The sun., 1896-10-24
NAVAL PARADE TONIGHT.
,THILL BE 4 SPLENDID sPBcTACLE
IN SOUND uOSEH'S CA USE.

TAe Fleet win start Down River from
laOth street at q o'Cioek-where the
Reet Places Arc 90 SEQ the Long Line
or craft nnd the MaEnineent Pireworks.
The men who make thoir livings on the rivers
and In the harbor hereabouts began last night
20 AZ up their boats to make the greatest deni-
onstration of the campaign in order that Mr..
Bryan and all his crowd OF Popocrats and Pop
ulists might know for certain what they thought
Of the scheme OF reputation and national dis
honor. On hundreds OF boats in the harbor men
were at work putting up all manner Of decora-
tion that tho rain could not damage and
gstttna everything in readiness for the final
touches that will be put on to-day In the
shape OF more perlshable and more gay
~ colored decorations. Tho men who
were not at work decorating were busy watch
ing the sky and muttering prayers for the quick
return OF fair weather At the headquarters of
the Shipping and Industrial Sound Money Asso-
citation of the port, which has arrnnged' tho pa
rade, II was declared yesterday that, rain or
shine. the show would be the greatest ono that
has ever been seen in tho waters about New
York. That statement may be disputed. but
nobody Will dispute the statement that next to
tho great naval parade held in the spring Of
1898, the show tonight will be the greatest
ever seen anywhere in America. IL will be
more novel show even than the great naval pa
rade, because It will be held at night and tho
display of fireworks will be splendid. Where
in 1893 the works In tho evening were con-
hned to the Brooklyn Bridge-and by the way
they all went Off at once thon-to.night thoro
will be ten miles OF fireworks. and II ever there
were q sight worth seeing that will be.
The men of the association completed all tho
preliminary work connected with the show yes
terday and all there iB to be done to-day is to
keep sharp eye out In order that there may be
no hitch In the programme. There isn't any
sN.k. 1-Zz. rtpH.
nected with the parade, from the lowest deck
hand on the smallest boat TO tho owner OF the
largest feet, Is In dead earnest and takes per-
sonal pride In making the parade a success.
The programme is for the division of the
feet, which will consist Of about 200 boats into
four divisions. the first in command Of Rear
Admiral Staples the second in command of
Rear Admiral Dalzell. the third in command of
Rear Admiral Moore. and the fourth in COM
mand of Rear Admiral Valentine; the whole in
command of Admiral J. w. Miller. These
titles. OF course, are political titles conferred
for ths ,ET foSr soasdrons in eaob
and each squadron will be In command OF
Commodore. The Admirars stan is AS follows
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1t will be big show just to see the boats that
are to take part in the parade de-; going up ,ns the
at q quarter after o'clock at 130th street.
where 19e psr1as Be So spens form in sehe ali
the lights lit ana getting in line. Everything
will be done ON sSheduis, ana IN there won os
O'Clock promptly with such a blowing Of whis-
s sss w astohh
there win be large barge Loaded TO the water water
will haV Mt he whistler.
the same time there will be 1ol aerial guns
In Ses
or hour and half i will lake the parade to
dSwn ths % sysF tbe as w 1 9 of
fireworks:
l. salute of 10, aerial gun. fred from three point.
Ares red. White. and blue. arranged as to make
Rsssns OF .%entyfoaS baoon. Carrying power
fu magnesium lights making the haroor az iignt as
Display 800 six and eight pound consreve rock,
OF %s
dies red red Hh White and W blue 'Ae''' u '''' ~ "
Z. Display OF loo 2+.inch bombs.
y. Rayonet tourbilons or umbrellas OF 1re.
nxn,s aprins d,p1y nP1 Of 0S 3 is5sh o1sh
cloud STUDDED with Jewels. nred by electricity
lights thess ase after isniton
the water lighting up the entire river with brilliant
pp.y Q, Pains so and SO inch
le. Ascent nifty spound rockets floating festoons
IS. salvo of 500 saucisson mines. .
G9 ss s sr 5s,nls metz o os. Sas mile high Honest
81 sss sSs sos 900
q 51s BY sesrc
Is Flight q ESQ rockets The aerial wheat sheaf,
10 iiluminatIon OF the harbor nfty magnesiu um
lights. intense than the most powerful search.
20 Display Of aye ny mSmmo,h man aiI'yinch bombs, con-
ssO q, oeS or sh
y Eiity aerial ssarcsiis6ss. .cn
"a, Dhnlly mammoth Notwithstanding ChAfna
25 Flight OF nifty bombs-Torrent of Illuminated
minated United States naE 5oOx25O feet, unfured in
81: Submarine explosions: 1000 pounds. High
chssTss 3 q @ 5000 I large - 60 coIoSed rockets
In addition to these fireworks there will be
barge anchored OF Weehawke1 on the Jersey
shore; that Is about Forty second street on the
kind will go of there There will be another
is on opposs 9p the sh9s
York shore. and there win be still another barge
@ o e 'hs and wy
Of 16e Chapman an,
aa5.ioot railroad Goat with transparsncies @ s the
entire length on each side; and immense trans
Se oa I be made s0H q iwsys
strung In q line. and will be loaded down with
loaded with rockets. The biggest display viii
De at the Battery because 1t 10 there that the
party viii be. ,The reviewing party, will be q ade
up Of Garret 4. Hobart the candidate for Vice
National Committee who are in the city.
The Republican County Committee has char;
tered the steamboat Gen. Slocum. which will
leave the wharf at the foot Of West Twenty.
second street at q y. NJ. The Republi COM
mittees OF this State and of the state OF New
Jersey will be on the steamboat Elaine. The
Kings County Republican Committee has char
tered the Robert Garrett. The Democratic
Honest-money League and the Wage Earners'
Patriotic League will be on the Pleasure Bay.
The press boat will be tho f. s. Atwood. The
police steamboat Patrol and four steam
launches will act as guard boats along the line
of the parade.
In addition to all the official fireworks there
win be nalf as many unofficial pieces. Every
boat in the line will be provided with some fire.
works, and probably every boat along the river
front will have a lot. The Dock Commissioners
have forbidden tho firing or any from the piers
but there 10 plenty OF room just of the piers
and u good deal of that room will be occupied.
The line OF the parade Is straight down the