Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-12
COLUMBIAN FESTIVITIES.
A Magnificent Naval Parade
ON the Hudson.
Its Like Never Was Equaled in
This Country.
One Million People Viewed the Cor
geOus Spectacle.
A Parade of Catholic Societies, Musical
Festivals and Pyrotechnics In
the observation-disclosures
of the Day.

By the Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 11.-Yesterday the
people of New York, Brooklyn and Jer
sey city turned out and lined up along
Fifth avenue, to witness parade OF
school children in honor of the Colum-
bian anniversary. Today they lined up
on each side of that greater,
grander thoroughfare, the Hudson
river, to witness an imposing
naval parade to even greater
extent than yesterday. The city was
buried in bunting, and the fashion ex-
tended to the eight-seers themselves,
almost everyone displaying the national
colors on the lapel of his coat or else
where, as personal adornment. All
parts of the cities surrounding NeT York
harbor, except those bordering on Che
route of the parade, were almost desert
ed. 1t is estimated that more than
1.000, 900 people, massed on both shores
| from the Battery to Grants tomb, wit
messed the stately procession as it moved
grandly up the broad waters of the ma
jestic Hudson river.
The start was made at IL 20 o'clock
from Gravesend bay in three columns,
800 yards apart. Foreign war vessels
occupied the center, with United States
vessels on either side as an escort. As
the line entered the Narrows salute of
81 guns was fred from either shore.
ORDER OF THE PARADE.
The order of the parade was as fol-
lows: Patroling aotilla, manned by the
naval militia of New York, to clear the
way naval division, consisting of the
q. S. s. Miantonomah, the U. s. flag
ship Philadelphia, the French flagship
Arethuse, the U. s. s. Atlanta and the
Dolphin, the French gunboat Hussar,
the coast survey steamer Blake,
the U. s. S. Vesuvius. the Ital-
ian cruiser Bausan, the U. s. chip st.
| Mary's, the revenue steamer Grant, the
| Spanish cruiser Infanta Isabel the light
house steamer America. the revenue
steamer Dexter, the .. s. s. Gushing.
A special escorting fleet followed the
naval division. The first division of it
was composed of the fire and dock de-
partment boats and fifteen yachts; the
second division of seventeen municipal
boats and seventeen yachts; the third
| division of twelve steamboats,; fourth,
| fourteen steam and ferry boats !;
| fifth, 25 steamboats, and tugs; sixth, %
tugs; seventh, 26 propelers, steamboats,
and tugs eighth, 25 tugs and propelers ;
ninth, eight merchantmen; tenth, Ia
merchantmen eleventh, floats illustrat-
ing the progress of ship building since
the days of Columbus.
Last was the fleet of the naval reserve,
consisting of 16 tugs, divided into four
equadrons.
GAY DECORATIONS.
Never before was the shipping in the
harbor go profusely decorated as today.
The forests of masts on both the North
and East rivers were hung full of fut-
| tering flags, and when the anchors of
the war fleet were weighed, and the
command of Commodore Erben COM
municated by signal to the vessels to
move down the stream to the rendezvous
below the narrows, salute after
salute rang out in deep dia-
pason, or the shrill roar of steam
craft, while colors were dipped in honor
of the passing men-of-war. The spirit
| of the carnival was abroad in all the
waters OF the beautiful harbor, ocean
steamers, barks, fishing schooners, tug
boats, ferry boats, excursion steamers,
and even numbering lighters, pile driv-
ers, grain elevators and all odd and
shapeless craft were eeen about the
rivers, being bright with bunting.
BILLY HEARsT's WATER THOROUGHBRED.
AS the parade advanced up the river
the tugs of the naval reserve we're kept
busy driving back excursion boats and
other crafts. There was one small, low
lying craft that easily eluded the efforts
of the officers to keep the foreign ele-
ment out Of the parade; like flash of
light upon the green waters of the har-
Dor, it darted in and out at will among
the stNid old warships, passing them as
though they were at anchor. Even
the bare-legged urchin, dangling out on
a string-piece, knew this fairy like craft.
As he impaired the knowledge to his
companions, so did others in different
grades of life, point out the little yacht
as the Vamoose, William R. Hearst's
wonderful water thoroughbred.
THE THRoNGs OF SIGHT sEERs.
The hilly shore of the front bay ridge
was thronged with people, who viewed
the procession from that coign OF van
tage. The club houses and hotels along
Uuo ohoi0 WcIo gay Will ucCOIatioAo oAc
black with people.
That Riverside park was one Of the
best places from which to view the pa.
rade. was appreciated by fully 100000
people, many of whom took up positions
on the grassy slopes in the early morn
ing, long before the many vessels partic
ipating started from the upper bay
From the bluffs, calm, uninterrupted
view of the Hudson could be obtained
Underneath the grassy slopes, below or
the railroad track, thousands OF people
stood and watched and waited, while
others sought seats on the front of the
cars, that gave them more command
ing view.
ENTHUSIASM OF THE CROWDS.
AS the parade passed Battery parl
another salute of 21 guns was fired
Then the mighty host along the short
began to cheer, and as the majestic pro
cession continued it's course up the river
the cheers swelled to mighty roar from
hundreds Of thousands Of throats.
\ When the vanguard Of the parade