New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-06
HARRISON AT NEWPORT.
..r,r PRESIDENT REVIEWS THE FORCE AT
THE TORPEDO STATION
~,srnrn sy THE APPRENTICES ON THE TRAIN
,xesr1p-prNuNe WITH GOVERNOR LADD.

,xx~,vn NV THE APPRENTICES ON THE TRAIN;
uSssH1p-D1NuNe WITH eovERNoh hADD'
So,rro,t p 7. July 5.-The Presidential party
-os late in arriving this afternoon, u oeihs ooV
whom the United States steamer Desp"Vcn
s+eamed into the harbor. salute OF twen.y-one
r,ns was fred from Fort Adams and the oui.eu
S.atas steamer Juniata. The bell on the iighe
horso at the entrance Of the harbor was ruhs, anu
WHISTLES on the steamers IN the harbor sounded
,,,o1come while the yachts dressed snip. Inc De
sr,a,cb was boarded by Commander Goodrich' Oh tne
ro-nedo Station, and Commodore Slcard. Inc
presidential party landed at the lorpedo otaJloh
;n one of the Despatch's barges. The party con-
sisted of President Harrison, secretary Tracy,
Sorotors Aldrich and Dixon, of Rhode Island; SEN
ator Hawley, of Connecticut; Congressman heed'
- Maine. and Governor Ladd, of Rhode Island,
who was with Colonel Nickerscn. of his staff.
and xLieutenant-G Governor Fay, Commodore
pe,rv and Lieutenant Mason. and Lispenard Stew.
art Upon their arrival at the station they were
o,reeted with a salute Of twenty-one tOrpedoes;
which sent huge columns of water high in the air
end covered the Presidential party with spray.
Al the station were gathered Commander Good
rich and his officers, Commodore Sicard, Captain
Selfridee Lieutenant Logan, Rear-Admiral Luce
Admiral Porter, Colonel J. w. MendenhaD, Colonel
G. Best Colonel G. H. Elliot. and other officers
of the army and navy; Ex-Governor Wetmore'
Mayor Coggeshall, and large number OF prom
jnent ladies and gentlemen. An informal re-
ception was held in the machine shop.
The dynamo room was inspected, ana
experiments with gun cotton ana tor-
pedoes were successfully performed. The party
were greatly interested. The President connected
the wires for one explosion.
TIL party steamed on the Stiletto to the UnlVea
States Training Station. The New-Hamlshires
band played Hail to the Chief" The tfailiins-
ship was inspected, the battalion of naval appren,
tices was reviewed, the station lnspec'eu' anu
brief reception was given by CoilildAuor anu
Mrs Higgnson The apprentice boys chlhoeu
the rigging and gave three cheers aS uhe p"i.
left Oh the Stiletto for the city.
The President was driven at once to the State
House, where President Harrison Secretary
Tracy and Governor Ladd held an hours public
reception, Mayor Coggeshall making the intro
ductions They shook hands with 1900 people.
An incident of the reception the presentation
of baby rescued from the JOhnstOwn
flood. who was kissed by all Of the receiving
party, committee from the Rhode Island Socl-
ETY. of Cincinnati presented an address to Presl-
dent Harrison, who is member of the PeDnsy-
vania society. The party was escorted by the
Newport Artillery to Governor Ladd's cottage for
dinner. The guests included the President, the
Secretary of the Navy, Senators Hawley and
Aldrich, Congressman Reed, Governor BullIeley,
United States Supreme Judge Blatchford, Rear
Admiral Luce, Commanders Goodrich and Higgin
son. Colonel Mendenhall, Mayor Coggeshall, ex
Governor Wetmore and over a dozen prominent
city people. The Presidential party started away
on the Despatch about midnight AS they left
the harbor torpedo was exploded, and the har-
Dor Illuminated by electric searchhght