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Thursday. In accordance with a bill passed 

 h\ the Legislature ami signed l>y tin- Governor, 

 this day was observed as a legal holiday through- 

 out the M.-IIC. It was the day of the celebration 

 toward which all previous events were but pre- 

 liminary. 'I'lii- Herts of the world were to !> re- 

 viewed hythe I'residcnt of the United States, 

 for \\liuh jmr|Mise he came from Washington 

 attended liy his Cabinet to thus honor the na- 

 tions that had sent their representatives. Orders 

 had been issued that at 8 A. M. each vessel was to 

 hoi.-t colors and dress ship. The review was an- 

 nounced to begin at 10.80 A. M., but the weather 

 was unfortunate, and, owing to a belief that it 

 would clear, a postponement until 1 P. M. was ob- 

 tained early in the forenoon. Promptly at the 

 postponed time Mr. Cleveland and his party 

 reached the " Dolphin," the reviewing boat, and 

 as the blue presidential flag went to the peak, a 

 gun from the " Miantonomoh" announced to the 

 fleet that the review had begun. The "Dolphin," 

 currying the President and his party, was fol- 

 lowed by the " Blake," on board of which were 

 the diplomatic corps ; then came the " Mon- 

 mouth with the guests of the city, including 

 many Senators and congressmen, and a number 

 of officers of the army and navy, and finally the 

 "General Meigs " with the Duke of Veraguaand 

 his attendants. The reviewing party then en- 

 tered midway between the two lines of war ships. 

 As they approached, the band on each vessel 

 played the national air of the country to which it 

 belonged, the officers and marine guard on the 

 poop deck saluted, the sailors manned the yards, 



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while the men on the rail, both starboard und 

 port, faced the reviewing ship. As the " Dolphin " 

 passed, a salute of 21 guns was fired by each ves- 

 sel in honor of the President. When the ' Dol- 

 phin " passed the big ' Blake " and the majestic 

 " Philadelphia," and heard the flagship's music, 

 she steamed up to a point within 300 yards of the 

 " Santa Maria " and came to an anchor. A few 

 minutes later the barges of admirals and gigs of 

 captains put off from every ship in the fleets and 

 headed for the " Dolphin;' where for over an hour 

 the President and his Cabinet held a reception 

 to the commanding officers of the fleet. Mr. 

 Cleveland then returned to the citv. While the 

 reception was in progress the " Philadelphia " 

 steamed up the Hudson to a point abredst of 

 Gen. Grant's tomb, and fired a salute of 21 guns 

 in honor of the natal day of the hero. An ex- 

 hibition of search lights and night signals was 

 given by the war vessels, beginning at 8 P. M. 

 The rain of the day had settled into a mist, and 

 the river was dark with fog, but suddenly, at 

 the time appointed, a great beam of light flashed 

 along the line and settled on the " Miantonomoh." 

 Then from every vessel in the fleet there burst 

 strong flashes of light, and it seemed as if the sun 

 had broken out from beneath a cloud, for the 

 darkness had vanished, and it was light as day. 

 Some of the vessels displayed arc lights, some sent 

 out 2 lights, some sent out 4, each apparent ly play- 

 in gat cross purposes. Then came the illumination 

 with colored lights, and the outlines of the ves- 

 sels appeared in red, then green, and finally white 

 light. The admirals, the staff officers, and the 

 captains of the naval vessels were guests of the 

 city at a ball given in Madison Square (Jarden. 

 The Garden became fairy land. Unique nrrange- 

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nients of flowers, novel effects with miniature 

 electric lamps, brilliant designs with flags and 

 banners, delighted (lie eye and pletiM-d the fancy. 

 From the keystone of the arch hung an elei trie- 

 ally lighted cupid, and revolving electric .-tar-. 

 which changed color at each revolution, were 

 placed on I In lace> of the base. High above the 

 platform at the Madison Avenue entrance was 

 the emblem, Greeting of the New World," in 

 white flame. Itaneath this stood the Mayor of 

 the municipality to receive his guests. These 

 included the President of the Tinted States, the 

 Governor of the State, the Duke of Veragua, and, 

 besides the foreign officers, representatives of the 

 best-known New York families. From 11 to 1 

 dancing and banqueting continued, and then the 

 President departed, bringing to a close the great- 

 est of the many great entertainments that have 

 been held in New York city. 



Friday. It was early morning when prepa- 

 rations were begun for the continuation of the 

 celebration, and at 9 A. M. the marines and sailors 

 began to land at the piers of the streets below 

 42d Street for the land parade. Shortly before 

 11 o'clock a start was made at the corner of Fifth 

 Avenue and 42d Street. At the head of the pro- 

 cession was Roswell P. Flower, Governor of New 

 York and commander in chief of the State forces, 

 with his staff, and escorted by New York's Troop 

 A of the Dragoons. He was followed by the 

 commanding officers of the foreign and United 

 States vessels in carriages. Then came, in 4 bat- 

 talions, a brigade of sailors and marines from the 

 United States war vessels, forming the first di- 

 vision. A second division included the foreign 

 marines and sailors from the visiting war ships, 

 and finally, under command of Gen. Louis Fitz- 

 gerald, the National Guard of the State. It was 

 estimated that there were 12,000 men in line, and 

 the procession moved down Fifth Avenue to Wa- 

 verly Place, thence to Broadway, past the stand 

 in front of City Hall, where the Mayor reviewed 

 the parade, thence down Park Row to Broadway, 

 ending at the Battery. The President arrived at 

 City Hall, and was to have been among those who 

 reviewed the procession, but his presence was 

 necessary in Chicago to open the World's Fair 

 there, and he left before the head of the line 

 reached City Hall. In the evening a formal 

 banquet, in which 450 persons participated, was 

 given by the Chamber of Commerce to the visit- 

 ing naval officers. 



The Vikinjr Ship. This vessel, 75 feet long, 

 16 feet beam, drawing 4 feet of water, and carry- 

 ing 200 yards of canvas, was built in Norway in 

 imitation of the early vessels with which the 

 Norsemen discovered America. It left Bergen, 

 Norway, on April 30. under command of Magnus 

 Anderson, with a crew of 12 men. under orders to 

 proceed to Chicago by way of New London and 

 New York. It reached New London on June 18, 

 and New York four days later, whence after a 

 short stay it proceeded to Chicago bv way of the 

 St. Lawrence river and the (ireat Lakes. While 

 in New York the ship was visited by many per- 

 sons, and both the captain and crew were made 

 the recipients of numerous courtesies, both pub- 

 lic and private. 



Political. The election of 1898 was held on 

 Nov. ?, when the following were voted for: 



Democratic. Comptroller, Ashbel P. Fitch ; 



