The sun., 1896-10-18
w. C. LOFTUS g. CO.,
THE NAV1L PARADE.
AdniraI Miller Announces Details OF the
Great Sound-money SHOW

Great Sound-money show.
All tho indications point to a big success for
tho sound-money water purade next Saturday
evening. Tho headquarters of tn. Shipping
and Industrial Sound Money Association at 1
broadway, where Admiral Miller and Treas
urer Cleary have their office, has become Q
place of great activity, and additions to tho
entries and to the subscription fund are coming
In constantly 1t is expected that between $50
and 200 vessels OF various sorts will be in line.
More than 100 have already been entered. ow-
ing to the uncertainties of the transportation
business, many of the entries are held back till
the last moment, as the owners cannot tell very
far in advance Just what their engagements
will be. The entries include tuos, floats light
ers, and number of steamers. The biggest
boat In the parade will be the Grand Republic,
which is to lead the first division.
The fleet will sweep around the city fr om tho
upper end OF the North River to point on the
East River near Thirty-fourth street, so that
the people of New York and Brooklyn will have
an excellent chance to the display. The
parade in itself will be unique in the way Of -
political demonstration, but aside from that
It will 5e exceptional in its brillianoy. Sky
rockets, Roman candles. colorec fire, and all
sorts of other pyrotechno devices will be set
oV continuously from the floats in the parade.
The fund that has been raised for the parade
will be expended almost entirely for fire.
works, the other expenses will be trivial.
Every vessel In any way connected with the pa
rade will he contri buted, with Its quota OF men
5000 will be spent in fireworks by the COM
mittee. Over $4,000 has already been sub
Tse of
nifed their intention of selling tickets of ad-
mission for SPECTATORS % and turning 9rn the pro;
II is probable that a good many others who are
patriotic hard money men will do as much to
t,,F,r tl,n slln dor of fbA sf,nI
OF course. there will be plenty Of other fro
works on shore all along the line of the parade,
tomb. at the Battery, and along the Neg Jer-
sey shore: Al the vtsnels that have search ;
help to light up the river.
Admiral Miller issued his first general order.
yesterday. There are 70 d be e. four divisions s or
Capt Woolsey will probbaly lead the first divis-
ion. The other Rear AdmIrals will be F. B.
third division: Capt. 4. B. Valentine, fourth
division. Each division will be headed BY a
selected TO lead the second division. the Castle
ton the third, and the Elberon the fourth. The
carries car searchlight. viii be Admiral Milier's
flags hip. Tho General Slocum VIII be the re-
Viewing boat It will fs Ts
ions. there is TO be dying squadron; con-
ss!ng OF five swift tuss whose dH,y VIII !, to
Michael Moran will be the Commodore of the
flying squadron.
Inc ueet VIII hSsetnole IN Lne ffuuS'ln river
above l25th street at ~ o o'clock. and will bo
ready to move at 7:+5. The route will be
Btraignt down the river TO the reviewing boat
at the Battery. After that is passed the pa
rade will divide. The larger crart will pass
around Governors Island through Buttermilk
Channel. TIE smaller vessels will pass up the
East River, kcepIng near the Brooklyn shore.
as far as East Ihirtyfou street: The IA; Al
probably leave the parade lust after passing
the reviewing vessel and will form abreast in
shore near the BATTERY, all heading toward
Governors Island.