The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-04-28
THE GREAT NAVAL PAGEANT
The Post Of Honor Goes to The COlun-
bus CaraVelS.
A STORM UsHERs IN THE DAY
The Manning of the Yards OF the War
: Vessels Makes q Picturesque Scene
Incidents OF the Occasion.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
New York, April 27.-A heavy rain
storm ushered in the day of the great
naval parade. and the exercises were
postponed till l o'clock this afternoon.
Promptly at l o'clock President Cleve-
land and party left the Victoria hotel,
drove to the dock, embarked on the
steamer Dolphin, and steamed away to-
review the squadron in spite Of the
still unfavorable weather. The. city,
which was gaily decked with bunting,
presents sorry appearance.
The quaintest part of the days pro-
ceedings was that the post Of honor
at the head Of the reviewed vessels was
occupied by the Columbus caravels.
These pigmy boats anchored opposite
Ninety-Third street, and formed prac-
tically the turning point of the review.
The line Of vessels reviewed was over
three miles in length, stretching in two
columns from Twenty-Third street, to
Ninety-Fifth.
The president was escorted to the
Dolphin by naval aides, accompanied
by Mrs. Cleveland and the members of
the cabinet and their wives. The Duke
of Veragua, the nations specially in
vited guest, and the lineal descendant
of Columbus, followed the Dolphin IN
an army boat. General Meiggs, and the
members of the diplomatic corps, occu-
pied the coast survey steamer Blake.
About 2 o'clock the signal was given
for the start, and as soon as the presi-
dent stepped on board the Dolphin she
tripped- anchor, fired one gun as a sig
nal, and this was responded to by a
boom which seemed to shake the whole
city. The double-turreted monitor Mi
antomah, lying at the rear Of the port
column, fired one of her new ten-inch
guns charged with nearly $50 pounds Of
powder. At once the whole fleet was
called to quarters, and the yards MANN
ed. The scene was as pretty as could |
we'll be imagined.
AS the Dolphin's bow came in line
with each man-of-war, present arms"
was sounded on the bugle. The officers
and crew saluted, the bands struck up
the national air, and a national salute
Of twenty-one guns was fired by each
ship. During the half hour or more
the presidential progress lasted, the
never ceased until more
than 1000 guns had been fired. Toward
the close one Titanic roar, with flashes
Of red flame and dense sulphurous
clouds of smoke was all the spectators
on shore could distinguish.
When the Dolphin reached the end
Of Ninety-Fifth street she dropped an
chor and made preparations to receive
the commanding officers of the foreign
squadrons, who were presented to the
president by their respective ministers.
The officers were attired in full cere-
nonial uniform.
This ceremony closed the public cere-
monies of the day.
At 2:30 the merchant marine was
;ignaled to get away. The Seabird,
with the committee on board, rounded
he head of the column Of the men-of-
war; and started down the river vn the
lock side. The AL. Froster followed,
Ind the police patrol tugs fell in -ine
wo by two. After them came the
ugs, steamboats, and steam yacht" two
md three abreast, and all with whis-
les blowing, men shouting and women
waving parasols. AS they passed each
the commotion that fol-
owed was never equalled in the his
ory of the Harlem river. Tie steam
ose from the tugs and blew across the
and the crews Of the mem
f-war faced the rails and waved hats
nd handkerchiefs at the noisy tugs
nd steamboats, as they passed. Sever
! steam yachts salutcd the men-of-war
'ith one gun, which sounded like q toy
lstol after the big guns Of the nien-of-
lar. The whistles Of the tugs and
teamers kept up continuous footing
nd blowing from the time they were
iven permission to start until the low
r end of the long line Of gquadrons
yas reached The monotony of the
oise of the whistles was varied by the
rens on several Of tie tugs and fire.
oats. The passengers on the steam
oats crowded TO the side toward the
and many steamers SEEM
1 in imminent danger Of capsIzing. !
hey went down the river with one
addle wheel in the air, and the guards
nder water. and the starboarl deck
wash.
An incident Of the parade happened I
$ the reviewing ships were passing up
ie river. Just as the Monmouth was
breast Of the Brazilian cruiser Re-
ublica, the conclusion fruni the dis
barge Of one Of her guls broke nearly