The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-08-22
REVIEW Of
THE FLEET
SIMPSONS War Ships Move
Up the Hudson to Cheers
of Throng.
WELCOME ENTHUSIASTIC
The Fleet Reaches the Tomb of Gen
eral Grant, Where o National
Salute Is FireI, and Then
Returns to the
City.
WELCOME ENTHUSIASTIC

New York, August 2o--Hundreds of thou-
sands of people along the b&hHS Oh inc
Hudson, and thousands on ali styles Oh
river craft blended their shouts III
royal welcome to the returned no1Ih ~
lartic squadron under command OF N''''
Admiral Sampson. and as line an A"7N''
dav as could be desired was natures tilo"'o
70 the return of the Wet )rs FOR Shn'oS'
three solid hours steam whistles OIL "H
sizes. steam sirens and small guns ATOMS
+,,,, s,orae shrjeked and doomed in the
effort to display the he9rt'est enthusiasm
for the homecoming Of the naVaI hcioo"
with their battle-scarred ships
Early in the morning the seven Dig sf'p'
the New York Iowa. Indiana. BrooklFh'
Massachusetts oregon and IeXaS-Iay III
New York bay just off TompkinsV'lle' .. l.
There was no idea with Admiral Sa1hp-
son that New York city was prepared lor
a rousing reception, but the news wa"
brought shortly by Il tug from the navy
ward and all the ships Of the sqtaoro"
were Immediately put under preparations
for dress review.
nv, @ o'clock the big dul-loOldng tiEht1ng
Sims looming high above the picturesque
confusicn of smaller craft, which MAD
come down to get a glimpse OF lhe 7nlPH
were ready Tor movement '' "'7 49,,
along their decks IN IONS reSuIif Ii,'I9
We're the Whlle-uI'll o''''"
here and there a blue-coated officer all
strongly cohtFaSlea AGAINST ''e
lead-colorcd armor Of the ships.
Perfect Jam of River Craft.
When the hour for the start came 1t
loo<al as if if would be Impossible for the
great srips to mako their way through
the perfect lam of river craft Vessels Of
all dissertations from the smallest steam
launch to the great ocean liner wer"
banked around the squadron. Cheers ana
shouts Of welcome rose from every deck
and the boats whistles all joined III the
shouts Of welcome
H""H'iuS '"ttt " 40 q ii'5 ~ t;,l tartn4
H"GShlp new ho'A as 'ne VIZ sup ~ S,,a
lof"ai" WIZ" d '.'W o+l,,.
was iihIIl'"i"''IS I'i'0"'' ~ -
Eo9S' Is III 'HI I"''' Elu7 Hso.1,
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uine th' ne" AoIA pro" oAi''e ~ t'''0
WAN Governor > I3'an" 'H9 ''N1' ''''p' ''''
Ioili'ou III q IoN"''i 'i',' -,
me 5l"'i was 4I''oS az, 'i'''''N"''
tremendous '"t1' '''5,' 7'' E",C,9 ',,'
looming t@n"oH' ! rom N'''ie W man
came ttle IfSt salute. II was ihe, ~ d
II15h OF biiSht req "lH'i WIS 4ili'N''''''S
smoth"f'd in sheet o. smoke h'to'e me
i'lonatI"N Was hetTH. men tuIhe 1n7 fo'i
across the waters ana ne 9"!P9 le""t"
right IL u@e river to Cen ''ai Ni"hl toiIo.
All Al1@I the inc on pier : SlcCS' houses
aHd on every poSSio'e point Oh Na"''s'
people were paCktu' J ne I'EeF 'i"l',
cfo"d'i5 the "@ESHlps7 cIoSe' were Jallh'1u
tne vessels '"loSL 70 l"elf E"Hiu rams Oh
one side giving the impression lhat even
the Sh!Is themselves lowed III UNCONSCIOUS
sdlute 10 lne returning heFfeS. 1"e WioNh
o. 'he liuuSoh WIS d 3l'uss ms hu''ei-
ing. dartnS mass OF color, confusion and
cheers.
Waves Dashed Over Small Boats
As the vessels moved further IN the
river the water which ned hnen calrn ar
tae bat .rv was churned bv tho action
or the hundreds Of steamers and waves
dashed over the small boats and shaers
Of sprav darnnenrd the nassengors on tina
lov,ar decks Of mo lareer steamers AZ TIA
Grim Ioolline, hattIoghins Moved nm mo
river the crowds hncano denser ana tba
enthusiasm was more marked
At Riverside Drive. with its steep orass,,
slope tae scene was like an amnhjt6nater
Tens of thousands Of persons covered tho
green sIoDe and as the hattleebi,s on
preached a MIGHTY cheer arose +hat ra,,ar
hrrated haCl, and forth lacrosse ,ba NJ
snr
A. Tho ho4+o,,, ~ >, 49,.
tiou train crao,,e,l 1,,i1,+ ,1,', ,..,..-
even with the shtms Aho,e thi' ~ p t,'i'e
sea of humanity ana oro,y,ir,," ,htn c
a,aI r,ra,,t,. +,,,t MI, ~ - -
h..p,,,,,i,,, ar th, r,,+,,,n ~ " '-'' y '''e
affrr =, natinroI' sal,t, - ,',G 0I"'"lo"
,,,,l. ccoi ,J,h " t"S"'9 oHe guns
,,,, 1, WV "'"i'"lHs hish' Whlte