Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-11


roa escorling them AZ the rate OF about seven
knot-. with the visitors in the center. The
ilng-hip rhiladelphia hoaded the ftarboard col.
unn. followed b. 'hc Dolphin and the NesaViaA
ghe Iian'ou0mOh headed the por, column. fol-
lowed b. tho Atlanta ana Rake.
The threo si,aIIcrs of the committee of one
h1ndrci icl in lf.e- ;hr war vessels and beaded
the coluran of tAe racurtiuc feet 20 they
moved through ihc Ions double row Of vaviy
do,k,l aai.ils Vesl als, blnls playinr whistles
blowing. flags d;rgir~. yarA- manned ana
every possible display % enthusiasm bsng
made. Mhrn the la-' boat % The war feet had
run TIE gauntlet - thi. Vraccfgl holiday mai ng
notliio the c-cortlng vessels weighed anchor and
followed IN set order In tloir wake.
A. the war ships. which had been anchored
IN the lower ha,. Passed Iorts Nadsworih aud
Lafayette ~ 1870 10 'c.ock The gans % th,,ss
forts doomed out a national salate 81 twenty
one guns. ~hlch wBS takvn up by the Pkila he'll
phla, and under it. lead by other vessels u rhs
squadron, and returned by tho visitors. The
roar OF the great guns Wa- doafeuing aud con-
unEous and the smoke lay over the water ia
such dense mssses that - soring for time be-
came difficult. and under instructions pre-
nously given the spocd was slowed down until
the air once more cleared
Passing Governors Island another national
welcome Of tWeutN-oue guns burst from the
rudiy walls Of Castle William and again was
echoed back in thunderous reverberauons by
the feet.
Hades itself seemed TO have broken loose as
the hotiIla moved up North river. Not a ting
or factory. or an elevated railroad or oder
engine possessing steam whistle failed tootinS
IL. and blew il in long. cheering blasts untl
nearly all its steam had been blown an
Add % this the hundreds Of Thousands of
people Inning the New York and Jer-cy shores.
who cheered themselves almost sTcochless in
their endeayor 60 DO Justice 10 the occasion, the
STATELY Of he xxar.hfr,e ox-frv.s..,,
craft crowded down With cheering YRsscngvrs.
the clouds of bunting lowering oVeT every ve--
sci, the water churned into foam by the huge
passing fleet, the dazzling scene and glorious
blue sky and you have some faint idea OF the
picture presented by the Columbus naval
parade.
OF course. there werc the usual little disturb
ances natural 20 such an occasion. There was
some tail swearing between colliding craft, ~
some vessels would get in other yesscls' wny;
but everything Strengthened itself out eventually
and New York Is satisfied that she has had
naval parade she need not blush for. OF
course. there were people there who would have
liked 10 have seen = much bigger feet OF United
States war vessels present, but all agreed that
through those present might be lacking IN
numbers they made up for IL in quality.
At just O'Clock the watchers the top OF
the Washington bnilding saw puff of white
smoke arise far IN the distance and heard
family the duh boom Of many big guns. It
each ship Of war and answered by the forts.
The marine march had started
VIEWED FROM DISTANCE.
Away beyond the mass OF craft In the center
OF the bay could be family discerned two
long dark lines extending north from each
side Of the Nerrows. They were the
starboard and port squadrons Of the escort
ing feet. Gradually could be made out q
row Of what looked like little black dots. They
-, -. Al IL
the patrolling hotilla, manned by the naval re-
serves. Slowly the form Of parade could he
made out as the line moved majestically up the
harbor between the hundreds Of vessels anchored
each side the channel
At las the police boat patrol, forming the
nose OF the line, passed Liberty Island, and the
smoke from a thunderous salute envelopcd
Liberty's statue. Just behind the police pa
troll came the boats OF the reserves, five deep,
flying the naval niltis's flags, blue field, with
two crossed anchors and state coat-of-arms.
In solitary state hoated long, marrow, low
lying craft, the torpedo boat Gushing, on
board OF which Director of the
Naval Parade Kane. Following IL
were the directors vidette boats, ready
TO dart hither and thither at his order. Neat
observed Was the steamer Howard Carroll, fy-
ing the municipal flag and bearing the commit
tee on naval parade and distinguished guests.
As the procession neared the Battery and
could be distinguished from the surroundings
II seen tlat the rnl fDS were arranged tlree
columns. The American vessels hanked the
foreign ships of war.
Next following the Gushing and its videttes
was a hne Of white-banked passenger steamers
flying the city fag. On them were the Co
lnmbian committee Of 100, with their guee.S
The Sam Sloan was on the stsrboard line the
Mohawk on the port and the Mattswan In the
center.
THE BATTLE SHIPS
Then came the first line Of battle ships The
big white hull of the edouble-turreted Miantono-
moh, with her two low circular turrets dipping
down deep in the water, was first to be noticed
and recognized by every one. She was
fanked by the flagship Philadelphia, loom
ing higher out OF the water than
the other craft, ::and the French flagship
Arethusea, the largest warship In the parade.
Her lofty spars rising skyward from the black
hull overtopped everything. As these majestic
ships showed their prows past Governors
Island the Philadelphia gave the signal for tho
salute.
Then ensued one of the most interesting and
picturesque scenes Of the parade. Every man
of-war fred twenty-one guns The sharpcrack
of the lighter guns mingled with the deep boom
OF the heavier ordnance.
All down the long line white puffs of
smoke wreathed from the port holes of tho
advancing ships In succession. The big
guns of Fort William, on Governors
Island, belched forth in answer. The
shots were fired in rapid succession all around
the circular fort. Tho arising smoke formed .
mist that belted the grim walls Of the massiye
pile for an instant and then foated away to mih-
gle with that from the ships