Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-29
The Washington Centennial Celebra.
 ton Began This Morning.
MILES OF VESSELS IN LINE.
How the Immense Naval DemOnStra.
 tion was Made Up.
sALUTED BY CANNON.

Description or the Days Doings From the Start at Washington to the Close
 of the Reception by the Lavvyers'
 Club i'm the Great Hall of the Equit-
 Win Be at the City HalI-Gorgeous
 Decorations.
 WASHINGTON, April go. - President Harrison, Mrs. Harrison, the presidents private secretary, the other immediate members of tho presidents party, the members of the cabinet, the vice presi- dent, and the justices of the United States supreme court, boarded a special vestibuled train of the Pennsylvania railroad in tho Baltimore and Potomac station in Washington last evening just before midnight. The train left Wash ington little before 1 a. m., and arrived in EliZabethport at s o'clock this morn- ing.
 NEW YORK, April 29.-The steamer Dispatch, having on board President Hamilton Fish, of the centennial commit tee; Admiral Porter and Gen. Schofield left the foot of East Twenty-sixth street at o'clock today to meet President Har- rison and his party at Elizabethport.
 The harbor at that hour was a sea of color. Over 300 stcamboatS and other craft of the merchant marine were scur- rying around getting into position, while half a dozen big men-of-war of the United States navy were anchored in the vicinity of Governors Island and Ellis Island awaiting the return of the Dis patch.
 The presidential party left Elizabeth port at II a. m on the Dispatch, followed by the Monmouth, Erastus Wiman and Sirus, with the distinguished guests , unable to find accommodation on the presidents boat.
 As the Dispatch passed the men-of-war they fired the presidential salute and fell in behind her in this order, Chicago, Bos- ton, Atlanta, Yorktown, Juniata, Yantic Brooklyn, Essex.
 The Dispatch anchored opposite Wall street, where she was met by barge manned by crew of shipmasters from the Marine society of New York, with Captain Ambrose Snow as coxswain
 On being rowed ashore, the president was received by Governor Hill, Mayor Grant, Hamilton Fish and William G. Hamilton. A procession was then formed and tho march to the reception at the Lawyers club in the Equitable building began.
 The procession was formed in the fol- lowing order:
 Brevet Lieuenant-Colonel Floyd Clarkson. marshal.
 Band Fifth regiment U. s. Artillery, Three foot batteries Fifth regiment U s. Artillery New York Commandery of the Loyal Legion of
 the U s.
 Commanders of posts of the Grand Army of the Re.
 public in counties of New York and Kings
 Cappa's band.
 Uniformed battalion of Veterans Seventh regiment
 N. G. s. N. Y.
 Uniformed Veteran Militia associations of New
 York and Brooklyn.
 Band of the general service U s, Army
 Society of the Sons of the Revolution The general committee of the centennial celebrs-
 tion.
 Then followed in carriages the presi- dent, vice-president and the members of his cabinet, the chief justice of the su- ', preme court and the associate justices. the governors of states, taking preced- ence in the order of their admission into the, Union; the official representatives of the United States senate and of congress- the governors of territories, the admiral of tho navy, Gen. Sherman the legisla- ture of the state of New York and the state officials, the board of aldermen of New York city, the heads of departments, the foreign consuls at New York, and the officers of the army and navy of the United States.
 Meanwhile the great marine procession formed in line, went over the route, which was up the East river to a point about opposite Twenty-third street, then turned and up the North river to about Forty-second street, where the parade dispersed. The order of the marine pro- cession was made up of ten squadrons aS follows:
 First Division. First squadron - Commodore Isaac l.. Fisher. flagship, tug Fannie P. Skeer Commander George W. King, flagship, tug Robert Burnett, Lieutenant William Reeves. flagship, tug J. B. Mitchell; made up of steamboats.
 Second squadron - Commodore William H. Hooker flagship. tug F. E. Ives; Commander F. H, Marshal flagship. tug A. c. Rose; Lieutenant w. J. Rice, flagship. tug R. H. Williams; also steamboats. Third squadron-Commodore w. O. Edgerton Commander Charles F. Harris flagship, tug Howard Carroll; Lieutenant E. Roman. flagship, tug Comuck; yachts. ferryboats and barges.
 Fourth squadron-Commodore Charles A. Pool. flagship. tug 1vanhoe; Commander H. R. Mills. flagship. tug c. Depew; Lieutenant Samuel Stokes. flagship. tug J. H. Rutter; tugs.
 Fifth squadron-Commodore Charles H. Boyer, x flagship tug R. s. St. John; Commander F. w. Boyer. flagship, tug Clara; steam lighters and tugs Second division-Sixth squadron - Commodore F. G. Osborn. flagship. tug Mercer; Commander Chase. flagship, tug John E. Berwind Lieutenant Beale, flagship, tug A. c. Sumner tugs and steam lighters.
 Seventh squadron-Commodore J. G. Emmons, flagship, steamer William Fletcher: Commander J. H. Van VII, flagship. tug E. Hawley; Lieutenant J. P. Wooley, flagship. steamer J. G. Emmons; steamboats and tugs.
 Eighth squadron-Commodore Luckenbach, flag ship tug Ocean King; Commander Ed Luckenbach, tug L. Luckenbach, Lieutenant S. S. Cantain; tugs. Ninth squadron-Commodore R. c. veite, flag. ship tug Astral; Commander William Evans, flag. ship tug Imperator; Lieutenant Charles W. Boards. ley, flagship. tug Daylight; tugs.
 Tenth squadron-Commodore M. Moran, flagship, tug J. A. Dinnant; Commander G. E. Deming, flag. ship. tug J. R. Wallace: Lieutenant G. F. Moran, flagship, tug George l.. Garlick; tugs.
 In addition to this great feet there were dozen or more United States revenue cutters in the procession, follow ing after the men-of-war. It is estimated that the naval parade was fifteen miles in length. It was started up the East river promptly at II Q. m.
 The men-of-war proceeded up the North river and anchored POO wards apart, while the merchant marine sailed up the