The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-28

lay the INDIANA, CofumDld, MdlHe,
Texas, Raleigh, Amphitrite and Terror
OF the foreign warships H. M. S. Tai
bot was given the position of honor, her
commander, Captain E. H. Gamble, be-
| ing the senior officer. The other for
eign warships in line We're the French
corvette Fulton, H. S. M. S. Infanta Is
abella, H. S. M. S. Maria Teresa and
the Italian cruiser Dogali, Commander
Rigotti, which arrived last night.
Opposite the line of warships were
the revenue marine and the lighthouse
! tenders eleven of the latter and five of
the former
The dispatch boat Dolphin lay above
the warships decked profusely in bunt-
ing. She was to carry the President
later when he reviewed the naval pa
rade.
An interesting feature was the pa
rade of the merchant marine, which
was divided into four divisions.
+. G. Osborne was the Rear-Admiral
| in command of the merchant marine on
! the flagship America. His command
assembled in the upper bay eastward of
/ the center of the channel on the
! Brooklyn side
The first division was composed prin-
cipally of tugs and lighters belonging to
| the New York Central and Erie Rail-
roads. The second and third divisions
were made of tugs and steam lighters,
! with q couple of big ocean tugs in the
lead. The fourth division consisted of
sldeWheel steamboats,, ferryboats and
tugs. Each division was divided into
| two squadrons, and there were about
/ 100 boats in line.
All the vessels were covered with
bunting, Tapping out as stiff as boards
in the brisk wind, and presented a
pretty and animated picture
| The hour set for them to start up the
North River was o'clock, but as
early as noon they began to assemble
at the rendezvous The black-Iooking
| torpedo boat Porter, sharply outlined
| against the white huls of the United
States squadron, rushed in and out of
/ the naval lines, carrying orders, while
/ the big patrol of the harbor police, with
/ four steam launches as assistants, each
newly painted for the occasion, sour
ried hither and thither on errands to
the commanders of the merchant ma
rine divisions.
The parade was started in splendid
order, and maintained excellent order
/ throughout, the fiotilla turning the
stake boat and anchoring half a mile
above the head of the warships in ad-
mlrable style, and then stemmed the
TIDE until all fell in, Quadruple columns,
pehlnd the monitors to await the COM
/ ing of the President on the Dolphin.
| AS O'Clock, the hour which Presi-
! dent Mckinley was to go on board
the Dolphin, approached, the crowd on
! the pier where he was to embark grew
] larger and larger until several thou
sand had assem- bled. They greeted the
/ President and his party with a cheer
winch was re-echOed from hundreds of
steamers, which, having come up the
river in the naval parade. had taken
positions in rather convenient proxin-
lty to the Dolphin. The moment the
President boarded the lighthouse boat
Daisy, the police boat patrol, assisted
/ by several launches from the Warshins
began to force the tugs and steamers
back, and a fairly clear space was Wis
lIbe when the Daisy reached the dis
patch boat and the Presidential flag
broke from her mainmast.
AS the President set feet on the decl,
OF the Dolphin the Presidential salute
OF tWenty-one guns was fired. and the
heet OF steamers blew whistles until
the sound of the firing was scarcely
audible. President Mckinley was met
on board by Lieutenant Commander
Richardson Glover, commanding officer
or the Dolphin and was introduced by
| MIN 10 Rear Admiral Francis NJ. Bunce.
commanding the naval division The
o1ilcers OF the Dolphin saluted the Pres
ldent. who walked aft and assembled the
quarterback. He was accompanied bv
secretary of State Sherman General
Alger, Attorney-General McKenna. Sec
rotary Long, Secretary Gage Score
tary Gage, Secretary Bliss Generals
Miles, Ruggles, Porter, Butterfield
( Elihu Root, ]. Edward Simmons. Gov
ernor Black and Postmaster-Gene
! Gary
! AT o:30 o'clock the Dolphin started
down the river, followed by the i'm
/ rnense fleet of steamers which had
! waited the arrival Of the President.
/ The New York was the first vessel
passed by the Dolphin. and President
Mckinley DOTTED his silk hat and bowed
as the first gun of her salute doomed
across The waters. Next came the In
/ diana, and the guns of the British
cruiser Tallot welcomed the President
/ The. Texas was the next to greet him.
and the two Spanish ships. the Maria
! Teresa and the Infanta Isabella. the
| French corvette Fulton, the Italian
/ cruiser DogaH, and the Raleigh, Column
/ bia, Amphitrite and Terror of the
white squadron saluted in quick sue
/ cession as the Dolphin steamed by.
| Tfa L. L
tars OF the various ships, and French
| bugie call from the Fulton was added
/ to its salute of the Chief Executive.
/ Statutes were fired after the warships
! had been left behind by the revenue
cutters Dexter, Woodbury., Dallas,
Hamilton and Window. and silence en-
sued when the lighthouse tenders, of
which there were eleven. were reached.
/ The tug Ramapo, filled with soldiers
! from Ohio. with their band. steamed up
/ the river. and sailing by the Dolphin
the Ohioans cheered again and again.
/ Mr.. Mckinley seemed highly pleased,
and walked TO the side of the Dolphin
/ nearest the Ramapo. He took off his
hat and remained uncovered until the
/ Ramapo had gone astern
A steamer containing the members
| Of the Pennsylvania National Guard
attracted the Presidents attention, and
| he cordially saluted them as they
waved their hats from the tug.
| The Dolphin came to anchor opposite
| West Fifty second street, having been
4 preceded down the river by the torpedo
boat Porter. The President stepped in
TO the launch, and as she steamed away
from the Fifty-second street pier the