The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-17
THE RALEIGH WELCOMED
Immense Crowds Cheered the
Returned Battleship.
SCENE A MEMORABLE ONE
The National Salute Fired at Grants
Tomb-Captured Spanish Gunboats
in the Naval Procession-En-
thusiasm Was Intense.

attending the return Of the United
States cruiser Raleigh from Manila,
which had to be postponed yesterday,
owing to the warshp's late arrival, oc-
CURED to-day. The Raleigh, accompa-
MED by two small war vessels, captured
from the Spaniards last summer, and
a fleet of about 25 excursion steamers
and tug boats, parallel from Tomp-
kmsville to Grants tomb and back to
ty-fourth street.
A steady down-pour Of rain fell from
noon on. The air was raw and the
officers of the Raleigh stood upon the
decks three hours drenched to the skin
and shivering with 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 pier are
closed on Sundays But great crowds
assembled in Riverside park, overlook
ing 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 parade. A national salute was fired
there by the Raleigh and also by the
captured Spanish pieces. 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
TIe p.,1n ip1, law
kinsville all the morning. About 10
o'clock several excursion steamers ar
rived from the city, ran alongside of
| her and cheered her again and again
Mrs. Coghlan, the wife of the COM
| mander of the cruiser, arrived at Tomp-
kinsville about $50 o'clock. She tool.
| a small boat and went out to the
Raleigh and welcomed her husband
+, Captain Coghlaii4 vas apprised early
| of the intentions OF the reception COM
mittee to visit the Raleigh and accom-
pany her on the parade. He had his
! crew give her huh fresh coat of paint
and all the officers prepared for the
occasion by putting on full dress.
| Rain commenced to fall soon after 10
O'Clock and an hour later the decks
We're flooded and every one on the
| Raleigh was seeking shelter. Boats of
| every description continued to arrive
| from the city and each one ran up as
| close to the Raleigh as possible and
| cheered for her. The two captured gun
| boats, the Alvarado and Sandoval, ar
| rived from the navy yard early, beth
dressed gaily with flags and bunting
| and they created almost as much en-
| thusiasm as the Raleigh herself.
About II O'Clock the large steamer
Glen Island arrived. carrying the citi-
| Zens' reception committee. headed by
Mayor Van Wyck and also having on
| hn nrl lnr nf inv A
delegation from the committee, number
| ing not more than a score, went aboard
| the Raleigh. All hands on the cruiser
We're called to quarters aud Mayor Van
| Wyck and the other committeeman
We're received with naval formality.
| Captain Coghlan stood at the gang
| way and received the visitors and eS-
corted them Immediately to his cabin.
| The ceremonies there We're very hri@f,
| consuming not more than live minutes.
| The mayor, in a few words. welcomed
the Raleigh to New York and extended
the freedom of the city TO the officers
and men. Captain Coghlan replied
briefly. There was no inspection of the
vessel; in fact that would have been
almost Impossible in the drenching
rain that was falling. The COMMITTEES
returned to the Glen Island at once, and
as Mavor Van Wick left the side Of
the Raleigh he received a salute of 10
guns. The Raleigh was headed down
| steam all the time and when she raised
her anchor she swung around slowly,
| the whistles on all the craft near her
shrieked a salute and the people on the
excursion steamers cheered and waved
handkerchiefs and flags. The Glen Isl
and led the procession, the Raleigh fol-
lowing just astern. rhe Spanish gun
boats took positions .otf either bow tf
the cruiser and police boats, tugs anu
| excursion boats fol' Jwe1 in a dnCkle
column. There was no special demon
Stration until GoVerl )TS island was
passed, when a national salute was
fired. About this point the coast sur
vey steamer Pathfinder With Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Allen aboard
joined the procession following just in
the wake of the Ralalen.
From the time the Raleigh left tie
battery until she reached Grants tomb
her whistle and fog siren were blow
ing almost continuously IN response "a
salutes from vessels lying A their docks
or moving up and down the liver. Tie
| ferry boats were crOWGed with people
cheering and waving hlndkarchiafs and
several of the boats ran alongside the
Raleigh for short disthnce. Captain
Coghlan was on the bri lge nearly all
the way UP the liver with the tHrcu.
tive and navigating officers. All were
bundled up in rain coaiS and received
faces. The captain was Obliged to bare
his head to the rain i great part OF
the time in waving his cap in resp )nee
to the salutes and cheers of Passenger
vessels. The off cerS rail little atten-
tion to the storm and waved th*ir cars
constantly, not appearing 10 mind HE
soaking rain. AS for the sail7r they
never thought of shelle" a all. A rev
were clad in oil skins, Eu: most al
them stood on the expose fore c1stle
with nothing but their alIe ia cl"ts COW
ering their shoulders and most Of the
time with their mats nyins in the air
Officers and men alike expressed ;ht
greatest surprise at he demonstration
Many of them were heard to make re
marks TO the effect that The battle >
Manila bay was fought 50 long ago tha
they had almost forgotten it,
While the rain lad not abI1el in III
least when the Raleigh and hcr escort!
!; reached the southern enl -" Rivers IL
park the enthusiasm i2stead 0f fall.ns