The Forrest City times., 1898-10-28
Philadelphia Opens Her Festival
With a Grand Naval Review
on the Delaware River.
NINE NAVAL VESSELS IN THE STREAM.
Two Hundred Other Steam Craft Passed
Them In Procession. the warships Fir
Ing Seventeen-Gun Salute as the Yacht
May, with Secretary Long ON Board.
Came Abreast.

Philadelphia, Oct. 26.-Philadelphia
Fitted its hand and doffed the nations
hat to its naval heroes yesterday. Nom.
inaly it was the active opening of the
peace jubilee. Actually il was a thun-
derous greeting of peace, with enthu-
siastic thanks to puissant armada
and the men who swept it on to un-
challenged victory. The most illus
tiious actors of the war, whose glori.
Gus end is the motive of the celebra-
ton, learned what the country thinks
OF them. Sigsbee, Philip, Evans, Vain
wrIght-these were some of the men.
The Texas, the Gloucester, the Wins
low, the Mayfower-these were some
OF the ships.
Represented by Secretary Long.
The government was represented by
Secretary of the Navy Long; the peo-
pie by throng that filled every bit
of timber on either shore of the Della
ware river, and jammed every avail
able craft to the point of danger. The
marine pageant was one of SURPRISING
brilliancx and grandeur.
Yesterdays naval review was the
opening of the festival which will con-
tilue until Thursday night. 1t con-
sisted of a procession of vessels around
the anchored war ships, but that bare
statement conveys no idea of the dem
onatration.
The Yacht May Led the Parade.
The yacht May with Secretary Long
and Washington party on board led the
parade, the ships of the navy being an
chored in single file in mid-stream;
the line extending from Christian to
Hanover streets, distance of three
miles. Above and off League island,
tfe southern extremity of the city, the
May found the line of reviewing YES
scls in waiting. She promptly swung
i'll front, and at three o'clock the pa
rade began to move along the Jersey
side of the anchored war ships, which
lay about thousand yards distance
from each other in this order: Co
lum bia, Mayflower, New Orleans, Tex
as, Marblehead, Dolphin, Topeka, Glou-
cester and Winslow.
The Kasagi lay at the end of her
line, off Cramps ship yard, where she
Mas recently built. AS the procession
ins mass of color. All the war ships
were in full dress, flags flying from
bow to stern, from masthead to mast
herd
Vessels of Every Description All Bravely
Decked In Colors.
Trailing along behind the May were
vessels of every description, all brave
ly decked in colors and putting and
shrieking their whistles like marine
demons.
Secretary Long. with Lieut.. South
erland and Capt. Bob Evans on
either side, stationed himself on the
bridge of the May, and presently the
Columbia, the first of the war ships,
was reached. Her officers and men
were drawn up on deck, every hand
raised in salute, and then her six
Founders began to roar out the secre-
tar's salute of II guns.
With the beginning of the salute
came the bugle and drum salute from
the ship, and before the echoes of the
first shot had been swallowed up by
the boom of the second veritable
pandemonium of whistles, smaller
guns and the roar of the crowds broke
out and continued throughout the
procession.
Received the Greatest Share of Eu-
thuslaSm.
The Texas, Gloucester and the Win
slow received the greatest share of en-.
thusiasm. The Kasagi's officers and
men were lined up like Americans.
and saluted the secretary quite as
well, but as her guns are at Arm
strong's,. in England, the salute was
perforce a silent one.
A thousand yards beyond the Kas-
agi the line of reviewing vessels
swung around and proceeded down
the river along the Pennsylvania
shore. The trip down was merely
continuation of the enthusiasm of the
clamorous guns of the war ships.
Banqueted Hoard the Texas.
When the Texas was again reached
the May was brought to a standstill,
and at the invitation of Commodore
Philip and Capt. Sigsbee, the party
went over in launches to the battle
ship.
Here they were escorted to the ward
room, where the commodore, captain
and officers received them. After the
exchange of informal greetings, Mayor
Warwick proposed the health of Sec
retary Long and called upon him for
a response. He did so, very briefly,
thanking the mayor for the words OF
welcome. and Commodore Philip and
Capt. Sigsbee for the courtesy to him
as their guests.