Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-07

scene, the pageant, from marine
point of view, had never been excelled
on the Bay OF San Francisco.
About o'clock the Pueblo headed for
the Union Iron Works. The vessels
which had been lying in the stream wait
ing for her got under way and followed
i'm her wake, making marine procession
several miles in length.
At the Union Iron Works the Pueblo
was received with the blowing of
whistles at the factory and on all steam
vessels lying there. The cruiser Charles.
ton, which had followed the Presidents
steamer all day, anchored short dis
tance from the Pueblo. The President
was taken off in a tug and paid an Off
cial visit to the Charleston, being re-
ceived with a national salute when he
boarded the vessel and also when he
took his departure. BY this time the
bay for a mile in every direction from
the Union Iron Works was studded with
vessels of every description, upon the
decks of which there were fully O.O00
people, who had come there to witness
the launching of the armored coast de-
fense vessel Monterey.
In addition to those on vessels there
were probably forty thousand people
who witnessed the launching from the
shore. Every housetop and street and
every hillside overlooking the iron works
yard as well as the yard itself was lit
orally covered with people. Never was
there such interest taken or such en-
thusiasm displayed at any similar event
in this part of the country. On the shore
and on the bay there was perfect sea
of flags and bunting, and for some time
before the launching occurred there was
continuous screeching of steam whis-
ties to which was added the music OF a
score of bands on excursion steamers.
A small platform had been built
around the bow of the vessel, and on
this were the Presidential party and
other distinguished guests, and also q
band from the navy yard. At 4:30 Mrs.
Harrison pressed an electric button,
which sent the vessel down the ways.
| The navy yard band played national
| air as she glided into the water, and inn
mediately there burst forth the greatest
| noise from steam whistles, to which was
| added the laundering sound of the
Charleston's guns as she fired a national
salute cheer after cheer also arose from
shore and from the vessels.
The launch was entirely successful.
The President and party then returned
| to the Palace Hotel
1
| at San Jose national salute was fred
and large crowd gathered at the sta
| tion cheered Justify. The visitors were
escorted to the Hotel Vendome, where
an address of welcome was made by
Mayor Rucker, and responded to by the
| President as follows:
| Mr.. Mayor and fellow citizens, / am again
surprised by this large outpouring of my
friends, and by the respectful interest
which they evince. / can not find words to
express the delight which have felt, and
which those who journey with me have felt,
as We have observed the beauty, and more
| than all the comfort and prosperity which
| characterize the great State OF California
| am glad to observe here as I have else
| where that my old comrades OF the great
| war for the Union have turned out to wit
ness afresh by this demonstration their love
for the flag and their veneration for Ameri-
| can institutions. My comrades. greet you
every one afrectionately. 1 doubt not that
every loyal State has representatives here
| OF that great e-my that subdued the rebel
| lion and brought home the flag IN triumph.
i hope that you have found ia this
| dowery and prosperous land, IN the
happy homes which you have built
up here, In the wives and children that
1 grace your fresides, sweet contrast 20
i you experienced In tho army, and trust
| above all that under these genial and kind :
| ly influences you still maintain that devo-
tlon TO our institutions. and arc teaching II
20 the children that will take your places.
| We often speak OF children following In the
footsteps of their fathers. Nearly year
ago at the great review OF the Grand Army
of the Republic at Boston, after those
thousands Of veterans. stricken with years