Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-17
A WET WELCOME
COLD RAIN FELL WHILE RALEIGH
PARADED UP THE HUDSON.
CROWDS OUT IN SPITE OF 1T
GREAT INTEREST IN FIRST OF DEW
EY's wARsHIPs TO RETURN.

Welcome to Captain COuEhinn
and the Raleigh Then Leads
Naval Parade to
Grants Tomb.
NEW YORK. April 16.-The celebration
attending the return of the United States
cruiser Raleigh from Manila, which had to
be postponed yesterday owing to the war
ships late arrival, occurred to-day. The
Raleigh, accompanied by two small war
vessels captured from the Spaniards last
summer. and n fleet of about twenty-five
excursion steamers and tugboats, paraded
from Tompkinsville to Grants tomb and
from there back to anchorage in the North
river off Thirty-fourth street.
1t would have been difficult to have Sc
lected more inclement or disagreeable
weather than that which prevailed all the
time that the Raleigh was passing in re-
view before the thousands of enthusiastic
people who lined the river banks and gave
her their hearty cheers of welcome home.
The cruiser did not leave her anchorage of
Tompkinsville for the parade UP the bay
and the Hudson river until shortly before
noon. An hour before that time drizzins
rain commenced to fall and this soon
tinued 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 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
assembled in Riverside park, overlooking
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 people 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 prizes. and
the scene was rendered a memorable one
by the shrieking of a hundred steam whis-
ties from excursion boats and locomotives
and cheers from thousands OF people on
shore and on the vessels in the river
The Raleigh lay at anchor off Tompkins-
Vile all the morning and no special ex-
citement attended her presence there until
about 10 o'clock. when several excursion
steamers arrived from the city. ran along
side of her and cheered her time and again.
of the cruiser, arrived at Tompkinsville be-
tween 9 and 10 o'clock. where she took a
small boat and went out to the Raleigh and
welcomed her husband.
Captain Coghlan was apprised early of the
Intentions of the citizens, reception COM
mittee to visit the Raleigh and accompany
her on the parade. He had his crew give
her hull a fresh coat of I.aint during the
time between daybreak and the hour set
for yDl nj ft1u tao oil ho
officers prepared for the occasion by put
ing on full dress. Rain commenced to fall
aeo after 10 an hour later the
Raleigh was seeking shelter wherever it
could be found. II Boats of all descriptions
continued to arrive from the city, and each
sible and cheered for her. The two cap
tured Spanish gunboats. the Alvarado and
Sandoyal, arrived from the navy yard early,
both dressed gaily with flags and bunting.
and they created almost as much enthusf-
asm as the Raleigh herself.
About IL O'Clock the large steamer, Glen
ception committee. headed by Mayor Van
Wyck. delegation went aboard the
Kaieigh: and the mayor. in few words,
tain Coghlan replied briefly.
Preparations were then made to get un-
DER way for the parade. The Raleigh was
when she raised her anchor and swung
around slowly the whistles an all the
craft near her shrieked a salute. and all
the people on the excursion steamers
The Glen Island led the procession of yes
sells and the Raleigh followed just astern
of her. The Alvarado and Sandoval took
position on either bow of the cruiser, and
poiee boats. tugs and excursion boats fol-
lowed in double column. From the time
the >. Raleigh left the Battery until she
siren were blowing almost constantly in
response to the salutes from the vessels
lying at their docks or moving up and
the bridge nearly ali the way up the river
with the executive and navigating officers.
All were bundled up in rain coats and
I,sc received d., the , full force Of the storm in
tion to the storm, and waved their caps
constantly. not appearing to mind the soak
ing. AS for the sailors. they never thought
skins. but most of them stood on the ex-
posed forecastle with nothing but their
bluejackets covering their shoulders and
most OF the time with their hats flying in
Officers and men alike expressed the
greatest surprise at the demonstration and
all the enthusiasm which was being dis
played. Many of them were heard to make
remarks to the effect that the battle Of Ma
hna hila aI pay was fought 80 long ago that they
the American people remembered 1t still.
By the time the Raleigh and her escorts
IedCheu tHe southern enQ OF riverside Dark
the boulevards and the paths on the bark
were crowded by the people who had been
waiting there an hour or more all drench-
ed and chilled but with the one Thought Of
doing honor to the Raleigh. Two shore bat
teries Tired salute near this point the
people along the shore. in boat houses and
small launches fired of cannon Crackers
revolvers and guns. while a half dozen
locomotives on the railroad track thar
runs along the river added to the dea fen
ing noise by blowing their whistles all the
time the Raleigh was passing.
Just before arriving almost Off Grants
tomb the cruiser slowed down preparatory
to turning, and while the cheering and
whistle blowing and other noises were at
their height. two six-pounders on the Raj
eigh commenced their salute of twenty-one
guns. The last shot had hardly died away
when the Alvarado and Sandoval opened
with their national salute and a battery
on shore Joined in the tribute to General
Grant. When the salutes were concluded
the Raleigh turned slowly and headed down
the river. The run back to anchorage off
Thirty-fourth street was made slowly and
the same enthusiasm was displayed as on
the run up the river.
When the Raleigh was finally anchored
she was surrounded Immediately by a fleet
of excursion boats and as fast as they
could reach her gangway the peonIe
aboard them climbed on the cruiser and ex-
tended personal welcome to the officers and
men. The crew apparently took great
pride In showing visitors over the ship and