The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1899-10-05

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guests, the visiting governors and 9TH
ers were introduced to him. With him
as escort was Flag Lieut.. Brumby, of
his personal staff.
The admiral shook hands with every
body and said good word here and
there when he recognized an old ac-
quaintance.
1t was about 1880 o'clock when he
boarded the Sandy Hook and it was
quite an hour later when the sides of
the Olympia were manned to g1 eet him
on his return.
The Governors Boat.
The steamer Monmouth, flying the
state flag, left the foot of Rector street,
shortly after IL o'clock. On board were
Gov. Roosevelt and his staff, delegates
from the state senate and assembly,
judges of the court of appeals, the
regents of the university, the congress.
sional delegation of the state, Maj. Gen.
Roe and staff. members of the repub-
lican and democratic state committees,
various state officers and representa-
tives of the naval militia of New York.
Ladies were present in large num-
bers.
Magnificent Naval Parade.
At one o'clock sharp the squadron got
under way. 1t was an inspiring mo-
ment when the column started up the
harbor, and the great naval parade be-
gan to be reality. First came the po-
lice boat Patrol, which was the apex
of wedge spreading out to the fire
boats New Yorker and Van Wyck,
which followed abreast. The steamer
Sandy Hook, having on board the mayor
and the representative of the city of
New York, with the standards of the
city flying from the fore and aft masts,
steamed alongside of the Olympia, the
flagship of Admiral Dewey, on the
port side.
Sampson Follows Dewey.
After the Olympia came the armored
cruiser New York, the flagship of Rear
Admiral Sampson, with her big turrets
and guns appearing like a moving
fortress as she followed in the wake
of the admiraps ship. The Chicago
brought up the rear of the column.
Following the New York were the
first-class battleships Indiana, Mas
sachusetts and Texas, with the cruiser
Brooklyn astern.
In the rear of these modern engines
of war came the Lancaster, the type
of the old navy vessels of the Hartford
class. Then followed the gunboat
Marietta, small by comparison with the
Lancaster, with the auxiliary cruiser
Scorpion behind.
The Torpedo Boats.
Abreast steamed the torpedo boats
Porter, Dupont, Ericsson, Winslow and
Cushing, and following them came the
natty revenue cutters Manning, Algon-
quin, Gresham, Window and Onon-
daiga. Next in line were the trans
ports Sedgwick, Mcpherson and Nc
Clellan, and after them came alone the
hospital ship Missouri.
Civic and Maritime Section.
Then began the civic and maritime as
pect of the parade. Flying the flag of
the state of New York and having on
board the representatives of the naval
militia came the steamer Monmouth,
followed by other boats with members
of the naval militia. In single file came
the General Slocum and Glen Island,
with the members of the general COM
mittee of citizens, the Mount Hope with
the legislative branch of the city gov
eminent, the Warwick with the heads
of the city departments, and the Matte
wan with members of the press. Then
followed two abreast 90 graceful, mag
nificently appointed yachts, led by the
Corsair, the flagship of Commodore j.
Pierpont Morgan, and Sir Thomas Lip
toms yacht Erin.
After the yachts came 100 steamships
of the merchant marine with three
hagships in single file, then five steam
ers abreast, and the remainder in files
of two.
The third and last division of the
parade consisted of more than 1OC
handsomely decorated tugs, yachts.
pleasure crafts, etc. There were side
wheelers, propellers, electric boats and
every kind except sailing vessel.
Noisy Welcome.
When the parade reached point op-
posite Hoboken a welcome to the ad-
miral was fired from a cannon on the
green in Hudson park. The crowds
on the Jersey shore were fully as large
as those on the New York side of the
river. From some points on shore Ad-
miral Dewey could be seen standing or
the bridge of the Olympia, and wher-
ever this was the case the cheering and
waving of handkerchiefs by the crowd
was wildly enthusiastic. The crowd
waiting at Grants tomb was the larg-
est ever gathered there. The officer in
charge of the Grant mausoleum saiG
that 1900 persons, as nearly as he
could estimate, had visited the tomb
during the morning, and all of these
and many more remained in that vi
cinity to see the warships.
An Inspiring Scene.
The scene was inspiring all along.
Mount Tom, which used to be the site
of an old fort, had 1000 or 5000 persons
on it. 1t was one of the best points of
view of the Riverside park. The River
side drive was lined on both sides with
unbroken strings of carriages. The
grand stands were filled and the cheer
ing continued from the time the Olym-
pia hove in sight until she was away
up the river.
The Olympia rounded the stakeboat
ST. Mary's off One Hundred and Twen-
ty-ffth street at half-past two o'clock
amid deafening sounds of cannon and
cheers from the largest crowd ever
gathered in this city.
The parade was one hour and fifteen
minutes passing Fulton street. Thieves
sells moved at about eight knots an
hour.
Double Tragedy.
Portland, Ore, Sept. 80. - Walter
Clyatt, a plumber, aged 81, living in Al
bina, shot and killed himself at 1880
o'clock in the morning. Before taking
his life he shot his wife in the back of