Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-10-11

| eled. To-day, however, there is a great
rush to the shores along the line of the
naval parade and the crowd is as great
on the Jersey side of the river and pretty
well choked up along the Staten Island
end. The battery is Of course the cen
tral point of observation and it is here
the wise New Yorker is prepGring TO
view the naval parade with some degree
of comfort and equanimity. The parade
is under the direction of Commodore s..
Nicholas Kane and Lieut.. Com. Mans
field, U. S. N; Lieut.. Kelley, e. S. n, and
Messrs. j. s. Miller and Harry Cram.
There are at least 25O boats in all. The
formation is somewhat similar to that Of
the centennial naval parade in 1886. The
United States men-of-war and the visit
ing frigates are forming below the Mar
rows, off Grayesend Bay. Municipal
boats, steam yachts, steamers, tugs and
barges form in the upper bay. They are
divided into ten divisions. Five diyis-
ions form on each side of the bay, the
right, or division No. /, resting at buoy
about one mile south of Governors
Island. Divisions Nos. l, 3, 5, 7 and 8
keep to she Lohg Island shore. Divis-
ions Nos. 2, 4,6, 8 and 10 keep to the
Staten Island shore.
Fifteen hundred yards is allowed to each
division and the lines reach down the
upper bay nearly to Clifton. At a signal
the men-of-war are passing up between
the double lines of merchantmen. This
space is kept clear by patrol boats under
Superintendent of Police Byrnes. The
column moves at the speed of seven miles
an hour. When the last of the naval YES
sells has passed the head of the receiving
column of merchantmen the latter will
follow on in divisions up the Hudson
river in double column, each division
maintaining its alignment and distance.
A park of artillery stationed at the Bat
terry will salute Commodore Erben's flag
ship, the Philadel phia, and the salute will
be returned. The Philadelphia, leading
the fleet, will steam on to Riverside park,
and come to anchor opposite Gen. Grants
tomb. The other naval vessels will drop
anchor in line astern Of the flagship. The
two columns of merchantmen will then
pass around the war ships in opposite
directions the division on the New York
shore passing inside of the division on
the Jersey shore. By this method every
bOdt III olIt Wv lblOn Will pass SNCl DOul
in the other at close quarters and both
divisions will have an excellent view of
the men-of-war. Another salute will be
fred at Riverside park and replied to
from the Philadelphia. Boats will be
considered dismissed after sailing around
the men-ofwar.
Among the foreign vessels in position
of honor is the Italian man-of-war, Clio
vanni Bausan, under command of Capt. |
De Libero; the two French vessels, the
Arethusa and the Huzzard, and a Spanish
The scene in the bay is one
of striking interest. The great sheet of
water looks like a forest of banner be- |
decked mast heads. Crafts of all kinds |
carries loads of sightseers. The
New York Yacht club makes splen-
did showing. 1t is in command Of |
Vice Commodore L. D. Morgan, Com
mander Gerry being necessarily absent.
Most of the clubs here have chartered |
fe7tive excursions. The Al Foster, all |
the Coney Island boats, the great steam
yachts, such as Vanderbilt'5 "Conq qucror,"
Jack Astor's "Nourmahal," j. Pierpont
"Corsair," Perry Bomont's
'The Golden Fleece" Hearst's "Vamoosc"
are all in the service to-day OF the richest
Of New York residents and their guests.
But tonight the city will again be
lblaze. On the bridge the second nights
pyrotechnic display will surpass in
grandeur anything ever seen in America.
Vast sheets of fire will roll down into the
water from every span. Great pictures
of Columbus and his work. of America
md its achievements will be presented in
ivid lines.
Tonight also occurs the great celebra-
ion of the united Catholic societies when
10000 people will be in line representing
Every Catholic organization in New
York, Brooklyn and Jersey City. The
parade will begin at Fifty-ninth street
md Fifth avenue and will go by all the
great squares to University place.
Twelve hundred members of the sixty
German singing societies will tonight in
he 7th regiment armory render Prof d.
Nelamet's columbus under the direc-
ion of the composer. Then will follow
The Star Spangled Banner" and Hail
Columbia"
But there are minor celebrations all
lay and all night and the great festival is