The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-20
OF VESSELS OF NORTH ATLANTIC
SQUADRON
GOTHAM WILL BE CROWDED
Sampson, schley and Other Naval
Heroes to Be Given Fitting
Welcome Home
Associated Press Special Wire

ing to naval officers reckoning, but there
Is possibility that the squadron will no.
be here until late in the evening, or per-
haps tomorrow morning. If it arrives off
Sandy Hook this afternoon 1t will be met
by flotilla of excursion steamers and es-
corted up the bay to the man-of-war an
chorage of Tompkinsville. AS the war
ships pass in at Sandy Hook, the guns at
Fort Hancock will belch out a salute. At
Fort Wadsworth and Hamilton more SAL
utes will be fired, so that the arrival Of the
squadron will be we'll announced to the
citizens of New York, who are waiting to
do honor to the returning sailors.
The officers and men on the warships are
unaware of any reception preparing for
them, and Rear-Admiral Sampson will be
Informed by message sent down in dis
patch boat as soon as he arrives. The tars
will then have to besti- themselves In
preparation for the parade which Is to take
place tomorrow.
Judging by the number of excursion
steamers and tugs being engaged for the
review the water will be crowded with all
kinds Of craft. loaded with sightseers who
will cheer the tars all the way along the
route of the parade. A great many steam
ers and tugs were hieed for private parties
and many not so engaged will take on ali
who want to go on the river anu follow
the warships up and down. The harbor
police expect busy day keeping the river
clear for the warships. AS yet they have
framed no regulations but they will prob.
ably do so today.
The parade If the warships arrive on
time, is to start at 10 o'clock from the an
chorage off Tompkinsville. The warships
etc ST. %1o "a rtx
Grants tomb where a national salute of
81 guns will be fired. They will then make
a wide circle and slowly steam back to the
man-of-war anchorage. The excursion
steamers. 1t Is expected, will wait for the
warships to pass by and will then follow
in their wake making a long and pictur-
esque procession. Every vessel will be gay
with bunting and 1t Is expected that there
will be more Stars and Stripes afloat in the
harbor than were ever seen at one time
before. AS the vessels pass Castle Will
liam a salute will be fired This salute
will be equivalent to an announcement that
the parade has started.
The Texas, which has been thoroughly
overhauled at the navy yard, is ready to
join in the parade and will be seen at her
proper place in the line. The cruiser 81.
Paul will also Join the parade. SO will the
antique monitor Nahant, which has been
anchored in the harbor since the war be-
gan. The vessels In line will be the New
York, Brooklyn. Texas. Massachusetts.
Oregon, Indiana, Iowa, St. Paul and Ma
! hant.
General Gillespie. commander Of the De-
rartment of the East was ordered yester-
day to have the forts salute the vessels.
and he In turn issued orders to the officers
in command at the forts. As the day is to
be general holiday in this vicinity, the
river front will doubtless be crowded with
sightseers. Every spot from which view
OF the procession can be obtained, will he
occupied. There will be crowds on the
Riverside Drive and in the park, where the
regulations Of the Park Department pro.
hibiting walking on the grass will be sus-
pended for the day. At the battery there
will be another large crowd and on the
piers and docks where admittance can be
obtained there will be thousands to cheer
the returning sailors.
The members of the produce exchange
have decided to close the exchange tomor-
row.
Orders to Sampson
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-F'inal orders
were sent today to Admiral Sampson rela-
tive to the naval parade at New York City
on Saturday. The ships will proceed to
the anchorage at Tompkinsville and there
await the arrival Of Mayor Van wyck and
a delegation of citizens, who are to go
aboard the flagship and deliver an address
to Admiral Sampson and the men of his
command. This ceremony will occur be-
fore 10 o'clock Saturday morning, as The
orders contemplate a start UP the North
River at 10 o'clock. Anticipating a pres
sure to gain admission to the flagship dur
Ing the review, the orders are that no one
is to be allowed aboard except on the ex-
press direction of the President. The salute
at the tomb Of General Grant will be tho
national salute of twenty-one guns
Admiral Sampson will probably come to
Washington the early part of next week,
but no orders have been issued thus far
concerning his movements and 1t is under
stood that he will continue in command of
the North Atlantic fleet while serving as a
member of the Military Commission at
Havana. Being thus in command of the
fleet he will be enabled to select flagship
and proceed thereon to Havana, although
It is more likely that the Commissioners
will proceed together on a warship, prob
ably the Dolphin. In that event, the Dol
phin would be the Admiral flagship temper
arly.
A high naval officer said today that Ad-
miral Luce at one time made a steam
launch his flagship and in this way came
from New York TO Washington. If the
Commissioners do not proceed in a body.
Admirals Sampson ana Echley may take
their respective flagships to Havana and
San Juan pending the work Of the Com
mission.
Not Yet Sighted
NEW YORK. August 20.-Admiral samp-
sons warships, for which the city has
prepared a splendid welcome, have not
been sighted up to an early hour this
morning. Eager eyes were on the watch
for them, and everything has been COM
pleted in the way of arrangements to do
honor to them and their officers and crews.
From the moment the pennant of Adj
miral SIMPSONS ships moves past Forts
Hamilton and Wadsworth until the war;
ships reach Grants tomb, the fleets prog
ress will be triumphant.
President Mckinley, to his regret, can
not be present, but three members of his
cabinet, c. N. Bliss. secretary of the in
terror; John W. Griggs, attorney general,
and Charles Emory Smith, postmaster gem
eral, Will represent him. and will gree.
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