The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-08-05
NEWPORT GL0RI0USLY EzULTANT.
The Grand Fete Was Brilliant Beyond All Expectation
Atlantic Squadron In Blaze Of Light.
Magnificent Spectacle OF the Most Inspiring CharacterThe
Streets Gay With Decorations and the arbor Alive With
Beautifully Illuminated Caft-Day and Night Exhibition Was
Witnessed By Thousands Of Delighted Spectators From Aar

DgnLs swept the Eky and glared into
every nook and corner Of the city and
harbor
The cruisers New York and Brooklyn
and the battleship Maine made an es.
peclally good showing, and the Massa.
chusetts Indiana and Iowa were also
lavish in their decorations. The
Dolphin, too was attractively embel.
lished with electric lights. The Fall
River line beats Pilgrim and City OF
Taunton showed expensive electrical de.
Signs. and both were covered from stem
to stern with lamps. The Priscilla
stopped over on her trip TO New York
until IL o'clock and Joined in the fete
An immense star and crescent Of elec
trio lights surmounted the torpedo sta
ton building on Goat islanl, and each OF
the officers showed flaming star on Its
ridgepole.
Fort Adams was outlined in fire and
n'yriads of lights on the training ship
Constellation. the training station and
the Old Colony pier. The boats entered
for the Venetian parade began to form
in order at 1870. and soon after they
moved amidst the barking Of yachio,'
ashore. From the end Of Goat island 1a
Gettysburg bombshells spoke out from
all the wharves and piers. rockets went
UP and candSs belched forth showers OF
fire. AS the procession continued the
din was kept up on every side, and the
principal fireworks display on the end
OF Goat island increased In beauty
Water fireworks, displays Of Japanese
rockets, aerial bouquets of fire, streams
OF colored stars and surprising combina-
uons OF fire rapidly succeeded each other
and divided honors with the procession
Of boats. TIE latter included many
novelties, the electrical figures taking
many varied forms. from sea serpents
to shields and flags.
Slowly. like a huge snake, the line OF
beats wound round Goat island, while
the fireworks continued without cessa-
ton, surprise following surprise for over
two hours. The fete concluded with the
ascension Of pyrotechnic flag $50 feet
long and go feet wide. which was carried
ur by balloon and unfurled In midair.
Blown alcng by q good Southwestern
the best breeze Of the week, the fleet of
the New York Yacht club swept into the
harbor from New London yesterday af-
tcrnoon, filling the already crowded
rcadstead to overfiowing and finishing
the second Of the runs Of the 1897 cruise
IL cannot be said, however, that the feet
came in In bunch for when the re-
gatta committee at Benton's reef light
ship. where the racing finish was made,
took the time on the four leading boats,
which were the two crack sloops Vigil
liant and Navahoe, and the two trim
schooners Emerald and Oplonia, the rest
of the fleet were hull down in the south
ern horizon.
The run from New. London was tho
most satisfactory Of the week, for not
only did the breeze make the start close
and exciting. but the wind held through
out, and all the yachts, from the big
schooners. smothered In sail, to the little
flyer, with only q few kites set. bowled
along right merrily, while not a few of
the shippers indulged In playful luffing
matches while rounding Point Judith.
The entire run was In fact most enjoy
able and fully made up for the exaspcr-
ating conditions Of Monday and Tues
daY.