The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-04
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steamed up the bay.
NEW YORK, April 29.-New Workers
scarcely knew their own city to-day.
The resident is crowded to the wall,
and is glad of it. He welcomes all
strangers. Everybody eenially greets
every other body. The spirit of the
occasion, and the democratic impulses
of a I00-year- old republic were with
and upon each, and pervaded
all places. The atmosphere was
the chilIiest feature OF the early day.
And then the decoration, the bunt-
ing, the flags, the banners, the little eff
fort at display, the big expenditure Tor
artistic draping-all born of one sentl-
ment and carried forward with one pur-
posel The clocks in the city steeples
had not finished the stroke of - mid
night when the ring of hammers and
the wheeze of the carpenters saw was
heard in the squares where uncom-
pleted stands were to be finished.
And along the avenues and streets
& ere was the beginning of adorn-
ment of buildings tor the day. The
poor and the rich alike The one put
out the poor little print banner, the
bsst he could afford, but Just as loyal;
while the other spread forth wealth of
rich bunting and silk. But in both in
stances the color was the same. The
same banner, Americas emblem for an
hundred years.
1t was ll;l5 when the start of the Dis
patch, bearing the presidential party, on
her trip up the Kills, was announced by
guns rom Port Richmond, and it was
alter II o'clock when she came in sight
IN the upper bay. Fer several minutes
the roar of cannon as she passed
the several men-oi-war was almost deaf
enIng, each of these, together with the
forts IN the haTbor, firing the national
salute. The bay was crowded with
small boats, vessels of every descrip-
ton, 50 that from distance, a glimpse
OF clear water was practically 1mpossi-
ble
The scene was stirring one.
Family above the roar of the cannon
could be heard the shrill pipe of the
boatswain whistles on the revenue cut
ters, yachts and men-o!-war. In trice
sturdy stars manned the yards aud cross
trees, and with heads uncovered gave
hearty American cheers as the Dispatch
steamed slowly by. The officers stood
with uncovered heads.
As the Dispatch came opposite the
tiagship5 of the different squadrons, the
latter, one on each side, steamed ont and
accompanied the war-ship the length
of the squadron. Then colors were
dipped and II deatening screech of steam
whistles was blown. AS the Dispatch
came opposite the Chicago the entire
fleet of over 400 steamers blew their
whistles. She passed the battery at
1920. 1t made a tremendous din,
coupled with the lncessant gun-tiring,
and was kept up for three or four min
utes, although the scheduled limit was
only half a minute.
On went the stately warship up
through the channel and into the East
River, where she came to anchor off the
foot of Wall Street. As soon as she had
got well into the rivera signal gun was
fired from the Chicago, and anchors that
had been hove UP short were got on
board with alacrity. Then began the
naval parade.
This was in command of Ad-
miral d. ID. Porter. Rear Admiral
James +. Jouett was chief of staff and
marshal of the day, assisted by Capt.
Chas. 5. Norton, I. 5. N; Commander
W. Bridgeman, Y. S. N; Lieut.-Com.
dard, u. S. r. NJ; Aaron Vanderbilt,
late L. s. N; representatives. from
yacht clubs and shipping companies;
Vice Commander Robert Center, Ia
waEhaca Clnb; q. ". Hall, American
Yacht Club; Com. c. W. Loweray,
Larchmont Hacht Club; T. 5. Cameron,
Clyde LiUe; Capt. J. VI. Lochlan, L. S.
& b. Line; q. Mccullough Miller, 2. &
s. Line; l.. II. Lowell, Fall River Line,
and w. W. Everett, Peoples Line.
The merchant marine column was
commanded by Vice-Admiral G.. w.
Woolsey, flagship steamer Bergen. In
this column were over 400 vessels, vary
60 f,,,, ha +,,,r I;.l,
% the large passenger and freight
steamers.
The sight Of hundreds of vessels of all
kinds was one that will long be remem-
bered by the thousands OF people who
lined the docks and hOusetops along
the river-Iront of the Hudson. Almost
every steamer of any size had band of
music aboard, and the number and
variety of airs that fioated ashore on the
hazy air were something remarkable.
The Chicago, now accompanying the
Presidential boat steamed on until op-
poste Thirty-fourth Street, when an
other gun was fired. This was the sig
nal for the yachts and cutters to dis
perBe, and like huge flock of swans
they gracefully heeled around and sped
down the bay to their various anchor
ages Then the naval vessels came to
anchor oil Fiity-first Street. Meanwhile
The merchant division was doing
the grand on the East River,
both divisions combining into
one Led by the Bergen they steamed
up the river, a literal mass of bunting
and flags.
The flagship turned a stakeboat just
below the rocks at Hunters Point and
then came down the west side of the
river, round the Battery and up the
east side OF thN Hudson, ane the parade
was ended.
On the rival of the Dispatch
and the President opposite Wall
Street ferry, the ships that took
part in the review came to anchor.
A barge manned by a crew of ship
masters from the marine society
of the port of New York. Itwas crew
of this same society which rowed Gen.
Washington ashore l00years ago. Follow
ing the example of Washington. Presi-
dent Harrison was rowed ashore in the
barge. AS he stepped ont of the boat
the presidential salute of twenty-one
guns was again given. The President
was received by Gov. Hill, Mayor Grant,
Hamilton Fish and William Z. Hamil-
ton.
After the landing, procession was at
once formed, the President and Gov.
Hill and Mayor Grant being driven IN a
landau and accompanied by continuous
cheers. The old banner of the Marine
Society which was borne before Wash
ington on April %, 1889, has been pre-
served for 100 years, and was to-day
carried before the Presidents carriage
up Wall Street. The banner which is
about five feet square was originally of
silk which is now faded yellow. The
name of the society in gold and blue
letters is still as bright as ever.
The escort to the President was as
follows: Batteries A, c. and l., United
States Artillery; Veteran Corps, Seventh
Regiment; Delegation Society of the
Cincinnati, Delegation of the Revolu-
ton. delegation q. A. R. commanders
and members of the military order of
the Loyal Legion.
The throng that endeavored to gain
admittance TO the League Club, where
the reception was held, was vastly
greater than the committee had antici
pated. The ARRANGEMENTS, however,