The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-26
SECREIARY LONG IN The LEAD.
An Informal Reception on the Big
Battleship Texas.
HOBSON AND HIS CREW ARRIVE.
Famous Fighters From ssh Juan Hill and
Guasima Are Already in the Quaker City,
and Ten Thousand Soldiers From Camp
Meade, at Middletown, Pa, Are En- Route
to Participate in the Great Military
Parade of Thursday.

ApAo0V VI Anuloudy.
Philadelphia, Oct 26. Philadelphia
lifted its hand and doffed the nations
hat to its naval heroes yesterday
Nominally 1t was the active opening OF
the peace jubilee. Actually 1t was a
thunderous greeting of praise, welcome
and thanks to puissant armada and
the men who swept it on to unchal-
lenged victory. 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 Winsow,
the Mayilower-these We're some of the
ships.
The government was represented by
Secretary of the Navy Long; the pco-
pie by throng that filled every bit
of timber on either shore Of the Della
ware river and jammed every available
craft to the point of danger. The ma
rine pageant was one of surprising
brilliancy and grandeur. 1t consisted
In procession of vessels around the
anchored warships, but that bare state
"eHt CoHVeys Ho lueu VI lAe uelAoh-
BtratiOn.
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 mdstream,
the line extending from Christian to
Hanover streets, a distance of three
miles.
Crowds View the Pageant.
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
thr0ngS jammed themselves on roofs,
piers, coal sheds and whatever offered
fOothold. Al the same time the 200
or more steam craft were gathering at
the rendezvous off League Island,
where the line Of parade was formed.
Alexander Van Renselaers yacht, the
May, which did fine service in carry
ing supplies to Porto Rico and return
Ing sick soldiers to their homes, lay
NJ Pine street wharf awaiting the ar
rival of the Washington delegation.
The party, which consisted of Sec
retary Long, Miss Helen Long, Lieu
tenant w. H. H. Southerland and Pri-
gate Secretary Finney, reached Broad
street station from Washington at
az:5o o'clock. They were joined there
By Captain Robley d. Evans and Con-
greSsman Hillborn, of California, and
the peace jubilee committee was in
waiting to escort them to the May.
Lieutenant SOutherland, who COM
manded the gunhoat 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 1870 o'clock when the party
reached the yacht. The little gun ip
the stern of the May beloved a sa-
Lutte. aid the secretarys colors broke
from the nlainlop. Without delay the
Nay was heaueu down stleanA to take
her place at the heau vi lne procession.
OFF League Island me May promptly
sAunE III front ot the waiting vessels,
and at O'clock The paraue uesan to
move along the Jeis,y side oI the an
sh0red walships, WhlCn lay about
M0 yards dlstuu, from eacn ulner,
n this Oruei: COLUMBIA, M y
h0wer. New Orleans, 1eAas, AlarD.e-
head. Dolphin, Topeka, Gloucester and
Winslow. The Japanese cruiser ka-
sagi lay at the northern end of me
tire, of Cramps shipyard. nnere she
sas recently built.
As the procession moved river and
shore were one tiarins mass of color.
All the warahips were in lull dress,
nags flying from bow to stern, from
maslh". to mas head.
The Nay Lends the Procession.
trailing along behind the May we're
vessels uf every de.cliG ion, hanGsul.c
yachts. big excursion steamers, tu:,s,
barges. launches and even rowboats,
nil bravtiy decEed in the national col
DIS and putting and shrieking their
EhistlGS lie marine demons.
Secretary Long, with Lieutenant
SCutherIand and Captain Bob" Evans
bn either side. stationed himself on the
bridge of the May, and presently the
Columbia, the first of the warships,
was reached. Her officers and men
were drawn UP on the forward ard
after decks, every hand raised in sa-
lutte, and then her six Founders began
to roar out the stcreary's salute of IL
guns. With the beginning of the sa-
lutte came The bugle and drum salute
from the ship, and before the echoes
of the first shot had been swallowed
by the boom Of the second a vcrita able
pandemonum of whistles, smaller
guns, and the roar of the crowds broke
out and continued throughout the pro-
cessiOn.
The Texas. the Gloucester and the
Winslow received the greatest share
Of enthusiasm. As the May gided past |
the great hattleship Commodore Philip |
and Captain Sigsboe stood at attention.,
with the other officers and men of the
ship the marines presented arms, and
the ships band struck up Hail to the
Chief"
Secretary Long, who had held his hat
IN his hand since the start of the pa
rade. now waved it several times,
performance which he duplicated In
honor of Lieutenant Commander
who stood on the bridge
II the Gloucester. and Of the little tor
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