Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-20

1 ih Victorious Fleet Hailed with Enthusiasm An
Impressive Scene
A., Without Hitch-Grand Pageant Witnessed
. ' By Hundreds Of thousands Sampson F''''''
the Men,

,,, the Indiana could catch up with |
them
Aa Che air got cooler the spirits ot the
srH mru aud officers h,l'iA Wv
rbIrs rusn c1rsaftpndinglb. Ih. r,llel
fflin the perpetual heat OF tunA was
indeed appreciated.
ADMIRAL sampson. looking Ear better
u.,U u.h.r ,,ur commenced, lH very
r.5d 10 rri home Speaking Of his
r,...,s and eaprclaily the crows ~ tho
trtI,np. iowa and New York. who have
ma NO shore liberty for sewn months
..rhcy have borne their privauons in
n manner beyond all praise.
And summing up what had been uns
d of IN. most successful naval campaigns
In tho history of thu world Admlial
aThs navy has been very fortunate.
No have. 1 think. made no mistakes
unw much Sampson contributed TO
tbr success Of the war the efficacy Oh
H. tdylc, and the splendid manner IN
. which he directed the largest Meet ever
urier tho command Of one man ia
Inc history u the United states prun-
ALLY will not bC known or fully hpprc-
/ c.aiod until the history OF thiH war "
IN. health ~ tho fleet u excellent
7 Tho shIpr need docking sadly. the In,
diana and iowa especially Inc hlst
named viii probably require a thorough
oyerhauling Of her machinery
down THE BAY
Nsw York. Aus. 2o.-rhe iicet q Nd
mIru Simpfgn was rcpoIl'u on ,"'
] ifehiandn oaiiy. and soon Tie bay De-
rrn ta Uven up with gaily drckcd NtH-
I 40 Of au kinds from the ocean liner
] 4. ANAL rowing craft The navy yard
iur. nina, which put oht tn sea- yrHinr-
day afternoon % Intercept the h.ci' re-
] turned. passing the narruWa az Ailp am.
/ mo James W. Wadnworih WIS put at
] m disposal ~ tho public az . hui.'
Z when the nCct was reported approach
/ irr The Narfowa. Az who desired were
taksn on board. Tho Cunnrd liner Cam
! panla. passed out. and several snaller
, The nco, approached the Narrows In
! tha following order about cables
{ length apart;
o. Hsar ADMIRAL Sampson. coumnnh-
| Ing North Atlantic squadron. Captain
. Iowa. batilcshlp, Captain Robiey u.
a Indiana. battlcrhp. Captain II. c.
- Tayiur
Hro5klyn. nrinorod cruiser. flagship of
Rear Admiral schley, Captain r. n.
IN Cook
- Massachusetts. battlcshlp, Captain y.
i A. infnnfou.
I, 00gon. batileahlp. Captain 81 BAR
ker
The New York was dying Rear Al
mIal sampHnu'H blue nag with Two
white stars. her decks were crowded
win her white clad crew, who lined
up silently observing the animated
scene. ~ 1854 Fort Hamilton hrgd the
! opening gun uf the salute, Fort Whdn-
worth following. The Iowa returned
ths salute. Tho hun ahlrrf of staten
Island were crowded with people cheer
.ng and waving nagH
Hunting was lying from every nuE-
stan. lnnumrrlhlr craft. crowded with
rAevr passengers were cheering ana
waving frantlcally
The soldier crowded the emhlrs
mont N the forts. cheer ing ana shout
nF Smoke from the forts huns. over
NE water, but was soon dlfpellcl 10y the
l'ght hr ~. Yachts. tufs, Hihlnr craft
ana ocean steamers added attraction TO
The steam yacht Eleanor. covered
with nlrs from the ZIP % her ilhhon
over the three masta % The thnrnii an .
from zach masthead on both sides The
/
ran alongside ~ the nngrhln New
York. and. after a brief conversation
with the surgeon, WIN reported AN
wei throughout the squadron the
loot continued without abntlng their
slow pace
The brooklyn IN passing ala not d.
pay The nag on Rear Admiral schley.
Her center funnel was seen 10 have a
lhnt through the n,lrbnard ahc. The
brooklyn was nylug hcr battle enslFns,
which looked stained and fraycd a. v
ihey had seen plenty " service. A.
tn. squadron approached TumkluH-
NI'H .ht New York saluied The battle
lhp Texas, which lay az anchor nylns
10" Nag on Commodore Phillip. The
salute was returned by the Texas,
Ila Meet slowly assembled on
IHmpklnsvllle and then proceeded un
toward che N1rih River In the Same
Nrlef. with The Texas IN she rear, ac-
l'puitd 10y an Immense crowd oi
IN.r craft leaving the 81. Paul az hrI
usual station on Tompkiuavllle Will,
lh" ilsni was passing In the narrnwa
1870 explosions on the surface on M
wafer near Fort WadswOr,h, pr SUM
AMY NJ loose guncottun or other cx-
l"s.ve, shot M Immense columns oi
Wt,Ur about a hundred feet high which
added % the novelty " ihe occasion,
The parade was commenced az Tho
| at"N N"MH Nk NtNN anu NiAH ANNANNuNu III
II 1mNnsvllle, and at 1850 the Texas
lhe ilsi of the seven war vessels, t00h
h.r place IN line, the full length OF
Nhlgh extended from Governors Island
3D. 1tmkInAyllle,
ln 100 way ana the big ships show tht
hlri usage % which they had been sub.
l.lfi The lir0uklyu'a 81 holes. with
th' exception 81 these through m.
whhesnck, had been patched ana IN,
n.s snip rspalnted ana polished until
ht ahlne. on the Harhsarl side could
1n seen n great siHll patch over IN
mole whore one 90 the Nizcayas shot
went through and % ghe qulrterdorl
4 wooden patch, whore ihe deck mad
n'pn torn up, the armnr balt aim hold.
lnE mo print ~ a large she'll, ana q
critical eye can see the dents made l.,
NeN mors, even through me gaze III
new gray paint The Iowa has u ptteI
over her bow where she was hu nv !
Hk-lnch she'll ana The Indian bat
patched mp the hole In her deck. III
lhe ships have been painted ana th1i
Udpplngs arranged, 80 that as remlnd,
eIa NJ The greatest naval battle eve,
bought they are rather Disappointing
Tho one word Peace" written 10
Niiers OF diamonds ana ruhIps al m,
mast head nf TIE oregon In Quanianp,
mo BAY was the signal for VITA ,,T
Y nHN from fha III fs.. -. tn..fa ~