St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-30
BEST BIB And TUCKER
Brilliant Panorama on the
Streets of the Nations
Metropolis.
Fluttering Banners, Festoons
Of Bunting and Gaudy
Uniforms.
The Harbor, With It's Deco
rated Shipping, a Splendid
Picture.
Over a Million Strangers in
the City, and All Taken
Care Of.

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scarcely knew their own city to-day.
The resident is crowded to the wall and
is glad of it. He welcomes all strangers.
Everybody genially greets every other
body. The spirit of the occasion and
the democratic impulses of hundred
years-old republic were with and upon
each and pervaded all places. The
atmosphere was the chilliest feature of
the early day. At o'clock level bars
of leaden clouds had curtained
low down OH the eastern horizon, and
SO on into the broad forenoon,
the sunshine was broken by clouds
that seemed not to have determined
whether to go or stay. But meantime,
in the early morning, and all through
the night the city was restless and
awake. Every artery of travel was con-
tributing TO the thrOngS which this week
will, it is believed. aggregate million
of strangers in the city. Troops to the
measure of drum taps were tramping
thrn"55h1 avenues and streets all night,
seeking places assigned them; while
hundreds who had been assigned places
and who had deposited their lug
gage were trailing through the
Streets, viewing the decorations
by lamplight. Roistering groups of
civilians and jolly militiamen logged
the night echoes and there was all
through the city from dusk of yesterday
to dawn to-day a feeling that there was
little use retiring, small need for sleep,
when only three days should mark
century's growth. 1t was about 1l:15
when the start of the Dispatch on her
trip up the Kills was announced by the
gums from Port Richmond. and it was
after 12 o'clock when she came in
sight on the upper bay. For sew
eral minutes the roar of cannon,
as she passed the several men-of-
war was almost deafening, each of
these, together with the forts in the
harboT, firing the national salute. The
bay was crowded with small boats, YES
sells of every description, so that from
distance glimpse of clear water was
practically impossible. Every vessel in
the great fleet upon the bay had been
placed before II o'clock, and all eyes
were strained down the Kill Won Kull.
Suddenly the deep boom of a gun arose
above the Kissing of steam and the
swaSh of steamers paddles, Instantly
every man in the vast fleet was on the
alert for orders. The gun was the sig
nal from the tug Nina, anchored in the
Kill Won Kull. and it meant that the
Dispatch, with the presidential party
on board was opposite Port Richmond.
Then another report from a cannon set
EVERY ONE IN ACTION.
This was the signal from the Chicago
for all vessels to heave up anchors
short and prepare to move. Hardly had
this been accomplished when the Dis
patch hove in sight. Following close in
her wake was the Erastus Wiman. the
Sirius and Monmouth. filled with invited
guests and their families. The flagship
of the merchant marine, the ferry boat
Bergen, brought up with the Nina i'll
the rear AS the little war ship emerged
non began to boom in quick sue
ceSsion, the rearmost yacht begin
ming first. The national salute
of twenty-one guns was fired.
Soon there was a perfect roar of can
non, big and little the clouds of thick,
white smoke hung over the bay, like a
bank of sea fog. Belches of fire flashed
through the smoke, like streaks of
lightning, giving to the scene lurid
glare.
was a stirring one. Family above the
roar of the cannon could be heard the
shrill pipe of the boatswain's whistle
Oh the revenue cutters, yachts
and the men of war. In thrice.
sturdy tars manned the yards
and cross-tree and with heads un-
covered, 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 sQuadrons, the
latter, one on each side. steamed out
and accompanied the war ship the
length of the squadron. Then colors
were dipped and a deafening screech of
steam whistles was blown. AS the Dis
patch came opposite the Chicago, the
entire fleet of over four hun
dred steamers blew their whistles.
She passed the Battery at 1920
another gun was fired. This was the
signal for the yachts and cutters to dis
perSe. and like huge flock of swans,
they gracefully wheeled around and
sped down the bay to their various an
chOrages. Then the naval vessels came
to anchor off Fifty-first street. Mean
while the merchant division was doing
the grand on the East river, both divis,
ions combining into one. Led by the
Bergen, they steamed up the river, a
literal mass of bunting and flags. The
flagship turned stake boat 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 lne HUDSON ana DrOKe up.
ON THE ARRIVAL
of the Dispatch and the president op
pOSite Wall street ferry, the ships an.
chOred. A barge manned by a crew OF
Shipmasters from the Marine Society oi
the Port of New York, with Capt. Am.
brOSe Snow, the president, as coXSwain
went out to the vessel. The members
of the crew were uniformed in black
frock suits, striped trousers and silk
hats. 1t was crew of this same so
ciety which rowed Gen. Washington
ashore 100 years ago. Following the
example of Washington, President Har
rison was rowed ashore in tho
barge. As he stepped ou
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 q. Hamilton. After the
landing the procession was at once
formed, the president and Gov. Hill
and Mayor Grant being driven III 6
landau, and accompanied by continuous
cheers. The old banner of the Marine
society, which was borne before Wash
ngton on April 90, 1850, has been pre-
served for 100 years and was to-day car
ried before the presidents carriage ur
Wall street. The banner, which i:
about five feet square, was originally o.
silk which is now faded yellow. Tht
name OF the society, in gold and blue
letters, is still as bright as ever
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