The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-29

citizens from all cities of the
Union were upon the waters Of
OF New York hartS celebrating this
! occasion, q repetition OF which in the
time of the present gtnerat on is not
probable. Tbey seemed 10 stand in
| facing the drenching rain and driving
winds as if they could but participate
in the proper celebration of the day.
The spectators who expected to enjoy
| the great naval parade from New York
| to jersey and Long Island s3ores we're
sadly disappointed, for it was impos-
sible TO see at a greater distance than
quarter OF mile on the water.
| because of the density OF the mist
In the early morning the fog was
! thin, and as tn day grew older the
weather grew thicker. so that at noon
| it was almost impossible to distin-
guish a vessel within a few hundred
feet At midday the vessels that were
! to lake part in the great naval display
were making their appearance by
dozens and then began work OF assign
ing them positions in the line. Finally
they had secured the places assigned
them. All of the vessels Law north OF
Forty-seventh Street A few minutes
after l o'clock, the"gun to start was
fired and the flag ship Sidney weighed
anchor, swung around and then
started down the stream. Close in her
wake followed a squadron of vessels,
steamers, and had the day been fine the
naval parade must have Teen grand.
One fact that was particularly notice
able was that all the steamers Of Eng
lish and German lines in the slips along
the river were decorated from stem to
stern with ensign>. and colors. At 1.45
the leading vess Is of the feet entered
the upper bay and through the fog bank
could be discerned the pedestal of the
immense statue. Five minutes later the
Sydney bad steamed up so close
that Liberty Island was easily
distinguished, and then the torch
of the statue where the iog was the
thicRest doomed up. Upon the face of
the great and majestic figure was the
Frereh tricolor. At O'Clock the flag
ship fleet anchored to the south east
ward of Liberty Island. Here was
gathered the feet of vessels that can
be better imagined than described, All
manner of craft were at anchor in the
waters about the great statue. War
vessels came IN for their share of at
traction with their tiers of, black
muz8les protroding from either side.
They lay IN line that extended north
and south, and were the Alliance, Ten
nesSeey Jdnlest0i0n, Saratoga, Portsmouth
and Yantic, and shortly before 3
o'clock the United States steamer Dis
pnlch with President Cleveland and
cabinet aboard, approached. The yards
were manned and as the Dispatch
passed the naval salute was given by
the sailors and they descended to, the
deck A6 3.55, President Cleveland
rOvroH bora t.gn&,as7 tho vrhiatlpS uroro
blown guns of the men-of-War belcheed
forth, and colors were displayed. For
exactly half an hour this kept up when
comparative quiet had been restored,
DepeW said: 1--WE dedicate this statue
to the friendship Of the nation and the
peace of the world. The statue
of liberty embraced all races in the
common brotherhood. 1t voices in ali
languages, the same needs and aSpi-
rations. The full power of its expan-
sive and progressive influence cannot be
reached until wars cease, armies are
disbande6, !. and international disputes
are settled by lawful tribunals and
pri nciples OF justice. Then the people
of every nation, secure from invasion
and free from burden am menace of
great ornaments, Can. calmly and dis
pasSionately promote their own happi-
1lCoo GAIA RtOSPCAAb1 kAO SPGAhCI LA4CA
reviewed the progress OF our nation
and the French nation during the rev0-
luton. He gave brief biographies
sketch Of Lafayette, Of his resolve to
aid the colonies, in their struggle
against Great Britain, anu Of the OBJ
stacles which he oVerCame IN. order to
make a tender Of his services to Wash
ington. Alter bringing the history of
the country down through the rebel
lion To tine present cay, always keep
ing in view the current relatians with
France, the orator touched apOn the
Monuments and; syn bolS of o. her ma
tons and times, he added. but they
are dWarfs in size and pigmIes in
spirit, besides this. mighty structure
and its inspiring thought. Higher than
the monument in Trafalgar Square,
which commentaries the victories of
Nelson on the sea; higher than Column
Vendome, which peTpetuates the tri-
;umphs of NapoiSOn on land; higher
than the tower. Of Brooklyn Bridge,
which exhibits the latest and grandest
results OF science, invention and indus
trial progress, the statue Of liberty rises
towards heaven to illustrate an idea
which nerVed $50, at Tnermopylae anu
armed the ten thousand at Marathon;
which drove 1arquin from Rome
and aimed the arrow of Tell;
which charged. with Cromwell and
his Ironsldes and accompanied
Sidney to the block; which fired the
firmers gun at Lexington. and RACED
the basUile in PARIS which inspired the
charter IN the cabin of the
| MaYti0lVer and the Declaration of
Independence from the Continental
Congress. He concluded as follows;
Il devOutly believe that from the I'M
seen and the unknown two great souls
have come to participate in this cele-
bration. The faith in which they died
fulfilled the cause for which they battled
triumphant; the people they loved in
the full enjoyment of rights for which
they labOred and. fought and suffered
the spirit voices Of Washington and
Lafayette Join in glad acclaim Of
France and the United States to Liberty
Enhghtening the World"
Then the audience sang "0ld
Hundred" and benedict5on was pro-
nOunced by Right Rev. Henry G. Pot
ter, D. D.
a national salute from the guns OF
all the forts and all the men-of-war In
the harbor closed the exercises,