The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-26
HONORS FOR The NAVY.
Philadelphia's Peace Jubile, Began
Yesterday.
NAVAL PARADE CREATES TIRE
MENDOUS ENTH USIASM.

NAV Lead-Commodore Philip on
Board Texas Heads Battleships-Distin-
euished Gathering in Texas Ward
Room.
Philadelphia, Pa, October 25.-Phila-
delphia DOTTED its hat to the naval heroes
today. Nominally it was the active OPEN
ing of the peace jubilee. Actually it was
a thunderous greeting Of praise, welcome
and thanks to the men of our victorious
navy. Sigsbee, Philip, Evans, Vain
wright, were among those thus honored.
The Texas, the Gloucester, tho Winslow,
the May flower, were some Of the war
ships which took part in the marine pa
geant. The government. was represented
by Secretary Of the Navy Long. Throngs
of spectator filled every bit of timber on
either shore Of the Delaware river and
damned every available craft to the point
of danger The pagean was one of sur
passing brilliancy and granduer.
The series OF ceremonies commemorab-
ing the triumph of American arms real lily
began on Sunday with services in the
churches. Today's naval review, however,
was the real opening of the festival.
whion will continue until Thursday
night. 1t consisted Of procession OF
vessels around the anchored Warsnips,
but that bare statement conveys no idea
of the demonstration. The yacht May,
with Secretary Long and the Washington
the navy being anchored in single file IN
midstream, the line extending from
Christian to Hanover streets. distance
of three miles.
AS early as day break the streets became
alive with humanity pressing toward the
water front. Here and there along the
wharves stands had been constructed, but
for the most part the throngs jammed
themselves on roofs, piers, coal sheds ana
whatever offered footh0ld. At the same
time, the two hundred or more steam
craft were gathering at the rendezvous
of League island. where the line of pa
rade was formed.
Alexander Van Rannsalaer's yacht, the
May, which did fine service in carrying
supplies to Porto Rico and returning sick
soldiers to their homes, lay at Pine street
wharf awaiting the arrival of the WASH
ington delegation, This party which con-
sisted of Secretary Long, Miss Long,
Lieutenant w. II. Switzerland and Pri-
vate Secretary Finney, reached Broad
street station from Washington at l2.5
O'Clock. They were joined there by Cap.
Uhlu AUul6y IL MvhAS oAu OohSA OoSAAleSiA
Hillborn of California and the peace jubt-
lee commission. waiting to escort them
to the May. Lieutenant Switzerland,
who commanded the gunboat Eagle dur
ing the war and destroyed the big Span
ish trans Atlantic liner Santo Domingo,
accompanied Secretary Long in the capac-
ity of naval aide.
party reached the yacht. The little gun
in the stern of the May beloved q salute
and the Secretary 4. colors broke from the
maintop. The May then headed down
stream to take her place at the head OF the
procession.
During the run down the river lun.
cheon was served aboard the yacht to q
named Captain Kashiwabara Of the Japa-
nese cruiser Kasagi, Governor Hastings,
Mayor Warwick, Congressman McAleer,
Harmer, Bingham, Adams, Young. wag-
ner, Butler and Loudenstager, United
States Senator Penrose, Major General
Snowman and the jubilee committee.
Toasts were drunk to the President OF
the captain of the Kasagi, Secretary
Long, Captain Evans, Governor Hastings
and Mayor Warwick, but there was o
speech making.
Arriving off League island, the south.
ern extremity Of the city, the May found
the line OF reviewing vessels In Waltlng.
She promptly swung in front and at
three O'Clock the parade began to move
along the Jersey side Of the anchored
warships, which lay about thousand
yards distant from each other in this
order. Columbia, Mayflower, New Or
leans, Texas, Marblehead, Dolphin,
Topeka, Gloucester and Wjnslow.
The Kasagi lay at the northern end of
the line of Cramps shipyard, where she
was built.
AS the procession moved. river and
shore were one flarlng mass of color. Sec
rotary Long with Lieutenant Switzerland
and Captain Evans on either side, sta
toned himself on the bridge Of the May
and presently the Columbia was passed.
Her officers and men were drawn up on
the forward and after decks with every
hand raised in salute and then her six
Founders began 30 roar out the Score
tary's salute Of seventeen guns. With the
of the salute oAme the bugle
and drum salute from the ship and before
the echoes of the second shot had been
fred q veritable pandemonium Of
whistles. smaller guns and the roar of the
crowds broke out and continued through
ont the DruCasafOn.