Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1899 — NASHVILLE AT CAIRO. [ARTICLE]

NASHVILLE AT CAIRO.

Gunboat Given Enthusiastic Welcome to Illinois. The United States gunboat Nashville arrived at Cairo, 111., and anchored in midstream in the Ohio, immediately in front of the city. Thousands of people have visited the gallant ship, from whieh the first gun of the Spanish-American war was fired, and which captured the first prize. The number of visitors Sunday has been variously estimated at from 15.000 to 20,000. and they came from six States. Severiil thousand people visited the ship during the day and many thousand were unable to get aboard. Six boats were engaged in ferrying the*erowd, and they could not handle them. The Nashville left Monday for St. Louis, the steamer Grapevine accompanying the vessel to make soundings in shoal places.