The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-10-13

nor's island, the upper stories anu FOULS
Of all the great buildings in the city, and
both shores of the Hudson were
thronged with spectators.
The Signal to Start.
At 1890 the signal to start was given
and the column formed. First came the
naval militia of the state of New York,
under the command of j. w. Miller,
consisting of tugs of the Pennsylvania
and Erie railroad, of the Bee Line and
the New York Lighterage company.
These, divided into four squadrons,
formed the patrol line of the parade.
Every tug as it fell into line sounded its
shrill whistle, and the deep voiced fog
signals of the larger steamers beloved
responses. These were but the police
to clear the way. The swiftly darling
through the water came torpedo boat
Gushing, the flagship of the parade.
Commodore s. N. Kane on board, and
its three attendant vidstte boats, the
steam yachts Aid, Allrgra and Halvetia.
Next in order was the steamer Howard
Carroll with the distinguished guests of
the naval committee. Then the visiting
warships and the United States naval
squadron escorting them at the rate Of
about seven knots, with the visitors in
the center. The flagship Philadelphia
headed the starboard column, followed
by the Dolphin and the Vesuvius. The
Miantonomah headed the port column
followed by the Atlanta and Blake.
The National Salute.
As the warships which had been
anchored in the lower bay passed Fort
Wadsworth and Lafayette at 1880
o'clock the guns of those forts doomed
out a national salute of twenty-one
guns which was taken up by the Phila-
delphia, and, under its lead by the other
vessels of the squadron, and returned by
the visitors. The roar of the great guns
was deafening and continuous and the
smoke lay over them in such dense
masses that steering for time became
difficult, and, under instructions previ-
ously given, the speed was slowed down
until the air once more cleared. Passing
Governors island, another national well
come of twenty-one guns burst from the
rudely built walls of Castle William and
again was re-echoed back in thunderous
reverbrations by the feet.
At 1886 p. m. the naval committee
boat with the vice president, Governor
Flower and its other distinguished
guests aboard turned the buoy and
passed the warships on the homeward
trip. Then the signal to salute was
given and the Columb ian naval pageant
closed with the echoes Of the great guns
reverberating around the tomb of the
silent Grant.
Witnessed by Thousands.
A sight fully as interesting as that Of
the vessels in line was presented by the
immense crowd of spectators on the
shore. Every point of vantage from the
waters edge to the top of the tallest
buildings was occupied by people who
had waited for hours for the head Of the
column of boats to appear. When the
procession moved up the river there
were ten miles of humanity on the
shore. Our foreign visitors on the men,
of-war saw more people at one time than
they credited this country with possess
ing. From the battery to Harlem was
one mass of humanity. The battery it.
self was sea of heads, those in the rear
trying in vain to peer over the thousands
in front. Every place along the North
river was black with people and the bal
comics and roofs of all buildings that
commanded view of the river were
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