The record-union., 1898-10-26
A Marine Pageant Of Surprising Brilllancy
and Grandeur.
Each Shore of the Delaware River
Thronged With People to Wit
ness the Water Parade, In
Which the Warships Columbia
Mayfower, New Orleans, Texas,
MarbIehead, Dolphin, Topeka,
Part.

Part
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 25.-Philadel-
phia lifted it's hand and DOTTED the ma
TONS hat to it's naval heroes to-day.
The most illustrious actors of the war,
whose glorious end is the motive of the
celebration, learned what the country
thinks of them Sigsbee Philip, Ev-
ans, Observation-Disclosures were some of
the men. The Texas. the Gloucester,
the Winslow. the Mayfiower - these
were some Of the ships.
The Government was represented by
Secretary Of the Navy Long; the peo-
pie by throng that filled every bit of
timber on each short of the Delaware
River and damned every available craft
to the point of danger. The marine
pageant was one of surprising brill
fancy and grandeur.
The yacht May with Secretary Long
and the Washington party, on board,
led the parade, the ships Of the navy
being anchored in single file in mid
stream, the line extending from Chris
tian to Hanover streets, a distance of
three miles. Above and off League ISL
and, the southern extremity of the city,
the May found the line of reviewing
vessels in waiting. She promptly
swung in front, and at 3 o'clock the
parade began to move along the Jersey
side of the anchored warships, which
lay about a thousand yards distant
from each other in this order: Column
bia, Mayfower, New Orleans, Texas,
Marblehead, Dolphin, Topeka, Glou-
cester and Winslow The Kasagi lay
at the end of her line, off Cramps
ship yard, where she was recently
built.
AS the procession moved river and
shore were one flame 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,
all decked in colors and putting and
shrieking their whistles like marine de-
mons.
Secretary Long, with Lieutenant
Cumberland and Captain Bob 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
We're drawn up on deck, and then her
six-pounderS began to roar out the Sec
retary's salute Of seventeen guns
With the beginning of the salute
came the bugle and drum salute from
the ship, and before the echoes of the
first shot had been swallowed up by
the boom Of the second a veritable
pandemonium of whistles, small guns
and the roar Of the crowds broke out
and continued throughout the pro-
cession.
The Texas, Gloucester and the Wins
low received the best share of enthusi-
aSm. The Kasagi's officers and men
were lined up like Americans, and sa-
luted the Secretary quite as well, but
as her guns are at Armstrong;, in
England, the salute was therefore a
silent one.
A thousand yards from the Kasagi
the line of reviewing vessels swung
around and proceeded down the river
along the Pennsylvania shore. The
trip was merely continuation of the
enthusiasm.
When the Texas was again reached
the May was brought to a standstill.
AT the invitation of Commodore Philip
and Captain Sigsbee, the party went
over in a launch to the battleship.
Here they were escorted to the ward
room, where the Commodore, Captain
and officers received them. After the
exchange of formal greetings, Mayor
Warwick proposed the health of Sec
rotary Long, and called upon him foI
a response. He did so, very briefly
thanking the Mayor for his words OF
welcome and Commodore Philip and
Captain Sigsbee for the courtesy to
him.
Mayor Warwick then spoke a few
words in praise of the Texas, and pro-
posed a toast to Commander Philip
Commodore Philip replied with a few
words of thanks, and then Captain
Sigshee was called upon He spoke OF
the qualification TO him by the uni
versal sympathy for the Maine expIo-
sion. but asked to be excused from
speaking of the ship Some time
may say how 1 feel about the Maine
but not at this time
This ended the Texas reception, an6
Secretary Long and his party returned
TO the May. Secretary Long left or
the 6:15 train for Boston.
Commodore Philip to-day received
the following telegram:
Can you find a place for me in the
parade Thursday as Confederate Vet
eran and survivor of the old Merri
mac?"
1t was signed by r. G.. Foute. &
California Bishop, who is now in Wash
3ngton.
Mayor Warwick assumed charge o
the request, and said Foute would b.
mounted beside General Wheeler in tn
military parade.