The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-05-04
In NEW YORK.
GREAT NAVAL PARADE AS SEEN FROM
FORT HAMILTON,

Spanish Fleet-The Captains 0uarters-
Their Charming Manners-Two objects
of Interest Choice of Head aear-Un-
utterably stupid-In Holiday Attire.
Special Correspondence News Democrat
NEW YORK, April %.
New York has been perpetual Fourth
of July for a week. The great naval re-
view, the bali, the banquet, the reception.
the unique land parade, the roaring OF
artillery aud the city dGcked in holiday
attire and bright with 1Ags Of ell nations,
mark an epoch, in our Columbian year
that will be part Of our country's history.
BY the time this letter reaches you II
will all be over, and will lose tue pieaS-
ure Of giving my impressions OF tue great
naval carnival. IL is true | might nave
written Il up in ndvaDce, just as the New
York papsrs did President Cleveland'S
Inauguration, wtS illustrations, but after
the experienrs OF the New York World
do not like to run the risk.
The World anticipated n bright, baimy
day, and whom iG raingd, IL cosT the paper
si75 to alter their cuts and put umbrellas
over the people and make II rain on the
/ coufiue myself to personal recollec-
tions Of memorable day
AT FORT HAMILTON,
where saw what l call the dress rehershl
OF the navDi parade. It was the passing
of the fleet from their anchorage n the
lower bay through the narrows rud up
into the Hudson to take theic pieces in
friend, an officer In he I. 5. Army,
stationed at Fort BaIW ton, L,ug Island,
and through hiB court VI VIZ privileged
70 view tie fleet from me ramusrts OF the
Fort, which sta nds H':y or siE'y lee above
low water mars,
The ram0 .~.f we're - WITH handsome
uniformed Ciil ,ers U"d we'll dressed
ladies; and Il plnyloy If The fine military
band, the waving az Hags and ila hTing
of cannons, ! D., lie 80 old Fort fairy ring
with true American enthusiasm.
Az half psas nipe the big gun 90 the
American vraHl, PhnGdelpnia, Doomed
forth the sfWHrl for She boats ~ ReiRh
anchor. - q shoSt time tue he-. could
be seen entering the Nnrtows, and
IT WAS A SIGHT
that shall never forget, and makes my
blood feirly tiuRlc wish patriotic pride, az
l recall it,
Tne day vas almost perfect, save for the
stiW uCrguggHL WfuU thHg made the waves
swell and Che white caps break and toss
against the yraHr, sulsml GulVs as tuey
steamed }1s jestuaWy by.
The hills "a UO.b sfGnn uf the NsrrOws
were dotted wi,a Lr.a OK thousands OF
eager spectators ard She SPORES GBfar as
the eye could reach were triugei with u
Burgiug mass OF humanity.
When the Hrs. vessel pagged the Fort Il
was greeted Wish @ salute Nom tue great
cannon and tho hand played
"THE sTAE sPANGLED BANNER
ia the m0aG thriUing manner. As clcn
vessel passed, the band played tbe DgS
tlOnaI air OF ice C0u try, aud tao cannon
fred q salute. lac vG87als dipped their
cDlors, thus r9turgiIg our usiuts end hon.
oriuP our fig, My n"nTt fairly gloWei
with tgrVe u patriotism, 80 this mGgnlb"
cent pageant swept targuEh tne larbor,
Representing a. they dId thG pr.de and
bafeEuard8 II ylC mighty nations OF Tie
world, a. wIG splendid tu-u!g 90 our
country Rud our Empire city. IL was She
most inspiring spectacle Of modern !insE,
and one would aiWOat think the mlLlenuis
Um had come, 90 agC slJgG mighty Men or
War almost rubbing sCai1Bt each otueI IN
fr rteuliy gU.au1g, Nj the lsaas i-Eercst.
iug feature NJ Ju0 parade vas 90 compare
our own sup rb naval fleet, with other
Men u War. Our v"cGaig Wcro painted
wpie with deep red smoke s.acks or fun
Lllg a1d c.0Er0ssou ss 1ugly but coInEar-
ea most faggraliy With ih" Doudrrcus
BLACK HULLED ENGLISH VESSELS,
the big Frnuuh ships with their heavy mil
itGTy tops aua tHa tr-wi"au.r lnr. o'laatr
ed Rugala- vsuar.3, Iacnilg 80 gum aid
o -.
1 feel proud Of our uavy which is bound
70 equal any under the gEie5 and 10 chow
20 the WCriC our power and great NEagnal
Ir1aperitH.
Is the procession moved IIudTedl OF
plBasura boats loaded with people until
they fairy topp..u, played up and down
the river, and as EurE Ag Ile laGa vessel
was passed, they sUgk The right Of WY
and soon mingled and blended, uHtil the
river was fairly alive and lau greet tall
ships grew uBZy against 2 background Of
blue and aiiysr, m~siuz spectacle beau,
tiful beyond description,
The Santa Marta OF
THE SPANISH FLEET,
Modelled after the vessel IN which Cbris'
tophsr Columbus madc his first voyage,
and which il said % COnJsin some OF the
original building material, attracted a
large share of attention in the parade.
One could hardly h0lp morAliZiHg when
comparing it to she great men-of' war by
lis side.
Poor Cbristcpher Columbus. Surely
your reward has como at last, after four
hundred years OF oblivion
This little vesvel contains the iron bed
stead on which Columbus slept, bis ink
stand nDd the gCle cannon that the orig
iuAl vessel contained, and visitors
and curious people make life burden
to the aeilorS, who fortunately cannot
myriads of questous thbt besiege them,
A young lady az the Fort showed me q
coin which abe had exchanged with one
of the SaiorE for U, S, money, and
which she Wag going 10 have made into
breast pin and inscribed "Sauta Maria"
After t1e parade wee over we went 70
THE CAPTAINS QUARTERS
10 get warm and TO rest for Iunch, Each
officer has q house Of his own, wue.hcr
-. ufT la 80
thing is in fine style, and conducive 70 q
life of comparative IudOieuc".
The four bacAolors at the Fort "uCsa"
together IN = neighborinR house. There
they have a corps Of servants, and an at
tracive reading room where cards Rnd
cigars bBip 20 pass away good deal NJ
Uncle SRm'g time, l imagine amy OH o
GERS nre nosed for
THEIR CHARMING MANNERS
and cuurl5aug bearing, and enraly we
were treated like a higher order % bsings
After e de icious but simple lunch OF cold
ham, rosstsd whole, with b gUrniture Of
cracker crumb3 and cloVaB, brown bread
add butter, preserved pears, cake and
tea--a charming lunch Animnted with corr
dial feeling and sparkling conversation
we were shown the sighgg OF the Island
outside of the Fort. The
TWO OBJECTS OF INTEREST,",
Which were displayed with great appar-
ent seriousness, we're the church in which
Stonewali Jackson was baptized and the
saloon In which Frank Duffy committed
murder. The church IL the oldest on
Long leland and iA like every other church,
With q stesple and an old-fashioned frons
door in the middle, was assured that
the only change IA the church was one
coat Of paint, shout twenty. five years ago.
All / could find out about Frank Duffy
was that no was at one time large and
aiming lipht in Brooklyu wa rd Dolitics :