The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-10-12
New York Commerce Does Honor to
the Memory or Colnm.
bus.
Three Hundred War and Merchant
Vessels Parade In the
HarbOr.
Foreign Ships Have the Place Of Honor.
Italy, Spain and France
Represented.

NEW York, Oct. 12.--New York COM
merce paid tribute during the day to the
memory OF Columbus. The vast busi-
ness of the second seaport OF the world
was practically suspended, and more
than three hundred steamers and tug
boats, the smallest of them larger than
the 75-ton Santa Maria, the 50-ton Pinta
or the 4O-ton Nina, in which the great
discoverer and his companions made
their adventurous voyage, dropped their
ordinary avocations, and formed in
majestic holiday parade to do him
honor. IF New York has registered .
silent VOW, to show the world what 1t
could have done If the worlds Colum-
bian fair had been permitted to be held
here--as the extraordinary enthusiasm
and energy which all classes of the COM
munity have thrown into this weeks
Columbian celebration suggests New
York has thoroughly succeeded in car
rying out its purpose.
With every favoring condition of skies
and weather, with the crisp, clear air
of the early fall bringing ont in sharp
outline every object on the dancing
waters and along the shores Of New
york's matchless bay and harbor
the naval pageant was spectacle to be
Once Seen and Always Remembered.
Not even the, famous roadstead of Spit
head -England's great naval reviewing
ground with all its surrounding pano-
rama of beautiful scenery, could SUR
pass it. From the green heights OF
Fort Wadsworth. on the western shore,
at the entrance to the Narrows. east
ward to the shoals Of Rockaway and the
sandy reaches of the Hook, southwark
to the highlands of the Naversink and
northward to the dim blue outlines Of
the Palisades and the grassy slopes of
Riverside far 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 250 steamers, tugs and
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 in the harbor and along the bay,
Liberty island, Staten island, Cover
nor's island, the upper stories and roofs
of all the great buildings in the city, and
both shores OF the Hudson were
thronged with spectators.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the steam tug
Howard Carroll left the barge Office,
having ON board the committee on naval
parade and thsir distinguished guests.
The committee consisted Of Howard
Carroll, chairman; William G. Whitney,
Henry s. Cram, j. Schuyler Crosby. L.
r. Krehtman, j. w. J. Hearst, 8.
Nicholson Kane, General Martin T..
Mcmahon, Charles II. Raymond, Ed
ward ". Skinner, John s. Starin, Will
liam I'll. Wickham, James w. Tappin,
Thomas j. Brown and ex-Oficio Mayor
Hugh j. Grant, General Horace Porter,
William Sulzer, ]. II. v. Arnold,
Charles @. r. Wahle, Jr.
Their invited guests included Vice
President Morton, Secretary Charles
Foster. Of the treasury; Secretary Tracy
and Assistant Secretary Solely, Of the
navy; Governor Flower and his personal
staff, and other dignitaries
The steamers Sam Sloan, Mattawan
and Mohawk, having on board the COM
mittee Of one hundred and It's numerous
guests, left the foot Of Leroy street
about the same time and steamed down
the day.
Rsvolved Around Foreigners.
The parade cantered and revolved
around the foreign naval visitors, the
warships Of France, Italy and Spain.
They had been lying anchored for sew
eral days in the Hudson river, ia the
neighborhood Of Twenty third street.
Some time in the early morning they
got up steam, weighed anchor, and
dropped down the river to the point of
reception in Gravesend bay, and there
anchored to await events. These vessels
were the Arthnsa, the dagship Of the
French Atlantic squadron, which. by
virtue Of its rank, led the way; the
Hussard, another French gunboat, the
Italian cruiser, Giovanni Bausan, and
the Spanish man-of-war Infanta Iaabel.
None Of them Is especially specimen of
the model improved warship. Their
presence was matter Of sentiment, moi
display Of moral force
E@sort for the visitors.
Waiting III attendance on the foreign
visitors at the reception point. prepared
to escort them up the river, was the
United States squadron, commanded by
Commodore Eryen, q. 8. NJ, consistine
Of tho fiAgship Philadelphia, the ar-
mored cruiser Miantonomah, the dis
patch boats Atlanta and Dolphin, The
dynamite Gunboat Vesuvius, the coasi
survey steamer Bleke, the revenue cut
tiers Grant and Dexter, and the light
house steamer Armenia, toeether with