Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-28

view the warships on their own account.
DELAYED By RAIN.
The proceedings were badly delayed.
AT II m., by preconcerted arrange
ment, all the ships in the review heet
simultaneously hOisted cOlOrs and dress
ed ship. This was TO have taken place
at a. N. AT 1890 all the steam
launches Of the American men-of-war
were dropped and manned, ready 10 go
TO the assistance Of the patrol fleet
should any bold intruders seek to pass
through the lines. Their services were
not needed. The respect which the
American people never fail, on great
public occasions, TO pay TO authority,
was abundantly manifested, and would
have been had 1t not been enforced with
such overwhelming demonstrations OF
power.
The embarkation OF the Presidential
party on board Of the reviewing boat
Dolphin was gorgeous affair. A hand
some special landing place had been
erected for the purpose at the foot OF
Twenty-third street, the approach TO
which was carpted aud draped In ount-
ing.
The President was escorted by hie
naval aides and accompanied by Mrs.
Cleveland and the members OF the Cab
met with their wives aud members OF
the diplomatic corps representing for
eign governments. No representatives
Of the press or Of the general public
were permitted on board the
Presidential yacht. Even the Duke
Of Veragua, the nations especial
ly invited guest, the lineal
descendant Of Columbus, was brought
along in a separate yes sci, the army
boat, General MeigS. The Dolphin, John
Rosch's last achievement for the gov
ernment, long accused of\ structural
weakness" had been specially fortified
for the occasion, by having great
cabin built clean across they ship, and
covering one-fourth of her entire length,
constituting finer dining saloon than
that possessed by any yacht \that rides
the waters. The saloon and the after
cabin had been elegantly oreted, car
peted and refurnished in hand-carved
mahogany, especially designed.
Mrs. Cleveland, enveloped(in tweed
cape mackintoSh, black felt hat and
black veil, was the first 20 alight, and
her appearance was the( signal for the
cheering TO begin. The President fol-
lowed her, and, removing his silk hat,
paused for a moment{ bowling on all
sides TO the assembleG people.
The little launch Started away like
q rack horse, as II anxious to make up
for lost time. She rushed boboing up
and down 70 the Dolphin, and the
party climed ub the stairway, Mrs.
Cleveland agaiA in advance.
About the time President Cleveland
reached the @ock the rain ceased for a
time, and Police Inspector McAvoy,
who was thSsir with a long line Of blue
coats TO preserve order, remarked:
"Just GroFer's luck"
RafG%een aud o'clock was the hour
assigned for the President to commence
The review. II was nearer 2 than
when the signal was given for the start.
AS soon as the President stepped on
board the Dolphin, the vessel tripped her
anchor, and fired one gun as signal.
This was responded to by boom which
seemed TO shake the whole city. The
double turreted mOnitOr Miantonomoh,
lying at the rear OF the port column,
fired for the first time In port one OF her
huge ten-inch port guns, charged with
nearly ESQ pounds of powder. Almost be-
fore the reyerberations Of this gun had
died away in the distant echoes, the
whole feet was called to quarters, yards
were manned and every preparation
made 10 receive the President Of
the United States with becom-
ing respect. Seen at this mo-
ment, and before the enveloping
clouds of gun powder smoke has OBJ
scured the air, the sight was as pretty
as could be imagined. As the Dolphin's
bow came in line with each man-of-war
present arms" was sounded on the
bugle, and officers and crew saluted;
the bands struck up the national air,
aud national salute of twenty-one guns
was fred by each ship.
sIXTEEN HUNDRED GUNS.
During the half hour or more that
the Presidential progress lasted this
cannOnading never ceased, until more
than sixteen hundred guns had been
fired. Towards the close of their boom
ing, separate identity had been merged
into one titantic roar, while flashes Of
red flame and dense, sulphurous clouds
Of smoke were all the spectators on the
shore could distinguish.
The firing began with the German
flagship Kairserin Augusta and the
Brazilian battleship Aquidaban; it was
taken up In more ponderouS manner
by the Dutch Van Speyk and the Span
ish Inianta Isabel; il was followed by
the Argentine Nuevo De Julio and the
Italian Etna; was continued by the
American Charleston and the French
Arethuse; followed by the flagship
Newark and the Russian Admirars ship
Dlmitri Donskoi, aud closed by Admiral
Gherardi in the Philadelphia and Ad-
miral Sir John Hopkins in the noble
Blake.
The intervals between the artillery
exercises Of the fagships were filled up
by similar exercises on the part of the
other vessels Of the squadron.
Following close in the wake OF the
Dolphin, and getting the full benefit OF
the salute. came the army steamer,
General Meigs, bearing the honored
foreign guest Of the day, the Duke Of
Veragua. attended by General Scho-
held. of the Army, and Rear Admiral
Belknap, OF the Navy.
The only other steamer permitted
within the sacred limits during the
brief progress Of the Presidential re-
view was the Monmouth, upon which
were Senators and members OF Con-
greSs, Governors Of States, newspaper
representatives and other invited guests.
When the Dolphin reached the end
Of the line, in the neighborhood Of
Ninety-fith street, she dropped anchor
and made preparations to receive the
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