The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-22
HEROES HOME
Imposing Pageant of Victorious
War Vessels IN the Harbor
Of New York.
Fleet Welcomed by Hundreds of
Thousands Both on Land
and Water.
Steamed Up the River to Grants
Tomb and Fired a National
Salute.
Such a Scene as Was Never Be.
fore Witnessed in This
Country.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-New York and
the nation have 6tly signalized the ap.
probation of the republic Of her victo.
rious feet. An imposing naval pageant
OF warships has been received in the
harbor of the largest city of the coun.
try with acciamations Of delight ard
admiration, and the ovation from shore
and the great 6otillas of all sorts of
craft on the water, has significantly
given to the returning heroes some idea
OF the esteem and admiration in which
they are regarded.
Long before the sunrise gun was
fired at Castle William, Governors
island, people were astir. Crowds were
h%urrying to the river to be early on the
scene. The New York and New Jer.
sey shores were crowded with people.
The river aud bay were literally alive
with craft and the craft alive with PEG.
pie, all cheering and good natured. An
impressive scene was witnessed when
the flags were raised on the forts and
iagships. AS the starry banners were
raised aloft the bands of the forts and
on the f1agships played the
''Star Spangled Banner" and the
shores rang with patriotic cheers
There was very little friction in car.
rylng out the programme and no more
delay than was to be expected. The
The citizens committee left the foot
OF Cortland street, on the Glen Island
and proceeded down the bay, followed
by a long retinue of all sorts and des.
criptions of craft. At Tompkinsville.
the mayor and committee Of 10 de-.
barked and boarded the police boat
Patrol. The Patrol then headed for
the flagship with dags flying and bands
playing. Staten Island was literally
lined with people and they joined in
reclamation with myriads Of people on
shore.
Ceremony Was Short.
The ceremony was short but impress.
slve. That being over. amid a hoarse
shrek of steam whistles and hosannas
of throngs on land and water, the
mayor and committee returned to Staten
Island. Then came the event of the
day. There was considerable wigwag.
ing on the gay battleships and the po.
lice boats formed in line. Then came
the Glen Island and the battlesh,ps
began to slowly move up the bay.
There was a salvo Of cannon and cheers
Of people, and the toots OF thousands
OF whistles made an indescribable din.
Soon the monster pageant was in line.
First came Admiral Simpsons flagship
New York, then Admiral Schley's flag.
ship Brooklyn. then the Massachu.
sets, Oregon, Iowa. Indiana and Texas
and after them q moving mass Of all
sizes and descriptions with flags wav.
ing and people cheering. The great
battleships moved slowly and majesti.
cally. As Governors island was passed
there was q tremendous report from
the guns that did so much execution
at Guantanamo and Santiago. The
people on sh ore aud af1oat went wild.
They yelled and screamed, waved flags
and jumped up and down in patriotic
fervor. And so it was all the way up
to Grants tomb where there was q
final demonstration OF patriotic fervor
such as New York has never witnessed
before. The pageant was viewed and
cheered by hundreds Of thousands OF
people. 1t was a magnificent and in.
describable scene and one never to be
forgotten.
The great crowd watched the feet
pass in awed silence. There was prac.
tically nc sound except from the onns.