The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-30
HARRISON LANDS AT NEW YORK
The Route Of ofWashinston Followed
Roar Of MANY Cnnnou.

NEW YORK, April - III was about l1:is
when the start Of the Dispatch on her trip
up the Kill was announced by the guns
from Fort Richmond. and IL was after la
O'Clock when she came In sight in the
upper bay For several minutes the roar
OF cannon. as she passed the several men-
of-war. was almost sieafening. each OF
these, With the forts in the harhor, firing .
national salute. The bay was crowded
with small boats and vessels Of every de-
scription, so that from d distance q glimpse
OF clear water was impossible.
As the little war-ship emerged from the
XIII Won Kuli the great cannon began TO
boom In quick succession. national sa-
lutte OF twcnty-one gans being fred soon
there Was perfect fwar-caunonade Clouds
Of smoke hung over the hay like bank of
sea-fog. Belches OF IRE flashed through
the smose like sfresks OF lightning. giving
stirring one Family above the roar of the
car non could be heard the shriil pipe of
the baatswaiE's whistles on the revenue
cutters, yachts aud men-of.w1r. In trice
the sturdy tars manued tha yards and
crosstrees. 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 flag
ships Of the different sqHadrons. the latter
or each side steamed out aaa accompanies
the wars ship the length OF the squadron.
Then the eolors were displayed. and as
the Dispatch came opposite The Chicago
the entire feet Of over 400 steamers blew
their Whistles She psssed the Battery at
1915. On went the stately war ship
Chicago mp through the channel ana into
Fast river. where she came 10 anchor of
the foot 0s Wall street. As soon as she got
wei into the river signal gun was fred
fresn the Chicago. ard the anchors were
got oa board
Then began the real naval parsse-a a
sight that wiz long De reraRrnb bere9 hs the
thousands Of people who lined the wharves
and hcusefops along the river front.
Nearly every steamer OF any sire had n
band Of music aboard and the variety OF
airs that hossed ashore on the haxy aiF was
something remarkable The Chicago
stesmetS on Hniit opposite Thirty fourth
street, when another gua y as fred This
was the siEnsi for the Yachts and cutters
20 dispefse, and Ike huge dock Of swaps,
fhey eraeefalsy wheeled srourd and sysesi
down the bar 20 their snehorage Then
the naval vessels came 10 anchor OF Fifty
FIRST street
Mesnwhsh the merchants. divsssan was
doing fise swafaf eu East river. both divi-
slons feFmins into one. led bs Belgian
ing ard flags. the ships tarned . stake
bcas just befere the rocks ~ Hunters
posnf and then came down the wrst side
~ the river. round the Battery and up the
east side sf the Hudson. aud broke mp
on the arrival OF the Dispatch opposite
Wall street. q ferry barge manned by q
crew OF shipmasfers from the Marine
Society. uniformed in black frock coats,
striped trousers ast silk hats sneh ~ were
Uorn by the society on the occasion of
waxhingson's Inauguration. went ous IN
the vessel and conducted The party 10 "a >
dock As tne pFesidenf stepped out of the
boat q presidential salHts of tweBsy-one
received BY Gov Hill, Mayor Grant. Hsmil-
ton Fish ard " q. Hamilton. The pser-
hoase WAS brilliantly saerorxfed, the roof
being O f3nfterise mass af flags and stream
ers and the interior brilliantly III Gp with
sli the cosors Of the rain DOW.