The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-25
I'M BAR HOLD STA w.
IT REACHES NEW YORK At Asst,
The isere's salute Greeted by Great
Oun.-The city Ia Holiday Attire
Immense Crowds OF People
uut-The Festivities,

New York, June l0.-The day broke
for the formal woloome
To Bartholdi's great htatue or iAberty,
Tho sky was cloudless ana lhe rhSsoi
tho June sun were tempered by tho
gentle southwest winds. Along the
liver fronts and battery wall great
crowds gathered early la the day. A.
the morning wore ON The multitude In
creased. OVar the waters, which
sparkled brightly, all sorts OF gaily
decked crafts spedlhithar and thither.
They swarmed with human lite,
and many carried small bands
of music. The tall buildings In the
neighborhOod of Bowling Green, nota'
blv tho Stock Exchange, and also sew.
eral of the dwelling houses displayed
the stars and stripes. Hero and there
might also DO seen the national coiors
of France. Governors Island looked
Xix, a great emerald gem. The scene
In the harbor was one OF the hveliest
description. Not only overy vessel,
small and large, waved the trlcolor and
stars and stripes, bur all were dressed
up, 30 10 speak, for the occasion.
When the vessels that wore To escort
the Iseres TO Bedlos's Island,
arrived in the lower levy, The water
was swarming with craft, ana rs Tar
as the eye could reach there were YES
sells without number. Every sort OF
vessels had been pressed into service
by the ambitious sight so when
tho volumes OF smoke were belching
forth from the tunnels of the Isere, her
propeller began TO revolve and she
headed in the direction of Bedloe's
Island. The French man-ot.war, Ia
Flore, headed the procession. Soon
her gunners opened the salute
OF honor by firing Fl guns
in the short spsce OF 81 seconds.
Hardly had the smoke cleared away
from her deck whom the United states
man-of-war Omaha replied with
broadside. Then the Alliance and tho
Powhattan fired their guns. The guns
OF Fort Wadsworth thundered out q
salute as the naval procession passed.
Such e scene AZ was then presented
had rarely been seen in the bay. One
hundred steamers and yachts with
fiyipg flags and streamers and crowd
ed with people followed the Isere.
The music OF dozen bands
iloated out over tho water, whilo 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 ia the salutes which they
heard on every side all the way up
the harbor, until the Isere and the
procession had arrived off Bedloe's
Island, The shores of New jersey
and Long Island resollnded
with the crash of guns. 1t
seemed like battle at sea
without the disastrous attendant cir
cumstances.
When the anchor of the Isere was at
had .Nht al n al 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
to tue TOP of the pedestal and seated
themselves on the large stones. The
Atlantic, after parting cheers 10 the
Off GERS of the Isere, proceeded on the
way TO the battery, and the party went
ashore.
over two hours after the revebera-
tons of The last gun had bean heard
from Castle William, the boat bearing
the members of the American COM
TIE French navy, landed at the bat
terry. The mayor, aldermen, General
Shaler and staff, the police commits
sioners and other civic dignitaries were
in waiting, and as Admiral Lscombe
stepped on shore, the may or grasped
him warmly by the hand. Car
riages were occupied, the first by
Mayor Grace, Rear Admiral Lscombe,
General Slater and Fred X. Cendert.
The second by President Sanger, OF
the Board OF Aldermen, the com
mauder of the 1sree, Brigadier-Gsn-
eral Ward and Senator Evarts. In
the other carriages were the different
city officials and the officers of the
Sefore and the Isree and members OF
the division and brigade stats. 1t
was nearly 3 o'clock when the pro-
cesslon moved. The line of m arch lay
through Whitehall street to Broadway
to the city hall and the route was i!ned
with people. at the city hall the
guests were given banquet
and afterward speeches were made by
Mayor Grace, President Sanger and
Fred r. Condert.
The mayor and alderma nic commit
tee to.nighi escorted the officers of the
Isere 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 Oh
Hoara