The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-28
THE COLUMBIAN BALL.
A Magu loent Spectacle at Madi-
son Square Garden.
a GREETING TO THE WORLDS NAVY.

After the Review the President Receives
tho Admirals-The Display Of the Mer-
chant Marine-The Parade Of the Sailors.
Six thousand Men in Line.
NEW YoRK, April as.--Owing to the rain
the great naval parade yesterday did not
start as soon as was expected. In the
presidential party on board Of the Dolphin
were Secretary Gresham, Ambassador and
Mrs Bayard, Secretary and Mrs Carlisle,
Secretary and Mrs. Lamont, Secretary and
Mrs. Bissell, and Secretaries Morton and
Smith and Attorney General Olney.
When the president and Mrs. Cleveland
arrived at the dock at the foot Of Twenty
third street the rain stopped, the sun came
out, and the immense crowd which had as
sembied to witness the embarkation broke
into wild cheer. Launches took the
party out to the Dolphin, and as soon as
the president and his escort were on board
the Dolphin the boom of 1O-inch gun on
the Miantonomah announced that the re-
view had commenced.
The roar Of the Miantonomah's twenty
one guns was followed by salute from
the Brazilian ships Republica and Triad
entes. The Dolphin replied to the Bra
lillian and cloud Of smoke rose over the
lower end OF the line Of war ships. The
Brazilian's manned yards Just before
Hiring and the long lines of blue jackets
stood out against white back ground of
smoke. The Dolphin moved at slow and
stately gait, and the salute Of each ship
was distinct and sharp. The Aquidaban
dagship Of the brazilian fleet, finished sa-
luting and the Nueya Espana took its turn
The Dolphin was followed alta distance
cf about three hundred feet by tho Blake
and she In turn by the Miantonomah.
The Seeadler Of the German fleet, fired
her first gun. She was followed moment
Later by the Reina Regente of the star
board column, and the two ships, one on
each side OF the Dolphin, make the welking
ring. The kaiserin Augusta joined the
chorus, and the echoes rolled up to the
Palisades and down again, until one
seemed to hear long line of artillery
reaching for miles on the Jersey shore
The bands on the Ships played the national
cir, but it was only at intervals between
the roar OF guns that the music could be
heard.
The Dolphin lessened her speed as she
approached the head of the line, and there
was an interval between the firing from
the ships Each vessel began saluting as
the Dolphin's bow came abreast, Ten
minutes after she had passed the Jack tars
came down from their positions on the
arms.
The Philadelphia fired salute at the
head of the line, and the Dolphin came to
stop just in the rear of the caravels. At
the same time all the steamboats,, tugs and
pleasure craft blow their whistles, and
made din almost as deafening as the sa-
luting, There was cheering and waving
Of hats, handkerchiefs and umbrellas, and
the triumphial procession of the presiden-
ttal party was ended. The whistles sent
up cloud Of steam which, added to the
smoke of the guns obscured the view of a
large portion of the river. The admiral,
OF the different squadrons then embarked
In steam launches and proceeded to the
Dolphin.
Then the merchant marine was signaled
60 get away The Seabird with the COM
mittee on board rounded the head of the
double column of men. of-war and started
down the river on the New York side The
Al Foster followed and the police patrol
tugs fell in line two by two. After them
came tugs, steamboats, and steam yachts,
two or three abreast, and all with whistles
blowing
The commotion that followed has never
been equaled in the Hudson river. Clouds
Of steam rose from the tugs and blew
across 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, rs they passed The whistles
OF the tugs and steamers hept up con.
tinual footing and blowing from the time
they were given permission to start until
the lower end of the long line OF the squad.
ron was reached.
The reception of the admirals by the
president lasted until 4:40 p. NJ. Then when
his flag was hauled down on the DOLPHIN
and he went ashore at Ninty-sixth street,
and at signal from the Philadelphia, the
guns of the entire fleet belched forth
simultaneously. Each vessel fired twenty
one shots and the ronr that ensued was
deafening The adnnirals returned 10 their
ships, the steamboats, which fingered with
passengers bent on seeing all of the great
naval pageant went TO their piers and the
ceremonies were over.