Iron County register., 1898-08-25
GREAT NAVAL pageant.
New York Gives a Noisy Welcome
to the Big Fighting Ships
of SIMPSONS Fleet.
an OVATION FROM SHORE TO SHORE.
The Procession Up to and Rack from Gen.
Grants Tomb ut Riverside Presented q
Magnificent and Indescrfbable Scene
Never to be Forgotten by Those Who
Witnessed It.

New YORK, Aug. 21.-New York and
the nation have fitly signalized the ap-
probation of the republic of her vic.
torious fleet. An imposing naval
pageant of warships has been received
in the harbor of the largest city of the
country with acclamations of delight
and admiration, and the ovation from
shore and from the great fotillas of all
significantly given to the returning
heroes )me idea of the esteem and ad-
miration in which they are regarded
by the people.
The People Were Early Astir.
Long before the sunrise guns were
fired.at Castle William, Governors Is
land the people were astir. Crowds were
hurrying to the river to be early on the
scene. The New York and New Jersey
shores were crowded with people. The
river and bay were literally alive with
craft and the craft alive with people.
all cheering and good-natured. An inn
pIessive scene was when the flags were
hoisted on the forts and fagships. AS
the starry banners were raised aloft
the bands of the forts and on the flag
ships played the ''Star Spangled Ban
ner," and the shores rang with pa
triotic cheers.
Things Went Smoothly.
There was very little friction in car
rying out the programme and no more
delay than was to be expected. The
citizens committee left the foot of
Cortlandt street on the steamer Glen
Island and proceeded down the bay fol-
lowed by long retinue of all sorts
and description of craft. At Tompkins-
vile the mayor and committee of ten
debarked and boarded the police boat
Patrol. The Patrol then headed for
the flagship, with colors flying and
bands playing
The Shores Lined with People.
Staten Island shores were literally
lined with people, and they joined in
the general reclamation with the peo-
pie on the myriads of boats. The well
coming ceremonies were short but inn
pressive.
The ceremonies over, amid the hoarse
shrieking of steam whistles and the
hosannas of the throngs on shore and
water, the mayor and the committee
returned to the Glen Island.
The Event of the Day.
Then came the event of the day.
There was considerable wigwagginR
on the gray battleships, and the po-
lice boats formed in line. Then came
the Glen Island, and then the battle
ships began to slowly move up the bay.
There was salvo of cannons and
cheers of people, and the toots of thou
sands of whistles made an indescriba-
BILE din.
The Pageant I'm Line.
Soon the monster pageant was in
line. First came Admiral Schley's
flagship Brooklyn, then the Massa-
chusetts, Oregon, Iowa, Indiana and
Texas, and after them a moving
mass of all sizes and descrip-
tions, with flags waving and peo-
pie cheering. The great battle
ships moved slowly and majestically.
As Governors island was passed there
was a tremendous report from the
guns that did so much execution at
Santiago and Guantanamo. The people
on shore and afloat went wild with
patriotic exuberance.
A Scene Never to be Forgotten.
And so it was all the way up to Gen.
demonstration of patriotic fervor such
as New York has never witnessed be-
fore. The pageant was viewed and
cheered by hundreds of thousands of
people. 1t was a magnificent and in
describable scene, and one never to be
forgotten.
The Brooklyn Displayed Her Battle En-
signs.
The Brooklyn, in passing, did not
display the flag of Rear-Admiral Schley.
Her center funnel was seen to have
shot through the starboard side.
The Brooklyn was flying her battle en-
signs, which looked stained and
frayed, as if they had seen plenty of
service.
A Novel Incident.
While the feet was passing In the
Narrows, two explosions on the sur
face of the water, near Fort Wads-
worth, presumably of loose gun-cotton
or other explosive, shot up immense
columns of water about a hundred feet
high, which added to the novelty of
the occasion.