Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-05-06
The Great N ival Review.

salute 10 MS memory.
The Great Niyai Review.
New YORK, April 2s.-The interna-
tional rendezvous and review in honor
of Columbus, which has been in active
progress for nearly two weeks, culmi-
mated ia demonstration more
spectacular, more noisy and more re-
marka BILE in many other respects than
anything of the kind recorded in mod
ern history. There have been naval
reviews of international character be-
fore, but none SO striking as this. The
quaintest part of the days proceed
inQs was that the post OF honor at the
head of the reviewed columns
was given to apparently un-
seaworthy reproductions of the
Columbus caravels. the Santa Maria,
Pinta and Nina, which with infinite
care had been towed over from Cadiz To
Cuba by our own Admiral Benham and
from Cuba escorted to Hampton Roads
and New York by the Spanish war
ships These boats. high popped and
lateen rugged, cut away midship like a
Roman galley, were anchored opposite
Ninety-third street and formed prac-
tically the turning point of the review.
The contrast of four centuries of naval
development could not have been more
strongly and picturesquely marked.
The line of vessels reviewed was over
three miles in length: stretching in
two columns from the foot OF Twenty
third street TO about Ninety-tifth
street, where the reviewing ship, the
Dolphin. anchored. The foreign YES
sells were most OF them standing on the
New York side OF the Hudson river:
the American feet with the German,
Dutch and Argentine cruisers occupied
the New Jersey side. The ships were
anchored 800 yards apart and space
of 400 yards was left between the two
columns Thousands of visitors poured
into the city to witness the sight.
BY act OF the Legislature and procla-
nation of the governor the day was
made public holiday. Business was
generally suspended. Flags We're dis
played from all the shipping and from
many public and private buildings
Hundreds of thousands of spectators
lined the waters edge on both shores
of the majestic river, perched upon
the roofs and upper stories of the tall
buildings and climbed the palisade or
the slopes of the river side. Every
point of vantage from which view
of the scene could be obtained was oc-
cupied. The proceedings began early.
The embarkation of the preslden-
tial party on board the
reviewing boat Dolphin was a
gorgeous uffair. 4 handsome special
landing place had been erected for the
purpose at the foot of Twenty-third
street, the approach to which was car
peted and draped in bunting.
The president was escorted by his
naval aides and accompanied by Mrs
Cleveland and the members of the cabi-
net and their wives and the members
Of the diplomatic corps representing
foreign governments. No representa-
tives Of the press or the general public
were permitted in the presidential
yacht Even the duke of Veragua, the
nations specially invited guest, the lin
cal defendant OF Columbus, was brought
along in n separate vessel, the army
boat General Meigs.
Between 10 and IL o'clock was the
hour assigned for the president to com
mence the review, but, because of
the bad weather, it was 2 o'clock
when the signal was given for
the start As soon as the president
stepped on board the Dolphin the YES
sci trpped her anchor and fired one
gun as signal. This was responded
to by boom which seemed to shake
the whole city. The double turreted
monitor Miantonomah, lying at the
foot of the port column. fired for the
frst time one of her huge ten-inch guns
charged with nearly ESQ pounds of
powder. Almost before the reverbera-
tions OF this gun had died away in
the distant echoes the whole fleet
was called TO quarters, yards were
manned and every preparation made to
receive the president of the United
States with becoming respect. At this
moment, and before the enveloping
clouds of gunpowder smoke in the sub
sequent salutes had obscured the air,
the scene was as pretty as can we'll be
imagined. The Dolphip's bow came In
line with each man-of-war, present
arms" was sounded on the bugle, off,
GERS and crew saluted, the bands struck
up the national air. and q national
salute of twenty-one guns was fired by
each ship. During the half hour
or more that the presidential
program lasted this cannonading never
ceased, until more than 1,600 gums had
been fred. Their identity merged in one
titanic roar, while flashes of red fame
and dense sulphurous clouds of smoke
were all the spectators ON the shore
could distinguish.
Following close in the wake of the
Dolphin and getting the full benefit of
the salutes came the army steamer
General Meigs, bearing the honorcd
foreign guest, the duke Of Veragua.
attended by General Schofield. of the
army, and Rear Admiral BENJAMIN, OF
the navy. The only other
steamer permitted within the
sacred limits during the brief progress
of the presidential review was the
Monmouth, upon which were senators
and members of congress, governors of
states, newspaper reporters and other
invited guests. When the Do phin
reached the end Of the lire, in the
neighborhood of Ninety-ffth street,
she dropped anchor and made prepara-
tions to receive the commanding OFF,
GERS OF the foreign squadrons. Sir
John Hopkins, the British oom-
,pander, was first received.
Next came Vice Admiral Kozanakoff,
the Russian admiral. Rear Admiral
De Libran, at France. was third.
Then followed Rear Admiral Mag
naghi, of Italy. The Spanish ad.
mirsl, Senior Y. I.ono, though an in
valid. did not fail to pay this ceremon-
ial mark OF respect TO the chief execu-
tive, and was followed by Rear Ad-
mirai Howard, of Argentine; Reir Ad-
miral Nor'aon, Of the brazilian fleet,
and the blonde haired and the blue
eyed captains OF the German and Dutch
steamers.
Fifteen minutes before the reception
ended, and when the president was pre-
pairing 70 land, an adInonitory signal
was given from tho Dolphin. Every