The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-06-20
BARTHoLDI'S STATUE.
Formal Welcome to Liberty
Enlightening the World.
BRITISH POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
Desperate Convicts-True Kentuck-
DEMONSTRATING Shoemakers-Ap-
pointments-Gene Grant.
The Bartholdi Statue.

New York, June 19.-The day broke
auspicieusly for the formal welcome of
Bartholdi's great Statue of Liberty. The
day was cloudless, and the rays of the
June sun were tempered by a gentle
southwest wind.s Along the lower river
fronts and battery wall, great crowds
gathered early in the day. As the
morning wore on the multitude in
creased. The scene in the harbor was
one of the livellest description. Nearly
every vessel, small and large, showed
the tri-color and stars and stripes. When
the vessels that were to escort the
Isere to Bedloe's Island arrived in the
lower bay. the water was swarming with
crafts, and as far as the eye could
reach there were vessels without num-
Der. Every sort of vessel had been
pressed into service by ambitious sight
seers. Soon volumes of smoke were
belching forth from the tunnels of the
Isere. whose propeller began to revolve,
and she was headed in the direction of
Bedloe's Island. The French man-of-
war LAHORE headed the procession.
Soon her gunners opened a salute of
honor by firing twenty-ene guns in the
short space of 81 seconds. Hardly had
the smoke cleared from her deck when
the United States man-of-war Omaha
replied with a broadside; then the
Alliance and Powkdttdn fired their guns.
The guns of Fort Wadsworth
Numbered out 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 flying flags and streamers
and crowded with people followed the
Isere. The music of dozen ban is
flowed out over the water while the war
ships Numbered and the forts reechoed
with the booming of guns. The guests
on the atlantic shouted themselves
hoarse; the French officers OF the Isere
stood on the quarterback, bowling to
the salutes which they heard on every
side, all the way up the harbor
until the head of the pro-
cession had arrived off Bedloe's
Island. The shores of New Jersey and
Long Island resounded with the crash |
without the disastrous attendant cir |
Isere was lowered, and had obtained a
firm grip, there was more firing of can
non, blowing of whistles and shouting
Of people. Bedloe's Island was crowded
with spectators. Men had climbed up
70 the top of the pedestal, and seated
themselves on the huge stones. The
atlanta, after parting cheer to officers
If the Isere, proceeded on the way to
he Battery, and the party went ashore.
Over two hours after the reverbera-
ion of the last gun had been heard
rom, Captain Williams boat, bearing
members of the American committee
md their guests, and officers of the
french navy, landed at the Battery.
The Mayor, Alderman, General Skater
md staff, the police commissioners and
'ther civil dignitaries were in waiting,
nd as Admiral Jacombe stepped on
hore, the Mayor grasped him firmly by
be hand, and they entered carriages
i waiting in the Plaza 1t was nearly
o clock when the procession moved.
he line of march lay through White
all street 10 Broadway, thence to the
ity Hall and the route was lined with s
eople. AT the City Hall the guests
Tere gwen a banquet. and afterwards (,
peeches were made by Mayor Grace,
Sanger and Frederick r. Con- !,
ert,