The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-05-04
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glessassd ~ Hundreds Of Tho.saalls.
new York, April 2S The interna.
ttonsl rendezvous and review Il homo,
OF Columbus, which has been ii active
progress for nearlytwo weeks, culmi.
i mated In 2 denomination more spectac.
ular, more noisy and more remarkable
IN many other respects than anything
/ Ct the kind recorded IN modern history.
There have been naval reviews Of inter.
national character, but none % strik.
ing rs this. 7 -.
The qnaintest part Of the days pro-
ceedings was that the post Of honor az
the head of the reviewed columns was
given to apparently unseaworthy re
productions 81 the Columbus carayels,
| the Santa Maria, Pinta and Nina. which
with infinite care had been towed over
from Cadiz to Cuba by our own
Admiral Barker and from Cuba ses-
tscorted to Halnptons Roads and New
York by the Spanish warships.
The line OF vessels reviewed was over
miles in length, stretching in two
columns from the foot Of Twenty-third
street to about Ninety-afth street.
where the reviewing ship, the Dolphin,
anchored.
At a. m. the vessels of Spain.
France, Brazil and Argentina dressed
ship. All of the other foreign vessels
hoisted colors, with the stars and
stripes at the main. The American
ships hoisted colors, but did not dress
the yards until 10 o'clock, at which
hour the British, Russian and Italian
ships also dressed yards.
The embarkation Of the presidential
party on board of the reviewing boat
Dolphin was q gorgeous affair. "A hand.
some special landing place had been
erected for the purpose at the foot OF
Twenty-third street, the approach to
which was carpeted and draped in bunt-
ing. :"
1t was after o'clock when the sig
nal was given for the start. AS soon
as the president stepped on board the
Dolphin the vessel tripped her anchor
and fired one. gun as q sig.
nal. This was responded to by q
boom which seemed to shake the
whole city. The double turreted
monitor Miantonomoh, lying at the
rear of the port column, fred for
the first time in port one of her huge
lo-inch guns, charged with nearly $50
pounds of powder. Almost before the
reverberaticns of this twenty-five-ton
gun had died away, ia the distant
echoes the whole feet was called to
quarters, yards were manned and everv
preparation made to receive the rresi-
dent of the United States with becom-
ing respect. Seen at this moment, and
before the enveloping clouds of gun
powder smoke from the subsequent
salutes had obscured the air, the scene
was as pretty as we'll could be imagined.
As the Dolphin's bow came in line
with each man-of-war present arms''
was sounded on the bugle, officers and
crew saluted, the bands struck up the
national air, and q national salute
OF twenty-one guns was fired
by each ship. During the
halt hour or more that the
presidential progress lasted this cannon
aiding never ceased, until in all more
than !, 800 guns had been fred
Fifteen minutes before the reception
ended and when the president was
preparing to land an admonitory signal
was given from the Dolphin, and as he
LETT the vessel and entered his barge
at the foot of Ninety-six street
every vessel in the fleet again manned
yards and rails and once more fired a
salute of twenty-one guns, following
the Dolphin's lead. Then the presi-
dents flag was lowered by the Dolphin
and the public ceremonies of the dav
were considered over.
1t was fitting and dramatic close to
the proceedings when, at the close of
the review, the flagship Philadelphia
slowly steamed up to Riverside oppo-
site the tomb of Grant and on this dav.
the anniversary of his birth, fred a
salute to his memory.
When the Dolphin reached the end of
the line, in the neighborhood of Nine
ty-fifth street, she dropped anchor and
made preparations to receive the COM
handing officers of the foreign squad
rons, who were presented to the presi-
dent by their respective ministers.
NEW YORK, April 2s.-The Columbian
ball Thursday night at the Madison
Square garden was, in respect to mag
niticence of decoration and arrangement
and of the large number of world
famous guests present, the most SPLEEN
did ever given in the new world. Be.
sides the president and his advisers. the
chief legislative body of the United
States and Spanish grandee who is
the namesake and lineal descendant of
Christopher Columbus, there were the
diplomatic corps, the admirals and sub
ordinate officers of every great naval
power in the world, governors of neigh
boring states and famous army officers.
Mayor Gllroy, as head of the munich
pality, and Mrs. Gllroy officially re-
ceived the guests of the evening. They
stood upon the reception dais and Just
behind them were stationed the COM
mittee of one hundred and the honorary
committees, who escorted the more dis.
tinguished of the guests from the en-
trance to their boxes.
The president, however, was not es-
corted to the mayors reception dais
when he arrived a half hour before mid
night, but was met at the entrance by
his escort of honor: The bands at his
appearance played ''Hail to the Chief"
the only piece played in honor of any
OF the guests, and Mayor Gilroy ad-
vanced to meet HIM. After the formal
introduction the president and his party
were escorted to his box.
IN HONOR OF GRANT.
Anniversary OF His Birthday FittinGly Oh
served ut Galena-Oration by Gov, Me-
Kinley.
GALENA, ILL.,, April 2s.-The birthday
OF Gen. Ulysses s. Grant was fittingly
observed by the people of Galena,
assisted by delegations from neigh
boring towns and representatives
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