The San Francisco call., 1898-08-20
ARRIVAL OF SAMPSON
 AND SCHLEY DELAYED
Fort Hancock Will Thunder a Salute When Their Ships Pass
 Sandy Hook.

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Rear Admirals Sampson and Schley and the six Ves- sells of the North Atlantic squadron that are coming to this port were ex- Dected to arrive some time this after- noon. but had not been reported at a late hour tonight. Off Sandy HOOK the vessels will be met by fiotilla Of excursion craft and escorted up the bay to the man-of-war anchorage OH Tompkinsville. As the warships pass in at Sandy Hook the guns at Fort Hancock will thunder salute. At Forts Wadsworth and Hamilton more salutes will be fired, so that the arrival of the squadron will be announced to the citi- ms of New York, who are waiting to do honor to the returning sailors. are unaware of any reception preparing for them, and Read Admiral Sampson will be informed by message sent down in a dispatch boat as soon as ne arrives The tars will then have to bestir themselves in preparation TOT the parade which is to take place to- morrow. .,,,, steamers and tugs being engaged TOT tomorrow the river will be crowded with all kinds of craft, loaded with sightseers, who will cheer the tars all the way along the route or the paraue. A great many steamers and tugs were hired for private parties and many not so aneaped will take on all who want to % on the river and follow the war ships up and down. The harbor police exnect a busy day keeping the r1Ver clear for the warships. As yet they have framed no regulations, but they will probably do so to-day
 The parade, if the warsh1ps arrive on time. is to start at 10 o'clock from the anchorage off TompkinsVille. The war ships will steam slowly up the Hudson River to Grants tomb, where a na- tional salute of twenty-one guns will be fired They will then make wide circle and slowly steam back to the man. -of-war anchorage. The excursion steamers, 1t is expected, will wait for the warships to pass by and will then follow in their wake, making long ! and picturesque procession. Every vessel will be gay with bunting. and 1t Is expected that there will be more stars and stripes af1oat in the harbor than were ever seen at one time before. | AS the vessels pass Castle William a salute will be fired. This salute will be equivalent to an announcement that the parade has started.
 The Texas, which has been thorough ly overhauled at the navy-yard, is l ready to join in the parade, ana VII be seen at her proper place in the line The cruiser St. Paul will also join the 1 parade; so will the antique monitor Nahant. which has been anchored 1T the harbor since the war began. The vessels in line will be the New York | Brooklyn, Texas, Massachusetts, Ore
 gon, Indiana, Iowa, St. Paul and Ma hant.
 General Gillespie, commander of th' Department of the East, was ordered yesterday to have the forts salute th' vessels and he in turn issued orders tt the officers in command at the forts.
 As the day is to be a general hohda,
 in this vicinity, the river front vii
 doubtless be crowded with sightseers
 Every spot from which a view of tn
 procession can be obtained will be oc
 cupied There will be crowds on .th
 riverside drive and in the parks, wher
 the regulations prohibiting walking ol
 the grass will be suspended for tn
 day At the battery there will be an
 other large crowd and on the piers anf
 docks, where adp1ittance can be ob
 tained. there will be thousands to chee
 the returning sailors.