The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-04-22
CRUISER RALEIGH .
WELCOMED HOME
First Vessel Of Dewey's Squadron
to Return Receives an En-
thusiastic Reception.
NAVAL PARADE ON THE HUDSON
In Spite of a Heavy Rain Thousands
of People Turn Out to Wei
come Captain Coghlan
and His Ship.

New York, April 1s.-The celebra-
ion attending the return of the United
states cruiser Raleigh from Manila,
which had to be postponed Saturday
owing to the warship's late arrival, oc-
-.urred Sunday. Tie Raleigh, accom-
2anied by two small warships captured
from the Spaniards last summer, and a
ieet of about twenty-five excursion
steamers and tug boats, paraded from
fompkinsville to Grants tomb, and
from there back to anchorage in the
North river off TIirty-fourth street.
The cruiser did not leave her anchor
age off Tompkinsville for the parade
until shortly before noon. An hour be-
fore that time n drizzling rain COM
menced to fall, and this soon turned
into a steady downpour, which contin-
ued the remainder Of the day. The air
was raw and the officers and men of
the Raleigh stood upon the decks three
hours drenched to the skin and shiver-
ing with the cold. There were very
few people along the river front in the
lower part of the city, but great
crowds assembled in Riverside park,
overlooking toe 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-
Pile was in the vicinity of Grants tomb,
which was the turning point of the pa
rade. national salute was fred there
by the Raleigh and also by the cap
tured Spanish prizes, and the scene
was rendered n memorable n by the
%shrieking of a hundred steam whistles
from excursion boats and locomotives
ind cheers from thousands of people
on shore and on the vessels in the
river.
The Raleigh lay ut anchor off Temp
kinsville all the morning and no spe-
cial excitement attended her presence
there until about 10 o'clock, when sew
eral excursion steamers arrived 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
between 0 and 10 o'clock, where she
took n small boat and went out to the
Raleigh and welcomed her husband,
Captain Coghlan was apprised early OF
the intentions of the citizens recep-
ton committee to visit the Raleigh and
accompany her or the parade. He had
his crew give her a fresh coat of paint
during the time between daybreak and
| the hour set for the arrival Of the com.
mittee, and all the officers prepared fol-
the occasion by putting on full dress
Rain commenced to fall soon after IL
| o'clock and an hour later the decks
were flooded and everyone on the
Raleigh was seeking shelter wherever
it could be found. Boats of all descrip'
| tons continued to arrive from the city
and each nj ran up as close to the
Raleigh as possible and cheered her
The two captured Spanish gunboats
the Alvarado and Snndoval, arrived
from the navy yeard early, both
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 cit,
liens reception committee, headed by
Mayor Van Wyck and also having or
board a number of invited guests. All
! hands OH the cruiser We're called tic
quarters and Mayor Van Wyck and
Other committeeman were received
with naval formality. The ceremonies
were very brief, consuming not more
than five minutes. The mayor in a few
worlds welcomed the Raleigh to New
York, extended the freedom of the city
to the officers and men, a%pologized fol
the disagreeable weather and assured
Captain Coghlan of n hearty welcome
Captain Coghlan replied briefly. The
committee did not stop aboard a mo
ment after the formalities of the wei
come were over, but returned to The
Glen Island at once, and as Mayor Var
Wyck left the side of the Raleigh he re
ceived u salute of fifteen guns.
The Naval Pageant.
Preparations were made then to gel
under way for the parade. The Raleigh
was headed down the stream at the
| time, and when she raised her anchors
and swung around slowly the whistles
on all the craft neal her shrieked q
salute, and all the people on the ex.
cursion boats cheered and waved
handkerchiefs and flags. The Glei
Island led the procession of vessels
and the Raleigh followed Just asterr
of her. The Alvarado and SandoyaI
took position Off either bow of the
cruiser and police boats, tugs and ex.
cursion boats followed in a double col
umn. At Governors island n nationa,
salute was fired and the coast surve,
steamer, Pathfinder, with Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Allen aboard
| joined the procession. From the time
the Raleigh left the battery until She
reached Grants tomb her whistle ant
fog siren were blowing almost con
stantly in response to salutes from YES
sells lying at their docks or moving NJ
and down the river. The ferry boat.
were crowded with people cheering
and waving handkerchiets. and severa
of the boats "a alongside the Raleigh
for n short distance. Captain Coghlal
was on the bridge nearly all the wa,
up the river with the executive ant
navigating officers. All We're bundlet