New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-21

knots which speed they held all the way to
Claremont Fort Hamilton and Fort Wads-
worth began the days salutng with thirteen
guns for Rear-Admiral sampson. When the
Narrows were passed the battle-ship Texas. fly
Ing the brand-new dag Of Commodore Philip,
sounded her salute of thirteen guns, and from
eleven guns for the newly made commodore, so
long known to his worshippng crew as Captain
"Jack" Philip
The steamer Glen Island bearing the Mayor
and the Reception Committee, came up about
this time. and Mayor Van Wyck and a special
committee were transferred on the police boat
Patrol TO the flagship. where the Mayor deliv-
cred the address of welcome and Rear-Admiral
Sampson made his response. Meantime. the
flagship had slgnalled to the Texas to fall in
line at the rear and the order was obeycd. The
war>hips proceeded steadily without coming II
anchor AZ any time First came the flagship
Ncw-York flying the Stars and Stripes. as. in
deed did every vessel nyhe lire. and from the
mainmaSt the broad blue fag Of the Rear-Ad-
mral with It's Two white stars. Rear-Admiral
Sampson himself stood upon the bridge Then
came the hattc->hip Iowa. and upon her bridge
the grim-faced officer who * known and ad-
lllifil lllfO-NlU' the country bS i-uii.- lpob
Evans could be plainly seen. Following her
came the Indiana. then the Brooklyn. the flag
shin of Rear-Admiral Schley No rear-admlras
flag was flying. as according to naval etiquette
when two flag officers of equal rank meet the
flag of the senior is the only one shown. The
Brooklyn doomed high above the water. and her
graceful lines and three tall stacks caught every
eye The batte-ship Massachusetts followed
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the brooklyn ran down the fleet and formidable |
CriStohal Colon and drove her n wreck upon |
the southern shore of Cuba. The Oregon NJ
tractcd especial attention. not only on account |
of the wonderful record made on her trip |
around Cape Horn and IN the battle II Santiago !
hut because she had never before entered the
port of New York The Texas whose captain !
now Commodore Philip. amid the roar Of battle
and in the presence of death uttered the Nom
orabc words Don't cheer. the poor devils are
dying" brought up the rear.
IN MAZE OF PLEASURE CRAFT.
The entire fleet was now SO surrounded by
seemingly inextrcable mass OF tugs. row
boats. sailboats. steam yachts and excursion
steamers that it was difficult To see ii we'll dt
any great distance. Al the same time the air
was full of one great, gorgeous and hilarious
medley of sound. On nearly every steamer was
"A band. The Star Spangled Banner" was the J
only thing played. but nobody excepting those
persons who stood next the players could tell !
what was being played. Every steam whistle Oh |
the bay opened up its brazen throat in one long !
whoop of delirious JOY and eXuration. 80 trc- I,
mendouS was the racket that when Castle Will |
lam let go It's salute as the NewIorb came |
abreast of the fort puifs of smoke were the only |
things that told folks ashore that the salute was |
being fired It was a pantomime salute. But II |
The ears were filled 10 overti0wing with the |
giant sound the eyes could not appreciate nj |
once the scene In the centre was the long line
of slowly moving warships the graceful cruis
ers and the low-lying and deadly battle-ships. !
all of them clad in their gray war paint and |
looking much as they did when they went into
action on that fatefu Sd of July. None Of the
warships bore any decorations other than the
Stars and Stripes the signal flags and the rear
admlrarS and commodore's flags. They looked |
grim and menacing even within the shores thny
had gone forth to defend Around them clustered |
the indescrbablc medley of varlegated craft.
crowded 10 the rails all of them. The boats to
the left Of the line careencd heavily To star
board. while those on the right of the warshps
listed just sharply to port. Flags. flags flags.
in the masts and the shrouds Of the
shipping. and on all the thousand and one craft.
Through this lane of din and color and frantic
steamed the cruisers and the battle
ships their commanding officers on the bridges.
the marines drawn up amdshlps, the sailors
clad all in white manning the gray sides for
ward. The scene drew ones memory strangely