them by lowering ;.;
 flag.
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