The herald., 1898-10-26
HEROES OF The NAVY GARCIA WILL PRESIDE
LEARN WHAT THE COUNTRY
THINKS OF THEM
THE PHILADELPHIA JUBILEE
One Day Given to Naval Review
With a Pandemonium Of Patri-
otic Noise
Associated Press Special Wire.


PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Philadelphia
lifted its hand and dofied the nations hat
to its naval heroes today. The most illus.
trious actors OF the war whose glorious end
u the motive of the celebration learned what
the country thinks of them. Sigsbee, Philip.
Evans, Wainwright-these were some OF the
men; the Texas, the Gloucester, the Wins
low, the Maytlower-these were some OF the
ships.
Xhe government was represented by Sec
rotary of the Navy Long, the people by
O throng that filed every bit OF timber on
each shore of the Delaware and jammed
every available craft to the point OF danger.
The marine pageant was one OF SURPRISING
brilliancy and grandeur.
The yacht May with Secretary Long and
the Washington party on board led the pa,
rade, the ships OF the navy being anchored
In single file in midstream, the line extend
ing from Christian to Hanover streets, a
distance of three miles.
Above the end of League island, the south
ern extremity of the city, the May found the
line of reviewing vessels in waiting. She
promptly swung in front and at o'clock
the parade began to move along the Jersey
aids of the anchored .warships, which lay
about a thousand yards distant from each
other in this order: Columbia, Mayflower,
New Orleans, Texas, Marblehead, Dolphin,
Topeka, Gloucester and Winslow. The Jap
anese cruiser Kasagi lay at the end of her
line off Cramps shipyard where she was
recently built. As the procession moved
river and shore were one flame of color. All
the warships were in full dress, flags flying
from bow to stern, from masthead to mast
head. Trailing along behind the May were
vessels of all descriptions, all bravely decked
in colors and putting and shrieking their
whistles like marine demons.
Secretary Long, with Lieutenant Cuther-
land and Captain Bob Evans on either side,
stationed hinca1f fba hridpo of tho M Mnx-
and presently the Columbia, the first of the
warships, was reached. Her officers and men
were drawn up on deck, and then her six
Founders began to roar out the secretary s
salute of seventeen guns.
With the beginning of the salute came the
bugle and drum salute from the ship, and
before the echoes of the first shot had been
swallowed up by the boom of the second a
veritable. pandemonium of whistles, small
guns and the roar of the crowds broke out
and continued throughout the procession.
The Texas, Gloucester and Winslow re-
Qeived the best share of enthusiasm The
Kasagi's officers and men were lined up like
Americans and saluted the secretary quite
as well, but as her guns are at Armstrong s
in England, the salute was therefore 81
lent one.
:. A thousand yards from the Kasagi the
proceeded down the river along the Pennsyl.
vania shore. The trip was merely contin-
uation of the enthusiasm. When the Texas
was again reached the May was brought to
standstil and at the invitation of Commo-
dore Philip and Captain Sigsbee, the party
went over in launch to the battleship.
Here they were escorted to the ward
room, where the commodore, CAPTAIN and of
ficers received them. After the exchange
of formal greetings Mayor Warwick pro-
posed the health of Secretary Long and
called upon him for a response He did so
very briefly, thanking the mayor for his
words of welcome and Commodore Philip
and Captain Sgsbee for their courtesy to
him.
Mayor Warwick then spoke few words
In praise of the Texas and proposed toast
to Commander Philip.
Commodore Philip replied with few
words of thanks and then Captain Sigsbee
was called upon. He spoke Of the gratifca-
ton to him by the universal sympathy OF
cused from speaking of the ship.
Some time may say how feel about the
Maine, hut not at this time"
This ended the Texas reception, and Sec
retary Long and his party returned to the
May. Secretary Long left on the 6:l5 train
for Boston.
Commodore Philip today received the fol-
lowing telegram:
"Can you find place for me in the parade
Thursday as Confederate veteran and sur
vivor of the old Merrimac?"
1t was signed by r. G. Foute, a California
bishop who is now in Washington.
Mayor Warwick assumed charge of the
request and said Foute would be mounted
beside General Wheeler in the military pa.
rade.