Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-10-29
MARINE PARsoE

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NV NozK. Oct =. he most unique
marine spectacle ever seen IN the va
ters II this harbor tsok place Iast
night l. vas a magnificent display,
participated m by euo different craft,
and witnessed by an immense crowd
90 people The event was the nautical
'Grand IRE WORKS display. Elamiua-
ton aud mar ne parade. of the ship
ping aad Industrial ~-ruad Money ass.'-
cisfion. IN honor of NckinIey and H.
bart. aud was the tirst demonstration
of Is character ever held in these
waters.
FROM cue Hundred aud Thirtieth
street on ths North RIVER. iuss above
Grants tomb. - tsovernor's island. Os
the BATTERY. the aatilla steamed. every
vessel n gala attire For an hour or
asor'. the air was SLED with a food of
brilliant lights and dazzlinE colors.
showers of burning stars. torrents of
golden spays. batteries of c0iored
candles and bombs. snd for the time
night seemed % have.heen turned in
10 dag.
The Pvrotechnfc feature Of the even
ing va carried out IN an elaborate
scale IL began with salute ot I0I
aerial guns. followed BY an illulnizs-
tiou ot the hareor with SO eolar-st
lights. an ascension of - balloons.
with powerful magnesium lights,
watch liz ap the city. eullosal ere pie
turvs % Mckinley and Eobarts --uIn-
brrll1s- II fire. illuminated kites.
Goa.inE festoous u Sr-. a mas cnl
illumination % the aarhor with chem
i,1i compounds. The American Flag
unfarle4 IN the sISv.- n fr- eoior>,
submarine expIo-iunss Srand fire
buu4urts aud innunsrable other de-
Vices whieA made the spectacle in
spirrtinz aad seemingly magical "A
character
The night was clear and eold when
the parade b~gaa farmafiun a. seven
O'Clock steam craft only part lciPatssL
The irvt Nas IA four divisions. the
Grxt IN command of Rear Admiral
Staples. the second under Hear-A4-
miral nai zeiL thir'i. Rear Admiral
M1nr~. aud fourth. AdmiraI V2lea-
the. the whole aRder command u
Admiral J. " Miller
These titles. Of c-urse. were poii.i-
cal, eou ferrv,i for the occasion The
four divisions were composed ot tour
s.luasirouS in each. and each squadron
in cssmmand Of commodore The
aliuiraI-s ~ttE e}aburate En numbers.
Wa eampesc1 of representative -
navigation interests. Ant CammuJur~
Nlchael Moran. weil-AnoNu vessc3
owner was n charge e tie 1ytu<
ssluaaruu # seven speedy tuE~ The
ieve zas formed - The lover end -
,ae Pa liiszdes. above one Hundred
and Thirsle1h street. the ErsE and
third divisions ga the west SIDE. AMI
the sesout and fourth oa the east sisis
% TIE river Al div isia ns tsrsns . n csfl-
amn Of vessels. healing down stream
The Tr~uat0rv signal was fred from
the aagship a. P za-- snd tmmeti-
atrIv the adiniraI's Ha-shID ana iytu-
squair0a proc~esled - mEdssrraEn.
After a short Gelay amid the blow ~
Of Whistles and a hnod Of pyrotezh-
mics. the parade started The speed
waS SIX knots an hour. ant - facili-
tate navigation ami prevent accidents.
there was a distance Of 5uo yards be-
tween divisions. and .lso yaryis b. vexa
sguadrouz When the head Of ths col-
umn was abreast Of Grants tomb. the
hrewgrzs programme WAS begun bv a
salute of l8t guns. followed b. bonn b.
rockets. etc. ThedisPlav Uas continues
a. the vessels fell iutn Inc and a. thrv
passed. down the river there were more
fireworks from anchored hatboats a.
Weehax en. >tevens Point. Fourteenth
street. HabaSrn. and The BATTERY
Every boat had is own supply Of
pvrot-chnics. to.s. and Kept up a CON
tinBaI b.lru bartinusut along the route.
which was over eight miles in length
The biggest display was Al the Battery.
where the most distinguished guests
and the reviewing party we're a.
sem BLEED
After passing the reviewing vessel
the larger craft passed around Gov
errors islaad. through Butterniix
channel, the smaller uB the East river.
keeping near the BROOK IN shore a.
far as Esst Thirty-fourth street, the
squatsruns being dismissed after pass
ny and duly salating the r-viewia.
boat