The herald., 1897-02-23
But Fired q Salute and Preserved Ma.
tional Comfy
Everybody Else Who Could Command Uni.
form Did Parade AMI Hade nost
Splendid Show


Comus would be permitted to join in the
celebration, Grand Marshal Gassen re-
ceived notice at the last moment to the
effect that the British minister had re-
ceived contrary orders from the British
government. So the red Jackets did not
join and they were not missed.
At noon a signal gun was fired from the
port side of the flagship and moment
later the Comus answered and gave a
salute of twenty-one guns in honor Of
Washlgnton's birthday. Thus, the COM
ity of nations has been preserved and
no precedent" violated The salute was
returned by a broadside from each ves-
sci of the fleet. Just off the Santa Fe
wharf lay the big flagship Philadelphia,
the flower of the fleet and the command
er of them all, with the admirafs PEN
nant floating gracefully from the mast
head. To the westward up the bay lay
the big monitor Monterey, a magifi
cent arch running from bow to stern,
its apex touching the topmast and its
ends dipping in the sea. From this arch
1uttered hundred pennants, while all
around hung strings and festoons of
Japanese lanterns and electric lights,
ready to do their part in the brilliant
spectacular display of the water carni-
val to follow. Beyond, further out, lay
the British man-of-war, Comus, with
flags flying and her crew, In uniform,
paraded upon deck. The wharves were
lined with spectators, numbering per-
haps 5000.
Then there was scattering for posi-
tions of vantage to witness the grand
naval, military and civic parade, which
was to begin at o'clock The plaza
and the streets fronting were packed,
as from this point Admiral Beardslee
was to review the parade from the bal
cony of the Horton house.
At a few minutes before 2 o'clock a
signal gun was fired from the flagship.
and the parade moved from the point of
forming on India and d streets, on the
water front The parade comprised two
battalions of seamen, including fourteen
companies, and numbering about 700
men, from the eight vessels comprising
the water carnival fleet. Following these
were the local militia, naval reserves,
Grand Army veterans and several local
companies.
The procession was headed by Grand
Marshal A. G. Gassen and staff Mar
shall Gassen is the picture of military
hero, and rode at the head of the bat
talions with the bearing of a general
commanding his legions on the field of
battle. AS the column marched up the
street the bands gave military airs and
at once the vast crowd broke out into
cheer after cheer The seamen marched
with admiral precision and kept exact
time, the step of battalion of men
seeming but the tramp of one. During
the march they showed remarkable skill
in the manual of arms. The civic socie-
ties and military companies also ac-
quilted themselvse admirably. AS the
procession passed the Horton house each
company presented arms when op-
posite the balcony where Admiral
Beardslee stood.
uniform of his rank, and to his right was
the admiraps flag, while an American
flag was displayed from the balcony To
his left stood his staff, composed Of the
captain OF each vessel of the fleet The
salute was answered as each company
filed by the reviewing stand.
At the close of the parade the naval
battalions formed in line on the north
side of d street and presented arms. The
civic companies countermarched and
passed in front, the marines remaining
at present arms. The civic companies
passed again In review and chaered the
admiral, while the marines gave an
other cheer and marched in the opposite
direction to their vessels.
This picture ended the grand parade. j.
The grand water carnival was brill
liant affair with the exception of the
eclipse of the goddess and her court
Owing to the recent storm the decora-
tions on the goddess barge were not
completed until a short time before the
beginning of the carnival, and there was
not sufficient time to test the dynamo
and when the signal gun doomed from
the flagship and the fleet and all the
small craft in the bay blazed out in a
mass of brilliant lights the goddess
barge alone remained in the dark. There
was not ray of light from the 250 arcs
that encircled the dome. and the three
foot half moon on the summit shed not q
ray of light
The electrician could not persuade the
dynamo to work, and the brilliant court
was eclipsed for the night, only few
Japanese lanterns lighting up the barge
making it appear darker amidst the
grand illumination.
The entire water front presented ar
unbroken line of illumination for dis
tance of about three miles, and the
wharves were brilliantly lighted, afford
ing the three thousand spectators pret-
ty view. The seats, in ampitheater style
fronted the bay, which was covered with
hundreds of craft of all descriptions, it,
Illuminated from bow to stern, sailing in
procession ana Slngly around the nag.
| ship and in every direction.
At s o'clock the signal gun boom &c
from the flagship Philadelphia and the
grand illumination followed. The old
/ fashioned man-ofwar Marion flashed
from her olden style rigging hundreds
Of electric lights, showing a striking
contrast with the rigging of the moderr
vessels. Next to the Marion was the AL
batross and next was the Philadelphia
her rigging strung with electric light.
from stem to stern, and in the center
was the insignia of the admirals rank
an anchor with a star on each side
about three feet in length, giving red
white and blue colors. The Monadnocl
was next to the Philadelphia, and alst
was decorated with red, white and blue
electric lights. The Monterey, a littl,
further up the bay also flashed simi
lar lights, and just in the rolr of the
Monterey was the British ship Comus
which evidently attempted to outdt
the others in decorations, and red fire
and all colors and combinations o.
colors were displayed, including red
white and blue, and red Jackets were
stationed In the rigging and kept up fir,
works to the last. The first half hour wa.
devoted to throwing out search Lights
which. coming from every direction
lighted up the bay as II 1t were day
and the combination Of colors from tls
hundreds of floating craft gave ths
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