Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-28
EVENT OF A NATION
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had arranged so visv the grssdsss ms-
nns spectacle ever prsssassd ia tks
world vere disappointed Although it
vzs . legal hoi day in the town the
early morning crowds on the elevated
trans and surface cars. With the crowds
that poured into tho city from the fer.
ri-s and scro~s the bridge. did not lock
like holiday crowds The rain did not
keep them all 1t home. however. There
wAs . steady stream toward North river
all morning. and the hundreds q excuf-
sson boats. steam yachts. tugs and other
craft which had been prsssssi into ssr
we're not kept Al home by Farmer Dune
disgrsceful weather.
In . Poartng Rain-
When the committee Of arrangements b
looked out upon the pouring rain .
meeting was hastily called. at which IL
was decided to postpons the exercises
until O'clock The president and the
mcmbers of the cabinet left the Victoria
hotri at that hour. At 8 o'clock Prssi-
dent Cleveland was called on by Messrs
Baldwin and Bowen. of tho committee
oe one hundred. and also by Ensigr
Wo.i. Secretary Hcrbert's aid The
downpour stopped about o'clock a. the
president left the hotel.
Despite the inclemen: weather the ia
ternational review in honor of Columbus
eliminated In . demonstration moro TO
markable in many respects than any
thing Of the kind recorded in the worlds
history. There have been naval reviews
Of international character before. but
none 80 striking a. this
Coluubus' Caravels.
The quzintest part OF the days pro-
ceedinga Was that the post VI honor at
the head u the reviewed columns wAs
gwen to apparently unseaworthy repro
ductions II the Columbus carsvels. the
Santa Maria. Pinta and Nina. which.
With infinite care. had t-sen towed over
from Cadiz % Cuba by our own Admiral
Benhzm and from Cuba escorted to
Hampton Roads and New York by the
Spanish varshipA These boats. high
popped and lzteen riggcd- cut away amid
ship like q Roman galley. were anchored
oprnsite Ninety third street. and forned
practically the turning point of the 70
vlew. The contrast IL four centuries Of
naval development could not have been
more stsoagly and picturssquely marked.
The vessels IN review WAS over three
miles ia length. stretching in two
columns from the foot 81 Twenty third
street to about Ninety fifth street, where
the reviewing ship. the Dolphin.
anchored The foreign vessels were,
most II them. stationed on the New
York aide of the Hudson river: the
American feet. with the German. Dutch
and Argentine cruiser. occupied the
New Jersey sid.. The ships were
anchored 40 yards apart and space of
tn0 yards was left between the two col
umns.
The proceedings began early. At 9 a
n. the vese~ls 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 aud
Italian ships also dressed yards. at 90
all the steam launches Il the American
men of war were dropped and manned.
ready to go to the assistance Of the
patrol feet should any bold intrudlcrs
a~ek Ca pass through the lines. The
respect which the American people
never fail on great public occasions to
pay ,o authority was abundantly mani
Tested.
Presidential Party.
The embarkation - the presidential
party on board - the reviewing boat
Dolphin was a gorgeous affair. \ hard
some special landing place had been
erected at the foot u Twenty third
street. the approach so which WAS car
pefe,i and drap~d in bunting. The
president xas escorted by his naval aids
and accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland and
the memters ~ the cabinet and their
wives and the members % the diplo-
matte corrs representing foreign gov
-rnments No representatives 81 the
press or the general public ~er- per-
ritttFfl On t'STb ttF pf~-bfFfttia yH-ut
Even the duke - Veragus. the nats,n's
Speciality invited guest. the lincal de
srendant cf Columbus. Vas brought
along in q separate vessel. the army boat
General Mesgs The Dolphin. John
Roach's last achievement for ths gov
srnmrnt. long accused - structural
weakness had been specially fortified
fpr the occasion by having great cstin
huilt clear rru-s the ship and covering
one fourth ~ her entire length. consti-
tuting finer dining sal,on than that
p'~~e~sed by any yacht that rides the
water.
Just before : o'clock th. signal sas
given for fhe start. A spor ~ the
president stepped on hoard the Dolphin
the vess~} tripped Der anchor and iir-d
one gun A. a signal This vas r~=prrsie,I
10 by q b.ssra which seemed - shake the
Whole city. The iouble turretesi rno,ifor
Niansononaoh. lying az the rear ot the
port cusunr. fred for the first tiira in
pr, ore 70 her huge zen inch guns.
charged With n@srly - pounds q powder.
Alu,o-t before the rsverterstlors q the
gun hai lied sNav IN the distant sraues
the whole fees vss csllesl - quarters.
yar,is yer. manned and every prprsra
sion made ~ r~,-eive The president NJ the
Jnitsi Stasea with hecnminE rrsract
seen AZ this moment and before ;hr
snveioy,ne clouds - powder smoke rom
the subsequent ~aiutss bal ohseIrt-i tn.