The record-union., 1899-09-30

the port column, with the new Jose
phine of Joseph N Widener right be-
hind her.
The Erin was continuously Saluted on
the way up, and the man on the after
deck, beside the flagstaff, which car
ried the big yacht pennant, was con-
tinuously dipping it in return.
1t took nearly an hour for the head of
the yacht fleet to reach the turning
point off Fort Lee, but the Corsair
finally swung around and headed
down toward the Olympia At the
same time half hundred excursion
boats, tugs and launches which had
been waiting up the river for the
yachts to appear, joined in, so that a
solid column came sweeping down on
Admiral Dewey. The great mass swept
by the Olympia five and six abreast,
but fortunately the course was com
paratively clear when the Erin went
by, and Admiral Dewey was easily re-
cognized waving his hat at Sir Thomas
as he stood ON the after bridge
Long before sunrise this morning the
blue jackets on Admiral Dewey's flag
ship were hard at work washing down
decks and preparing the flagship for
the most magnificent naval demonstra-
tion that has ever taken place in an
American port. Like activity was in
progress on the other sea fighters rid
ing at anchor below the Olympia.
The scene was a glorious one as the
suns rays glistened on the white sides
OF the big vessels and the black hulls of
the small ones.
The members Of the Olympia's crew,
rearing to disturb the slumbers of their
commander, moved quietly about the
snip, and the anchor watch" was set
In silence. The marines paced their
posts noiselessly.
The weather could not have been
more beautiful There was scarcely a
cloud in the sky; it was pleasantly cool.
ana there was a light breeze from the
south, just strong enough to straighten
out the flags. AS the morning advanced
launches darted from vessel to vessel. /.
carrying officers, and ran from the
snlps to the naval dock and back with
provisions. When anchors was
sounded the shore of Staten Island and
the hills back of it were black with
people, and they cheered heartily as the
shortly after s o'clock the auxiliary
cruiser Scorpion arrived and gave the
AomifaPs salute of seventeen guns.
Admiral Dewey made his appearance
on the Olympia shortly after 8 o'clock
IN undress uniform. Quite a number
OF vessels of various kinds were al
ready lying beside the flagship. and he
received warm greeting. All of the
yachts at the anchorage grounds were
decorated with flags and bunting,
ready for the parade.
All the merchant shipping in the
nelghborhood of the squadron was dec
Grated with flags.
Early this morning 600 men of the
Firth Ohio arrived in eleven cars over
the Jersey Central Railroad, under the
command of Colonel D. f. Zimmerman
ana Lieutenant Colonel H. B. Pond.
The two floats, Peace and Victory.
were anchored off Grants tomb shortly
after I O'Clock this morning The float
victory was placed in position north
OF the tomb by the lighthouse tender
Mangrove without any trouble, but the
TASK OF locating the other float was a
dlf1cult one, as the small tug, which
had 1T in tow, was unable to "buck'' the
tide. The Mangrove was finally COM
PEELED to go to her assistance
The head, wings and arms of the
statue Victory, on the float, which had
been weakened by the collision of yes
terday, were blown off by the wind to-
day and dropped into the river.