Mower County transcript., 1893-05-03
ECL1PsED THEM ALL.
The Great Naval Review at New York
Described.

The Great Naval Review at New York
Described.
New York, April 2S.-The inter-
national rendezvous and review in
honor of Columbus, which has been in
active progress for nearly two weeks.
eliminated in demonstration moro
spectacular, more noisy and more re-
markable in many other respects than
anything Of the kind recorded in mod
ern history. There have been naval re-
views of international character before,
but mono so striking as this.
1t was peculiarly manifestation of
sentiment, not of force. Yet some of
the fleetest and most formidable naval
vessels in the world were there. The
quaintest part of the days proceedings
was that the post Of honor at the head
Of the reviewed columns, was given to
apparently unseaworthy reproductions
Of the Columbus caravels, the Santa
Maria, Pinta and Nina.
The line of vessels reviewed was over
three miles in length, stretching in two
columns from the foot of Twenty-third
street to about Ninty- fifth street, where
the reviewing ship, the Dolphin, anch-
ored.
Gave the Signal to Start.
Between 10 and II o'clock was the
hour assigned for the president to COM
mence the review. It was, however,
nearly 2 o'clock before the signal was
given for the start, the president having
postponed the review on account of the
heavy downpour of rain in the
morning. AS soon as tho president
stepped on board the Dolphin the vessel
shipped her anchor and fred one gun as
a signal. This was responded to by a
boom which seemed to shake the whole
city. The double turreted monitor
Miantonomah, lying at the rear of the
column, fired for the first time in port
one of her huge 10-inch guns, charged
with nearly $50 pounds of powder. AL
most before the reverbrations of this
25-ton gun had died away in the distant
echoes the whole feet was called to
quarters, yards were manned and every
preparation made to
Receive the President
of the United States with becoming
respect. Seen at this moment, and be-
fore the enveloping clouds of gun
powder and smoke from the subsequent
salutes had obscured the air, the scene
was as pretty as well could be imagined.
AS the Dolphin's bow came in line with
each man-of-war's 'present arms" was
sounded on the bugle, officers and crew
saluted, the bands struck up the
national air, and national salute of 81
guns was fired by each ship. During
the half hour or more that the presiden-
tial progress lasted this cannonading
never ceased, until in whole more than
Sixteen Hundred Guns
had been fred. Towards the close of
their booming, long separate identity
had been merged in one titanic roar,
while flashes of red flags and dense sui
phurous smoke were all the spectators
on the shore could distinguish.
Receiving Naval Officers.
When the Dolphin reached the end Of
the line, in the neighborhood of Ninty-
fifth street,; she dropped anchor and
made preparations to receive the COM
manding officers of the foreign squad
rons, who were presented to the presi-
dent. Duly attired in ceremonial uni
form, with cooked hats and swords,
the distinguished officers entered their
barges and pulled off for the presidential
yacht.
Fifteen minutes before the reception
ended, and when the president was pre-
pairing to land, an admonitory signal
was given from the Dolphin, and as he
left the vessel and entered his barge at
the foot of Ninety-sixth street, every
vessel in the feet manned yards and
rails and once more fired salute of 21
guns, following the Dolphin's lead,
when the presidents flag was lowered
by the Dolphin and the public cere-
monies of the day were considered over.