Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-04-22
CRUISER RALEIGH
WELCOMED HOME
First Vessel Of Dewey's Squadron
TO Return Receives an En-
thusiastic Reception.
NAVAL PARADE ON THE HUDSON
In Spite OF a Heavy Rain Thousands
OF People Turn Out TO We'll
come Captain Coghian
aud His Ship.

ana His snip.
New York, April 1S.-The celebra-
ton attending the return of the United
States cruiser Raleigh from Manila,
which had to be postponed Saturday
owing to the warship's late arrival, oc-
CURED Sunday. The Raleigh, accom-
panied by two small warships captured
from the Spaniards last summer, and a
fleet of about twenty-five excursion
steamers and tug boats, paraded from
Tompkinsville to Grants tomb, and
from there back to anchorage In the
North river off Thirty-fourth street.
The cruiser did not leave her anchor
age off Tompkinsville for the parade
until shortly before noon. An hour be-
fore that time a drizzling rain COM
menced TO fall, and this oon turned
into a steady downpour, which contin-
ued the remainder OF the day. The air
was raw and the officers and men of
the Raleigh stood upon the decks three
hours drenched to the skin and SILVER
ing with the cold. There were very
few people along the river front in the
lower part of the city, but great
crowds assembled in Riverside park,
overlooking the Hudson, and men,
women and children stood there for
hours under umbrellas, watching the
vessels on their way up the river and
on their return.
by far the greatest gathering of peo-
pie was in the vicinity Of Grants tomb,
which was the turning point of the pa
rade. A national salute was fired there
by the Raleigh and also by the cap
tured Spanish prizes, and the scene
was rendered a memorable one by the
shrieking 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.
The Raleigh lay at anchor off Temp
kinsyille all the morning and no spe-
cial excitement attended her presence
there until about 10 o'clock, when sew
eral excursion steamers arrived from
the city, ran alongside of her ana
cheered her time n again. Mrs.
Coghlan, the wife of the commander OF
the cruiser, arrived at Tompkinsville
between 0 and 10 o'clock, where she
took q small boat and went out to the
Raleigh and welcomed her husband,
Captain Coghlan was appraised early OF
the intentions Of the citizens recep-
ton committee to visit the Raleigh n
accompany her on the parade. lie had
his crew give her n fresh coat of paint
during the time between daybreak and
the hour set for the arrival of the com
mittee, and all the officers prepared for
the occasion by putting on fun dress.
Rain commenced to fall soon after 10
o'clock and an hour later the decks
were flooded and everyone on the
Raleigh was seeking shelter wherever
It could be found. Boats of all descrip-
tions continued to arrive from the city
and each one ran up ms close TO the
Raleigh as possible and cheered her.
The two captured Spanish gunboats,
the Alyarado and Sandoval, arrived
from the navy yeard early, both
dressed gaily with flags and bunting,
and they created almost as much en-
thusiasm as the Raleigh herself.
About If o'clock the large steamer
Glen Island arrived, carrying the CIT
liens reception committee, headed by
Mayor Van Wyck and also having on
board a number of invited guests. All
hands on the cruiser were called TO
quarters and Mayor Van Wyck and
other committeeman were received
with naval formality. The ceremonies
were very brief, consuming not more
than five minutes. The mayor in n few
worlds welcomed the Raleigh to New
York, extended the freedom of the city
to the officers and men, apologized for
the disagreeable weather and assured
Captain Coghlan Of a hearty welcome.
Captain Coghlan replied briefly. The
committee did not stop aboard a mo-
ment after the formalities of the well
come were over, but returned to the
Glen Island at once, and as Mayor Van
WICK left the side Of the Raleigh he re-
ceived a salute of fifteen guns.
The Naval Pageant.
Preparations were made then to get
under way for the parade. The Raleigh
was headed down the stream at the
time, and when she raised her anchors
and swung around slowly the whistles
on all the craft near her shrieked a
salute, and all the people or the ex-
cursion boats cheered and waved
handkerchiefs and flags. The Glen
Island led the procession of vessels,
and the Raleigh followed just astern
of her. The Alvarado and Sandoval
took position off either bow of the
cruiser and police boats, tugs and
cursion boats followed in n double col
umn. At Governors island n national
salute was fred and the coast survey
steamer, Pathfinder, with Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Allen aboard,
tho prOcaSSinD From the time
the Raleigh left the battery until she
reached Grants tomb her whistle and
fog siren were blowing almost con-
stantly in response to salutes from YES
sells lying ut their docks or moving up
and down the river. The ferry boats
were crowded with people cheering
and waving handkerchiets, and several
of the boats ran alongside the Raleigh
for a short distance. Captain Coghlan
was on the bridge nearly all the way
I'D the river with the executive and
officers. All were bundled
up in rain coats and received the full
force of the storm in their faces. The
captain was obliged to bare his head to
the rain a great part of the time in
waving his cap in response 10 the sa-
lutes and cheers of passing vessels.
The officers paid little attention to
the storm and waved their caps on
not appearing to mind the
soaking which their dress uniforms
and their bodies as well received. AS
for the sailors they never thought OF
at all. Officers and men alike
expressed the greatest surprise at the
demonstration and wondered what