Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23
THE WATER PARADE.
Sound Money Shipping Parade at
New York to Be a Grand Affair.
will Be 200 Vessels in Line Fireworks wifi
Be on Elaborate Scale.

New York. Oct. 22.--Admral j. w. Mil
Ter has completed the details of the Sound
Money Shipping Parade, to be held on
his staff: Fleet Captain. G. W. Wooisey
flag lieutenant. Richard Deming: fleet
signal officer, r. =. Anderson; fleet en-
glnecr. J. j. Boyd. fleet surgeon. John
Nenderpocl; commodores, W. r. Dalzell,
E Nj. Timmins. J. q. Emmons. George
Eisman. Alonzo Aldrich, J. Moore, Rob-
ert McCreery, j. ID. Schoonmaker, John
rice. Commodore Michael Moran will be
in command of the flying squadron.
There will be 200 vessels in line. which
viii be formed in the North river Off both
site Grants tomb a:.A125th street, Hat
boats will be stationedNerom which a sa-
lutte of 10l aerial guns will be fired and
other fireworks set Off
Al the Battery other natboats will be
moored. from which another display OF
fireworks will be made when the parade
reaches the reviewing boat at that point.
II is expected that Carrot A. Hobart will
tional campaign committee.
Admiral Miller has sent out request
that all vessels which could not reach
the starting point by =. VI. should an
Choir off Liberty Island, and wait for the
column, in order to keep the route down
the river clear. He also asked that all
river on that evening will do so before .
o'clock. so not to interfere with the
parade. All persons are cautioned against
the use of fireworks along the piers or
the river. Their discharge by patriotlc
citizens must be confined TO parks ana
other open spaces.
Some idea of the character of the fire.
works display may be had from the pro-
eramme, which is as follows:
Salute of l0l aerial guns. fired from
three points: illumination OF the harbor
with 800 colored fires-red, white and blue
for one hour: ascent of "a balloons, car
rying magnesium lights: display of 800
CongreVe rockets: colossal fire picture of
Mckinley. one mile high. 80 batteries OF
coiored candles red. white and blue: dis
play of 100 bombs; rayonet tourbllons.
or umbrellas of fire. separate flights of
200 bombs, 80 OF gold. 80 red. white and
blue. and 100 golden clouds. studded with
Jewels fired by electricity; illumination
play of q Pains bombs; ascent of 30
eight-pound rockets floating festoons OF
fire: salvo of 800 Saucisson mines; colos-
sal aerial motto one mile high Honest
100 rockets. liquid gold illumination Of
the harbor with 20uo pounds of chemical
compound: display Of 10 5n-inch bombs;
flight OF 80 rockets in an aerial wheat
sheaf. Peace and Plenty: Illumination
OF the harbor with 10 magnesium lights.
display Of five mammoth 50-inch bombs.
containing upward of j0G stars: salvo OF
20 magnesium star shells ~ aerial search
lights; flight of 100 bombs. The Starry
Cloud: display of mammoth rockets.
hanging chains Of iridescenf fire: night OF
80 bombs OF Illuminated gold; old
Glory" one mile high: submarine explo-
sions: ''the Mckinley Bouquet, produced
bv the discharge of 1000 colorcd rockets,
and Grand Ecu de Joie
Upon an History building on the Jersey
City water front, ~ powerful projectors
and searchlghis will be operated. pro-
Gl;cng beautiful effects.