The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30

his seat the hymn OF hanks old
Netheriand Folk Song" was sung by
the chorus
Another mighty cheer arose as Pres
ident Mckinley. after the singing OF
the hymn, moved TO the rail in the
speakers stand to deliver his ad-
dress. He was introduced by Mayor
Strong.
As the president took of his hat cries
came from all sides: Put on your
nat: we'll excuse YOU"
The president. however. stood with
barred head. despite the nipping wine
that swept across the exposed stand.
The president then delivered his ad-
dress.
The vast crowd listened with keen
TO the presidents words and
at intervals broke into cheers when
some incident in h dead soldiers ca
reer was alluded to by the distin-
guished speaker.
As the president concluded his adj
dress Colonel Fred Grant advanced
and shook him warmly by the hand. As
the two men stood in the foreground
of the wonderful picture the spectators
~applauded.
THE Star Spangled Banner was
played by the band. after which Gen
eral Horace Porter was introduced by
the mayor. The orator OF the day was
accorded a warm reception. More dis
Greet han the president. General Por-
ter kept his hat on While he was
speaking. He read his address from
type written manuscript.
When General Porter began TO speak
the biting wind forced many Of the
ladies in the presidential party to seek
the shelter OF the tomb. Among those
were Mrs. Mckinley. who was slightly
indisposed.
General Ported was followed by
Mayor Strong, who formally accepted
the tomb.
THE LAND PARADE.
With military promptitude and per-
feet discipline the land parade started
from Twenty-fourth street and Mad
ison avenue on the minute-at 1890
O'Clock. Major General G%renville NJ.
Dodge, followed by a staff of celebrated
soldiers, led the column, the military
band from Governors island coming
next.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans
who We're to arrive at the tomb at $3.50
o'clock and place a floral wreath with
crossed swords on the sarcophagus,
were an hour late in reaching the
scene. They We're headed by James
r.. Branch, commander-in-chief of the
Sons Of Confederate Veterans.
The tokens We're reverently laid on
the sarcophagus by General j. b. Cor
uOI, Willie Ills tOlllIdutS SlOOu ny WIN
uncovered heads.
THE NAVAL PARADE.
The warshipS claimed the attention of
the arrival of the dignitaries and the
commencement of the services of ded-
~ication. The river was dotted with
small boats which We're tossed about On
the ~roughened waters and looked from
the bluff like so many bobbing corks.
All was life and hustle aboard the men
Of-war.
The naval part of the demonstration,
the grand division, lay at anchor in
the river in sight of the tomb, while the
merchant marine division was located
in the lower bay. awaiting the word
at 2 O'Clock for the start of the head Of
the column. The grand division was
under the command of Rear Admiral
Francis H. Bunce, United States navy.
The signal dress ship" was the first
maneuver of the day, and the nimble
sailors were upon every yard and top
of the rigging in a trice. All the avail
able flags and bunting aboard the
W~arShipS seemed to have been hauled
out of lockers for the occasion. Strings
of flags were run from the stern up to
the masts and down again to the bow.
The United States ensign fioated' at the
stern of all our warships and at the
fore of all the foreign vessels. Revenue
marine and the light house tenders,
eleven Oh the latter ana I'VE Oh the
former. were in line. The dispatch
boat Dolphin lay off above the war
ships, decked profusely in bunting.
The parade was started in splendid
order and maintained excellent order
throughout, the flotilla turning the
stake boat anchored half a mile above
the head of the warships in admirable
style and then Stemmed the tide until
all fell in line at quadruple columns
behind the monitors to await the COM
ing of the president on the Dolphin.
At ) o'clock, the hour at which Pres
ident Mckinley vas to go on board
the Dolphin, the crowd on the pier,
where he was to embark, grew larger
md larger unit several thousand had
assembled. They greeted the president
and his party with a cheer that was re-
echoed by the hundreds Of steamers,
which, having come up the river in the
naval parade, had taken up positions in
rather i~ncOnvenient proximity to the
Dolphin.
The moment the president boarded
the lighthouse boat Daisy, the police
BOAT patrol, assisted by several
launches from the warships, began to
force the tugs and steamers back, and
a fairly clear street of water was visi-
BILE when the Daisy reached the star
board side of the dispatch o and
the presidential flag broke from her
malnmaSt.
AS the president set foot upon the
deck of the Dolphin, a presidential sa-
lutte Of twenty-one guns was fired and
the fleet OF steamers blew whistles
until the sound Of the firing was scarce
ly audible. President Mckinley was
on BOARD by Lieutenant Command
er Richardson Glover, commanding Of
ficer of the Dolphin and was introduced
by him to Rear Admiral Francis Nj.
Bunce, commanding the naval divis-
ion. The officers of the Dolphin sa-
luted the president, who walked aft
and assembled the quarter deck.
At $50 O'Clock the Dolphin started
down the river, followed by the i'm
mense 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 hat and bowed as
the first u of her salute doomed
across h waters. Next came the In
diana and then the guns Of the British