New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-03
THE CITY'S SAILORS HOME.
WELCOMED sAcK FROM THE WAR 81
CHEERING THOUSANDS.


u.,S. AND THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS THEM
roo-MR. MKINLEY DOES HONOR
TO THE DEAD.
vo,r again extended welcome yester-
,,v 10 her returning defenders ina. wiz
.,,rr a not insignificant place in the history u
e"ps Tho state and the country. This time the
.,,-r,nr conouerors were the members or the
rr.,,oi,on New-York Naval Reserves. who
i'' aa the auxiliary cruiser Yankee, formerly
ino" ,,ors.n liner FL Norte and the old monitor
-, which 10y all summer In the haroor
'>' '.,.c COR some Spanish vessel to come WITHIN
20 Of her single gun. There were nearly
ra"s0 ..,,ared Of tn, sailors and their prog
INV ..om the Cortlandt-st ferry up Broad
!ess IA Firth-ave through Twenty-sixth-st to
.a' ,ra,n,ng-ship New Hampshire was made
w hie throngs OF admirng and applaud
.,,,Ssns who could not cheer loud enough
their admiration for the boys who had
~. ,,e,r homes at the Presidents call and
All. 70 perform the feats that have won
a.. nraise Of the world.
.as ,nsufferably hot when the noble three
..-,roa, once more set foot on New-York toil
arsr their months of cruising in Southern
.,'.,srs and as a result there were no such
:, the early morning those which assemblies
,o,o before the gallant list landed at rhe Bat
49,. ,ost Monday But when the sailors reached
broadway they found every vantage-po point oc-
o,,,sd the cable-cars blocked by the crowd. ell
.-o4sc suspended and business on back scat
while ,he town devoted itself to a spontaneous
av,ress,on OF admiration for the returning
brave.
The element Of sadness that mingled with the
cheers that hailed the list was, happily miss
ing from the greeting given TO the Naval Re-
serves for only two men who sailed away on
the Yankee when she entered into her part
n the war were missing. OF these only one.
Thomas c. lie Valley. had died, and his death
was due to natural causes. lie Valley sue
oumbed 10 an operation performed for appen-
d,citis The other missing man is Scion P. Ken
nedy. who Is in the hospital at Key West
Another feature that added TO the remarkable
character OF the parade was the fact that IL
was reviewed BY President Mckinley and vice.
President Hobart from the balcony Of the Fifth
Avenue Hotel This feature was genuine sur
prise. as 1t was not generally known that the
President would be able to review the pro-
cesson.
RESERVES
from Philadelphia a few minutes after o'clock
and there was a considerable crowd present 10
gree, them The sailors were clad all IN spotless
white and wore leggings. Paymaster r. w
Gambler. Lieutenant John j. Boyd, and Ensigns
Rayner and Morton. Of the United States steam
or New-Hampshire, were OF the station when
the train rolled in, we'll as a large number OF
the personal friends and the relatives of the
Of tna 1ct
Naval Battalion. The band struck up See. the
Conouering Hero Comes" as the boys scrambled
from the train. 1t took the sailors only a few
minutes TO get their arms. and, with Lieutenant
w Butler Duncan, jr.. at their head and the
band playing Nancy Lee" they marched
aboard waiting ferryboat in column Of fours
The white-clad sailors presented cheering
spectacle in contrast to the groups of worn and
hagsard soldiers that have been pouring into the
city hospitals for the las; few weeks. Every face
was as brown as leather and as cheerful as the
sun. There was not a single sick man in the
entire battalion. The greatest good humor pre-
vailed and the sound OF laughing and testing
ca ma from the ferryboat as she steamed out
OF her slip
Acro7c1 Of about FIVE thousand persons await
ed the arrival Of the sailors in West-st.. and
when they caught sight Of the spotless uniforms
OF white they sent up great cheer. platoon
OF mounted police was also in waiting, and with
them in the lead to clear the way the sailors
began their march up Cortlandt-st. in the fol-
lowing order:
began their march up Cortlandt- st. following
the order published in yesterdays Tribune
IN REVIEW BEFORE THE MAYOR.
Along Cortlandt-st. and Broadway the crowd
stood six deep on the walks. and every window
showed several spectators. Nearly all the flags
and bunting that had been displayed for the
fist Regiment on Monday was still In place. and
the scene was 4 beautiful one. The Reserves
marched up Broadway TO Park Row. where they
turned of. in order TO pass through City Hall
Park. past the City Hall. where Mayor Van
Wyck was TO review them. The Thirdave
cable cars suspended business temporarily along
with the rest Of the community.
Acting on its own suggestion The Tribune
displayed all It's flags. in honor of the returning
Volunteers and. as the procession passed
City Hall Square. salute OF bombs was fired
from mortars on the roof OF The Tribune Build
ing. attracting the attention and cheers OF the
crowds.
The Mayor stood in front Of the City Hall.
He escorted by Lieutenant Aaron Wander
bilt and three sailors Of the Naval Reserve, who
carried cutlasses An immense throng gathered
In the park 10 see the parade pass by. With
the Mayor were Commissioners Keller and
Myers. Augustus W. Peters. resident Of the
Borough OF Manhattan; City Chamberlain
Keenan, Commissioned Kearny. Mayors Marshal
Roche. Sheriff Dunn. Corporation Counsel
Whalen and City Messenger Hetherton. who
carried the Mayors flag. AS the head Of the
line passed the Mayor the sailors brought their
arms to present. ard the Mayor and those Of
his party uncovered their heads
The procession marched up Broadway TO
Fourth-st. and everywhere IL Was greeted with
the same enthusiasm. At one point a group
OF young men stood on high flight Of stairs
and sang When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Again through mesaphones. They succeeded
In making thomselYes heard ahoYn the general