Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-05
WORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON AT THE
FAMOUS RESORT.
PARADEs ON LAND AND ON SEA.
VIEWED BY THE LARGEST CROWDS
EVER SEEN IN NEWPORT.
Secretary of Navy Long and Governor
Dxer AuouE the Distinguished
Persons Present-BrilliHnt
IiIumInntIOus and
Fireworks

Newport. r. /. Aug. 4.-This city was
haortifuII,- decorated to-day in honor OF
the New York Yacht Club and the NoEth
Atlantic squadron. The stores and resi-
dences were a mass OF bright colored iiass
and bunting. ..,,
In the forenoon the cutter races tooh
placc in the harbor between the crews from
Fort Adams, the Newport Naval reserve
Tcrpedo Company. seamen. gunners lIoIh
the torpedo station, apprentices from 'he
training station. and the Old Colony repair
shop for prizes offered by Oliver H. T. BEL
mont. - -,
The race between the cutters OF the
SQUADRON was to follow at II o'clock
The land parade this afternoon iuHy
aor,Ied exDeCtatious, and was viewed by
what was undoubtedly the largest crowd
that ever filled NewpOrt's streets Inc
landing of the marines and sailors from lhe
warships LOO strong, began shorty aiItI l
o'clock, Colonel A. A. Barker. X l. NJ
was chief marshal of the day. and with MS
aides headed the procession Ihe SecOhu
Artillery band followed. and then, in ORDER
came the foot battalion Of the Second ar
tiilery from Fort Adams, the band from
the training stations, the marines from al
the warships. in six companies, the bdnd
flom the flagship New York. battalion OF
seamen from the Maine, Iowa, Massac hu-
setts Brooklyn and Indiana. in that order
naval battalion of artillery, Newport DdLlu'
Newport artillery. Company B. Second reg
| imeut; Rhode Island Military cadets; Light
| Battery r Second Artillery, L. y A. anu
| the hospital corps. r. /. NJ. -
From the stand in front OF the ocean
house the line was reviewed by Governor
| Over and staff Secretary Of the Navy John
| d Long accompanied by Rear AcInlTai
| Sicard and staff, the officers commanding
| the several ships of the North AtI1hlc
| sUUadron and others. -
| T0-uight's illumination was a hitting ell
| max of the dayS celebration and one thaI
| the city's guests will not soon forget IL
| is estimated that iully D0O visitors en-
| joyed it, During the daytime the street'
| were crowded, but tonight they were
! jaumed. The harbor was very comfort
| ably filled with yachts OF all descriptions
! and numerous excursion steamers crOWu-
1 ed ir throughout the day and the grea,
| fleet of the New York Yacht club came
| later. Darkness had hardly settled dowr
! before the blaze of light WAS kindled-
| Tie Warships made magnificent dls'
| piay. Lights beamed out all over the pow,
| erful vessels and their searChltghts sweep
| the sky and glaTed in every nook and cor
| me- of the harbOr. The cruisers New orr
| ana Brooklyn and the battleships Maine
! Massachusetts, Indiana and Iowa were Al
| lavish in their decorations. The Dolphin
too was attractiyely embellished VIII
electric lights.
The boats entered for the venetian pa
rade began to form in order At I:5O, an'
seen after they moved. amid the roarin;
carEon and the detOnation OF bomb
| ashore.
SIcwIy. like a huge snake. the line o
boats wound around Goat Island. while IN
fireworks continued without cessation, sur
prise following surprise FOR over two hours