Evening journal., 1898-10-26
THE PEACE JUBILEE
The Philadelphia Celebration
Formally Opened.
BRILLIANT NAVAL PARADE.
Commodore Philip, Captains Evans
and SiEsbec and Lieutenant Conn
mnnder wainwright Heroes of
the Dny-Long Reviews ships.


phla lifted it's hand and doffed it's hat
to the naval heroes yesterday. Nomi-
nally 1t was the active opening OF the
peace jubilee. Actually It was a thun-
derous greeting of praise welcome and
thanks to a pulssant armada and the
men who swept it on TO challenged vic
tory. The most illustriOus actors of the
war, whose glorious end is the motive Of
the celebration, learned what their
country thinks of them.
Sigsbee, Philip. Evans. wainwright
these were some OF the men. The Texas.
the Gloucester, the Winslow, the May
Gower-these were some Of the ships.
The government was represented by
Secretary Of the Navy Long, the poo-
pie by throng that filled every bit cf
timber on either shore of the Delaware
river and jammed every available craft
to the point Of danger. The marine pa
geant was one of surprising brilliancy
and grandeur.
The series Of ceremonies commence
rating the triumph of American arms
really began on Sunday with prayer
and thanksgiving services in the
churches. Yesterdays naval review,
however, was the real opening of the
festival. which will continue until Thurs
day night. 1t consisted in a procession
Of vessels around the anchored war;
ships. but that bare statement conveys
no idea of the demonstration.
The yacht May. with Secretary Long
and the Washington party aboard led
the parade, the ships of the navy being
anchored in single file in midstream, the
line extending from Christian to Han
over streets, distance of three miles.
The Washington party, which con-
sisted of Secretary Long, Miss Helen
Long, Lieutenant w. II. Switzerland
and Private Secretary Finney, reached
Bread Street station from Washington
at 1855 o'clock. They were Joined there
by Captain Robley d. Evans and Con-
greseman Hilborn of California and the
peace jubilee committees, waiting to es-
cort them to the May. Lieutenant
Switzerland. who commanded the gun
boat Eagle during the war and do
stroyed the big Spanish transatlantic
liner Santo Domingo, accompanied Sec
retary Long in the capacity of naval
aid.
1t was half past 1 o'clock when the
party reached the yacht The little
gun In the stern of the May beloved a
salute, and the secretary's colors broke
from the maintop. The May then head
ed down stream to take her place at
the head of the procession. During the
rum down the river luncheon was serv-
ed aboard the yacht to the party, in
cluding. besides those already named,
Captain Nagashige Kashiwabara of the
Japanese cruiser Kasagi Governor
Hastings, Mayor Warwick, Congress-
men McAleer Harmer, Bingham, Adj
ans, Young, Wanger, Butler and Lou
denslager; United States Senator PEN
rose. Major General Snowden and the
jubilee committee.
Toasts were drunk to the president
of the United States, the emperor OF
Japan, the captain of the Kasagi, Sec
retary Long. Captain Evans. Governor
Hastings and Mayor Warwick, but
there was no speechmaking.
Arrived off League Island. the south
ern extremity of the city the May
found the line of reviewing vessels in
waiting. She promptly swung in front,
and at o'clock the parade began TO
move along the Jersey side of the an
chored warships, which lay about
500 yards distant from each other in
this order: Columbia, Mayfower New
Orleans, Texas, Marblehead. Dolphin,
Topeka, Gloucester and Winslow. The
Kasagi lay at the northern end of the
line, off Cramps shipyard, where she
was recently built.
AS the procession moved river and
shore We're one fiaring mass of color
All the warships were in full dress
flags flying from bow to stern. from
masthead TO masthead. Trailing along
behind the May We're vessels of every
description-ha handsome yachts. big ex-
cursion steamers. tugs. barges, launch
, es and even rowboats-all bravely deck
: ed in the national colors and pulling
and shrieking their whistles like ma
rine demons.
The Texas, the Gloucester and the
Winslow received the greatest share OF
enthusiasm. AS the May glided past
the great battleship Commodore Phil.
, 10 and Captain Sigsbee stood at at.
: tention with the other officers and mer
of the ship. the marines presented arm.
> and the ships band struck up Hail {,
) the Chief"
Secretary Long, who had held his ha
, in his hand since the start of the pa
rade, now waved 1t several times,
' performance which he employed in hon
I or of Commander Wainwright. VIII
= stood on the bridge Of the Gloucester
y and of the little torpedo boat Winslow
which brought up the end of the line
The Kasagi's osScers and men wer
lined up like the Americans and salute
: the secretary quite as well. but as he
( guns are at Armstrong; in England tn
I salute was perforce a silent one.
n a thousand yards beyond the Kasap
81 the line cf reviewing vessels swun
n around and proceetcl down the rive
= along the Pennsylvania shore. The tri
!, down was merely a continuation of tn
n enthusiasm and clamor. minus the gun
n of the warships. When the Texas wa
- again reached. the May was brought I
a standstll. and at the invitation q
Commodore Philip and Captain Sigsbe
the party went over in launches to tn
s. battleship.
r Here they were escorted below to IN
Il wardroom, where the commodore, car
e tain and officers received the guests
d After the exchange of informal greet
e ings. Mayor Warwick proposed IN
/. health of Secretary Long and called NJ
IS on him for n response. He did so yer
n briefly, thanking the mayor for HI
8 words of welcome and Commodoi
Philip and Captain Sigsbee for the
courtesy TO him as their guest. Afts
referring TO "the historic hospitality