New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-30
RACED IN LINES or hi'''' .
IT.. 1t1TNINATlON OF GREAT 81 I''
INGS AND or WAKSHlfN ~"
v,cI,rS N THE HARBOR.

h, ,o way could the illumnatohs "'''
liam from the decks o. i''''
ha,,.r and the Long Branch steam
bhuc gave an excellent opportunity '"'
. chose who chose this way. me a. ''"9
-. indicated in the official orders /" N
.a,. orore q is true utterly unlike what
finally followed: nevertheless, ai'Vi d"
. ca - tolcrally interesting hr'No'N
tho Raw and about the Battery the i'''"'
,cceoded I'm striking a good scent "''"e
.ree,. city front II was Just 'h'h ''"''
beautiful display 81 fencing pe'"''" 'N
lades Of searchlights from shore 10 sh''
s,or an euigmatic show Of 'EN anu 20. "
b.E D." the whole motto. "WELCOME DEW FL
nnearod on the west side 81 the hrooN'' "
ridrc 10 bee greeted with deafehhB ""'
,ret of whistles and sirens. Ai'er ''"' Ava
,r,e distance mp the river. where tne sl'"'''''
,,,,.. po,,. Law. ali was illumination. me xvi
sous effect Of the downtown Once nul'u''7'' '
,en from the water suggested the fefSla" NAME
~ the great Jewel OF the British crown -Mou',
ain Of Light. It Impossible 10 dls''"s "''"
ne building from another. 50 dazzhhe was '''e
riliancv Of all the towers Of the produce """
yool exchanges alone standing out 'o"spiC
ouslv The railroad piers ola their pa'''"'l0
MY with welcomes in electric hghts' """e
.veral Of the large warehouses seized the 'P-
ortunity 70 advertise their wares.
But the splendor Of all the splendors was pre-
sely that which had been omitted from '"e
Gicial notice t. steamboats, though " H"'
cen foreehadowei 10y the press
Numerous outlines Of ships, jeweIled III eIvc-
rio lipbts could be made out. and in the middie
{ them was one with fighting tops On ee'',"s
carer the name Texas could be mace OUT "
ween the military masts in req ana ""i'0
chts and the whole familiar Outline oi inc
rstwhjle hoodoO was accurately ana priiiI"H''H
parked i'm lines of white incandesceh'S' ~
Ane the Brooklyn. with her name 'oo' hoiS''"
Il: then the Massachusetts, ana 'he liu'a''
the other side were the more graceful lines
,achts drawn I'm the same brilliant medium
rrv Payne Whtneys AphrOdlte' Win nv.
,ara ri.- standing out like q manor Wal "'
gone DAYS one beautiful yacht hau IrL'
ito and blue bulbs strung along hcr i"ir an"
~ from the end II the plumb line AT heI
-, - tho ensign staff at her stern, ana. az
Rennhlic passed these lights We're, by some
yer mechanism. quickly chahseI' sm i',''t
II one color then another' anu ',O DIS
nds Of applause from the party on the ne
'eanwhic the searchlights on the big war
{ hickercd over their tOpmastS, anu il vas
Glory glorifed here. there ana yoh. Ai'oi
ing the battleships. the most elaborate pee
-rin- illumination in the whole meet was
A where the New York. with her three
: vreathed in festOOns OF lights, ana 'hv
Sights playing on the red flag OF AdmIal
IN at her maintOp. outshone them an
contrast with its simplicity was the lIu-
<)n of the ship that was the centre ana
n of il all the olympia. where the seaICh-
shone on the blue flag with four Whlte
At the main Then there were cheers ana
of Dewey" on the steamboat Inc dr'kS
10 OLYMPIA seemed deserted. except Tor one
er and one jackie. The officer. whom seN
ladies' on the steamboat certainly peneVed
their hearts to he the Admiral himself came
n the gangway, raised his cap and bowed most
'racously. .. ..,,.ai,
on the way back the siShtseers were surfeit.
ia with Examinations. There was one ya'h' an
blaze Of red lights. The Erin was. as an lilsh
boat should he. gloriously eccentric, win heI
name all in the immortal green. ana htr nags'
including her owners own yellow ana green
cognizance stinened in some way ana oulihtu
An fire At the Pennsylvania docks. on the JtI
side the compauys floats were beautiiulN
minated with the Keystone and monogram
efore the steamer neared the battery me
id freshened 10 a chilly bit of gale ana the
blew cold on the pleasure seekers. Bu' al
J.. end Of the trip the blow and the shower
nere both over and there was the spectacle OF
Ipedloe's Island. and here and there snip jill
Inn with COiOTet frtS.