The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-21
A WELCOME TO THE RALEIGH.
Thousanis 10 the Rein to Cheer Oh,
ship From Dewey's Fleet.

ThousanIs 10 the Rein to Cheer Oh,
ship From Dewey's Fleet.
New YORK April is.-The celebra-
ton attending the return Of the
United States cruiser Raleigh from
Manila, which had to be postponed
Saturday owing to tho warship's late
arrival, occurred yesterday. The Ra-
leigh, accompanied by two small wal
vessels captured from the Spaniards
last summer, and a feet of about
twenty-five excursion steamers and
tugboats. paraded from Tomkinsviile
to Grants tomb and from there back
to anchorage in the North river of
Thirty-fourth street.
1t would have been difficult to have
selected more Indictment or disagree
able weather than that which pre-
vailed all the time that tho Raleigh
was passing in review before the
thousands OF enthusiastic people who
lined the river b,nks and gave her
their hearty cheers Of welcome home.
The cruiser did not leave her anchor
age off Tompkinsville for the parade
up the bay and the Hudson river until
shortly before 400 An hour before
that time a drizzling rain commenced
to fall, aud this soon turned into q
steady downpour which continued the
remainder Of tho day.
There were very few people along
the river front In the lower part OF
the city, owing partly to the weather
and partly TO the fact that the en-
frances to the piers are closed on Sum
days, but great crowds assembled in
Riverside parls, overlooking the Hud-
son, and men, women and children
stood there for hours under umbrellas,
watching the vessels on their way up
the river and their return. by far tho
greatest gathering of people was in
the vicinity OF Grants tomb, which
was the turning point Of the parade.
A national salute was fred there by
the Raleigh and also by the captured
Spanish prizes, and the scene was rem
dered a memorable one by the Shrek
ing of a hundred steam whistles from
excursion boats and locomotives and
cheers from thousands OF people on
shore and on the vessels In the river.
Captain Coshlan was on tho bridge
"No ~ !" WoJ up hO TltcT wlLn
the executive and navigating officers.
All were bundled up In rain coats and
received the full forcs OF the storm in
their faces. The officers paid little
attention to the storm, and waved
their caps constantly, not appearing
to mind tho soaking. As for the sail
ors, they never thought of shelter at
all. A few were clad in oil skins, but
most Of them stood on the exposed
forecastle with nothing but their blue.
jackets covering their shoulders and
most of the time with their hats fiy-
ing in the air.
Officers and men alike expressed the
greatest surprise at the demonstration
and wondered what they had done to
warrant all tho enthusiasm which was
being displayed. Many OF them were
heard to make remarks to the effect
that the battle Of Manila bay was
fought so long ago that they had al
most forgotten It, but hat it seemed
the American people remembered 10
still.
When the Raleigh was finally an
chorel she vas surrounded imme-
diatcly By n fleet Of excursion
boats and as fast as they could
reach her gangway the people
aboard them climbed on the cruiser
and extended personal welcome
to the officers and men. The
crew apparently took great pride in
showing visitors over the ship and
particularly In pointing out the 5.inch
gun on the starboard side OF the poop
deck that fred the frst shot in tho
battle Of Manila bay.
Many relatives and personal friends
OF the officers and men went aboard
as soon as they could reach the side of
the vessel, and the days celebration
concluded with these general and in.
dividual receptions.