The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-20
THE HEROES OF OUR navy
They Will Be Fittingly Hon
Ored in Review Today.
AN OCCASION OF GRANDEUR
North River viii BE the Scene of
the Most Inspiring Naval Pageant
Recorded in American History
Nearly the Entire Cabinet VIII he
There to Witness the Event.

Today New York will be honored in
honoring our heroes of the turret and an
chor.
This days sun will brighten Ger ma
val review grander in sentiment and more
spectacular than anything recorded in
American history. This morning nine
great. grimy battleships will pass in re-
view before the eyes of two million peo-
pie. and the hearts of seventy millions
more thrill at thought of the event.
This will be no mere show of bunting,
but grand, glorious, grateful outburst
of praise and admiration for the returned
heroes who so wondrously proved them
selves the buIwarks of our national de-
fense.
Receive the PInudits.
The fleet which will receive the plaudits
of millions today is well worthy of the
honor. Within a few months these yes-
sells have successfully blockaded a for
eign coast, bombarded and reduced
half dozen forts and fortress, captured
score of prizes and completely annihilated
a foreign navy. All this without the loss
of a single vessel and suffering the pass
ing of less than a dozen brave men.
So today New York has cause to honor
this fleet and the boys who man it. and
the Empire City will make the celebra-
ton one to be remembered.
The great battleshps will weigh anchor
off TompkinsviIle in response to a given
signal at noon. and will steam into the
dazzling stream Of glory on either side of
their course in all the deadly majesty of
! the-r prowess. Their sides will still glare
with the mute scars made by the enemy 5
| shells, while the seaweeds from Cuban
waters st.ll clngs 10 the steel plates.
Miles and miles of swaying glory and
/ color will cheer the stanch hearts on
| board the battleshlps and the boys in
blue will cheer in turn.
The great steel hulls will glide up the
river TO the grand pile which holds the
4 ashes OF one of a erica's greatest soldier
4 heroes Here the vessels will swing
around and salute the memory Of Gen.
! Grant with belching volley. The great
I guns will speak the glories of peace for
the first time since the Maine was de-
stroyed No fearful shells will follow the
! report Of the guns instead a grand pean
| of muse. cheering and grim booming
| will echo out the passing of the war with
Spain.
| The Vessels on Parade.
The vessels which will take part In the
review are the cruiser New York, flagship
of Rear Admiral Sampson. Capt. F. 4.
! Chadwick; cruiser Brooklyn, flagship OF
Rear Admiral Schley, Capt. F. A. Cook;
battleship Oregon Cant A S. Barker
battleship Massachusetts, Capt F. J. Hig
ginson; battleship Indiana, Capt II. c
Taylor; battleship Iowa, Capt r. D. Ev,
ans; fattieship Texas Capt. ]. w. Philip
auxiliary cruiser St. Paul, Commander c
d. Sigsbee, and the monitor Nahant.
President Mckinley viii be unable tc
attend the review. but a number of the
members of his Cabinet, senators. repre-
sentattves and representatives of foreign
embassies will be present
The feet will be saluted by Forts Han.
cock. Wadsworth and Hamilton. The
salute will be fifteen guns.
Admiral Schley will be rendered a tri.
butte worthy of his valor and his flagship
the Brooklyn, will be the center of in,
terest.
Charge d'Affaires Queseda and Presi.
dent Palma, of the Cuban Junta, left fol
New York last night to witness the cele-
bration.
Visitors From Washington.
The entire Cabinet, with the exception
of Secretaries Day and Long. who ar
out of the city. and several hundret
Washingtonians, left yesterday afternoon
and evening for New York to witness tht
ssoectacuIar naval pageant. Secretar,
Bliss and Attorney General Griggs lef
in the afternoon, Secretary Alger, Sec
retary Wilson. and Secretary Gage lef
on the special Pullman car Glen Eyre.
attached to the 11:50 Pennsylvania mid
night express. Gov. Pingree, of Mchi
gan, accompanied the party the CUES
of Secretary Alger, and Mrs. Gage ac
companied the Secretary of the Treas
ury. Major Hopkins, the military aid
TO the Secretary of War, was also
member of the party. Lieut.. Hobsol
went to New York on the same train
but occupied a berth in a separat
sleeper.