The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-05-03

ciOuQ OF SMOKE rose over bilo lONeI Gnu VI
the line of war ships. The BrsziliGns
manned the wards lust before the firing,
and the long lines OF blue jackets stood
out against white background OF smoke.
The Dolphin moved at a slow and stately
gait, and the salute Of each ship was dis
tinct aud sharp The Aquidaban, the
flagship OF the Brazilian fleet, finished
saluting at 40, and the Nueve Espano
took its turn. The Dolphin was followed
at a distance OF about 800 feet by the
Blake and she in turn by the Miantono-
moh.
ALLAH the Seadler of the German feet
fired her first gun. She was followed a
moment later BY the Reina Regente of
the starboard column and the two ships,
one on each side of the Dolphin, made
the welkIn ring. The Kaiserin Augusta
Joined the chorus and the echoes rolled
up the palisades and down again until one
seemed TO hear long line of artillery
reaching for miles on the Jersey shore
The bands Of the ships PLAYED the nation
al air, but it was only at in tervals between
the roar of guns that the music could be
heard. The Van Speyk and the Infanta
Isabel salutes ran into each other. Then
there was q pause for minute and the
Argentine cruiser belched forth flash
that was responded to by big gun on the
Giovana Baussn. 1t was :53 when the
Concord spoke, and she spoke so rapid
that her salute was done in two minutes.
The Etna paid her respects next. Then.
after a short pause, light clue puff arose
above the dynamite tubes OF the Vesuvius
and few seconds later there was a din
overhead, az though the sky was made of
sheet iron and a bomb had struck ii. Peo-
pie along the river front bad hardly re-
covered from their astonishment when
sharp tongue OF fire shot out from the
Jean Bart and there was a report that
made women scream and windows rattle
along the river front. At , o'clock the
Yorktown and Arethus saluted together
gun for gun. Then there was an interval,
during which the bands could be heard
playing and the cheers of the sailors
reached the shore. The Chicago then
opened fire and a moment later the Rus
sian RyDda added her guns to the chorus.
The Baltimore and the General admiral
followed.
The British salute.
At 2:0S the Tartar, the first of the Brit
ish ships ssluted. The guns of the Ban
croft and the San francisco were going at
the same time. The British Magicienne
and the Atlantic fired the most simulta-
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as she approached the head OF the line
and there WAS an interval between the
firing of ships. Each vessel began salut-
ing as the Dolphin's bow came abreast.
Ten minutes after she had passed the
Jack Tsrs came down from their positions
on the arms. 1t was Just PIP as En-
glands crack cruiser, the Blake, fired her
first gun. There was big puff OF smoke
and deep boom entirely different from
the sharp sounds OF the guns of the
smaller vessels. The Philadelphia saluted
rs the Dolphin reached the head OF the
line and came to a stop just in the rear of
the caravels. At the same time all the
steamboats,. tugs and pleasure craft blew
their whistles and made q din almost as
deafening as the saluting. There was
cheering and waving of hats, handker-
chiefs and umbrellas and the triump hal
procession of the presidential party was
ended. The whistles sent up a cloud Of
steam which, added to the smoke of the
guns. obscured the view OF large portion
of the river.
The admirals of the different squadrons
then embarked in steam launches and
proceeded to the Dolphin. At 2:30 the
merchant marine was signaled to get
away The Seabird, with the committee
on board, headed round the column and
passed down the river on the New York
eide of the river The Al Foster followed
and the police patrol tugs fell in line
two by two. After them came tugs.
steamboats, and steam yachts, two and
three abreast and all with whistles blow
ing, men shouting and women waving
parasols as they passed each man-of war.
a Great CommotiOn.
The commotion that followed has never
been equaled in the Hudson river.
Clouds of steam arose from the tugs and
blew across of the men-of-war. The crews
OF the men-of-war faced the rail and waved
hats and handkerchiefs at the noisy tugs
and steamboats, as they passed. Several
steam yachts saluted the men-of.war with
one gun. which sounded like a toy pistol
after tho big guns of the men-of.war. The
whistles of the tugs and steamers kept up
a continual tooting and blowing from
the time they were given permission to
start until the lower end of the long line
OF the squadron was reached. The mo-
notonv of the noise OF the whistles was
varied by sirens on several tugs and
the fireboats. Tie passengers on
the steamboats, crowded 10 the side
toward the men-of-war. and many of the
steamers seemed in imminent danger of
capsizing. They went down the river
with one paddle wheel in the air and the
guards under water and the starboard deck
awesh. From the time the president
started on his tour through the lines I'M
iii the final salute was fired the weather
was cloudy without rain. The air was
cold and an unpleasant wind came out of
the northeast 1t was an improvement
upon the forenoon, but it was not q pleas
ant day on the river and on exposed points
of vantage along the shore.
The reception of the admirals by the
president lasted until 4:40 p. m Then
when his flag was hauled down on the
Dolphin and he went ashore at Ninety
SiXth-st. at a signal from the Philadelphia
the guns OF the entire fleet belched forth
simultaneously. Each vessel fired twenty
one shots and the roar that ensued was
deafening. When it subsidized smoke
hung in heavy clouds over the river, and
the Jersey shore was invisible for some
minutes. The sdmirals turned TO their
ships, the steamboats, which still fingered
with passengers DESTROYS of seeing sll Of
the great naval pageant went to their
piers and the ceremonies were over.
GREATEST OF MODERN TIMES.
For Peaceful Display the New York Re-
view Beats History.