Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-08

| Morton and capt. ElOo0. 1hoyt took
their seats in the gig amid the cheers of
the assembled crowds. the shrieks of
steam whistles and ringing of bells.
! The gig then put off and the measured
| strokes of the sailors soon brought them
alongside the Dispatch. The rest of the
party, including Mrs. Harrison and Mrs.
Mckee, went on board the Sirius. At
lilo both vessels weighed anchor and
steamed up the bay.
NEW York, April 29.-New Workers
scarcely knew their W 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 1OO-year-old republic were with
and upon each, and pervaded
all places. The atmosphere was
| the chilliest feature Of the early day.
And then the decoration, the bunt-
fort at display, the big expenditure for
artistic draping-all born of one senti-
ment and carried forward with n pur-
pose! The clocks in the city steeples
had not finished the stroke of II 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 and streets
there 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
best he could afford, but Just as loyal;
while the other spread forth a 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 11:15 when the start of the Dis
| patch, bearing the presidential party, on
her trip up the Kills, was announced by
guns from Port Richmond, and it was
after IL o'clock when she came in sight
in the upper bay. For several minutes
the oar of cannon as she. passed
the several men-of-war was almost deaf
ening, each of these, together with the
forts in the harbor, firing the national
salute. The bay was crowded with
small boats, vessels of every descrip-
ton, 80 that from q distance, a glimpse
of clear water was practically impossi-
BILE.
The scene was q stirring one.
Family above the roar of the cannon
could be heard the shrill pipe of the
boatswain whistles On the revenue cut
tiers, yachts and men-ot-war. In a trice
sturdy stars manned the yards and 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
f1agships of the different sq~uadrons, the
latter, one on each side, steamed u and
accompanied the war-ship the length
of the squadron. Then colors were
dipped and a d%eaiening screecA 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. It made a tremendous din,
coupled with the lncessant gun-firing,
and was kept up for three or -four min
utes, although the scheduled limit was
only half q 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 we'll into the Rivera signal gun was
fred 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. D. Porter. Rear Admiral
James E. Jouett was chief of staff and
marshal of the day, assisted by Capt.
Chas. S. Norton, U. s. n; Commander
A. s. Snow, .. S. n; Capt. L. II. Stod-
dard, U. s. r. NJ; Aaron Vanderbilt,
late u. S. N; representatives from
yacht clubs and shipping companies;
Vice-Commander Robert Center, la.
wanhaca Club; G. w. Hall, American
Yacht Club; Com. C. w. Loweray,
Larchmont Yacht Club, T. S. Cameron,
Clyde Line: Capt. J. NJ. Lochlan, U. s..
& B. Line; G. McCullough Miller, P. &
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
ing in size from the tug and lighters
to 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-front of the Hudson. Almost
every steamer of any size had a band of
music aboard, and the number and
variety of airs that hoated ashore on the
hazy air were something remarkable.
The Chicago, now accompanying the
Presidential BOAT steamed on until OPP
posite Thirty-fourthl Street, when an
other gun was fired. This was the sig
nal for the yachts and cutters to dis
perse, and like a 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 off Fifty-frst 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 the Hudson, ane the parade
was ended.
On the arrival of the Dispa.sh
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
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