Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-04-29
MIGHTY VESSELS
Of War From the Great Nations
Of the Earth,
PAY THEIR TRIBUTE TO THE
Starry Emblem of the United States Of
America.
4Y THEIR TRIBUTE TO THE
COLUMBUS CARAVELS

Are Greeted with the Thunders of Count
less Cannon Arriving Mt the Great
Metropolis Original Flag Honored.
New YORK, April 26.-The old Span
ism caravels, counterparts of the little
crafts which composed the fleet of CO.
lumbus, were objects of wonder as they
swung at anchor in the lower bay yes
terday morning, to all persons who saw
them.
The caravels were towed into port
Monday night by the more modern
ships of the present Spanish navy, and
their proximity to the latter off Grave
send made them seem smaller and more
antlquated by comparison. The Pinta
was the first caravel to pass Sandy
Hook in tow of the Infanta Isabel. She
was six or seven miles in advance of the
Santa Maria, the Columbus flagship,
under escort of the Reina Reginta.
The Nina, the third caravel, ploughed
along in the wake of the Neuva Espana
half an hour later and all three were
comfortably ensconced in Gravesend
bay awaiting the time to make the
start for their reviewing stations in the
North river. In the order above men,
toned they passed into the Hudson
river at noon, having been saluted from
the different boats in the harbor as
they passed in. The Dolphin, with
Secretary Herbert on board, steamed
by the caravels as they entered the
river and saluted as she passed.
The caravels have iron cannon mod
elled after the guns of Columbus origi-
nal fleet. One of the guns of the latter
fleet is still ''alive" and may be seen on
the Santa Maria.
Loud-mouthed cannon doomed
noisy welcome to the crack fighting
ships of the world as they steamed
slowly up the lowersbay yesterday and
swung into the anchorage just below
the Narrows, near Fort Hamilton, Fort
Lafayette and Fort Wadsworth. Over
the city came the dull echo of the can
nonading, giving warning that the
long expected naval review was now on
in earnest; that the ships of our nation
and of our guests had safely made the
trip from Hampton Roads and were
now here, ready for their part in the
greatest naval pageant of modern
| times.
The cannonading began when the
caravels from Spain We're towed up the
Hudson, the guns of Fort Wadsworth,
| Fort Hamilton and Old Castle William
| booming out their warlike salutes,
while the throngs who lined the shore
of the harbor eagerly scanning the
waters to study the odd-loolSing, an
cient sea craft, answered with a cheer.
Scarcely had these salutes died away
before the first of the long line of war
| ships thundered out their announce
ment of their coming, and again the
cannon of the forts gave back gun for
gun in enthusiasm and demonstrative
welcome.
Well down the bay the scene was in
spring, in spite of the driZzling rain
that made the flags of the fleet and fort
flap drearily. All the merchantmen
being in the harbor appreciated the
event and raised their colors in it's
honor. The Brazilian cruiser Ninth Of
July, which has been in port for sever
al days, showed her appreciation of
the event by lifting her anchor early in
the morning, as soon as the announce
ment was made that the big squadron
of warships had been sighted through
the mist that hovered over the water
and started down the bay to meet and
welcome the fleet, her cannon joining
in the general fusilade. Thousands of
cheering and enthusiastic spectators
lined the Battery and the river front.
New Yorl's greatest naval cele-
bration began yesterday at the Twin
lighthouses which mark the entrance
to her harbor. Rain in the early morn
ing made the outlook a gloomy one,
and in consequence the crowd which
gathered on the bluff overlooking
Sandy Hook and the ocean was not
large. There was plenty of enthusi-
asm, however, as the naval veterans,
Grand Army men and sons and daugh-
ters of the Revolution formed major
ity of the spectators.
The monitor Miantonomah lay close
in shore ready to take part in the cere-
monies. The crowd gathered around
the national liberty pole which had
been erected twenty feet in front of the
lighthouse structure. The pole is 1876
feet in height and was paid for by sub
scriptions raised by veterans of the
war. 1t is surmounted by an American
eagle.
John Winfield Scott, chairman of the
committee on programme, made short
address and he was followed by Will
. liam o. Mcdowell, chairman of the gen.
, eral committee.
l The original stars and stripes, the
Paul Jones flag of heroic memory was
hoisted by Mrs. Stafford, lineal de-
| scendent of Lieut.. Stafford, who served
with Paul Jones on the Bon-Homms
5 Richard and who rescued the flag when
, it was blown overheard.
9 When the Paul Jones flag was run
up, the signal officer on the lighthouse
tower waved a flag from side to side
and puff of smoke rose on the star
: board quarter of the Miantonomah and
, an instant later the boom of a gun was
y heard Before the tattered emblem had
reached the peak three of the moni'
tors guns had doomed across the
water. The flag was Immediately
> bnuled dawn and n fiftv-fOot HaU was