Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-28
THE GRANT PARADE
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that was re-echoed by the hundreds OIL
steamers which had come up the INea
I'm the naval parade and taken positio,i'
In rather inconvenlent proximity 10 Inc
Dolphin.
THE PRESIDENT EMBARKs.
The moment the President boarded 'ne
light house boat Daisy, the pohce-pons
patrol. assisted by several Launches from
the warships. began TO force the TUGS
and steamers back, and fairy c'v'i
street OF water was visible wneh .no
Daisy reached the starboard side OF the
dIspatch boat. and the presidential nag
broke from the latter mainmast. 40
the President set foot upon the ueoS
of the Dolphin. n presidential SALUTE VI
twenty-one guns was fred. and the hee'
of steamers blew whistles UNIV ','e
sound OF the firing was scarcely auuip.e;
President Mckinley was met on poaiu
bv Lieutenant Commander Richardson
Glover. commanding officer or the Dol
phln. and was introduced by him to Rear
Admiral Francis NJ. Bunce, commanding
the naval division. The officers OF the
Dolnhin saluted the President VINO
walked aft and ascended the quarter
deck. -,
He was accompanied by Secretary-oi-
ctate sherman. General Alger, Attorney
General McKenna, Secretary Long, oec-
rotary Gage. Secretary Bliss. Generals
Miles, Ruggles. Porter, and Butteriieid'
Elihu Root. J. Edward Simmons cover
nor Black, and Postmaster-General rary'
At $50 o'clock the Dolphin started DOWN
the river. followed by the immense meet
~ steamers which had awaited the arri-
val of the President.
The New York was the ilrst Vesse'
no ssed by the Dolphin. and President
Mckinley dotted his hat and bowed as
the first gun of her salute doomed across
the water Next came the Indiana, and
her guns and the guns of the British snip
Talbot welcomed the President. Inc
Texas was the next to greet him, and the
two Spansh ships. the Maria Teresa ana
the Infanta Isabella; the French corvette
Fulton. the Italian cruiser Dogali, and
the Raleigh Columbia, Amphitrite. and
Terror, of the White Squadron, saluted in
quick succession as the Dolphin steamed
by. The rails were manned by the gal
liant tars Of the various ships. and a
French bugle-call on the Fulton was add
ed to it's salute of the Chief Executive.
Statutes were fired after the warships
had been left behind by the revenue cut
ters Dexter. Woodbury., Dallas. Hamil-
ton, and Window, and silence ensued
when the lighthouse tenders. Of which
there were eleven. were reached
CHEERS FROM OHIOANS.
The tug Ramapo. which was filed by
soldiers from Ohio. with their band.
steamed up the river, and, sailing by the
Dolphin, cheered for the President again
and again. Mr.. Mckinley seemed highly
pleased, and walked to the side of the
Dolphin nearest the Ramapo. He took
his hat off and remained uncovered until
the Ramapo had gone astern. A steamer
containing the members of the Pennsyl-
vania Legislature next 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
preceded down the river by the torpedo
boat Porter. The President stepped into
the launch. and as she steamed for the
Fifty-secondS Street pier the Dolphin's
guns doomed a farewell salute. and her
sailors and marines manned the rails.