Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-10-22
new YORK ON The WATER
Grand Naval Parade in Honor OF
Christopher Columbus,
Over Three Hundred Vessels In Pro-
cesslon--AH Suspended
--Foreign Fleets Represented
"A Magnificent Scene.

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"A Magnificent Scene.
New YORK, Oct 12.-New York com
merce yestcrdaypaid tribute to the'mem
DRY Of Columbus. The asst business Of
the second seaport of the world was
practically suspended, and NOR
than 800 steamers and tug
boats. the smallest of them larger
than the seventy-fve-ton Santa
Maria, the ffty-ton Pinta or the forty
ton Nina, in which the great discov
erer and his companions made their
advent in America dropped their or
binary avocations and formed in ma
jestic holiday parade TO do him honor.
All New York was there to see. Every
one of the $50 steamers. tugs
and yachts forming the escort
ing fleet, as we'll as each OF the
was crowded with guests
New York became for once a city in
the Ca. All the points OF
view in the harbor and along
the bay, Liberty island. Staten island,
Governors 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 tho committee
on naval parade and their distin-
guished guests. The invited
included Vice-P President Morton,
Secretary Charles Eos er. o!
the treasury; Secretary Tracy and
Assistant Secretary Solely, Of the
navy; Governor Flower and his per-
sonal staff. and other d%ignitaries The
parade conferred and revolved round
the foreign naval visitors, tho war
ships of France, Italy and Spain.
They had been lying anchored for
several days in the Hudson river
in the neighborhood of Twenty-third
street, Some time in the early morn
ing they got up steam, weighed nm
Choir and dropped down the river TO
the point of reception in G~ravesend
bay and there anchored To await
events. The vessels were tho Arthur,
the flagship OF the French Atlantic
squadron, which by virtue Of its
rank led the way; the Hussard, an.
other French gunboat; the cruiser,
Giovanni Bausan, and the Spanish
man-of-war, lnfanta Isabel. Sailing
in attendance Oh the foreign visitors
at the reception point, pre-
pairing to escort them up
the river. were the United
States squadron commanded by
Commodore Erben, u. s. N, consist.
ing of the flagship Philadelphia, the
armored cruiser Miantonomah, the
despatch boats Atlanta and Dolphin
and the dynamite gunboat Vesuvius,
the coast survey steamer Blake, the
revenue cutters Grant aud Dexter
and the lighthouse steamer Armenia.
together with the torpedo boat Cush,
ing, assigned for the use of the di
rector of the parade, $. Nicholson
Lane.
In the upper bay, just to the nor.t
of the Narrows, lay two long
lines Of anchored vessels, PSI
or more of the pick of New
York's merchant marine, which were
TO compose the escorting fleet Tho
escorting fleet was composed Of two
squadrons, each of ten divisions, in
charge Of senior officers and numbering
over a hundred vessels in each squad
rom.
At 1890 the signal TO start was
given and the column formed. FRS
came the state militia of the state OF
New York under the command of J. H.
Miller, consisting OF the tugs Of tn,
Pennsylvania and Erie railways of tn,
Bee Transportation company, and GU,
Of the New York Lighterage com
pany's Then came the torpedo boa,
Cushing, the flag ship Of the parad,
commodore, s.. n, Kane, on board
and its three attendant vidette boats
the steam yachts Ada. Allegra
and Helvetea. Next In order was thu
steamer Howard Carroll, with the dis
tinguishcd guests Of the naval com
mittee, then the visiting warships anc
the United States naval squadron
escorting them at the rate of abour
seven knots, with the visitor,
in the center. The flagship
Philadelphia, headed tho starboarc
column, followed by the Dolphin
and the Vesuvius. The Miantonomal
heaved the port column, followed by
the Atlanta and Blake. The tire,
steamers Oh tne committee o
100 fell in after the war vessels anC
headed the column OF the ~escortinl
fleet. So they moved through tn,
long. double row OF gail,
decked waiting vessels; bands play
ing, whistles blowing. flags dipping
yards manned and every possibl,
display OF enthusiasm being made
When the last boat OF the wal fee
had run the gauntlet OF this peaceful
holiday tiotilla, the escorting vessel.
weighed anchor and followed in Sc
order in their wake.
AS the procession ncared the Battery
it was seen that the ships wer,
arranged in three columns The
American vessels flanked the for
eign ships of war. Next following
the Cushing and its videttes was a lin,
of white banked passenger steamer
flying thirty flags On them were tn,
Columbian committee of 100 and theii
guests. The Sam Sloan was on tn,
starboard line. the Mohawk on tho
port and the Mattawan in the center