Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-10-20
THE NAVAL REVIEW.
Stin Honoring Columbus-A Great Naval
Parade in New York Harbor.


Parade in New York Harbor.
NEW YORK, Oct 12.-Countless thou
sands of the people assembled early
this morning along the shores and the
bay to witness the naval parade, which
was to be the feature of the Column
bus celebration. All wore some decora-
ton betting the occasion Even the
renowned manipulators of stocks and
bonds stuck little banner Of red, white
and blue in the lapel of their coats,
while the poor people from Hester
street, Mulberry Bend and Five Points
had EN- blems of American freedom in
some shape or other.
Every building along the water front
was decorated. There seemed to be no
tenement too squalid or no business
house too great to trim up in holiday
attire.
The naval committee was on board
the steamer Howard Carroll Among
the guests were Vice President Morton,
Secretary Rusk, ex-Secretary Whitney,
Gov. Flower, Mayor Grant, Mrs. q. S
Grant, Jesse Grant, Gen. Martin 7. Nc
Mahon. ]. 81. Starin, Minister Egan,
Minister Tsniknoyin, C. E. Havemeyer
and Adj.-Gen. Porter. 1t was expected
that ex-President Cleveland would be
guest, but he preferred to cruise about
in Mr.. Benedict's yacht, the Oneida.
First in the line came the patrol
fotilla manned by the naval militia of
New York. The United States torpedo
boat Cushing, with d. Nicholson Kane,
director of the naval parade, on board,
came next. This was sort of skirmish
line to clear the way for the feet that
slowly moved across the bay. The
United States flagship Philadelphia led
the way of the visiting men-of-war.
She had on board Commodore Henry
Erben, u. S. N; the committee on naval
parade. the official guests, Capt A. S.
Barker, Lieut.. Com. Franklin Hanford.
Lieut.. Com. n. D. Mansfield and Lieut..
Scudder Prime.
The vessels advanced in this order:
United States steamer Miantonomah,
Capt. Montgomery Card; United States
flagship Philadelphia, Capt. Albert
Barker; French flagship Arethusa,
Rear Adm. Delebrant; United States
steamer Atlanta, Capt E. R. Higginson:
United States steamer Dolphin, Com
| mander w. S. Brownson; French gun
boat Russard; coast survey steame
Blake, Lieut. C. S. Veeland; United
Steamer Vesuvius, Lieut. Seaton
! Schroeder; Italian crusier Bausan;
United States ship st. Marys; Com
mander John MCGOWAN; revenue
steamer Grant, Capt Thomas Smith;
! Spanish cruiser Infanta Isabella; light
house steamer Amelia; revenue steamer
| Dexter, Capt. J. A. Sloan; United States
steamer Cusing, Lieut. G. MGR Win
! slow.
One of the sights of the parade was a
series of gigantic floats illustrating the
remarkable progress in the art of ship
| building since the time Columbus dis
covered America. The feet of the
naval reserve consisting OF sixteen tugs
divided into four squadrons brought uI
the rear.
As the parade passed Battery park a
salute of twelve guns was fired and the
rumbling of cannon had scarcely died
away when the hosts along the shores
began to cheer. 1t began at the bat
terry and swept along slowly but might
lily. Before it reached the end of the
line it was taken up by the assembled
throng on the battery and again the
roar rolled along the shores of North
river until the very foundations of Man
| haitian island seemed to tremble.
The three columns of vessels moved
on uninterrupted until opposite One
Hundred and Twenty-ffth street
| where the ships cast anchor. Then
Mayor Grant with the municipal guests
passed along the line in his boat, and
as they passed salute of twenty-one
guns was fired. This ended the parade