The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-05-03
WORLDS NAVIES IN Line.
Cleveland Reviews the Gorge
Gus War Spectacle.
MILES OF BOOMING GUNS.

The Columbian naval review at New
York, Thursday, was grand success Our
greatest peaceful naval event, Joined in by
all the leading naval powers. IS now a part
of history bigger than that Of our country.
Il marks an epoch in the chronicles of the
globe Itself.
Jupiter Pluvius, as ifjsalous Of Neptune.
tried 10 spoil the pageant and dimmed the
morning set for with a chilling, pelting
rain. But the Yankees, who master all
things, conquered the rain god by pOs;poning
the nautical jubilee for three hours and then
held ii triumphantly- sunshine, it
IS true. but also without rain.
When al last the President embarked
aboard the nations yacht Dolphin, and she
moved out toward the foot of the great gray
alley between the war ships, the good judg-
ment that had prompted the Presidents
delay was confirmed. TIE rain had ceasc i
the Wharyes. the waterside park, and the
opposing hills Of New jersey were bleckened
with holiday folks; the gray atmosphere
served as curtsin-like background for the
ships aad mountains Of white steam rose
from the mass of pleasure boats, packed
over against the Jersey side and carrying
some, say, quarter Of a million of sight
seers.
The day was saved. There was nothing
to be done but to make it glorious. Glori-
Gus it continued, and glorious it ended nOta-
ble above all the other grand occasions 10
which the metropolis of the New World
has lent itself.
As the graceful snow-white Dolphin
moved with dignified, leisurely pace along
the gun guarded steel-walled lane, ship
after ship hot out red tongues Of flames and
belched clouds of white smoke across her
path, flame meeting flame, and the smoke
Of tie opposing broadsides blending its
rounding clouds into dense rounded mass.
This soft rolling cloud of smoke chased
after the beautiful yacht, and she seemed
forever emerging from it as the water
spirites appeared from out the mists of an
cient cascades.
SATION's HONOR TO oUg PRESIDENT.
The familiar figure Of the President was
in full relief IS he Stood, almost alone, far
AZ, on the poop of the yacht, and those who
did not know him guessed who he was be-
cause he alone lifted his silk hat as be came
abreast Of each firebelching vessel Never,
except in war, if even then, was there heard
such d stentorian expression of human
emotion. And never before in any land
did any crowned monarch receive the hon.
age Of so many nations as was bestowed
upon this plain, black coated American, who
as the representative Of the Nation, received
the salute that is prescribed for royalty.
In sight Of the picturesque caravels, and
between the floating fortresses Of the Ameri-
can and English admirals, the Dolphin
dropped her anchor, and the cheering Of
hundreds Of thousands Of men on land and
water struggled weakly against the wholly
local and fendish footing Of a myriad of
steam whistles.
When the smoke cleared away the steel
sided passage between the war ships was
seen TO be dotted with the tiny gigs and cut
ters of nine admirals and IS war captains,
fastening to greet the President aud his
party. The beautiful mistress OF the White
House was by the Presidents side attesting
the charms Of mind and person for which
Columbia's daughters are world famous.
sALUrING GRANTS LONELY TOMB.
The flagship Philadelphia, the floating
castle Of Commander-in Chief Gherardi,
slipped silently from her moorings and
stemmed the swift tide to a point opposite
the tomb of the nations hero, Grant, and
there fired salute to the memory Of our
greatest general in the war that preserved
the States.
A few minutes after the Philadelphia
slipped back into her place at the head Of
the battalion of floating fortresses, a small
cedar gig, moved by L white oars and with
a royal rug falling luxariously over its stern
rail, rode swiftly to the Manhattan shore
to land the President.
When night fell the war ships held the
multitude upon the shores and on the steam
boats by superb spectacle with signal
lights, fash lights, search lights and fire
works. The proud English cruiser Blake
led all the res; with brilliant night dress
Of electric jewels, which flung her outlines
in lines OF fire against the sombre back
ground of the cloudy night.
At the end of all he showed TO what
length the English Vice Admiral was viii
ling 10 carry his friendly feelings by slash
ing upon ii e deck which be commanded a
fiery figure of Washington, the man who
led these colonies in var upon his kingdom |
For hours the sullen sky was crisscrossed !
with paths Of brilliant flame, and the hori-
zon served as a background for colored ]
signal lights and glorious pyrotechnics 1t
lacked but an hour Of midnight when the 1
black night conquered and closed in upon 1
the scene, turning the glory ofihe day into I
treasured memory.
THE COLUMBIAN BALL.
The Columbian ball Thursday night at 4
the Madison So usre Garden was, in respect /
TO magnifcence of decoration and arrange /
ment, and Of the large number Of world
famous guests present. the most splendid
ever given in the new world.
THE LAND PARADE.
The land parade Of visiting marines Fri
day was most interesting and unique feat
ure of the naval entertainment With
muskets on their shoulders and small arms
al their sides. tae foreigners invaded our
soil and marcheddown Americas greatest
street, Broadway, with their own officers
commading and with their own bands play
ing their respective national airs. But they
were our captives. Our marines and blue
jackets preceded them, and our National
Guardsmen followed in the rear. The arts
Of peace had superseded the strategy of war.
and the armed ferces of nine nations march
ed together, as though our country and
theirs were one. and they and we were bro
Tiers
For further account Of the naval review
see 4th page)
Birds of Passage
Between this and the other side of the broad
Atlantic, in the shape of tourists, CONNER
cial travellers and mariners, agents ION the
road, steamboat captains, ships surgeons
and "ali sorts and conditions" of travellers.
emigrant aud new settlers appreciate and
testify 10 the preventive and remedial prop
critics of Hostetter's Stomach Btters in sea
sickness, nausea malarial and rheu matte
trouble, and all disorders of the stomach.
liver and bowels. Against the prejudicial
influences Of climate. crudely cooked or IN
accuSTpmqd diet and imDura water II = a