The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-25

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NEW YORK. oct 2i.-The most unioue
marine spectacle ever seen IN. the waters
OF this harbor took place tonight. II
Va ".'S . magnificent display participated in
- w. "uhured different craft and wit
leaseu Dy an immense crowd OF peonla
Inc event was the nautical Grand Fire
WORKS display, Illumination and Marine
Parade Of the Shipping ava Industrial
Solnd-Money Association in honor OF
mckinley and Hobart and was the first
uemonstration OF its character ever beld
hereabouts.
From one Hundred and thiriisth street
on the North River, ust above Grant'g
tomb, TO Governors Island of the Bat
terry, the notilla steamed. every vessel
IN gala attire. For an hour or more the
air was filled with a flood OF brilliant
lights and dazzling colors. showers oc
stars, torrents of golden sprays. colored
candles, and bombs and for the time.
night seemed TO have turned into day.
The pyrotechnic feature OF the evening
was carried out on an elaborate scale.
IL began with a salute Of one hundred
and one aerial guns followed by an iliu-
mination of the harbor with five hundred
colored lights an ascension of twenty
four balloons. with powerful magnesium
lights, which III up the city. colossal
fire pictures Of Mckinley and Hobart.
umbrellas of fire. Illuminated kites.
floating festOons OF fire, magical illu-
mination OF the harbOr with chemical
compounds, the American flag unfurled
in the Sky. In five colors. submarine eN-
plosions. grand fire bouquets and in
Vulnerable other devices which made tie
spectacle inspiring and seemnsC mag
zeal i'm character.
The night was clear and cold when the
parade began formation at o'clock.
Steam crat- only participated. The
fleet was I'm four divisions. the first IN
command Of Rear Admiral Staples, the
second, Rear Admiral Dalzell third,
Rear Admiral Moore. and fourth, Rear
Admiral Valentine, the whole under
command of Admiral j. W. Miller. These
titles. Of course, were political, conferred
for tho occasion. The four divisions
were composed OF four squadrons IN
each. and each squadron IN command OF
a commodore. The Admirals stan, elab-
crate i'm numbers, was composed of rep
resentatives OF navigation IN this, and
Commodore Michael Moran, we'll
known vessel-owner, was I'm charge OF
the flying squadron Of seven speedy
tugs.
The fleet was formed at the lower end
Of the Palisades. above one Hundred
and Thirtleth street, the first and third
divisions on the west side. and the
second and fourth on the east side OF
the river. All divisions formed in col
umns heading downstream.
The preparatory signal was fired from
the flagship at p. NJ. and Immediately
the Admirals g flagship and flying squad
ron proceeded 20 midstream. After
short delay. amid the blowing of whis-
ties and food OF pyrotechnics, the
parade started.
The speed was six knots an hour, and
10 facilitate navigation and prevent ac-
C.dent, there was u distance OF three
hundred yards between divisions and
two hundred yards between squadrons.
When the head Of the column was
\ abreast Of Grants tomb. the fireworks
programme was begun by a salue OF
one hundred and one guns. followed by
bombs. rockets, etf. The display was
continued as the vessels fell into line.
and as they passed down the river there
were more fireworks from anchored fiat
boats at Weehawken. Stevens Point,
Fourteenth street, IIoboken. and the
Battery.
Every boat had It's own supply OF pyro-
technics too, and kept up a continued
bombardment along the route. which was
over eight miles in length.
The biggest display was at the Bat
terry. whore the most distinguished
guests and the reviewing party were as
sembled.
After passing the reviewing vessel, the
large craft passed around Governors Is
land, through Buttermilk Channel. the
smaller up the East river. keeping near
the Brooklyn shore as far as east
Thirty fourth street, the squadrons dis
missing after passing the reviewing boat.