The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-10-19
A NAVAL PAGEANT.
The Grandest Sight Ever Witnessed
on the American Continent
Nearly Two Hundred Vessels In ThreO
Lines-American, Fronoh and Italian
War Ships Lead the Parade-The
Magnificent Spectacle Viewed
by Countless Thousands.

New YORK, Oct. 12.-New York COM
merce yesterday paid tribute to the
memory of Columbus, The vast busi
ness Of the second seaport of the world
was practically suspended and moro
than 800 steamers and tugboats, the
smallest of them larger than the seven
ty-five ton Santa Maria" the fifty ton
"Pinta" or the forty ton nina" in
which the great discoverer and his COM
panions made their adventurous voyage,
dropped their ordinary avocations and
formed in majestic holiday parade to do
him honor
With every favoring condition Of
skies and weather, with the crisp clear
air of the early fall bringing out in
sharp outline every object on the dane
ing waters and along the shores Of
New York's matchless bay and harbor,
the naval pageant was u spectacle to
be once seen and always remembered
From the green heights of Fort Wads-
worth, on the western shore at the en-
trance to the Narrows, eastward to the
shoals of Rockaway and the sandy
reaches of the Hook, southwark TO tho
highlands of the Navesink and north.
ward to the dim blue outlines OF the
Palisades and the grassy slopes of Riv'
erside, afar up the Hudson, the scene
was one of marvellous life and beauty.
And all New York was there to see it
Every one of the $50 steamers, tugs and
yachts forming the escorting fleet, as
well as each of the vessels composing
the naval militia, was crowded with
guests. New York became for the once
city on the sea-
Shortly after 10 o'clock the steam tug
Howard Carroll left the barge office,
heving on board the committee on naval
parade and their distinguished guesta
Their invited guests included Vice Pres
ident Morton, Secretary Charles Foster,
Of the treasury; Secretary Tracy and
Assistant Secretary Soley, Of the navy;
Gov Flower and his personal staff and
other dignitaries.
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 ]. w. Mill, con-
sisting of the tugs Of the Pennsylvania
and Erie railways, OF the Bee trans
portation line, and Of the New York
Lightage 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 bel
lowed response. These were but the
police TO clear the way. Swiftly dart
ing through the water came the torpedo
boat Cushing, the flagship of the pa
rade, Commodore s. N. Kane on board,
and its three attendant vidette boats,
the steam yachts Aida, Allegra and Hell
vetia Next in order was the steamer
Howard Carroll with the distinguished
guests OF the naval committee. Then
the visiting warships and the United
States squadron escorting them, with
the visitors in the center. The flagship
Philadelphia headed tho starboard
column, followed by the Dolphin and
the Vesuvius; the Miantonomoh headed
tho port column, followed by the At
lanta and Blake.
The three steamers Of the committee
OF one hundred fell in after the war
vessels and headed the column of tho
escorting fleet. So they moved, the long
double row of gaily decked waiting YES
sells, bands playing, whistles blowing,
flags dipping, yards manned and every
possible display of enthusiasm being
made. When the last boat Of the war
fleet had run the gauntlet of this peace
full holiday making Aotilla, the escort
ing vessels weighed anchor and fol- !
lowed in set order in their wake
As the warships passed Forts Wads-
worth and Lafayette the guns of those
forts doomed out a national salute OF |
twenty-one guns, which was taken up
by the Philadelphia and under It's lead !
by the other vessels Of the squadron
and returned by the visitors. The roar
Of the great guns was deafening and ,
and the smoke lny over tho |
water In such dense masses that steer
ing for time became difficult. Passing
Governors island another national well
,ome OF twenty-one guns burst from
he rudely constructed walls OF Castle
William and again was echoed back In
revorberations by the feet.
The warshipS Of course, were Of
most interest to the sightseera At in
servals Of $50 yards In three columns
700 feet apart sailed after the Mianto-
nomoh, Philadelphia and BArethusa,
nine other naval engines OF war. The
United States steamships Atlanta and
Dolphin escorted the French gunboat
Hussard.
Slowly the ships moved by, passing
'lowly up the North river, past the
crowded docks and piers, flags flying
md the glistening sides rejecting the
making the occasion q memor-
lble one 10 those who Witnessed II. The
sscorting feet brought up The rear. II
Was In ten divisions, divided into two
'qpadronS, port and starboard. II num-
Derod great many craft OF all descrip-
ions, but sailed in line with something
ike the procession OF marching SOL
iierA For an hour the scene was con-
.inued the last vessel paaAin0 the Rat.