The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-12
THE NAVAL PARADE.
Magnificent Spectacle Presented I'm the
Harbor Yest srday.

Magnificent Spectacle Presented In the
Harbor Vest srday.
NEW York, Oct. 12.-It would be i'm
morning than the ore New York and her
visitors had engaged forithe great naval
parade held in honor OF Columbus. At a
very early hour many thousands of happy
families, armed with huge lunch baskets,
were journeying over the different ferries
and horse car lines, intent upon camping
for the morning at soma place of vantage
where the naval display could be- wit
messed with comfort. Thus it was that
the shores OF Staten Island, Fort Hamii-
ton, Bay Ridge, Gravesend Bay and
the North River were soon lined by an
army Of picknickers determined to cele-
brate the event.
But OF all these centres of interest, per-
haps the hills OF Fort Wadsworth and
Fort Hamilton, guarding the Narroys,
through which the Columbus fiotil.a
passed, were most crowded. These were
not, however, the only points of observa-
tion crowded with sightseers. The roof
OF nearly every "tail" building in the
city, as the hour for the parade ap-
preached, became almost alive with
human beings, and from these high
picture as one could possibly care 10 see.
The naval demonstration was one of
the features OF the celebration. The
parade was started at 1890 on account OF
the tides. In compliance with Commo-
dore Erben's order, the u. >. ships Phil-
aielphia, Atlanta, Miantonomoh, Dol
phin and Vesuyius anchored in Grave
send bay Monday and started in with
the procession, according to the order oi
parade.
The vessels in the parade moved at
uniform rate OF six miles an hour, and
thers was ample opportunity for every
enc TO view the spectacle. The trim
looking French man of-war Arethuse,
the Spanish war ship Infanta Ysabei and
the Italian cruiser Bausan were all
choered as they proudly steamed up the
hudson.
The start was made at 1890 from the
over bay. The Philadelphia was the
lagship and headed the column as the
iset advanced up the bay, on the star
BOARD side. There were three columns in
nc line as they came up the bay and
North River, and the distance between
the columns was about three hundred
yards. In the centre column the foreign
ships OF war came under escort. The
Nnrrows were entered about half an hour
ater and a salute OF 81 guns was fred
rom the ships and the forts on the Stat
IN Island and Long Island shores.
The fleet OF the Naval Reserve consisted
OF 10 tugs divided into four squadrons.
On passing Battery Park second salute
was fired by the vessels in the squadron,
which then proceeded up the North.
River 10 One Hundred and Twenty fifth
street, wherc the ships anchored.
When the mayor aud his guests passed
the men, of-war in their boat q national
salute OF n guns was fired.
A rough estimate would number the
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extremity OF Riverside Park, where
Grants tomb is, and where the naval
parade was disbanded, at 100000 people.
Even this number may be too small. Ii
was hard to estimate it because the
people were everywhere and the lay OF
the land prohibits view in which every
thing may be seen. The steep bank OF
the Hudson about here formed natural
reviewing place, which the committee OF
100 had left free to the public, and so by
O'Clock the long bank was one mass OF
human faces.
The grand stand an immense structure
accommodating 1000 people, only marred
the scene by its hideousness. Governor
ID. Russell Brown and STAFF OF Rhode Is
land, were prominent as onlookcrs by
their uniforms. Along where the New
York Central road has its tracks throngs
lined the bank and many were accom-
modated on the top of the freight cars.
The head OF the parade reached the
disbanding point soon after O'Clock and
vas received with cheers by the crowds
which then filled every nook command
ing the scene.
At s O'Clock in the evening the parade
OF the United Catholic Societies was
started at Goth street and Eigth avenue.
There were $1,000 Catholics in line un-
der command of Father Keefe and Victor
Bowling. Archbishop Corrican reviewed
the parade as IL passed the Roman Catho-
lie Orphan Asylum.
The fireworks display on the Brooklyn
bridge began at 1890 and lasted until
midnight. The display was gorgeous.
As wind-up there was a fall of Mia
CARA, which occupied the length OF tho
bridge from tower to tower. Immediate
ly after this 5000 rockets were fred off
simultaneously in the form of bouquet.
From tho start to the end all kinds OF
fireworks were discharged.
A meeting of 1000 Catholics was held in
Carnegie Music Hall last night under
the auspices of the Catholic Club OF New
York and the United Catholic Historical
Society. Hon. Joseph f. Daily and Arch
bishop Corrigan made addresses and ex-
Gov. John Lee Carroll of Maryland de-
livered an oration, in which he dwelt on
the Catholic church's connection with
the discovery of America.
An ode entitled "Christopher Column
bus" by Miss Eliza Allen Starr of Chi
cago, was rendered with music by Bruno
Oscar Klein. George Parsons Lathrop
then read an original poem, columbus,
the Christ Bearer, Speaks"
Frederick e. Coudert then delivered an
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