The true Democrat., 1898-08-27
A MAGNIFICENT PARADE.
THE VICTORIOUS IRONCLAOS PASS IN
REVIEW AT NEW YORK.
Hundreds of Thousands of Spectators
Welcome the Large Vessels of the Amer
lean FIoet--A Tremendous Ovation Given
the Returning Heroes.

the Returning Heroes.
New YoPK.-Hundreds Of Thousands
of people along the banks Of the Hud-
son, and thousands of all styles Of river
craft blended their shouts III royal
welcome to the returned North Allan
tic squadron, under command OF Rear
Admiral Sampson, and as fine an Au-
gust day rs could be desired was ma
ture's tribute to the return of the VIC
tors. For almost three solid hours
steam whistles of all sizes, steam
sirens and small guns along the shores
shrieked and doomed in the effort to
display the heartiest enthusiasm for
the Homecoming of the naval heroes
with their battle scared ships.
Early Saturday morning the seven
big ships-the New York, Iowa, lndl-
ana, Brooklyn, Massachusetts, Oregon
and Texas lay in New York bay just
off TompkinsviIIe, Staten Island.
!. There was no idea with Admiral Samp-
son that New York city was prepared
for Il rousing reception, but the news
u was brought shortly by ting from tne
navy-yard, and all the ships of the
squadron were Immediately put under
preparations for dress review. BY 8
o'clock the big, dull-lookin8 fighting
ships, looming high above the pic
turesQue confusion of smaller craft,
I l., eli
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first rnn of tbe national salute The
boovT smoke cnrIod and tnmhlod down
towards tbe wotar md nm into tho mir
until the shins Ind been almost hid
den, but the roor. coming noain md
again seemed to rock the waters