The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-07

turned threateniugly toward the eNenr'
sion boats ON either side when 'n,,S
attempted TO crowd the line OF na''n
A smuous Mnriue Monster
But the pageant back of this power
full vanguard was not limited TO " SUI.
Gle nor scNtuple line of SHIPS !,
was sinuous marine monster no''
a mile wide, whose vertebrate were 'n'
sbips of the White squi lron and WhoS'
ribs were rows upon rows OF every
sort of floating thing that had ever
run by steam in New York harnor
Thousands viewed the spectacle "S
II moved up past Staten Island, 'hou'
sands more watched il from the an
chored sailing craft that crowded 'hF
Erie basin, and whost spars rose u, "
forest about the foot OF Liberty hu.
they were forgotten in the mass ol
humanity that crowded the water
front of Manhattan Island ana nlIc"
every point of vantage along the Jer-
sey shore.
Immense Throngq of Spectators
This feature of the scene first broke
on the view as Castle William roareu
an admirals salute to the Olympia on
the Battery, by the time the answer
ing smoke had died away from inc
wake of the flagship the immensely OF
the watching crowd dawned ON inc
crews of the squadron. Every foot OF
the city water front was n mass OF
humanity. The wharves, the Terry
SLIPS, the roofs OF ferry and ware
house rose one above another in soIId
blocks of people above the lower siruc-
lures of the water front every rooI
bore its living freight. Stores, ola OF
fee buildings and modern sky Scrapers
were crowded with stands, tiers upon
tiers of seats like an immense theaier
whose roof was the sky whose walls
were the surrounding hills and whose
back door was the horizon of the
lower bay. As the pageant moved
maiestically into the Hudson it was
seen that the crowd still lined the wa
ter front and housetops, thicker II
possible, than ever, and stretching up
the river along the whole line Of pa
rade.
On the Jersey Side.
The heights of the Jersey side were
also crowned with parti-colored masses
of people. They were not such an un-
broken rank as along the wharves OF
the New York side, but wherever the
slopes broke into a clearing
the slope was blackened with people
from crest to water line. There was
no possible way of estimating the
crowd. The morning papers declared
there were 100000 visitors in the
city.
The impression conveyed by the
crowded shores was that it would have
taken fully that many in addition to
the local population to form the con
course that watched the water pageant.
The spectators might have been com
puted in army corps certainly not by
Pnndemonium Rcigned Supreme.
Up the Hudson pandemonium
reigned supreme. Aerial bombs broke
at intervals overhead in puffs of white
smoke, and a feathery canopy of steam
hung over the advancing fleet as hun
Ireds of steam whistles screamed con.
A Storm Threatened.
Here, too, disaster of wind and
ain impended. Storm clouds that had
gathered down the bay followed close
II the pageants wake. A sharp wind
lred whitecaps even in the narrow
'iyer, and a few raindrops battered on
he deck.
The glare of an angry sky turned
he harbor behind the war ships to
molten lead upon which the gigantic
igure of Liberty seemed to stand for
time and was soon swallowed up in
bank of gray haze.
The Threatening Sky ReIented.
Then the threatening sky relented.
The sun broke out ahead and painted
lcross the sullen clouds rainbow
Irch that stretched from Manhattan
o the Jersey shore. 1t seemed Bit
# natures art work spread by kind
y miracle at the opportune moment,
mans more humble efforts
IN shore, but forming a fitting arch
# triumph beneath which the victori-
,us admiral sailed to his triumphal
anchorage.
SnIuted Grants Tomb.
The Old Portsmouth crew manned
he rigging as the Olympia passed, and
If Grants tomb the naval reserves on
he st. Marys did the same. Round
he stakeboat the Olympia turned
MARTY, her guns throbbing a deep
hroated salute to the resting place Of
mother national hero.
The other vessels of the White squad
on swung around the st, Marys in
urn, each saluting the tomb
The Review and Return.
The turn of the parade broke the
of the police boats beyond
epair. The war ships doubling back
nto the mass of advancing boats
threatened for time serious consc-
uences, but the Olympia and her con
orts safely dropped anchor at last in
eversed column and the water
ageant passed the admiral in review.
he police boats reappeared as indi-
iduals and unceremoniously Shout
cred intruding vessels out of the line
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