Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-20
LIBERTY RECEIVED.

A Brilliant Naval Pageant In The New York Harbor-Seenes And
 Incidents On Sea And Land. NEW YORK, June 19.-The naval demon
 stration this morning on the occasion of the
 reception of the Bartholdi statue was the
 most imposing and the most successful ever
 undertaken in this harbor. The weather was
 warm and clear with cooling breeze. Thou
 sands of strangers thronged the city. The
 harbor presented fine appearance, studded
 with the white sails of innumerable yachts and numerous excursion boats crowded to guards awaiting the moving of the naval pro-
 cession. Shortly after o'clock the Mayor, the president of the board of aldermen, the municipal officers, members of the reception and other committees, embarked on special steamboats and proceeded down the lower
 bay to the Isere. Arriving alongside of the vessel they boarded her and at once paid their respects tc her commander and officers
 The Mayor acting as spokesman bade them a
 hearty welcome to New York. The Mayor
 then rendered them the hospitality of the
 city, invited them to formal reception at
 the City Hall this afternoon. After the in
 terchanse of few remarks the Mayor and
 city officials withdrew, returning to the
 steamboat which at once swung off and took
 up position within few hundred yards of
 the Isere. At II o'clock the fort at
 Sandy Hook thundered forth a salute
 to the French flag, which was shortly
 after followed by signal from Commodore
 Chandler's vessel notifying the vessels to form
 in line for the naval parade. The vessels fell
 into line as follows:
 The United States steamer Despatch. with Secre-
 tary Whitney and Commodore Chandler and staff
 United statss steamer Powhattan, Captain L. A.
 United States. steamer Omaha, Captain T. o. sel-
 United States steamer Alliance, Lieutenant Com
 The French flagship, La Fibre, Admiral La
 The French transport Isere, Commander De
 Laune.
 Steamboat with the Mayor and aldermen.
 A feet of yaohts % of the American Steam Yacht In this position the vessels steamed slowly
 up the bay, receiving salutes from the forts
 at the Narrows, Fort Columbus, Castle Will
 liam, Fort Wood and other batteries in the
 harbor. These were replied to by the
 French flagship La Fibre and the United States naval vessels, while hundreds of steam whistles sent forth blast after blast.
 The noise at times was deafening. On arriv-
 ing at her anchorage at Bedloe's Island the
 Isere received 8 salute from the guns of the
 United States training ship Minnesota, detailed for duty at that station. This was also the signal for the breakup of the naval parade. The officers of the French flagship and those of the Isere were then conducted to the island on the steamboat chartered by the American com nittee, where they made short inspection of the work now in progress on the pedestal. On the landing of the French naval officers at the island the ''Marseillaise'' was sung by | c--. bers of the-various French societies of New York and Brooklyn. At it's conclusion the bands engaged for the occasion played several French and American airs. "Hail Colum- bia" and "Liberty Enlightening the World, :" composed by Gounod, were then sung by the members of the singing societies, and the cer- smonies were concluded by the firing of salutes from the forts and war vessels. The French officers were then escorted on board tho reception committees steamer and landed at the Battery, where carriages. were awaiting them and the procession formed as follows:. Platoon mounted police under the command of The provisional brigade and staff regimental band commanded by Brigadier-General Louis Sixty y-ninth regiment, N. G. S. N. Y, Colonel Cav Seventy first regiment N. G. S. N. Y, Colonel McAlpine commanding.
 Twelfth regiment, N: G. N- Y, Lieutenant Marshal of the day. Colonel George D. Scott; aiees Lieutenant Colonel F. A. Shilling, Captain Henry Chauncey, jr, Captain J. O. Johnson of the Eighth regiment, mounted
 Board of aldermen in carriages
 Members of the American committee in car riages.
 Members of the chamber of commerce in riages.
 Fife and drum corps, Wadsworth post. G. A. R. containing Admiral Lacombe. Captain de LaIlne of the Isere Mayor Grace, President Sanger, of the board of aldermen, other French naval officers French consul and vice consul in New York; flanked on either side by the Grenadiers Rochambeau and Guard Lafayette. Following these came numerous other carriages, containing guests and members of the committee of arrangements; representatives from the principal French societies in New York | and vicinity and detachment of police brought up the rear.
 The line of march was directly up Broadway 1 to the City Hall park, where the Mayor and | French guests reviewed the procession. Af- ter the review the guests were formally wei 1 comed in the aldermanie chamber in the City Hall. Speeches were made by Mayor | Grace, F. R. Coudert, the orator of the day, and others At the conclusion of the ad- dresses the French singing societies rendered several appropriate selections, after which a collation. was served in the Governors room. This ended the ceremonies of the day, which passed off without the slightest hitch of any kind or anything calculated to mar the good
 feeling prevailing. The French officers ex