Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-21
SIMPSONS Squadron Greeted
by an immense Crowd.
UNBOUNDED ENTHUSIfSM
Almost Impossible for the Ships to Max.
Their Why Through the ~i.-rr-r, Jan
Of River Craft. Ceremony
sNeU Is . U. IT.. -
at Grants Tomb.
tBy ~Teiegraph.)

thousands of people along the banks OF
rhe hudson and thousands on an styIos
,;yar c,.,f q blended ,h,;,. 49,. =,
'' sh'"tS IA
r. roSai welcome 10 The returned North
allaHtiG sauIu,o"' "hdef command tt
S.eif -Nunt'la' sampson, ana as me an
Stasus. uaH az coalu De desired was
natures tribute 70 the return OF tn"
tlctoFs. Fof Almost three hours steam
Mh'S,'eN o. an SIZES. Steam SIRENS AN!
t'iiali suiis alonS the shores shrieked
sidEt.uoi''eu IN INC eioFt 10 olSl1laE Il
iehslAeiA enthuSiaSi, iof the nome
:onliHs OF 1He niNai heroes WITH th@ir
oalIeEscaTIed shlFs.
Larry IN the morning the seven big
snipS-,lne New FORK, iowa, Indiana,
E,ruohiSn, alasSachusetts, oregon ana
leAas-iaS IN Ne" CORK bay Just on
compromising >. j. There Was nn
yea Win aafhlral sampson that Nm
holk MAS prepared Tor Il rouslnS Re
aeption, but the news vas brought
shnrtiS ps d Jug from the navy Sa"d,
ana an OF me Si'pS OF the sIiiadroh
were ln~1fnediately put under prcI'arii-
lions LOT u'tSS review.
~ Siosh ,he Dig; ioohl,s
ikn,iis SLIPS. ioolniEs nisn above me
wwh;;chh had cen,a.anu., ~ s,,t'aer 80.
WY lh'o come ao"h 70 get ElimpSe
ts:us Lot iiioVeih"ht.
= a"E d,"i.S .is aeEhs' II ZONE. reg
20, t;es NJ .ne Nhi'e uniformed
1890 M.,n n9re ahd tiere Il hile
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he eraa : 49, : Houlu ~ 'iipossip'e. ior
hro5a 81 49, ." - .Hsii NY
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80 =. ine SIt"l
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:. - NCth. LIN tI"s DtillS "WIll--
SnGdar,y thsra ~ ,.I arnou. y. Mei,o.ne.
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I'D fortyord win . sIn,v aTi s a.,
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Tovsa In3iann ,rasni,e ~ ~ ,o.uei'
s.etts Orayop 1.xns
Tba start ,,e ,naI. ~.
;-re,,,an1o,s nh..rino .ao'n.i"1', ps
and bnoT1inr nf E, in co'N,Ia
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merely q Gasl, nr h,i.ht 80, = No.
IL fnad; al, ~ :, ISL - MILL We
srnfkn lefn,,. ti,a dn,ara =, - .,
,rhan came tba, o., nnrnss W. 49,
and the ,.assn,s "a. az - ? ~ Nh,sls,
tha vny * C:.nn,od go, - ~" y"
Tbn river r,,f, crau,1;na 49,, :,
sbins cln.. We're +, n,,,sd ,ni,h We,
gers. sinking he sides Of h vessel. ~
most 10 their .,u,rd rni,s ~, nnn 60
giving the in1,,rassinn ~, 49,, ~.
shjns than1sal,rns hn'.nd ~ .,ai ~
salute Ia the rat,,rned navel h,r,..
The width ar the Hn1snn 49, MN,
cling futtar;np dnr,inc n,,ss -" ;, n . -
confusiou ana ,.hca,s A. H., ,as,s
n,nyed f,,rth.r ~, ~ 10, ~, ~ IT.
which ha,1 b.en = ., ! r., ,,eit I''I mn''.'
VAS ci,urael ~ m nctinu nr una bn,
dreds 81 vessels ana vrnvns nash'.,, ,.
Il, hc snlan boats ,nl shanis nr e,,,,',
h al, :, Y,a,lad fla ,,,ss,, 49, go. >, -.
AS the grim looking hn%fti%shins NAV
ed I'M the rivar tha crn;yIs hs,.a :,
dense, and enthnsins, n,nr,. n,n,l..nI
Al Riverside Driy,, win its .tn.r
mnhlihstre. Tens of thansands Of
as the battleships approached. Il mighty
cheer arose that rcverberat"d back and
forth across the hudson. At the bot
tom Of the slope an observation train
cra"led along la%!ly keeping eren
with the ships, above This the vast sea-
of humanity, and %crowninG This Gene
raj Grants tomb, which was to mark
the beginning of the return of the
squadron, where Il national salute of
stWenty-one. guns was fired. The tomb.
q above the waters OF the river. looked To
be built upon n foundation of faces.
I'or the flrst time IN the parade the
battl.ships drew together. Just IT the
POM OF return there was q monenia-
rliE lull, MS IL e*rectant of a clinaN.
suddenly from the sides and turrets Of
the battleShips there Was Il vivid Hash,
this a tremendous roar, M
nonncinE the~first gun of the national
salute. The heavy smoke curled ana
iumbled down toward the water and up
Into the air until the ships had been
almost hidden: bu; The oar coming
again and again. seemed to rock the
waters themselves. 1t WAS an i!npos-
ing Spectacle as the big battlcshins
Doomed a salute to the NATION; as tl,e
~warships saluted the final resting place
of General Grant ana the guns that
the knell OF Admiral Cervcra's
feet booned d eyeEt.n,i: n,..,.,+ 80 s.-4 =
1he q. & G-.i1nrs,1r71-~ -" ="
:-AS h salute ended no ,,.;u,,., or ,be
SOM arnn alony tba Ina ~ rnr!a,. 49,.
began. II was a repeIitinr Of Inc IN
thusla site, scenes ON tha Way m the
river. Every whistle that could he
d Dug into us. ulayrd its naIt t,v-
cry bell, every sand Joined in honorin,