Evening journal., 1893-04-27
HONORING THE NATIONS PRESIDENT.
As Soon as He stepped Aboard the
Dolphin Cannonading Commenced.
Every Band Played the National Air.

Dolphin CannOnadtng Commenced.
Every Band Played the National Air.
The blowing of a hundred whistles
and the booming of guns at 1.15 an
nounced that the President had embarked
and almost instantly the crews of the
men of.war all along the line went to
positions facing the rail, and at the
mastheads and tops.
1t was about 2 o'clock when the sig
nal was given to start.
AS soon as the President stepped on
board the Dolphin the vessel tripped
her anchor, and fred one gun as a sig
nal. This was responded to by boom
which seemed to shake the whole city
The double turIetted monitor Mianton
omoh lying at the rear of the port
column, fired, for the first time in port,
one of her huge ten inch guns, charged
with nearly 250 pounds of powder
Almost before the reverberations of
this gun had died away in the distant
echoes the whole feet was called to quar-
ters, yards were manned and every prep
aration made to receive the President
of the United States with the becoming
respect.
Seen at this moment, and before the
enveloping clouds Of gunpowder smoke
from the subsequent salutes has ob
| scured the air, the scene was as pretty
AS we'll could be imagined
AS the DOlphiu's bow came in
line with each man of-war present
arms" was sounded on the bugle
officers and crew saluted; the band
struck up the national air, and
a national salute of 2l guns was fired by
each ship During the half hour or more
that the Presidential progress lasted
this cannonading never ceased, until in
whole more than 1900 guns hao been fireo
| Towards the close of their boomin z
long separate identity had been merged Ia
ore Iltantic roar, while flashes oil rcd
flame aud dense sulphurous clouds OF
smoke were all the spectators on the
shore could distinguish
The firing began with the German
flagship kaiserin Augusta and the
Brazilian battleship Aquidsban. 1t was
taken up III a more ponderous manner by
the Dutch Van Speyk and the Spanish
lntanta Isabel, followed by the Argeu
tine NeuvO de Julio. and the Italian
Etna and was continued by the American
Charleston and the French Arethuse,
followed by the flagship Newark and the
Russian admirals ship, Dimitn Donskoi
aud closed by Admiral Gherardi on the
Philadelphia and Admiral Sir John Hop
kins on the noble Blake
The intervals between the artillery
| exercises of the fagships were filed III
by similar exercises on the part of othel
vessels of the squadron Following
close in the wake of the Dolphin anC
getting the full benefit of the salutei
came the army steamer General Meigs
bearing the honored foreign guests o
the day, the Duke of ,Veragua, ATTENDED
by General Schofeld of the army, en'
Rear Admiral Belknap of the navy.
The only other steamer permitted
within the sacred limits during thu
brief progress of the Presidential review
was the Monmouth, upon which wer
Senators and members of Congress
governors of states newspaper repre-
J sentatives and other invited guests.
When the Dolphin reached the end o
the line. in the neighborhood of Ninety
fifth street, she dropped anchor and mad
preparations to receive the commandin
officers of the foreign squadrons, attired i
ceremonial uniform, with cooked hat
! and swords, the distinguished officer
entered their barges and pulled of 70
! the Presidential yacht
No stin FOrmalities.
The Spanish admiral, Senior Y Lone
though an invalid, did not fail to pa
this ceremonial mark of respect to tn
$ Chief Executive, and was followed b
l. Rear Admiral Howard, of Ar gentin'
Rear Admiral Norhona, of the Brazilia
feet, and the blond haired and the blu'
q eyed captains of the German and Dutc
r steamers. These visits formed one {
= the most interesting features of the dal
. AS nearly all the foreign officers spoke {
> understood English the ceremonies wei
attended by no stiff formslities, but it
said were marked by cordiality and som
degree Of conyiviality also.
0 Public Ceremonies Ended.
1 Fifteen minutes before the receptio
, ended and when the President was pr
pairing to land, an admonitory signal WI
! given from the Dolphin. and as he le
= the vessel and entered bis barge at I'll
> foot of Ninety-sixth street, every vess
in the feet again manned yards and rail
4 4 and once more fired salute of twent,
one guns, following the Dolphin's lea
. Then the Presidents flag was lowere
u u from the Dolphin and the public Ger
= monies of the day were considered over
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