The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-05-15
A GRAND SIGHT.
TIE NAVAL DISPLAY IN NEW
YORK HARB0R.
The International Land Parade-Jack
Tsrs from Many Countries
in Line.

roof, rain on 10000 roofs, rain wash
ing the sidewalks and pavemeuts,
rain pricking the river surface into a
rash of white spatter, rain wetting
the decks Of the pulseless war mon
sters riding at anchor; wetness
above, moisture below, permeating,
saturating everything, everywhere
such were the conditions of early
morning about this fag-covered,
bunting-decked city. In the night
a storm that had stolen over the Jer-
sey hills wrapped the squadrons on
the river, settled down on the city
and blotted out the dark brow of the
sea from the view Of the people
ashore
Promptly at l O'Clock, President
Cleveland and party left the Victoria
hotel, drove to the dock and en-
barked on the steamer Dolphin and
steamed away to review the squad
ron, IN spite OF the still unfavorable
weather.
There have been naval reviews of
an international character before,
but none so striking as this. AS a
peaceful demonstration the one of
today eclipsed all others in interest.
Yet some of the feetest and most
formidable vessels in the world were
there.
The quaintest part of the days
proceedings was that of the post of
honor at the head OF the review,
which was given to the Columbus
caravels, which with infinite care had
been towed from Cadiz to Cuba by q
United States war vessel and from
Cuba to Hampton roads and New
York by Spanish warships. These
pygmy boats were anchored opposite
Ninety third street and formed prac
ticaily the turning point of the re-
view. The contrast of four centuries
of naval development could not have
been more strongly and pictures
quely marked.
The line of vessels reviewed was
over three miles in length, stretching
in two columns from Twenty-third
street to Ninetyffth.
The President was escorted to the
Dolphin by naval aids, accompanied
the Cabinet and their wives. The
Duke of Veragua, the nations speci-
ally invited guest, the lineal des
cendant of Columbus, followed the
Dolphin in the army boat General
Meigs, and the members of the dip
lomatic corps occupied the coast sur
vey steamer Blake.
As soon as the President stepped
on board the Dolphin she tripped
anchor and fired one gun as signal.
This was responded to by a boom
which seemed to shake the whole
city. The double-turreted monitor
Miantonomah, lying at the rear of
the port column, fired one of her new
1O-inch guns, charged with nearly
$50 pounds of powder. At once the
whole fleet was called to quarters
and the yards were manned. The
scene was as pretty as we'll conid be
imagined.
During the half hour or more the
Presidential progress lasted the can
nonading never ceased until mere
than one thousand six hundred guns
had been fired. Toward the close
one titanic roar, with flashes of red
flame and dense, sulphurous clouds
of smoke were all the spectators on
the shore could distinguish.
The last of the ships in the review
ing line was the steamer Monmouth,
upon which were Senators, members
of Congress, Governors OF the States
and other invited guests. When the
Dolphin reached the end OF the line
at Ninety-fifth street she dropped
anchor, and made preparations to
receive the comm aGdiDg officers OF
the foreign squadrons, who were
presented to the President by their
respective Ministers.
This interesting part of the cere-
mony completed, the President left
the vessel and entered the cars to
land at the foot of Ninety-ffth street.
As he did so, every vessel in the fleet
again manned the yards and once
more fired a salute of twentyone
guns.
The Presidents flag was then low
cred from the Dolphin, and the pub
iSSs-emonies Of the day were con-
sidered over.
THE LAND PARADE.
New York, April 2S.-Remarkable
as was the gathering of foreign men
of.war in our harbor to participate
In the naval review, still more re-
markable was the spectacle presented
today. The uniformed forces of for
sign nations armed and accoutered
as for battle marched in our streets.
Not since the British evacuated New
York has such an occurrence been
witnessed here, and in no country
but ours is such an occurrence pos
sibIe. With muskets at their
shoulders and small arms by their
sides the foreigners invaded our soil
today and marched down Americas
greatest street-Broadway. Grim
fierce looking Russians, sturdy Bri-
tons, ruddy- faced Germans, trim
a,;oIrnnuinr Eranchmen and dark