Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-17
WELCOME To
The RALEIGH
Greeted by Thousands in New
York HarbOr.
SALUTE AT GRANTS TOMB
First of Dewey's Fleet to Return to
This Countrywide DownpOur Of
Rain Interfered With Event
SALUTE AT GRANTS TOMB

New York, April 1e.-The celebration
attending the return of the United states
| cruiser Raleigh from Manila, which had
to be postponed yesterday in consequence
of the war ships late arrival, occurred to-
day. The Raleigh, accompanied by two
| small war vessels, captured from the
Spaniards last summer, and a fleet of
about 25 excursion steamers and tug
| boats, paraded from Tonpkinsville to
Grants tomb. and from there back to
| anchorage in the North river, Off Thirty
fourth street. A steady doWnpour Of rain
fell from noon on, 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 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
closed on Sundays. But great crowds as
sembled in Riverside park, overlooking
the Hudson, and men, women and chill
| dren stood there for hours under UNI
| brellas watching the vessels on their way
up the river and on their return. by Tar
the greatest gathering of people was IN
| the vicinity of Grants tomb, which was
the turning point of the parade. A ma
tional salute was fired there by the
Raleigh, and also by the captured Span
ish pieces, and the scene was rendered a
memorable one by the shrieking of a hun
dred steam whistles from excursion boats
and locomotives and cheers from thous-
ands of people on shore and on the YES
sells in the river.
The Raleigh lay at anchor off Tomp-
kinsville all the morning. About 10
o'clock several excursion steamers ar
rived from the city, ran alongside OF
her, and cheered her time and again.
Mrs. Coghlan, the wife of the commander
of the cruiser, arrived at Tompkinsville
at $50 o'clock. She took q small boat and
went out to the Raleigh and welcomed
her husband. Captain Coghlan was ap-
prised early of the intentions of the re-
ception committee to visit the Raleigh,
and her on the parade. He
had his crew give her hull a 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
were flooded and everyone on the Raleigh
was seeking shelter. Boats OF every de-
scription continued to arrive from the
city, and each one ran up as close to the
Raleigh as possible and cheered her. The
two captured gunboats, the AlvaradO and
Sandoval. arrived from the navy yard
early, both dressed with flags and bunt-
ing, and they created almost as much en-
thusiasm as the Raleigh herself. About
II o'clock the large steamer Glen Island
arrived. carrying the citizens reception
committee, headed by Mayor Van Wyck,
and also having on board a number of in
vited guests. A delegation from the COM
mittee numbering not more than a score
went aboard the Raleigh. All hands
on the cruiser We're called to quarters,
and Mayor Van Wyck and the other
committeeman were received with naval
formality.
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and received the visitors and escorted
them Immediately to his cabin. The
ceremonies there We're very brief. con-
Stunning not more than five minutes.
The a 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 committee returned to the
Glen Island at once, and as Mayor Van
Wyck left the side of the Raleigh he re-
ceived a salute of Is guns. The Raleigh
was headed down stream all the time,
and when she raised her anchor and
swung around slowly the whistles on all
the craft near her shrieked a salut and
the people on the excursion steamers
cheered and waved their handkerchief
and flags. The Glen Island led the pro-
ceSSiOll, III INdlclSH l lilS just II.
The Spanish gunboats took positions off
! either bow of the cruiser, and police
boats. tugs and excursion boats followed
in a double column. There was no special
demonstration until Governors island
was reached, when a national salute was
fired. About this point the coast survey
steamer Pathfinder, with Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Navy Allen aboard, Joined
) the procession, following just in the wake
of the Raleigh.
From the time the Raleigh left the
) Battery until she reached rants tomb
; her whistle and fog siren We're blowing
!, almost continually in response to salutes
) from vessels lying at their docks Oh
moving up and down the river. The ferry
! boats We're crowded with people cheering
, and waving handkerchiefs, and severa
) of the boats ran alongside the Raleigh
for a short distance. Captain Coghlar
? was on the bridge nearly all the way ur
I the river with the executive and navigat.
ing officers. All We're bundled up in rair
! coats and received the full force of the
7 storm in their faces. The captain was
!, obliged to bare his head to the rain &
) great part of the time in waving his cal
in response to the salutes and cheers OF
I passenger vessels. The officers paid little
attention to the storm and waved thei
, cap constantly, not appearing to min(
, the soaking which the dress uniforms anC
I their bodies as we'll received. AS for tn,
sailors, they never thought Of shelter a
} all. A few were clad in oilskins. bu