The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-26
New York's Political Demon
stratiOn on the River.
Two Hundred Boats Are In the
Procession.
LAVISH FIREWORKS.
Pictures of Mckinley and Ho-
bart Done In Fire.
Candidate Hobart Was There
to See the Display.

New York, Oct 26.-The marine pa
rade Of the Shipping and Industrial
Gold Standard association saturday
ntglt was brilliantly successful. Man
haitian island was almost girdled for
hours with scintillaung IRE. Perhaps
]. SEQ 600 people saw the beautiful pro-
cession down the Hudson, around the
lone old battery and up the East river
There were not less than 200 boats In
the parade. These boats were OF all
sizes three deckers that carry eXcur-
sionists when the dog star shines, puf-
dng tugs and lazy floats that transport
heavy freight cars All Of these hulks
in the water or towering above 1r emit
ted streams OF golden fire that pierced
the sky. or carried here and there by
the wind, bOmbarded other boats in the
dotilla-
The boats, big and little. began to
gather at One Hundred and Thirtieth
street at dusk They assembled near
Grants tomb of Que Hundred and
Thlrtieth street. There they formed in
to four divisions. Admiral Er. w. Miller
was In command. The admiral had his
aides just as has a general. The admir-
ais aides were called dispatch boats.
They were swift tugs that puhed here
and there and everywhere, carrying
his orders. Formed in single hle, this
gay procession started down the North
river. while the thousands on the banks
cheered heartily. The vOlley1ng fire
works made golden the Hudson The
central crater Of fireworks was the big
tug Monarch that emitted a very Wesu-
vfus Of red. white and blue pyOtechnics.
The Monarch bore a transparency on
which were huge vouleaux Of gigantic
gold eagles All the gold ever dug from
all the mines would make an ant heap
beside that mountain of gold
The parade moved slowly, about SIX
miles an hour Each craft was two
boat lengths behind its leader in the
division. Between divisions a space of
300 yards was maintained. AS the boats
approached the battery and rounded 1t
p guns doomed from the admiral 9
boat.
At the battery on boats were assem-
bIed the brightest lights in this 1estl-
val Of torches There were Garret A.
Hobart and members Of the Republican
national committee on the steamboat
Aurora There were the guests OF the
Shipping and Industrial Sound Money
associat ton on the steamboat Starin.
There were the Republican state com
mittee of New Jersey on the Elaine
There were. too a dozen floats Joined IN
a chain and anchored between Liberty
Island and Governors Island There
was a derrick 100 feet high covered
with set pieces of fireworks whose par
ticclored blaze set Liberty to blinking
and proba bly, called out the fire depart
ment in remote corners of New jersey
The display of fireworks On the barge
delighted the myriads ia Battery park
They saw pictures of Mckinley and
Hobart done in fire and floating in the
air. the stars and stripes and hundreds
of devices such as those who attended
the World S fair saw
Passing the battery in this variegated
blaze the fleet steamed under the
bridge and up the East river for a short
distance the big boats going around
uing their course and hugg1ng the
Brooklyn shore. 1t was well toward
midnight when the last spectator start
Cd for home.