The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-26
QUAKERS' PEACE JUBILEE
PHILADELPHIA HONORTNG THE
 HEROES OF THE VAR.


 Secretary Long, Captains sigsbec, Philips, Evans and Lieutenant Watn- wright Present-A Marine Pageant Line-Secretary Long Speaks on the Deck of the Texas.
 Philadelphia, Oct. 25.-Philadelphia doffed it's hat to the naval heroes to- day. Nominally it was the active open ing of the peace jubilee. Actually it was thunderous greeting of praise, welcome and thanks to the men of the victorious navy. Sigsbee, Philip, Evans, Wainwright were among those thus honored. The Texas, the Gloucester, the Winslow, the Mayfiower were some of the warships which took part in the marine pageant. The government was represented by Secretary of the Navy Long. Throngs of spectators damned every available craft to the point of ue1H5Ci. 11IS pdSSdll WdS one or SuF- passing brilliancy and grandeur. The yacht May with Secretary Long and the Washington party aboard led the parade, the ships of the navy being an- chored in single file in mid-stream, the line extending from Christian to Ham over street, a distance of three miles.
 
 As early as daybreak the streets be- came alive with humanity pressing to- ward the water front. Here and therea along the Wharves stands had been con- structed, but for the most part the throngs damned themselves on roofs, piers, coal sheds and whatever offered foothold. At the same time the 200 or more steam craft were gathering at the rendezvous off League Island, where the line of parade was formed. Arriv- ing off League Island, the southern ex- tremity of the city, the May found the line Of reviewing vessels in waiting. She promptly went to the front and at 5 o'clock the procession began to move past the warships The Kasagi lay at the northern end of the line off Cramps shipyard, where she was recently built. As the procession moved river and shore were one faring mass of color. All the Warships were in full dress. flags flying from bow to stern, from masthead to masthead. Trailing along behind the May were vessels of every description, handsome yachts, big ex- cursion steamers, tugs, barges and launches, all decked in the national col- ors and putting and shrieking their whistles.
 Secretary Long with Lieutenant Southerland and Captain Evans on either side stationed himself on the bridge of the May and presently the Columbia, the first of the warships, was reached. Her officers and men were drawn up on the forward and af- ter decks with every hand raised in salute and then her six-pounders began to roar out the secretary's salute of seventeen guns. With the beginning Of the salute came the bugle and drum sa- 1ute from the ship and before the echoes of the second shot had been fired, veritable pandemonium of whistles, smaller guns and the road of the crowds broke out and continued CHIUusuO0tR Ilc piUCCSSlOll. IIlt lGAdS, the Gloucester and the Winslow re- ceived the greatest share of enthusi- asln. Secretary Long, who had held his hat in his hand since the start of the parade, now waved 1t several times in honor of Commander Wainwright, who stood on the bridge of the Gloucester stood on the bridge of the Gloucester The Kasagi's officers and men were lined up like the Americans and saluted the secretary, but as the vessels guns are at Armstrong's in England the sa- lute was perforce a silent one.
 A thousand yards beyond the Kasagi the line of reviewing vessels swung round and proceeded down the river along the Pennsylvania shore. The shore down was merely a continuation of the enthusiasm and clamor minus the guns of the warships. When the Texas was again reached the May was brought to a standstill and at the in- vitation of Commodore Philip and Cap-s tain Sigsbee, Secretary Long and party went over in launches to the battleship. Here they were escorted below to the. ward room, where the commodore, cap- tain and officers received the guests. AIlGT tlG cACildllSG OI greetings MdyUF Warwick proposed the health of Secre- tary Long and called upon him for a response. He did so briefly, thanking the mayor for his words of welcome and Commodore Philip and Captain Sigsbee for their courtesy to him as their guest. After referring to ''the historic hospitality of Philadelphia, again illustrated by this magnificent jubilee," the secretary said: "If ever the navy was worthy of the nation it represents it is worthy of it to-day. I appreciate the honor you have confer red on me in connecting my name with that of the commodore. I appreciate the honor of standing on the historic deck of the Texas with the man whose glorious work at Santiago has written the name of the American flag high on the records on the honor of nations. respond as heartily as our country does to these, our heroes, and to you of Phil adelphia for honoring them as you do."
 Mayor Warwick then spoke few words in praise of the Texas and pro- posed toast to Commodore Philip, paying tribute not only to his heroism, but to his humanity in checking the cheers of his crew while the defeated Spaniards were perishing. Heroic