The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-10-12
MADISON SOUTH DAKOTA. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1897

the torheco boat Jusning, assigned for
the use of the director Of the parade,
s. Nicholson Kane.
Down IN the lower bay, Just north of
the Narrows, lay two long lines OF
anchored vessels. 250aor more OF the pick
of New YorI's merchant marines. which
were to compose the escorting fleet.
The escorting fleet was composed OF two
squadrons, each Of ten divisions, in
charge OF senior officers and numbering
over one hundred vessels in each squad
ron. The starboard column formed to
the eastward Of the center Of the chan
mel with its right resting nit q point OPP
posita the dry dock. Brooklyn. The
port column formed to the westward of
the center Of the chann 4, its light rest
ing at q point abreast OF Oyster island,
The Signal tn start.
At 1890 the signal to start was given
and the column formed First came the
Aaval 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 darting
| through the water came torpedo boat
Gushing, the flagship of the parade,
Commodore s. NJ. Kane on board, and
its three attendant vidette boats, the
steam yachts Aid, Allrgra and Halvetia.
Next ia 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 s.arboard column, followed
by the Dolphin and the Vesuvius. The
Miantonomah headed the port column
followed by the Atlanta and Blake.
The three steamers Of the committee
of one hundred fell IN after the war
vessels and headed the column of the es-
corting feet. So they moved through
the long double row of gaily decked
waiting vessels, bands playing, whistles
blowing, flags dipping, yards manned
and every possible display of enthusi-
ssm being made. When the last boat
of the war fleet had run the gauntlet Of
| this peaceful holiday making dotilla,
the escorting vessels weighed anchor
and followed in set order in their wake.
The first division, flying the municipal
flag of the City of New York with its
conspicuous crossed anchors, was headed
/ by the tugs of the dock and fire depart
ments and consisted of special division
Of chartered steamers.
| The second division was under the
/ command Of Vice Commander E. ID.
Morgan, of the New York Yacht club,
with Chester Griswold, as feet captain.
It comprised the steamer yachts: Ituna,
Flagship, Emu, Corsair, Conquerer,
Orienta, Susquehanna, Halcyon, Jean,
Isolene, Nourmanhal, Sapphire, Rival,
Aztre, Clermont, Stral, Golden Fleece,
Mooya, Evelyn, Theresa and Adela, of
the American Yacht, club Commodore
Lawrence) and the Sewarren, Hannah
and Fleetwiag. of f. J. Werper's New
/ York club.
The fourth division comprised the
Staten island, Brooklyn and North river
ferry boats. The other six were miscel-
laneous steamers and tugs.
i The National Salute.
AS the warships which had been
anchored in the lower bay passed Fort
Wadsworth and Lafayette at 12:5C
o'clock the gums 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 a time became
i difficult, and, under instructions previ.
ously given, the speed was slowed down
until the air once more cleared. Passing
Governors island, another national wei
come of twenty-one guns burst from thu
rudely built walls Of Castle William and
again was re-echoed back in thunderous
reverbrations by the fleet.
Three Were Killed.
BI0 STONE GAP, Va. Oct. 12. -Franl
johnson went to the home Of his sweet.
heart, Lulu Warwick, in Knott county.
KY, thirty-fve miles west of here. Sat
urday night and was refused admittance
by her father. He came back with
i three friends and in the shooting that
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