The Portland daily press., 1893-04-28

ydclt Jnat rides the waters The saloon
and the after cabin had been elegantly
decorated, carpeted and refurnished in
hand-carved mahogany, specially de-
signed.
The members of the Diplomatic Corps
had previously gone on board the coast
survey steamer Blake, which was moored
alongside the Monmouth at the 34th
street dock.
The review was postponed several
hours on account OF the rain, which fell
steadily all the forenoon, but about one
o'clock the rain ceased to fall but the
clouds continued to hover about in
threatening manner. President Cleye-
land, accompanied by his wife and Lieu
tenant Wood. left the Victoria hotel at
I.O3 p. m. Eight minutes later his party
arrived at the landing where thousand
men and women who had stood in the
rain for four hours. cheered him en-
Enthusiastically. The party was immedi-
ately escorted to the launch of the Dol
phin, which started away as soon as the
company was on board. The launch
steamed rapidly out to the Dolphin. AS
soon as the President reached the deck,
bang went one of the Dolphin's guns and
the Presidents flag was unfurled at her
masthead
~ VeVo = " OloCh WAEu Ult SlEudl Was
given for the start. AS soon as the
President stepped on board the Dolphin
the vessel tripped her anchor aud fired
once as signal. This was responded to
by boom which seemed to shake the
whole city. The double-turreted moni-
tor M1antonomoh, lying at the rear of
the port column, fired for the first time
in port one of her huge 10-inch guns.
charged with nearly 25O pounds Of
powder. Almost before the reverbera-
tlons OF this 25-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 United States with
becoming respect. Seen at
this moment, and before the
enveloping clouds of gunpowder smoke
from the subsequent salutes had OBJ
.scured the air, the scene was as pretty
as well could be imagined. AS the Dol
phins bow came in line with each man.
of-war present arms was sounded on
the bugle; officers and crew saluted; the
bands struck up the national air, and
national salute of 81 guns was fired by
each ship. During the half hour or
more that the Presidential progress last
ed this cannonading never ceased, until
in all more than 1900 guns had been fired.
Toward the close of their booming sepa-
rate identity had been
Merged in One Titanic Roar,
while flashes of red flame and dense sui
phurous clouds of smoke were all the
spectators on the shore could distin-
guish.
The firing began with the German flag
ship Kaiserin Augusta and the Brazilian
battleship Aquidaban; it was taken up
in more ponderous manner by the Dutch
Van Speyck and the Spanish Infanta Isa-
bel; it was followed by the Argentine
Nuevo de Julio and the Italian Etna:
was continued by the American Charles
ton and the French Arethuse; followed
by the flagship Newark and the Russian
Admirafs ship Dimitri Donskoi, and
closed by Admiral Gherardi in the Phil
adelphia and Admiral Sir John Hopkins
in the noble Blake. The intervals be-
tween the artillery exercises of the flag
ships were filled up by similur exercises
on the part of the other vessels of the
squadron.
Following close in the wake of the Dol
phin, and getting the full benefit of the
salutes, came the army steamer, General
Meigs, bearing the honored foreign guest
of the day, the Duke of Veragua, attend
ed by Gen. Schofield of the army and
Rear Admiral Belknap 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 Sena-
tors and members of Congress, Govern
ors of States, newspaper representatives
and other invited guests.
When the Dolphin reached the end of
the line in the neighborhood of Ninety
fifth Street, She dropped anchor and
made preparations to receive the COM
manding officers of the foreign squad
rons. Duly attired in full ceremonial
uniform, with cooked hats and swords.
the distinguished officers entered their
barges and pulled off for the Presiden-
tial yacht. Sir John Hopkins, the Brit
ish Admiral, was first received. Next
came Vice Admiral Koznakoff, the Rus
sian Admiral. Rear Admiral De Libran of
France was third. Then followed Renr
Admiral Magnaghi of Italy. The Spanish
Admiral, Senor Y Lono, though
an invalid, did not fail to pay
this ceremonial mark of respect
to the chief executive, and was followed
by Rear Admiral Howard of Argentine,
Rear Anmiral Norhona of the Brazilian
fleet, and the blond-haired and blue-eyed
captains OF the German and Dutch
steamers. These visits formed one of
the most interesting features of the day.
As nearly all the foreign officers spoke
or understood English the ceremonies
were attended by no stiff formalities,
but it is said were marked by cordiality
and some
Degree of Conviviality Also.
Fifteen minutes before the reception
ended and when the President was pre-
pairing to land, an admonitory signal
was given from the Dolphin, and as he
left the vessel and entered his barge at
the foot of Ninty-sixth street every ves-
sci in the fleet again manned yards and
rails, and once more fired a salute of q
guns, following the Dolphin's lead
Then the Presidents flag was lowered
from the Dolphin, and the public cere-
monies of the day were considered over.
But the private part of the fun had
only just begun. AS soon as the Dolphin
nassed ont from betN cen the anchored