Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-04

TINS AFTERNOON was grand success. About
O'Clock the rain ceased to fall, although
the clouds continued to hover about in d
threatening manner. President Cleveland,
accompanied by his wife and Lieutenant
Wood, left the Victoria Hotel at / .O5 d. M
Eight minutes later his party arrived at
the foot of West Twenty-third street,
where thousand men and women, who
had stood in the rain for four hours
cheered him enthusiastically.
Mrs. Cleveland, enveloped in a tweed
cape, macintosh, black felt hat and black
ven, was the first to alight, and her APP
pearance was the signal for the cheering
TO begin. The President followed her, re.
moving his silk hat, ana paused for a
moment, bowling all around to the people.
The party was Immediately escorted to
the launch of the Dolphin. which started
away as soon as the company was on
board The launch steamed rapidly out to
the Dolphin, and from the shore the Presi.
dental party could be seen climbing up
the sangway Of the dispatch boat, Mrs.
cleveland in advance. As soon as the
President reached the deck bang went one
Of the Dolphin's guns. and the Presidents
nag was unfurled at her masthead.
THE SALUTE TO the PRESIDENT.
At l.S0 the first boom OF the lOinch gun
on the MiantOuomah announced that the
Dolphin, with the President ON board.
passing up between the two columns of
war vessels.
The roar of the Miantonomah's 2l guns
was followed by salute from he Brazilian
ships Republca and riradentes The
Dolphin replied to the Brazilians, aud Il
cloud OF smoke rose over the lower end Of
the line of warships. The Braziians
manned yards just before firing, and the
long lines Of blue jackets stood out against
white background of smoke The
Dolphin moved at Il slow and stately gait,
and the salute of each ship was distinct
and sharp. The Auudabun, flagship Of
the Brazilian ileet, finished saluting at
l.iO, and the Nuevo Espaua took its turn.
The Dolphin was followed at distance IF
about 900 ieet by the Blake, and she in
turn by the Miantonomah.
At La the Seeadler of the German fleet
fired her first gun. She was followed a
moment later by the Reina Rcgcnte Of the
starboard column, and the two ships. one
on each side of the Dolphin, made the
welkin ring. The kaiserin Augusta Joined
the chorus, and the echoes rolled in the
Palisades and down again until ono
seemed to hear "A long line of artillery
reaching for miles on the Jersey shore
The bands on the ships played tho national
air. but it was only at intervals between
the roar OF guns that the music could be
heard
The Van Speik and the Infanta Isabel
salutes ran into each other. Then there
was pause for minute and Argeutiun's
cruiser belched forth flash that was re.
Sponded to by big gun ON the Giovanni
Bausan.
II was l.53 when the Concord spoke. and
she spoke so rapidly that her salute MAS
done III two minutes. The Etna paid her
respects next. Then after short pause,
light blue puff arose above the dynamite
guns on the Nesuvilis, and few seconds
later there was din overhead. AS though
the sky was made of sheet iron and Il bomb
had struck.
People at the foot of Fifty.ninth street
had not recovered from their astonishment
when sharp tongue of fire shot out from
the SIDE OF the Jean Bart, and there was u
report that made women scream and win.
dows rattle along the river front. Al .
o'clock the Yorktown and the Arethuse
Salui"d, gun for gun. Then there was an
lntci al. during which the bands could he
heed playing and the cheers of the sailors
reached the shore.
The Chicago then opened fire, and a mo-
ment later the Russian Rynda added her
guns to the chorus. The baltimore and
the general admiral followed. AT 2.Os lie
Tartar, the first of the British ships,
saluted. The guns of the Bancroft and the
San Francisco were going at the same
time.
The British MagiIienne and the Atlanta
iilred almost simultaneously. The Dolphin |
!essened her speed las She approached the |
head of the line, and there Vas Al inter. |
Sai OF hrlng from the ships. Each vessel |
began saluting as the Dolphints bow came |
ABREAST. len minutes after she had passed |
the Jack tars came down from their posi-. |
tons on the arms.
It was just Pig as England's crack
cruiser, the Blake, fired her first gun. |
there was big pun OF smoke and deem |
sound, entirely different from the sharp |
sounds OF the guns of the smaller vessels. |
Inc Phllndelphla saluted rs the Duluhin |
reached the head OF the line, and came to a |
stop just i'll the rear of the carayels.
AT the same time all the steamboats,,
tugs and pleasure craft blew their whistles |
ana made i'm almost AS dGafening as the |
saluting. There was cheering and waving
Of hats handerchieis and umbrellas. ana |
The trlumphal procession OF the Presiden-
tial party was ended.
The whistles sent up cloud of steam.
which, added to the smoke of the guns. oh.
Scureu the view OF a large portion of the
river. The admirals of the different SQUAD
rons then embarked in steam launches and
TO Dolphin.
THEN THE WHISTLES footed.
At go the merchant marine was sig.
nailed to get away. The Sea Bird, with tie
on board, rounded the hend AZ
the double column of men-of.war and
started down the river on the New York
side. The AL Foster followed, and tho
police patrol tugs fell in line two by two,
Alter them came tugs steamboats, and
steam yachts, two and three abreast. and
all with whistles blowing, men shouting
and women waving parasuls rs they passed.
each man-ot-war.
The commotion that followed has never
been eQualed in the Hudson river. Clouds
Of steam rose and blew across the men.of.
war. The crews of the men-of-war faced
The rail and waved hats and haudkerchiefs
At the noisy tugs and steamboats, as they
passed. Several steam yachts saluted tho
men-of war with one gun, which sounded
like a toy pistol after the big guns OF the
The whistles of the tugs and steamers
kept continual footing and blowing from
NE time they We're given permission To
start until the lower end of the long limo
of the squadron was reached. The mo.
notony OF the noise of the whistles was
varied by sirens on several tugs and the
ire boats.
The passengers on the steamboats,
crowded to the side towards the men.of.
war, and many of the steamers seemed in
imminent danger of careenng. They went
lawn the river with one paddle wheel i'm
he air and the guards under water and
the starboard deck aw;lsh.
from tne time the President started on
lls tour through the lines until the final
'alute was fired the weather was cloudy
%lth ram. The air was cold and an I'M
pleasant WIND came out OF the north east.
y was an improvement on the forenoon,
out not pleasant day ON the river and OH
'APoseu points ul vantage along the shore.
THE PRESIDENT DIsEMBARRs.
AT 4.4O the President disembark.d from
he Dolphin, and at the finish Of nc
ante of n guns given him FINN iIn