Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-10-07
THOUSANDS OF SHIPS IN LINE
Great War Vessels in the Van, Fol-
lowed by Fleets of Mer-
chant Ships.
Is WITNESSED BY VAST THRoNGs
Greatest Crowd that Ever Gathered
in the Metropolis Witnesses
the Magnificent Ma
val Parade.
Admiral Dewey
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shortly aft
undresS
| vessels ~
| lying beside
| :eived warm gIe,
! the anchorage grounds were deco
with flags and bunting and ready ior
| the parade All merchant shipping III
the neighborhood of the squadron was
decked out. .
Two floats, peace" and Victory"
anchored off Grants tomb shortly
after 7 o'clock this morning.
The head, wings and arm OF the
| statue of "Victory" on the float Vic
tory, were blown off by the wind ana
dropped into the river.
The big steamer Sandy Hook, carry
ing the mayor and committee to board
the OLYMPIA to formally welcome
Dewey in the name of the city with
upwards of 1000 distinguished guests
and officials on board, steamed away
from the battery shortly after I'D,
and the mayor boarded the Olympia at
| II, and the welcoming formalities were
carried out.
| The ceremonies of welcome took
place in the cabin, and included pin'
ming a special medal on Deweys
breast. At it's conclusion Dewey en-
tered his launch and returned the
visit by going aboard the Sandy HOOK
where he held reception for nearly
an hour. All the mayors guests, visit
ing governors and others, were lntro'
| dnced 10 him. The admiral shook
hands with everybody and said word
here and there when he recognized an
old acquaintance.
At ii o'clock the steamer Mont
mouth, flying the state flag, with uoV-
ernor Roosevelt and staff, delegates
from the state senate and assembly,
the congressional delegation OF the
state and other prominent people on
board. steamed away down the bay.
MANY other official steamers left for
the railying point at short intervals.
Naval Parade Begins.
At o'clock the squadron got under
way. II was an inspiring moment
when the column started up the harbor
and the great naval parade began TO DO
n reality. First came the police boat,
which was the apex of the wedge
spreading out 20 the fire boats. The
steamer Sandy Hook, with the mayor
and representatives OF the city,
steamed alongside the Olympia, Dey-
ey's flagship, on the portside.
After the Olympia came the cruiser
New York, Admiral Simpsons flag
ship, with her big turrets and guns APP
pearing like a moving fortress as she
followed in the wake of the admiraPs
ship. The Chicago, Howison's flag
ship, brought up the rear of the col
umn. Following the New York were
the battleships Indiana, Massachu-
setts and Teas, with the cruiser
Brooklyn astern. In the rear of these
modern engines of war came the Ian
caster, type of the old navy vessels.
Then followed the gunboat Marietta,
with the auxiliary cruiser Scorpion be-
hind. Abreast steamed the torpedo
boats Porter, Dupont, Erickson, Wins
low and Cushing. Following them
came the natty revenue cutters Man
ming, Algonquin, Gresham, Window
and Onondaiga.
Next in line were the transports
Sedgatick, Mcpherson, Mcclellan, and
after them came the hospital ship Mis-
souri,.
Civic and Maritime Section.
Then began the civic and maritime
aspect of the parade, flying the flag
of the state of New York. Having on
board the representatives of the naval
militia came the steamer Monmouth,
followed closely by other boats with
members of the naval militia. In single
file came the General Slocum and Glen
Island, with members of the general
committee of citizens; the Mount
Hope, with the legislative branch Of
the city government; the Warwick,
with heads of city departments, and
the Mattewan, with members of the
press.
Then followed, two abreast, ninety
eight graceful, magnifcently appoint
/. ed yachts, led by the Corsair, the flag
ship of Commodore" j. Pierpont Nor
gan, and Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht,
, Brin.
; After the yachts came 100 steam
ships of the merchant marine, with
three flagships in single file, then five
steamers abreast, and the remainder
[ in files of two.
The third and last division of the
, parade consisted of more than 100
| handsomely decorated tugs, yachts.
J | pleasure craft, etc. There were side
wheelers, propellers, electric boats
| and every kind except sailing vessels
J The parade was off the battery al
[ 1:45 and the crowds cheered time and
/ again as the warships passed. From
that point all the way up the river, un
, til Grants tomb was reached, there
, was a succession of scenes of enthusi
asm rarely, if ever, equalled in this OF
any other city. The roof of every
; building commanding view OF the
, river was crowded with people who
, literally went wild, cheering the ad
miral. The crowd at Grants tomb wa:
| the largest ever gathered there.