The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-04
NAVAL FESTIVITIES
Vessels of ALI Nations Assembled
at Palos to Take Part III the
CONFEDERATION OF COLUMBUS
Four Hundred Years Ago He Set Sail on His
Voyage of Discovery les Car
ried Out with Great Eclat

PALos. Aug. 3.-This is the four hun
dredtn anniversary of the day on which
Columbus set sail from Palos westward on
his voyage of discovery. The festivities
arranged here for celebrating the day were
carried out with great eclat. The view
from town, however, was obscured by a
thick mist which hung over the river and
rendered it impossible to see more than
dim outline of the bulls of the vessels lying
at anchor.
At o'clock, the hour at which Columbus
began his voyage, the Carvei Santa Maria,
constructed in imitation of the vessel OF
that name belonging to the Columbus ex-
petition, which had been lying off the
shore all night, set her sails for her pas
sage through the lines OF worshiDs an-
chored outside the bar, but, owing to the
prevalence of a dead calm, e line was run
to her from one of the gunboats. she
was towed down the stream, followed
by tho Spanish flotilla ia single file.
Minister of Marine Montigo was on
board the warship Legaspjo. The
voyage down the river to the bar past the
monastery of La RsDida on which buildings
and flags of all American states were ty-
ing, occupied about an hour. Outside the
bar were moOred the vessels Of foreign
sQuadrons which had come to take Lart in
the celebration. Those vessels formed IN
lines between which the Carveh passed
amid
LAUNDERING sALUTEs
and deafening cheers. The mist and smoke
from the guns made ii Impossible to watch
the maneuyers and the Carveli which fol-
lowed for some distance the route taken by
Columbus 400 years ago. AT O'Clock the
little vessel returned and re-entered the
river.
The town of Ruelvs is crowded with
visitors, and all buildings, both private and
public are gaily decorated.
Fifteen OF the Spanish flotills conveyed
the Santa Maria several miles TO sea and
when the signal was given by the Spanish
minister of marine for the vessels 10 re-
turn the Caryeli was given a farewell So
lutte.
The day was opened with q salute at sun
rise from the twenty-four war shlps lying
in the harbor, representing the navies of
the United States, England, France, Spain,
Italy Holland, Portugal, Austria, Greece,
Mexico, Brazil and the Argentine Repuo-
lie. The naval evolutions were of an I'M
usually brilliant order and occupied the en-
tire morning Later in the day there
was q great historical procession, illus
trating four events Of the time OF Column
bus The first was the conquest Of
Granada, in which Boabdil, the last king Of
Granada, was represented. The second
was The departure of Columbus, whose
three vessels, Nina, Pinto and Santa Maria,
were reproduced exactly as they were 400
years ago. and were drawn on cars. The
third tableau was the court Of King Fer
dinand and Queen Isabella. and the fourth
the reception OF Columbus on his return
from his first voyage of discovery. A still
more imposing celebration viii take place
in Madrid on Sept II, when the great ex-
position will be opened. aud will continue
until the end of the year.