Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-24
TUESDAY. April rs.
Wednesday, April rs.

monumental the Battery. A grand stand
will be erected TO accommodate the guests
of the occasion. who will be the members of
the Swedish diplomatic and consular corps
the mayor, the aldermen, Admiral Warden,
who commanded the original Monitor, and
as many of the old crew as can be gathered
together. There will be present POO ma
riues and bluejackets from the navy yard,
and the members of the Is New York Swed-
ish societies. The ceremonies will begin
with singing by the Swedish societies under
the direction of Prof. Josef Hagstrom
Prayer will follow by the Rev. Mauritz
Stolp. Mr.. Ashley W. Cole will read the
act of the Legislature which sanctioned the
erection of the statue, and Miss Erclinda
Anderson will unyeil the monument As
this is done, the monitor Miantonomoh,
which is 10 be anchored just OF the Battery,
will fire national salute of 81 guns. Mr.
Cole will formally deliver the statue to the
city, and PresideC' John Dana of the park
board will accept il on behalf of the NUM-
cipality. Then the Swedish societies will
sing "Ilor oss Syea,' and Col. W C.
Church will deliver an Grafton. Miss Anna
Walberg will read an ode, and the ceremo-
nles will end with the singing of ..Vart-
land" and Hail Columbia
II A. Mat about this this hour, the
fleets, which are to leave their anchorage n
the lower bay. between 3 and ~ o'clock
will pass the Battery on their way to the
| anchorage designated for them in the Hud
son river. The ships will be in two col
ums, headed by patrol tugs. The starboard
| column, or the one nearest the New York
shore, will consist of the foreign ships, and
thus the people on the Battery and along
the wharves will be able to get good view
of our visitors. The ships will move up
| the liver to point opposite s9th street,
where the Philadelphia, at the right of the
| line, will anchor. The caravels, Pinta,
Nina and Santa Maria, will be lowed to a
position opposite 96th street and anchored.
| The United States training ship Enterprise
will lie off l02d street, and be the turning
point of the merchant marine. The double
line of warships will reach as far down the
| Hudson as 3ith street. 1t is thus evident
| that from Riverside Drive on Wednesday
afternoon very good view of the caravels
and of most of the warships will be OBJ
tainable.
$ 7. M.---President Cleveland will arrive
from Washington. lie will go to the Vic
toria hotel.
9P. M.-Dlnner and reception in honor
of the Duke de Veragua at the Union
League Club
Thursday. April 27.
1890 A. NJ. President Cleveland will
embark on the Dolphin, which will be
anchored off Twenty fourth street. Soon
after the President reaches the ship the
Dolphin will get under way, firing signal
gun she trips her anchor, steam on mid
bot no 6 81 a..
and anchor Just above the fleet.
The Dolphin's signal will be repeated by
the Miantonomoh the rear ship of the por,
column, using one of her l0-inch guns. At
this signal the fleet will go to quarters or
call all hands in readiness to salute the
President as he passes.
When the Dolphins bow is opposite each
ships STERN officers and crew salute and the
banl plays the national air. At the last
flourish 2l-gun salute will be fired.
After the Dolphin has passed up flag and
commanding officers will leave their ships
to pay their respects to the President on
the Dolphin when she anchors.
Not until after this reception of the Off
GERS of the United States and foreign fleets
has ended will the merchant marine be al
lowed to move up stream. The position of
pleasure craft as decided upon by the mcr-
chant marine committee is as follows The
west side of the river will be left open for
navigation and for the viewing vessels.
Yachts will take position abreast of the En-
terprise, extending south to the Philadel-
phis. Passenger steamers will take posi-
ton from the Philadelphia south to the
Weehawken stock yards. Tugs and other
small craft will take position from the
Wechawken stock yards to the southwark. |
After the Dolphin has anchored, the patrol
line of vessels will be withdrawn from be- |
tween the New York shore and the Enter |
prise, which will then hoist a white flag |
with red diagonals at the fore, as a signal |
for the merchant marine to get under way. |
The sightseers will then proceed up the |
river and around the Enterprise, thence |
down the New York shore to Thirty fourth |
street. and dismiss. At no time will any |
vessel be allowed to 90 between the me
of-war.
=. M.--binner at the Waldorf in mem
DRY of Gen. Grants birthday.
II r. M.-Naval ball at the Madison
Square Garden. The officers of all the
foreign and United States ships then in the
harhor will attend in full uniform. Presi-
dent Cleveland is also expected to be pres
ent. They will be entertained by a recey
ton committee made up of the present G.
lumbar executive committee, assisted by |
committees of five each from the army. the
navy. the National Guard and the Naval
Reserve.