Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-12
BOMBARDING A CITY.
A Fleet of American and Foreign
Men-of-War Capture New York
IN SIGHT OF 100000 PEOPLE.
The Grandest Naval Spectacle Ever Seen
on This Continent.
SCENES TO BE WITNESSED THIS DAY

NEW YORK, Oct. IL-P-obably 1000, 000
people gathered at the wharves and afoat
on harbor craft viewed the naval parade,
which was the feature of the dav in the
present Columbus celebration.
The start was made at 1890 o'clock from
Grayesend Bay. There were three columns
in the parade and the distance between each
column was 300 yards The foreign ships
occupied the center, the United States ves-
sells on either side as an escort AS the
line entered the Narrows a salute of 81 guns
was fired from either shore First in the
line came the patrolling flotilla manned by
the naval militia of New York. The United
States torpedo boat Gushing, with D.
Nicholson Kane, director of the naval
parade. on board came next. This was a
sort of skirmish line to clear the way for
the majestic fleet that slowly, grandly
moved across the bay.
The Order of the Big Parade.
The United States flagship Philadelphia
led the way of the visiting men-of-war.
Following these came the men-of-war, or
naval division. The vessels advanced in
this position: United States monitor Mian-
tonomoh, flagship Philadelphia, French
flagship L'Arethuse, United States cruiser
Atlanta, United States steamer Dolphin,
French gunboat Hussard, coast survey
steamer Blake, United States dynamite
cruiser Vesuyius, Italian cruiser Bausan,
United States ship st. Mary's, revenue
steamer Grant, Spanish cruiser Infanta
Isabel, Lighthouse steamer Armenia, reve-
nue. steamer Dexter and United States
steamer Gushing.
There was special escorting fleet follow
ing the Government vessels. 1t composed
the first division. In it were the Fire and
Dock Department boats and 10 yachts. The
second division contained II municipal
boats. Every sort of craft imaginable CON-
prised the other nine divisions One of the
sights of the parade was a series OF gigantic
floats illustrating the remarkable progress
in the art of shipbuiiding since the time
Columbus discovered America. The feet
of the naval reserve, consisting of 16
tugs divided into tour squadrons, brought
up the rear.
Like a Wartime ecBombardment.
1t was 1852 when the Philadelphia
reached point between the two forts. She
was moving majestically at the head of
stately procession. Fort Hamilton began
the saluting, to which Fort Wadsworth re-
sponded. Presently the men-cf-war began
to return the salutes, and for ten minutes
the effect was like bombardment, the war
vessels firing whole broadsides with inspir-
ing effect On Liberty Island the garrison
had set up six guns, and began firing when
the Philadelphia arrived off the statue,
continuing at short intervals during the |
passage OF the parade.
When the Italian cruiser Bausan started |
down the bay every boat in the bay saluted |
her. She was followed by the steam yacht |
Aida, bedecked with flying colors; then the |
three police steamers took positions about |
s hali-mile ahead of the leading vessels of !
the fleet and maintained this position until |
the Grant monument was reached.
The First Naval Reserve Battalion as
sembled on the north side of the Produce
Exchange at $50 this morning. They
formed themselves into four squadrons and
marched to piers on the North river, where
16 tugs were waiting.
Every tug displayed the naval reserve
pennant and the American flag. The tugs
steamed out into the river and formed
column. The fleet steamed down the bay to
the rendezvous. Each tug carried a small
howitzer, which was used in saluting.
How the Evening Was Spent.
AT o'clock in the evening the parade of
Of the United Catholic Societies was started
at Fitty-ninth street and Tenth avenue.
There were $4,000 Roman Catholics in line
under the command of Father Keefe and
Victor Bowling. Archbishop Corrigan re-
viewed the parade as it passed the Roman
Orphan Asylum.
The fireworks display on the Brooklyn
bridge began at 1910 and lasted until mid
night There were illuminations from the
towers in the shape OF Chinese suns six feet
in circumference and of an illuminating
power which enabled them to be seen 25
miles away showing the American and
Italian colors. Groups of bouquets and
thousands Of rockets were fired stimuli
from the towers, crossing and ir-
tersecting in their flight. Millions of
magnesium stars of the spreading variety
and of the largest caliber were fired skv-
ward from mortars 500 feet high. As
windup to the evening there was a second
fall Of Niagara, which occupied the length
of the bridge from tower to tower There
were more than 500 square feet of water fall
in the shape of liquid fire.
The military parade which occurs to-
morrow will be gigantic affair-possibly
the largest of its kind ever held. Wednes-
day is the anniversary day proper. 1t is
ooal halliday |