The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-18
LAKE AND SEA UNITED
HARLEM SHIP CANAL OPENED WITH
GREAT DISPLAY.
Long Parade of Boats of All Kinds
and Sizes-American War Ships
at kicl to BE Decorated.

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE Harlem ship
canal, which connects the Hudson river
with Long Island sound, was formally
opened this afternoon with a monster
aquatic and land parade in which the United
States army and navy, the State militia and
naval reserve, the city police and fire de-
partments and numerous civic bodies were
represented. The parade was watched by
fifty thousand or more people stationed
along the line of march and on the banks
OF the canal. The ceremony OF pouring two
barrels OF water from the great lakes into
the canal, symbolizing the union of the
lakes with the sound, was accompanied by
the firing OF cannon by the United States
cruisers Atlanta and Cincinnati.
The water pageant was the feature of
the demonstration. At II O'Clock one of the
big guns of the warship Cincinnati doomed
out the signal for the divisions of the
flotila to take place in line. The head of
the column formed about 200 yards from
shore, a little 10 the north of the entrance
TO the canal. About the same time the
flagship Elaine hove in sight. She glued
UP to the warship and took ner position just
aStern IL was just ten minutes 10
O'Clock when the battery of the Cine. .nnati
was heard again. and the opening salute of
six guns was fired. There was a rattling
% IL
entrance of the canal. and the big draw
bridge was slowly hauled up. All the yes
sells in the first division were in line, and
amid the screaming OF whistles from the
whole feet and while the Cincnnatis guns
were still booming. the tug Scandinavian.
which led the procession, swept through the
opening, cosely followed by half a dozen
little steam launches, which came up in
double file and shot ahead. Tnen came a
score or more of tugs, barges an. steamers.
The Elaine, with the invited guests led the
second division of the parade, AMI there was
another blast from the whistles she
went through the draw. Following her
were a score or more or tuS-boats,
and last of all came the steam yachts,
which brought up the rear of the parade
with fine turnout
The last boat in the procession had passed
through the draw at lib y. m, and the
head of the procession by that time was
well down the rlve-. IN all there were
seventy vessels in the flotilla which passed
five were naphtha launches. The rowing
clubs fell in behind tho Scandinavian in the
first division and went down the river four
abreast Passing through Harlem river the
procession made its way to the south OF
Wards island, through the channel to the
Brother island 10 the rendezvous just off
Fork point. There the land forces drew up
and the salutes from the Cincinnati was
answered by a salute on land and the cheers
of the multitude of people gathered In
the woods along East harbor. at Oak Point.
1t was here and at this time that the young
ladies' naval guard, with much ceremony,
placed their hands on the kegs carried by
the Elaine containing the waters from his
torical spots while. the waters were tumbled
into the sounds and the words of the mar
riage of the waters we're spoken.