The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-04

perintending the building Of hAttieship
and a cruiser, will participate in the naval
pageant.
Visitors ThYeng the City.
Although this was Sunday. the entire
day was given over TO Sightseeing By the
citizens and vtsttOrs. Thses were three
great centers Of interest 20 which the
people fIocked by the tens Of thousands
The greatest crowd was gathered along
the Delaware river front 10 watch the
arrival Of the warshfps. The North A.
lantic squadron. composed Of the flagship
New York, cruiser Brooklyn and battle
ships Indiana. Massachusetts, and Texas
under command OF Rear Admiral samp-
son, arrived on the center Of the city Al
1:30 this afternoon.
The nset. which anchored at Bombay
hook. about fifty-Hye miles down inc
river last night, weighed anchor AT
O'Clock this morning and proceeded UP
the river. A reception committee com
posed OF Mayor Ashbridge, the local o.
A. r. committee and several city oh1eals'
A. r. committee and several city OFFICIALS
o'clock on board the government Tvs
Gamoset TO meet the squadron The ships
were met of Chester. The reception
committee boarded the flagship and for
maiIy welcomed the admiral 90 Fhiladsi-
phia.
Neither Admiral Sampson nor any OF
the officers OF the feet came ashore To-
day. Most Of them will. however. land
tomorrow and take UP quarters at the
80. txax sail Ad
% them by the reception committee. The
admiral Will return Mayor Ashbridge's
visit tomorrow at D. IN. OF the Ave big
ships that arrived To-Day. the New York.
Brooklyn. Massachusetts and indiana were
butt In this city and the people eyinced
the greatest interest In them. IL being
their first appearance In these waters
since the close OF the war.
Ovation for the Warships.
From Chester to this city. "A distance OF
seventeen miles. the feet was rendered n
continuous ovation. Steam whistles made
q great noise. 70 which was added the
cheers OF the multitude along both the
Pennsylvania and New Jersey shores. The
squadron presented a magnificent appear
ance as II steamed slowly up the RIVER.
The New York led the way. with Ike
Brooklyn. Indiana, Massachusetts, aud
Texas following In the order named
The nagash!p dropped anchor on Market
street and the ether vessels swept grace
fully by with their crews at attention.
All dropped anchor To the north OF the
flagship. forming a single column aud
will remain n that position until they sail.
the latter part OF the week. The cruiser
Detroit arrived several hours later and
anchored south OF the flagship. The gan
boat Nashville Is expected 10 join the
squadron tomorrow or Tuesday
Next In interest to the arrival OF the
feet WAS the tented city at Belmont In
Paramount park. There are over Lao
veterans The camp Is conducted strictly
according 10 military rules. just as in the
early 'o0e. A fun regiment Of Sons OF Vet
Grams is constantly on duty. The camp
II only partially filed up. but by tom,r-
row night there VIII .e little II any room
left
With the exception OF the Centennial In
1875. which was held near the site OF tee
camp. larger crowd never visited that
part OF the great pleasure grounds. From
early morning TO late this evening crowds
wendell their way TO the big camp.