The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-30

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eEorts ot very one interested to s.Ake the
o<c1@sua the brilliant success II was Mhrn
the President ard vice pres i6ssrt reached
ne baspatsh IN the Alseypnss barge. i'Ae
m- s,'-liss ss..s vs. ssessysa = ne Ga1gway hy
oumEItsee on ihe navy. without any re-
marks further than Fsspecftsll xasufnfig,p
saa greeting. NJ. schultz infrodueea shs
esEer members Of tie committee, xna the
prssi1ens Hss then escorted 10 ths raasn
dsek and pfesented 20 the several fnessl-
bsrs Of t.se party na beard. The sanse
f9G1ne WAS carried oslf % fl3e Exeentzon of
kss7e president Merton
oa the Dispatch. hexices those namsel
aboge. on rs trip 10 The city were sfse
lnSIn m Dsrs q sne eamnattee ON toe nxsy. in
whose technical charge the ship wxS.
GnFernor Hill. Mayor Hnen T. Grn1t, Ad
msyaa DAVID d. Porter. General tchn MI
se2oleld. Seeretary Tracy aud ms son
franz. oeeresary Proctor. Secretary Noble.
Attorney general Miller. Geaeral sherman.
IoMmosi0re Ramsey Of the navy yard. and
sanses ~ BsruE1n. Of the plan and score
conlMifree- There wzk 3 little delay In
feu4Dz the Dispatch under war, part Of
which President Harrison utilized ia secsr-
ing dose of sntaiEs Is preventive
sgalnsf possible harm resulting irom ex-
pos8ys or the hay.
while waiting for the boats 70 start. the
president remarked 10 an Associated Press
reporter that the demonstration az Eliza
Dethp0rt far exeeeded his expectations.
that = Was II fact great surprise 60 hisn.
De alluded 20 the EEeax interest shown BY
the people la the esent OF 4 hundred years
ago - gratifying evidence III their aevo-
fion to the country. 10 history and instisa-
fions.
Finally. at ! auarier past ii O'Clock.
amid = chorus Of whistles and ngmherless
saiufeS froEa ors1aaaec Of various ealiser
trip over the same course covered q cen
tnry ago By the h-St president OF the re-
PHbile- csfch q scfDc IS the hoaf turned
staten Island point into the bay from the |
hfal yon kulI may be Witnessed nowhere
esse on earth, and those who were forfn. /
nate enongh 20 have seen fo-day's naval !
dispiay IN Nes ferk bay viii carry TO their |
graves the memory of spectacle uairEc /
IN ali respects. Words fail 10 adequately i
describe the snene. -Four hundred steam
vessels In long Lines q 100 each. radi&ting
from the Dispatch in long lines that main
teined their integrity with faith fulness I
that was surprising nnder the circnm-
stances: millions OF spectators who viewed /
Tue stirring scene from all aTnllable sites. /
making the shores dsase black clouds: ali |
this made q combination OF power aud re-
sonree that was striking. President Harri- |
son - not man given 20 much manifesto
ton OF feeling or sentiment, but those who /
were near him as he stood on the brfdge Of /
the Dispatch gazing upon the fnoving spec /
tacie, as was the Associated Press sepreseu-
tative. saw IN his eye the expression that /
came into 1t as be contemplated the object 4
Of his deepest afsectaon, that which sfirs |
the weii-sy, rings Of his being.
There was little on board the Dispatch /
daring the hours run 70 anchorage Oh the /
foot OF Wals street 10 merit special refer |
ence. shortly after the lines had been wen /
formed, as the boats steamed away from /
staten island into the bay, the Dispatch 4
almost ran down . small sailing vessel |
that was apparently drifting about with no 4
purpose fn view. the sails being lowered.
IL WAS narrow escape for the two vccn-
pants and an annoying Incident tEft dis /
arranged the excellent plans laid for con- /
duebing the display 70 the best adysgtage. |
every vessel IN the line being compeilss 10 /
stop with tzle Dispatch.
To President Harrison evidently. as 10 |
many others on the Dispstch, the iiue'oi /
American men Of war was the most astyac- |
i've part OF the display. Beginning with /
the Boston, from the peak of which fioated |
the adnlraias four stars In q blue field, on /
ats, jamestown. Brooklyn, Essex, Yentjc. +
kexrsarge and Chicago. the latter dying I
the pennens Of the SECRETARY OF the navy. |
They ell IN turn saluted the Dispatch as /
she steamed past The deep boom OF the |
following the discharge Of /
their guns was q gfateiuI change from the /
sharper reports of the pony pieces on the
merchant marine and yachts, which had I
made terrible din all along the way. As /
boats. he responded 20 the salute by raising 1
his hat, and bis steadfssf gaze indicated 1
deep interest In the maneuytrs OF the men /
on the yard arms and boweprifs. The new
vessels were the cfu0sure Of all eyes, and 4
favorable opinions OF their strength and 4
ability were expressed.
but here turn into the Eas. river was 1
made, aud the boat headed for landing 1
or tne foot OF Wall street. This was i
the starting In the XIII Won Kali the Dis
patch anchored and President Harrison
descended from aiS stand on the bridge,
the air reeoundinx with Shrieks OF whistles.
cheers of enthusiastic thousands and wild 4
college cries froIn the stndents boats i