Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-08-31
NEW YORK Anp % 1908

NEW 1oRk, Ang ~, 1898.
| EDITOR CENSOR: Some time bas
passed since LEAVING Yiroqua, and as we
read with interest the letters from Cali.
fornia and other localities, some NAV
enjoy New York letter. i.,ks others.
who have lived here, We say "there is no
place like New ''ork," aud find thing
of Continual int rest to see AID bear.
hot and crowded city is not SO M ach
of hardship when locat d on the coast.
where a short ride by boat or troll "
will land you upon an open, sandy
beach or in shady park.
AT present all are rejoicing over the
late war victories ind are proud to
recogn "a in the Drowned face OF a blue
uniformed or canvas clothed soldier.
mud stained negro cavalr, m IN, or
picturesque marine true add tried
patriot. Many such are seen now a. days
and are everywhere greeted with haarty
speeches of appreciation, Saturday,
August Goth, was the dav of the return
Of the war fact here The PEOPLE of
Greater New York reeo' we'd TO give it
hearty welcome. Accordingly the day
was made a public holiday aud naval
demonstration planned on North r YER.
For honrs people tbronged to thu shores
Of the Hudson, comrletaly hiding the
steep, grassy hi lsides of Riverside Park.
Over one million people lined the shores
in an almost unhrokan wall from Grants
tomb to Staten / sland, ar for five hours
endured patiently boiling hot suo
rather than miss ons instant OF the
glorious scene. Rear Admiral Sampson's
fleet had been taken by surprise when
they arrived early Saturday morning.,
so they appeared almost RS they had on
the scenes of the Iecsnt battles. That
made the great fighting machines only
the more in eresting. Besides the
seven warshlps, the decorated launches
crowded yachts, tugs and excursion
boats, brought the number of vessels on
the river to total OF at least five hun
dred and rendered the sight one not
soon to be forgotten. Long before the
fleet could be distinguished, the roar Ct
cannon, saluting from either shore, an
nounced it's arrival. SIMPSONS fig
ship, the New York. led the way, fol.
lowed by the stately Iowa, the Indiana,
the beautiful Brooklyn, the Massachn-
setts, the Oregon and the Texas AS
they arrived opposite Grants tomb, for
the first time the fleet saluted as whole,
untilshearly hidden by their own smoke
and all exclaimed, "Su,h must have
been the scene before Santiago" AS
the great ships turned southwark the
din from the steam whistles notably in
creased and added to the continual boom
OF cannon made the noise actually deaf
ening. Besid IS the usual flas and i'm
maculate white suits of the sailors the
ships indulgel in no decoration, excapt
the Brooklyn, with a ragged hole
through one OF her tunnels. The sight
recalled our visit to the Vizcaya before
she left here for Cuban waters, ard the
ride a few mornings since on the JERSEY
Ferry, when Admiral Cervera and son
and other SIP nlsh officers were passen-
gers The old Spanish commander at
tracted much attention, the hearty
cheers showing the peoples Rppre ciatioo
of his kindness to Lieutenant Hobson.
The Rcd Cross and transport boats,
the st. Paul and ST. Louie, have been |
objects OF interest from time to time
and trip down the harbor or up the
sound means long lock at some naval
station or fort guarding the water en-
trance to the city.
Viroqua has small colony of three
families within half dozen blocks OF
each other hare who read the CENSOR
and look forward to its arrival with as
much pleasure as the city dsilies.
Mrs J. T. RICHARDS