The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-10-26
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AS early as daybreak the streets be-
came alive with humanity pressing to-
ward 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 and whatever offered
foothold. AT the same time the 200
or more steam craft We're gathering at
the rendezvous off League Island,
where the line of parade was formed
Alexander Van Renselaer's yacht, the
May, which did fine service in carry
ing supplies to Porto Rico and return
| ing sick soldiers to their homes, lay
at Pine street wharf awaiting the ar
rival Of the Washington delegation.
The party, which consisted of Sec
retaTy Long, Miss Helen Long, Lieu
tenant w. II. H. Switzerland and Pri-
Vate Secretary Finney, reached Broad
street station from Washington at
2:55 o'clock. They were Joined there
by Captain Robley d. Evans and Con-
gresham Hillborn, of California, and
the peace jubilee committee was in
waiting to escort them to the May.
Lieutenant Switzerland, who COM
manded the gunboat Eagle during the
war, and destroyed the big Spanish
transatlantic liner Santo Domingo, ac-
companied Secretary Long in the ca
pacity of naval aide.
1t was 1880 clock when the party
reached the yacht. The little gun in
the stern of the May beloved a sa-
lutte, and the secretary colors broke
from the malntop. Without delay the
May was headed down stream to take
her place at the head of the procession.
Island a nj
swung in front of the waiting vessels,
and at o'clock the parade began to
move along the Jersey side of the an
chored warships, which lay about
! 300 yards distant from each other
in this order: Columbia, May
| flower, New Orleans, Texas, Marble
+ head, Dolphin, Topeka, Gloucester anG
Winslow. The Japanese cruiser Ka-
sagi lay at the northern end Of the
line, off Cramps shipyard, where she
was recently built,
AS the procession moved river and
shore were one flaring mass Of color.
All the warships were in full dress,
flags flying from bow to stern, from
) masthead to masthead.
The May Leads the Procession.
Trailing along behind the May were
vessels of every description, handsome
yachts, big excursion steamers, tugs
barges, launches and even rowboats
all bravely decked in the national col
ors and pulling and shrieking thelI
e whistles like marine demons.
n Secretary Long, with Lieutenant
>, Southerland and Captain Bob" Evans
n on either side, stationed himself on tn
bridge of the May and presently tn
Columbia the first of the warships
was reached. Her officers and me
were drawn up on the forward an
after decks, every hand raised In sa
lute, and then her six Founders bega
10 roar out the seoreary's salute of l
g guns. With the beginning of the sa
d lutte came the bugle and drum salut
. from the ship, and before the echoe
II of the first shot had been swallowe
. by the boom of the second a veritahl
pandemonium of whistles, smalle
: guns and the roar of the crowds brok
l out and continued throughout the pro
/ eession.
The Texas, the Gloucester and tn
Winslow received the greatest shar
| of enthusiasm. AS the May glided pas
/ the great battleshlp Commodore Phili
/ and Captain Sigsbee stood at attentiOr
| with the other officers and men of tn
Il ship, the marines presented arms, an
the ships band struck up Hail to tn
1 Chief"
/ secretary Long, who had held his ha
In his hand since the start Of the pa
Tade, now waved it several times,
performance which he duplicated /
honor of Lieutenant Commando
Wainwright, who stood on the bridl
OF the Gloucester, and OF the little tol