The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-28

Naval Parade-A Survivor OF the
Old Merrtmae To March Beside Zoe
Wheeler In Tomorrow Parade

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wheeler In Tomorrow Parade
Philadelphia, October 25.-Philadei-
phia lifted it's hand and dotted the ma
tion's hat TO the naval heroes today.
Nominally it was the active opening
OF the peace jubilee. Actually il was
a thunderous greeting Of praise, well
come and thanks TO a puissant Ar
mazda. and the men who swept 1t on
to unchallenged victory. The most IL
lustrious actors of the war whose glor-
lou end is the motive OF the celebra-
ton learned what their country thinks
of them. Sigsbee. Philip. Evans.
Wainwright-these are some of the
men. The Texas, the Gloucester. the
Winslow. the Mayiower-these Were
some of the ships.
The government was represented by
Secretary of the Navy Long. the people
by a throng hat filled every bit of
timber on either shore wof the Della
ware river and damned every avail
able craft to the point of danger. The
marine pageant was one of SURPRISING
brilliancy and granduer.
Today's naval review was the real
opening of the festival. which will
continue until Thursday night. 1t con-
sisted in a procession of vessels around
the anchored warships, but that bare
statement conveys no idea Of the dem
onstration. The yacht May with Sec
rotary Long and the Washington par
ty on board led the parade. the ships
Of tho nar,y hDt~- n-~-1l - ;-r~
file in mid stream, the line extending
from Christian to Hanover streets. a
distance of three miles.
Arriving off League Island, the
southern extremity of the city, the
May found the line of reviewing YES
sells in waiting. She promptly swung
in front AND at 3 o'clock the parade
began to move along the Jersey side
of the anchored warships, which lay
about a thousand yards distant from
each other in this order: Columbia,
Mayf1ower, New Orleans, Texas. Mar
blehead. Dolphin, Topeka, Gloucester
and Winslow. The Kasagi lay at the
northern end of the line, off Cramps
ship yards, where she was recently
built.
The Texas, the Gloucester and the
Winslow received the greatest share
of enthusiasm. AS the May glided
past the great battleship, Commodore
Philip and CAPTAIN Sigsbee stood at
attention, with the other officers and
men of the ship, the marines presented
arms n the band struck up Hail to
the Chief" Secretary Long, who had
held his hat in his hand since the start
of the parade, now waved it several
times, a performance which he dupli-
Gated in honor Of Lieutenant Com
mander Wainwright who stood on the
bridge of the Gloucester, and Of the
little torpedo boat WinslOw, which
brought up the end of the line. The
kasagi's officers and men were lined
up like the Americans and saluted the
secretary quite as well, but as her guns
are at armstrong; in England, the sa-
lutte was perforce a silent one.
A thousand yards beyond the Kasagi
the line of reviewing vessels swung
around and proceeded down the river
along the Pennsylvania shore. The
trip down was merely a continuation
of the enthusiasm. When the Texas
was again reached the May was brought
to a standstill, and at the invitation
Of Commodore Philip and Captain
Sigsbee the party went over in
launches to the battleship. Here they
were escorted below to the wardroom,
where the commodore, captain and Off
GERS received the guests. After the
exchange of informal greetings, Mayor
Warwick proposed the health of Sec
rotary Long and called upon him for
a response. The mayor also suggested
a toast to THE men behind the gun"
After three hearty cheers had been
given, Secretary Long remarked:
"They respond with their guns" This
ended the Texas reception and Secre-
tary Long and his party returned to
the May, the battleship repeating the
salute as they left. 1t was then
4:45 o'clock and the May was promptly
steamed over to her dock to give the
secretary time to catch the 6:15 train
for Boston.
Commodore Philip today received
the following telegram: Can you find
a place for me in the parade Thursday
as a confederate veteran and a sur
vivor of the old Merrimac?" 1t was
signed by r. c. Foute, a California
bishop, who is now in Washington.
Mayor Warwick assumed charge Of
the request and said Foute would be
mounted beside General Joe" Wheeler
in the military parade.