Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-05-05

rain for four hours, cheercd him enthusiast
CaIiy.
Mrs Cleveland, cnve oped in tweed cape.
macintosh, black felt hat and black veil,
WAS the first to nlight, and her appearance
was the signal for the cheering to begin.
| The President followed her, moving his
silk hat, and paused for moment bowling
all around to the people.
The party WAS Immediately escorted to the
launch of the Dolphin, Which started away
as soon rs the company was on board.
As soon Ms the President reached the deck
bung went one OF the Dophin's guns, and
| the Presidents flag was unfurled at the
| masthead.
The Dolphin's gun was responded to BY a
| boom which seemed to shake the whole
city. The double turrcted monitor Milan
tonOmoh, lying at the rear OF the port
| column, tircd for the first time in port one
OF her huge l0-inch guns, charged with
nearly $50 pounds OF powder.
Almost before the rrvcrberatons OF this
2j-ton 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 L. s.
with becoming respect Seen at this moment,
and before the cnyeloping clouds of gun
powder smoke from the subsequent
salutcs had obscurcd the air, the scene was
as grand as wei could be imagined. AS the
! Dolphin's bow came In line with each man
| of war, present arms was sounded on the
buglc, officers and crew saluted the bands
struck up the national mir, and national sa-
lutte Of 2l guns was fired 10y each ship.
| From the time the President started on
his tour through the lines until the final
salute was tired, the weather was cloudy
without rain The air was cold and an un-
pleasant wind came out OF the northeast.
1t was an improvement upon the forenoon,
but ii WAS not pleasant day on the river
and on exposed points OF vantage along the
shore.
At go the merchant marine was signallcd
] to move away. The Sea Bird. with the com
mittec on board, rounding the head of the
double column Of men of war, and started
down the river on the New York side. AZ
ter them came tugs, steamboats, and steam
/ yachts, two and three abreast, and all with
whistles blowing, men shouting and women
waving parasols as they passed ench man of
! war.
The commotion that 70 lowed has never
been equaled on the Hudson River. Clouds
| of steam rose from the tugs and blew across
the men of war. The crews of the war ships
faced the rail and waved bats and handker-
chiefs at the noisy tugs and steamboats, rs
/ they passed. Steam yachts saluted the men
/ Of war with one gun which sounded like q
! toy pistol after the big guns of the men OF
| war.
The whistles of the tugs and steamers
kept up a continual footing and blowing
from the time they were given permission to
start until the lower end OF the long line OF
the squadron was reached.
During the half hour or more that the
presidential progress lasted the cannonading
never ceased, until in all more than 1900
guns had been fired Towards the close Of
their booming separate identity had been
merged In one Titanic ronr, while flashes of
red flame and dense sulphurOus clouds OF
smpkc were all the spectators on the shore
could distinguish.