Evening star., 1898-08-20
THE NAVAL PARADE
Cheering 6 Hosts Welcome
Famous Mar Vessels.
GREAT PATRIOTIC OUTBURST
NeVer-to-Be-F Forgotten Scene
in and Around New York
FLEET LED BY SIMPSONS FLAGSHIP
The Mayors Address Of Welcome
to the Conquerors.
FLEET Led BY SIMPSONS FLAGSHIP
CITY IS GAY WITH FLAGS

NEW YORK, August 2O.-New York and
the nation have fitly today signalized the
appreciation of the republic OF her victor
ious fleet An imposing naval pageant of
warships has been received in the harbor
of the largest city of the country with ac-
clamations of delight and admiration, and
the ovation from shore and from the great
fotillas of all sorts of craft on the water
has significantly given TO the returning
heroes some idea of the esteem and ad-
miration in which they are regarded by the
people.
Long before sunrise gun was fired at
Castle William, Governors Island, the peo-
pie were astir Crowds were hurry
ing TO the river to be early on the scene.
Hours before the time when the ferry boats
and street cars are usually crowded great
throngs of people hung on the straps, trod
on each others feet and jammed into con-
veyances to points all along the river front.
The New York and New Jersey shores
were crowded with people. The rlver and
bay were literally alive with craft, and the
craft alive with people, all cheering and
gOod-Ratured.
The Cheering MuItitudes.
An impressive scene was when the flags
Were raised on the forts and f1agships. As
the starry banners Were raised aloft the
bands of the forts and on the fiagships
played THE Star Spangled Banner and
the shores rang with patriotic cheers.
There was very little friction in carrying
cut the program and more delay than
was to be expected. The citizens COM
nittee left the foot of Cortland street on
the steamer Glen Island and proceeded
down the bay, followed by long retinue
of all sorts and description of craft.
II
rrittee of ten debarked and boarded the po-
lice boat Patrol. The PaUrol then headed
for the flagship with colors flying and
bands playing.
Staten Island shores were literally lined
with people, and they joined in the gen.
eraI atclamation with lle people on the
Inyriads of boats. Welcoming ceremonies
were short but impressive.
The ceremonies over, amid the hcdrse
shrieking of steam whistles and the
hosannas of the throngs shore and va
ter the mayor and the committee returned
to the Glen Island.
The Battle Ships Array.
Then came the event OF the day. There
was considerable wigwagg1ng on the gray
battIeships, and the police boats formed in
line. Then came the Glen Island, and then
the battle ships began 10 slowly move up
the bay. There was a saivo of cannons
and the cheers Of people and the toots of
thousands of whistles made an indescrib-
able din.
Soon the monster pageant was in line
FIRST came Admiral SIMPSONS flagship
New York, then Rear Admiral Schley's
dsgship Brooklyn, then the Massachuse It's,
Oregon, Iowa, Indiana and Texas and after
a moving mass of all sizes and descrip-
lions with fags waving and people cheer
irg. The great battle ships moved slowly
and majestically- AS Governors Island
Was passed there was a tremendous report
from the guns that did so much execution
at Guantanamo ard Santiago.
The people on shore and afloat went
Wild. They yelled and screamed, waved
flags and jumped up and down in patriotic
feryor.
And so it was all the way up to Grant 5
tomb, where there was final demons ira
tion of patriotic fervOr such New York
has never witnessed before. The pageant
was viewed and cheered by hundreds of
thousands of people. 1t was magnificent
and indescrIbable scene. and one never to
DC forgotten.