The Washington bee., 1893-05-06
WORLDS NAVIES IN LINE.
CLEVELAND REVIEWS THE COR
GEOUS WAR SPECTACLE.

Miles OF Booming Guns-Countless Thou
sands on Jersey and New York Heights
View the Marvellous Scene-Stirring
Sights on River and Land.
The Columbian naval review and pa
rade in New York was grand success.
The weather was stormy, and heavy
fog hung over the river on the 9th, but
it disappeared toward noon. and the rain
ceased, when at o'clock the beautiful
dispatch boat Dolphin, having on board
the President and cabinet, passed be-
tween the line of giant steel war
ships, extending up the Hudson River
for two miles above 34th street. AS the
Dolphin passed slowly on its way, ship
after ship belched out salute of 81 guns,
and clouds of white smoke rolled over
the river, while the heavy reverberations
shook the buildings on shore and rolled
away in echoes like thunder among the
Palisades.
The familiar figure of the President
was in full relief as he stood, almost
alone, far aft on the poop of the. yacht,
and those who did not know him
guessed who he was, because he alone
lifted his silk hat as he came abreast of
each fire-belching vessel. Never, except
in war, if even then, was there
heard such cannonading. In all, some
1000 discharges from heavy guns were
fired.
The line of war ships, dressed in
countless flags and streamers, was a
sight never to be forgotten. There was
in line 35 modern steel war ships, besides
the three Spanish caravels, while the
river was filled for miles with gaily dec
Grated yachts, tug boats. excursion
steamers and crafts of all kinds. After
the review, the yachts and river craft
moved around the war ships for hours,
making the air vocal with shrill whistles,
the changing Of bells, the strains OF
music and hearty cheers. At this time,
the flagship Philadelphia, the floating
pennant of Commander Chief Che
rardi, slipped silently from her moor.
ings 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.
When night fell the war ships held
the multitudes upon the shores and on
the steamboats, by superb spectacle
with signal lights, flash lights, search
lights and fireworks, The proud Englisl
cruiser Blake led all the rest with a bril-
liant night dress of electric jewels, which
flung her outlines in lines of fire against
the sombre background of the cloudy
night. At the end of all she showed tc
what length the En- glish Vice Admiral
was willing to carry his friendly feelings
by flashing upon the deck which he com
manded fiery figure of Washington
the man who led these colonies in wal
upon his kingdom. For hours the sui
len sky was crisscrossed with paths o
brilliant flame, and the horizon served as
back ground for colored signal light
and glorious pyrotechnics. 1t lacked
but an hour of midnight when the black
night conquered and closed in upon the
scene turning the glory of the day int
treasured memory.
A great banquet was given the flee
officers at the Hotel Waldorf in the
evening and the night included grea
ball at the Madison Square Garden.
On Friday, the 2sth, the land shore
parade passed off with great succ ess
The war ships still remained at New
York the first of this week, still attract
ing thousands of visitors. tits estimates
that fully 100000 people in all saw tn
first great spectacle of the Columbian
year.