The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-17
CRUISER RALEIGH'S RETURN.
WARM WELCOME FOR THE MEN
WHO FOUGHT AT MANILA.

The Parade, However, Took Place
in the Midst of "a DOwnDOur of
Rain-GrenteSt Crowds We're at
Grants TOmb-Mrs. COghian Went
Ont to welcome Her Husband
Home-MayOr Van Wycx and the
Committee Went ON Board.
New York, April 16.-The celebration at
tending the return of the United States
cruiser Raleigh from Manila, which had to
he postponed yesterday, owing to the war
ships late arrival, occurred to-day.
The Raleigh, accompanied by two small
war vessels captured from the Spaniards
last summer and a feet Of about twenty
five excursion steamers and tug boats,
naraded from Tompkinsvilel to Grants
tomb. and from there back to the anchor
age in the North river off Thirty-fourth
street.
II would have been difficult to have Sc
lected more inclement or disagreeable
weather than that which prevailed all the
time that the Raleigh was passing in re-
view before the thousands Of enthusiastic
people who lined the river banks and gave
her their hearty cheers Of welcome home.
In a DrixzIing Rain.
The cruiser did not leave her anchor off
Tompkinsville for the parade up the bay
and the Hudson river until shortly before
noon. An hour before that time a driz-
zling rain commenced to fall and this
soon turned into steady downpour,
which continued 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 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 entrances to the piers
are generally closed on Sunday. But great
crowds assembled in Riverside Park, over
looking the Hudson, and men, women and
children stood there for hours under UNI
brellas, 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
national salute was fired there by the Raj
leigh and also by the captured Spanish
prizes and the scene was rendered mem
orable 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
FiYeT.---
Welcomed Her Husband.
The Raleigh lay at anchor off ToInpkins-
willie all the morning and no special ex-
citement attended her presence there until
about 10 O'Clock, when several excursion
steamers arrived from the city, ran along
side of her and cheered her time and again.
Mrs. Coghlan the wife Of the commander
of the cruiser, arrived at Tompkinsville
between and 10 O'Clock, where she took
small boat and went out to the Raleigh
and welcomed her husband
About II o'clock the large steamer Glen
Island arrived, carrying the citizens re-
ception committee, headed by Mayor Van
Wyek, and also having on board a num-
per OF invited guests. A delegation from
the committee, numbering not more than
a score went ON board the Raleigh. All
hands on the cruiser were called to quar-
ters, and Mayor Van Wyck and the other
committeeman were received with naval
formality. Capt. Coghlan stood at the
gangway and received the visitors and es-
corted them Immediately to his cabin. The
ceremonies there were very brief, consum-
ing not more than five minutes. The
Mayor in few words welcomed the Raj
eigh to New York and extended the free
dom of the city to the officers and men.
AS Mayor Van Wyck left the side of the
Raleigh he received a salute of fifteen
guns.
The naval procession followed.