Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1892-10-14
OAKEs, DICI<EY COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA OCTOBER


or the 4O-ton Nina. i'll which the great
discoyerer and his companions made
their adventurous voyage, dropped their
ordinary avct.iions, and formed in
majestic holiday parade to do him
honor. Ii New York has registered
silent VOW to show the world what it
could have done if the worlds Counl-
ban fair had been permitted to be held
here-as the extraordinary enthusiasm
and energy y-hich all classes of the COM
munity have thrown into this weeks
Columbian celebration suggests-New
York has thoroughly succeeded i'll car
rying out its purpose.
With every favoring condition of skies
and weather, with the crisp, clear air
of the early fall bringing out i'll sharp
outline every object Oh the dancing
waters and along the shores OF New
1orks matchless bay and harbor
the naval pageant was spectacle To be
Once Seen and Always Remembered.
And all New York was there to see it.
Every one If the 25O steamers. tugs and
yachts forming the cscorting fleet, as
well as each of the vessels composing
the naval militia, was crowded with
guests. New York became for the
nonce city on the SEA All the points
of view i'll the harl,or and along the bay,
Liberty island, Staten island Cover
nors island. the upper stories and roofs
of all the great buildings in the city. and
both shores of the Hudson were
thronged with spectators.
The Signal TO start.
AT 1880 the signal to start WAS given
and the column formed. First came the
naval miilti:l of the state of New York,
| under the command of j. w. Miller,
consisting of tugs of the Pennsylvania
aud Erie railroad, of the Bee Line and
the New York Lighteraye company.
These, divided into four Suua,rons,
formed the patrol line of the parade.
Every tug rs ii fell into line sounded its
shrill whistle. and the deep voiced fug
signals of the larger steamers beloved
responses. These We're hut the police
| to clear the way. The swiftly dartin.
through the water came torpedo boat
Gushing. the flagship of the parade
Commodore $. n. Kane un board. aud
its three attendant vidcttc beats, the
steam yachts ALL. Allrsrl 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 cscorlinY them ut the rate Of
about seven knots, with the visitors il
the center. The flagship Philadelphia
by the Dolphin and the Ncsuvius. The
Nliamononlah headed the port column
followed by the Atlanta and Blake.
The Sutinnal salute.
As the waislips which had been
anchored i'll ihe lower bay passed Fort
Wadsworth and Lafayette ut l::11
o'clock the guns of those forts doomed
out a national salute OF twrnty-one
guns which was taken mp by the PLiia-
delphia, and, under lis lead by tho other
vessels of the squadron, and returned by
the visitors The roar of the great guns
was deafenlns and continuous and the
smoke lay over them III such dense
masses that steering for Il time became
difficult, and, undor instructions previ.
ously given, the speed was slowed down
until the air once more cleared. Passing
Governors island, another national wei
come of twentvone guns burst from tho
rudely built walls Of Castle William and
again was re-echoed back III thunderous
reverbrations by the fleet.
}..lS 7, ~ tbn naval 4,
boat with the vice president Guverno,
Flower and its other distinguished
guests aboard turned the buoy and
passed the warsaips on the homewart
trip. Then the signal to salute was
given and the Columbian naval pageant
closed with the echoes of the great gun:
reverberating around the tomb of tn,
silent Grant
Witnessed by Thousands.
A sight fully as interesting as that o
the vessels i'll line was presented by th'
immense crowd of spectators on th
shore. Every point of vantage FROM th'
waters edge to the top Of the TALES
buildings was occupied by people wh
had waited for hours for the head Of tn
column of boats to appear. When tn
procession moved up the river ther
We're ten miles of humanity on til
shore. Our foreign visitors on the men
, of-war saw more people at one time tina
, they credited this country with posses.
ing. From the battery to Harlem WA
one mass of humanity. The battery il
self was sea of heads, those III the re;,
! trying in vain to peer over the Thousand
, in front. Every place along the Mort
river was black with people and the ba
comics and roofs of all buildings tn;
commanded Il view of the river wer
! cro>v1ad