Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03


e. r. Brainard, who came East in adj
vance of the committee and made the
necessary arrangements for their accom-
mediation, will do the honOrS of the Occa-
sion.
An Inspiring Moment.
At o'clock sharp the squadron got I'M
der way. 1t was an inspiring moment
when the column started up the harbor
and the great naval parade began to be
reality. First came the police-boat Pa
troll, which was the apex of a wedge
spreading out to the freboats New
Yorker and Van Wyck which followed
abreast The steamer Sandy Hook hav-
ing on board the mayor and representa-
tives of the city of New York with the
standards of the city flying from the
fore and aft masts, steamed alongside
of the Olympia, the flagship of Admiral
Dewey, on the port side.
After the Olympia came the armored
cruiser New York, the flagship of Rear
Admiral Sampson, with her big turrets
and guns appearing like moving fort
ress as she followed in the wake of the
admiraFs ship The Chicago brought up
the rear of the column. Following the New
York were the three firSt-claSS battleShlps
Indiana. Massachusetts and Texas. In
the rear of these modern engines of war
came the Lancaster, the type OF the old
navy vessels of the Hartford class. Then
followed the gunboat Marietta, small by
comparison with the Lancaster, with the
auxiliary cruiser Scorpion behind.
The Torpedo Boat.
Abreast steamed the torpedo-boats Por-
ter. Dupont, Ericsson. Winslow and
Gushing, and following them came the
natty revenue-cutters Manning, Algon-
uuin, Gresham, Window and Onondaga.
Next in line were the transports SedS-
wick. Mcpherson and Mcclellan and aft
tbo ifa1 chi
souri.
Then began the civic and maritime as
pect of the parade Flying the flag of
the state of New York and having on
board the representatives of the naval
militia, came the steamer Monmouth, fol
lowed by other boats with members of
the naval militia. In single file came the
Gen. Slocum and Glen Island. with the
members of the general committee OF cit
liens: the Mount Hope with the legis.
lative branch of the city government; the
Warwick with the heads of the city de-
partments and the Matteawan with men,
bers of the press. Then followed. two
abreast, ninety-eight graceful, magnifi-
cently-appointed yachts. led by the Cor
sair. the flagship of Commodore j. 2.
Morgan, and Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht
Erin.
After the yacht came 100 steamships
of the merchant marine, with three flag
SnlDS III single HE, lUeu I'VE StedueTS
abreast, and the remainder in files of
two.
The third and last division of the pa
rade consisted of more than 100 hand
somely decorated tugs, yachts, pleasure
craft. etc. There were side-wheelers,
propellers, electric boats and every kind
except a sailing vessel.
The Signal Given.
1t was about 1912 when the armored
cruiser New York, the flagship Of Rear
Admiral Sampson, hoisted the signal for
readiness. There was a sudden footing
of brassy bugles, and excitement and bus
tie on all the big war vessels. The crowd
was alert. The police-boat Patrol with
standards set and signals flying, fired n
gun. The New York broke out the sig,
nal to raise anchor. There was rat
tie of chains and banging about the
metallic warshipS. Promptly at / o'clock
every vessel started to turn about as
most of them had their prOwS pointed
down the harbOr.
The crowds sent up cheer after cheer
as the Olympia slowly moved around.
The parade was off the battery at 40
and the crowds assembled there cheered
time and again as the ships passed. From
that point all the way up the river until
Grants tomb was reached there was
succession of scenes of enthusiasm, rare
ly if ever equaled in this or any other
city. The roof of every building COM
manding a view of the river was crowd
ed with people who literally went wild.
cheering the admiral. From the roof of
the appraisers stores a massive kite was
flown and from there fiuttered high up
in the air. large American flag. After
the warships Sir Thomas Lipton's steam
yacht, the Erin, was much applauded.
Capt. Matthews waved his yachting cap
in response to the salutes, until after the
Erin rounded the turning point off
Grants tomb.
In the line of yachts were two other
foreign visitors, the Erlking and the
White Ladye.
While the reception that greeted them
was earsplitting and noisy enough for all
purposes, it was not nearly SO enthusiast
tic as the serenade to the passing Erin.
Welcoming Roar from Hoboken.
When the parade reached a point oppo-
site HObOken welcome to the admiral
was fired from a cannon on the green in
Hudson park The crowds on the Jersey
shore were fully as large as those on the
New York side of the river. From some
points on shore Admiral Dewey could be
seen standing on the bridge of the Olym
pia and wherever this was the case the
cheering and waving Of handkerchiefs by
the crowd was wildly enthusiastic. The
crowd waiting at Grants tomb was the
largest ever gathered there. The officer
in charge of the Grant mauSoleum said
1000 persons, as nearly as he could eS-
innate, had visited the tomb during the
morning. and all Of these and many more
remained in that vicinity to see the war
ships.
The admirals cruiser at 2:25 o'clock
was opposite Seventy ninth street. Then
there was a tremendous demonstration.
Cannon roared, the people yelled and
flags and handkerchiefs were waved from
the streets and hundreds of roofs and
windows. There were thousands of per-
sons on the roofs Of the houses near the
river and park, and windows were crowd
ed.
A Tremendous Demonstration.
From all these people and the hundreds
of thousands in the parks came shouts
of welcome and cheers for the admiral
as the Olympia passed by. The scene
was an inspiring one all along. Mount
Tom, which used to be the site of an
old fort, had 1000 or 5000 persons on
it. 1t was one of the best points of view
of the Riverside park. The Riverside
drive was lined on both sides with un-
broken strings of carriages. The grand
stands were filled and the cheering con-
tinued from the time the Olympia hove
in sight until she was away up the river
The Olympia rounded the stakeboat
st. Mary off One Hundred and Twenty