The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-17
PARADE OF THE RALEIGH
TAKES PLACE DURING 4 DOWN
 POUR OF RAIN.
Thousands of Enthusiastic People In Line OM the Banks of the Hudson- Men, Women and Children stand for Hours Under Umbrellas-The Salute at
Grants Tomb.

Hours Under Umbrellas-TheS Salute a
 Grants Tomb.
 New York, April 16.--The celebration
 at the return of the cruiser Raleigh
 from Manila which had to be postponed
 yesterday owing to the warship's late
 arrival last night, occurred to-day. The
 Raleigh, accompanied by two small war
 vessels captured from the Spaniards last
 summer, and fleet of about twenty
 five excursion steamers and tug boats,
 paraded from Tompkinsvile to Grant $
 tomb and from there back to her anchor
 would have been difficult to have se-
 lected more indictment or disagreeable
 weather than that which prevailed all
 the time that the Raleigh was passing
 ill review before thousands of enthusi-
 astic people who lined the river banks and gave her their hearty cheers of well
 come home.
 The cruiser did not leave her anchorage off Tompkinsville for the parade up the
 bay and the Hudson river until shortly
 before noon and an hour before that
 time drizzling rain commenced to fall and this soon turned into a steady downpour which continued the remain der 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 shivering with the cold. 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 generally closed on Sundays. But great crowds assem- bled 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 people was in the vicinity of Grants tomb which was the turning point of the parade. A na- tional salute was fired there by the Raleigh and also by the two captured Spanish prizes and hundred steam whistles from excursion boats and loco- motives shrieked and thousands of peo- pie on shore cheered. Shortly before noon, all hands on the cruiser were call ed to quarters and Mayor Van Wyck and the other committeeman were re- ceived with naval formality. Captain Coghlan escorted the visitors to his cab in where brief ceremonies were held. The mayor welcomed the Raleigh to New York; extended the feedom of the city to the officers and men, apologized for the disagreeable weather and as- sured Captain Coghlan of a hearty well come. Captain Coghlan replied briefly, thanking the mayor for the expression of New York's hospitality and declared the satisfaction of himself and the other officers and the crew of the Raleigh in having been able to serve the country in Manila and their happiness in the re- turn to their native land. The commit tee did not stop aboard moment after the formalities of the welcome were over and as Mayor Van Wyck left the side of the Raleigh he received from her salute of fifteen guns. Prepara tions
 
 the parade.
 The Raleigh was headed down the stream at the time and when she raised her anchor and swung around the whis- ties on all the craft shrieked a salute and people on excursion boats cheered and waved handkerchiefs and flags. The reception committees steamer led the procession of vessels and the Raleigh followed just astern of her. The Aver ado and Sandoval took positions of, either bow of the cruiser and police boats. tugs and excursion boats follow ed in a double column.
 Notwithstanding the heavy rain the weather was not thick and the liberty statue was in plain view for the point of departure. There was no special de- until Governors Island was passed when a national salute was fred Here the coast steamer Pathfind- CT with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen aboard, joined the procession fol- lowing just in the wake of the Raleigh. | From the time the Raleigh left the bat tery until she reached Grants tomb | her whistle and fog siren were blowing | almost constantly in response to salutes from vessels lying at their docks or | up and down the river. The | ferryboats were crowded with people | and several of them ran alongside the | Raleigh for short distance. Captain | Coghlan was on the bridge nearly all the | way up the river. The captain was obliged to bare his head a greater part of the time in answer to salutes.
 Just before arriving off Grants tomb the cruiser slowed down preparatory to and while the cheering and whistle blowing were at their height, two six-pounders on the Raleigh com menced their salute of tWenty-one guns. The last shot had hardly died away when the Alvarado and Sandoval opened with the national salute and a battery on shore joined in the tribute to the dead president When the salutes were concluded the Raleigh turned slow " and headed down the river. The run pack to anchorage off Thirty Fourth street was made slowly and the same enthusiasm was displayed as on the run ID the river. When the Raleigh finally anchored she was surrounded immedi- ately by a fleet of excursion boats and IS fast as these could reach her gang way the people aboard them climbed on he cruiser and extended personal well come to the officers and crew. Many