Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-30

/ of the olympia saw to 1t that he was
not disturbed.
I At o'clock sharp the squadron got
! under way. II was an inspiring momcnt
when the column started up the harbor
and the great naval parade began to b.
reality. First came the police boat
j Patrol, which was the apex Of wedge
I spreading out to the fire boats. New
| Yorker ana Van Wyck. which followed
abreast. The steamer Sandy Hook hav
l ing on board the mayor and representa-
/ tivrs Of the city of New York with the
/ stuy ,iarIs of the city flying from the fore
| ana aft staffs, steamed alongside Of tn
! olympia, the flagship Of Admiral Dewey,
/ on the port side.
/ After the Olympia came the armnrcd
| cruiser New York, the flagship Of Rear
! ADMIRAL sampson, with hcr big turrcts
and guns appearing like a moving fort r
rcss as she followed in the wake Of the
admirars flagship. The Chicago brought
I up the rear of the column. Following the
New York were the Two first class battle
ships Indiana ana Massachusetts, grim
and menacng. steamed alongside, fol
lowed by the battlcship Texas with tha
cruiser Brooklyn astern.
At the rear Of these modern engines of
war came the Lancaster, the type Of the
! Ola navy vessels Of the Hartford class.
! Then followed the Gunbpat Marietta.
/ small by comparison with the Lancaster.
| with the auxiliary cruiser Scorpion be
| hind. Abreast steamed the torpedo boats
= Porter, Dupont ericsson, WinslOW ana
/ Cushing, ana following them came thu
natty revenue cutters Manning. -lgon
quin, Gresham. Window and Onondagp.
| Next in line We're the transports SedG
wick. Mcpherson ana Mcclellan, ana
after them came along the hospital ship
/ Missouri.
Then began the civic ana maritime rs
/ poet Of the big naval parade FLYING me
fIag of the state of New York and having
Nh board the representatives Of the naval
militia. came the steamer Monmouth. fn!-
lowed by other boats with members of the
naval militia. IN single file came the
General Slocum ana Glen Island, with Ill,
members of the general committee If eli
zcns tie Mount HOPE with the legislative
branch IL the Wits government, thc WAR.
wick with The heads If the city dcpar;
.ncnts. and the Mattcwan with mcmbc.a
of the press.
Thcn followed two abreast. !N graceful
ma@uilicently appointed yachts. led b.
/ tile Corsajr. inc flagship Of Commodo~
j. PicGpon; Morgan ana Sir Thomas Lip
TONS yacht f.rn.
After The yachts came 100 steamships NJ
tho mcr.h ant marine. with three tIagships
in single file, th,n five steamers abreast
and the remainder in Two flies. The thirl
ana last division Of Ill" parade consisted
! # NOR than 100 handsomely decorated
| HIS, yachts. pleasure craft. etc. cough
ing, snurting and churntnE the water ara
making 20 times tho fuss IL a h.g WA
ship. There ,ycrr sid, whcc,crs. proprl cr..
electric boats and every kind Of sc.t-i,Yp.
polling craft.
Tho palisades on the Jersey shore wcre
black with people, many dense patches
| showing the presence Of big stands. E.v
cry roof in Manhattan that commanded II
view of the pageant swarmcd with spec.
tatnra. The cheering on shore began with
Ire crowds at The Battery ANA was take
mp and continued in all directions. Ever
steam craft in the hnrbor seemed to hav,
its whistle valve jird down, the cnEin, y
and factories following suit. and thu
great spectacle was as exciting as it wa
| magnificent.
Contrary to expectations the ships
We're not dressed" They displayed
large American flags on the foremast
| At the mainpeak on the Olympia the
admiral's flag of blue with four stars.
the same that Admiral Farragut flew
before New Orleans, was displayed.
At the head of the line approached
Grants tomb a small mass of black
clouds came up from the southeast and
darkened the sun, which had been
shining brightly. For few minutes
big drops of rain fell and sent the
crowds who were strainng their eyes
from the city roofs scurryng for shell
ter with cries Of disappointment. This
unplcas SAINT feature was Of short dura =
ton. however. and the spectators 70
turned to watch the passing Of the re-
mainder Of the big aquatic turnout
with expressions of relief that the Ger
emonies at the tomb of the tlvil War
hero was not to be spoiled.
| From the roof of the appraiser stores
4 massive kite was flown and from it
there tluttered. high up in the air q
large American flag. On the southern
side of the river the United States
Boys Brigade fired n salute with a
cannon. After the warships, Sir Thorn
: as Lipton's steam yacht. the Erin. was
much applauded. Sir Thomas Upton