The sun., 1898-10-26
PEACE JUBILEE OPENED
The Grand Naval Parade Was
Witnessed by Thousands
Of Visitors.
PREPARING FOR PRESIDENT
Naval Constructor HObson Welcomed
With Cheers and the Waving OF
Flags. Estimated That Fully
25.OOO Persons Will be in
the Civic Procession.
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25.-After long
andcareful preparations the Peace Jubl-
lee celebrations have opened tor the de-
light of Philadelphians and an assem-
blage of guests of the city from every
quarter. Not since the Centennial days
Of '76 has Philadelphia been IN such
thorough holiday mood.
The principal feature OF to-day was the
naval review, and thousands llned ire
banks of the Delaware during this de-
nlonstration.
The reviewing feet started from
League Island at exactly 2,3o O'Clock,
amid the shriekng Of whistles from the
yard and the chee OF the spectators.
The parading line was headed by the
flagship Jam IS McCauley, which was
followed in their order, by the John A..
Warner, with the members of Councils;
Twilight, of the Gloucester Ferry Com
papy. with the members of the Peace
Jubilee Committee; iceboats Nos and
2, with invited guests; iceboat No. ..
will, members OF the press; treboat Ed
WIN S. Stuart, with Mayor Warwicks
family and guests; Juno, with the Rus
sian officers W at Cramps shipyard;
Oliyette, the transport; revenue cutter
Lott NJ, Morrill, and revenue tug Hud.
son. which pulled the Winslow out OF
The fight when she was disabled at
Cardenas; Mackenzie. torpedo boat Just
built at Hillman & Co.'s, and not yet de-
livered to the Government; the steam
Yacht Alcedo, owned by George W. q.
DnexeI; sybilla, owned by j. F. Betz,
Jr.; Nameless, NJ. X. Ridgway; Vinita,
Huntress and Gretchen, owned by ex-
Congressman John E. Reyburn.
Then followed river steamboats, in
the order OF their length. headed by
the Republic, after which came the tug
boats.
The line thus formed was divided into
live divisions. The first division inclnd-
ed firpboat Edwin S. Stuart, and was
under the immediate command OF Vice
Commodore James G. Ramsdell, OF the
Phi adelphia Yacht Club.
The second division was begun with
the tug Juno, and included all the rest
OF the line down to the Republic, and
was under the immediate command of
Rear. Commodore William +. Dawes, OF
the Philadelphia Yacht Club:
The third division included all the pas
senper steamboats,, and was under the
sxi61mcdiate command OF Captain A. l..
English, secretary OF the Philadelphia
Yacht Club.
The fourth division consisted of one
half of the tugs, and was under the
immediate command Of Captain ). b ).
Barth, treasurer of the Philadelphia
Yacht Club.
The fifth division took in all the rest
of the line, under the command OF Cap.
tain Thomas Peterson, fleet captain OF
the Philadelphia Yacht Club:
The fleet accommodated its speed to
the slowest boat.
As the May passed the warshi ips to the
eastward each warship saluted the
Secretary OF the Navy with seventeen
guns. The column continued up the
river to ana above the japanese ship
Kasagi, off Cramps shipyard, and then
turned to the westward, crossing the
Kasagi's bow, and, proceeding down the
river. continuing in line until the most
southerly of the warships had repassed
The fleet was then disbanded.
The warships here are Texas, New
Orleans, Columbia, Topeka. Dolphin,
Marblehead, MayAower, Gloucester and
Winslow.
Preparations for the reception Of
President and Mrs. Mckinley at the Bel
levue Hotel ard OF the members OF the
Presidents Cabinet and their wives at
the Stratiord ale being hurried on to
completion
The Presidential party will comprise
about twenty persons among whom viii
be the following: The President and
Mrs. Mckinley, Secretary and Mrs. Al
ger, Secretary and Miss Wilson, Secre-
tary Bliss, Mr. Porter, Secretary to the
President; Mr.. Cortelyon, Assistant Sec
retary of the President; and Solicitor
General John X. Richards. Vice Presl-
dent Hobart will join the party in Phila-
delphia on Thursday Secretary. Gage
will not accompany the party, for he
leaves Washington tonight wi h Mrs,
Gage for New York.
Naval Constructor Hobson was wei
coined at the Broad Street Station tins
afternoon by concourse OF people. The
news that he would reach tie city short
" alter 2 o'clock was received at Jubilee
Headquarters about noon, and it spread
rapidly.
Tie sight Of the chief hero OF the Mer
rinac was the signal TOW uproarlou'
cheering, and as he walked rapidly
through the narrow lane opened for hin
and descended the broad staircase tt
, Market street, the reception accorded
him p,rtook OF the character OF an eva
tion.
The next great event Of the big Peace
Jubilee will be the civic parade tD-lnor
row. All the arrangements for it arr
complete, and it needs only favorable
weather to insure the grandest pagean
of the kind ever witnessed.