The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-29
The Crack Vessels of Ten Ma.
tions in Line and Are
Reviewed by the
President.
The Dolphin, with Cleveland on Board
Saiuted While Passing Through
the Fleet.

New YORK. April 27-Rain on the
roof; rain on ten thousands roofs: rain
washing sidewalk and paving: rain
pricliing the river surface into a rush OF
white spatter; rain wettinG the decks OF
the puiseess war monsters riding at
anchor. Wetness above: moisture be-
low. permeating, saturating everything
everywhere Such were the conditions
early this morning about this flag coy
cred. bunting decked city. In the night
time the storm that had stolen over the
Jersey hills wrapped the squadron on
the river and settled down on the city,
blotting out the dark brow of the sea
from the sight Of the people ashore.
After while all New York aroused
for the holiday only to lind "a steady
aownpour of rain ushering in the day
of the great naval parade. ana some
hundreds of thousands who had arrang
ed to view the greatest marine spectacle
ever presented in American waters. If
not in the world. were disappointed.
As early as o'clock the naval vessels
began to put on holiday attire. United
States flags we run up to the mast
heads on all vessels. American and for
eign, and all lines of steamers followed.
soon Transforming what had been a col
lection of bare poles into IA gaily'decked
forest of masts. just as everyone was
expecting the program to be carried out.
word was passed around that the review
had been postponed until , p. III. and
the signal boat Gushing pushed out
from her pier and made the rounds of
the vessels notifying the commanders OF
| the change. As soon as the facts were
| learned all eXcurson steamers put back
to their docks amid considerable grumb-
ling on the part of the passengers who
had much discomfort to no purpose
Later, as the time for the ceremonies
set. approached. they put out on the
water again.
Promptly at | o'clock President Cleye-
land and party left the Victoria hotel,
drove 10 the dock. embarked ON the
steamer Dolphin and steamed away 10
review the squadron in spite of the still
unfavorable weather. There have been
naval reviews OF an international char
acter before. but none so striking as
this. As a peaceful demonstration The
naval review of today eclipsed all III IN
terest | was a peculiar manifestation
Of sentiment. not Of force. yet some ol
the tieetest and most formidable vessels
in the world were there.
The line of vessels reviewed was oye'
three miles IN length. stretching III two
columns from Ord street to !ioth. Ih,
President was escorted to the Dolphin
by naval aids, accompanied by Mrs
Cleveland and members of the cabine
and their wives. The Duke of Veragua
! the nations specially invited guests, tn
: lineal descendent of Columbus. followe'
:. the Dolphin in an army boat. Genera
Meegus and members of the DIPLOMAT
= Corps occupied the coast survey steame
Blake.
for the start.
d As soon as the President stepped o
l. board the Dolphin she tripped ht
anchor. and fired one gun as sigma
II This was responded to by "a boom. whic
II seemed to shake the lwhole city. IL
double turretted monitor Mianotonoma
:, living at the rear of the Port Caluma
fired one of her new ten-inch gun
&c charged with nearly 80 pounds of po'
- % der. At once the whole fleet was callt
to quarters and the yards manned.
The scene was as pretty as could WI
be imagined As the Dolphins be
: came in line with each man of war ''pl
its sent arms was sounded on the bug
and officers and crew saiuted. the ban
. struck up the national air and the 4
in tonal salute Of twenty -four guns "
ri. fired from each ship. During the HI
hour or more the Presidential progrt
- lasted. the cannonading never ceas
aa ht until more than 1.600 guns had be
fired. Toward the close one eigan
roar with nasiies Di req name anu det
mic suiphurious clouds OF smoke was ali t
spectator on tine shore could dist
,aa guish.
ays Wien the Dolphin reached the end
the line at 93th street, she dropped
chor and made preparations to reee
the Commanding officers oI the fore
. satlatifoos ehp we're presented tn
the President by their respective miaist,