Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-04-29
PASSING SANDY HOOK.
Arrival of the Navy Fleet At Neg
York Scenes of the Day.

NEW YORK, April 25.-The first =,
the great feet to arrive from Hamn,o.
Roads was the Dolphin, with Secretsrr
Herbert on board. The Doln5is
passed Sandy Hook at 9:45 a. m. ana
closely following was the Rus,iar
man-of-war Dimitri Donskoi. and H.
flagship of the Russian continysr,
The Dimitri Donskoi came direct fror,
Russia and had on board Vice-Admirs'
Koshakoff, cOmmander-in-c chief OF ~
Russian fleet As she passed the Hool,
she saluted the Secretary OF the NAVY,
flag on the Dolphin, the latisr
promptly acknowledging the courtesy
The Dimitri Donskoi also EXCHANGES
salutes with the United States mon.
itor Miantonomah. All the ports Il
the Narrows answered in turn tina
salutes of the Russian hagshin,
Captain Rodgers, Supervisor of the
HarbOr. escorted the Russian TO the
position it will occupy in the lower
bay until the fleet passes up the river
Shortly after / O'Clock the "a.
mainder of the feet were sighted on
Silver Lake, n. j., proceeding north
war will occupy during review. Al
noon the squadron was abreast Of
Navesink lights, and but few miles
from Sandy Hook. Lowering clouds
hung over the bay and ocean at noon
time, threatening heavy ram at any
minute. The Ia G had deercned into
a ense for and the prospects for ea.
joyiug a good view of the incoming
hert were discouraging.
The ceremonies at the Nayesink
Highlands, made more impressive bv
hosting here the original flag of Pal
Jones, began at 10 o'clock The idea
of erecting a national flag pole at
Navesink originated about three years
ago with William 0. Mcdowell Of
Newark, y. j., and now a splendid
flag staff, 1875 feet high has been
erected by subscription from patriotic
societies and individuals. On This staff
hereafter will fly By day the. national
ensign, in conformity with orders IS
sued from tie Treasury Department
1t was the contamination of this plan
which formed the purpose of those
who were gathered about the flag.
staff while the newly arrived ships
from Hampton Roads were being
piloted up the harbor. A COMMITTEES
of which }. W. Scott was chairman
had arranged the plan of ceremonies
A detail of naval reserve fired vol.
ley as signal to the Miantonomoh %
salute the original flag. Then Chair
man Scott briefly stated the purpose OF
the gathering and presented the
father of THE Nat'o al Flag-polp,n
| w. Q. Mcdowell. James b. Upham Of
Boston, in behalf of the Lyceum
League of America, next presented the
first three ensigns to be used by the
| lighthouse keepers on the flagstaff
Again a volley was fired from
the highlands and the guns
of the Miantonomoh began their
thundcrs. At this moment, too
the aged Mrs. Stafford, in whose pos
session was the Paul Jones flag, ad.
vanced TO the base of the pole with
/ Capt. David IL. Caulkins of the Sandy
Hook light ship. The original Stars
and stripes we're quickly caught on
/ the halyards, the time-honored ensign
] fiuttered up to the top, while the guns
/ Numbered and the people cheered.
Then the frail and precious bunting
was lowered and its place was taking
by standard flag forty feet long.
At the lines, standing by the base Of
/ the pole, was the Vice-P Presidents wife,
/ Mrs Adlai Stevenson, President-Gen-
eral Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. Assisted by Capt Caul-
kins she raised the great banner, while
a return salute by detachment Of the
| Third Regiment of the New Jersey
National Guard mingled its rattle with
/ the thunderous booming of the twenty
one guns of the Miantonomoh on the
! bay below.
An invocation by the Rev. William
/ Lloyd, D. D., was followed by a pa
triotic address from Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy McAdee, an GRAFTON
I by Albert Shaw, the reading of poem,
benediction, and closing with the sing
/ ing of America"