Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 109, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1899 — BIG NAVAL PARADE. NEW Yoke’s GIFT TO DEWEY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BIG NAVAL PARADE.

NEW Yoke’s GIFT TO DEWEY.

PAGEANT UP THE HUDSON IN I ' DEWEY'S HONOR. <Grand Display Witnessed by Cheerinc Millions Flaicebip of the Living; Hero Pays Tribute to Grant— cenes that Will Be Historic. At New York Friday the greatest sailor in the world reviewed the greatest parade in American history. It was a triumph for Dewey, for the navy and for the nation. The victor of the seas sailed up the Hudson between miles of enthusiastic Americans to Gen. Grant’s tomb and saluted the ashes of the victor on land. The admiral stood for hours beneath the ensign of Farragut and lifted his cap to the hundreds of thousands who cheered turn. The head of the naval column .was a

' broad arrow. Six torpedo boats spread out as the bar, three on a side from the Olympia’s quarter. Outside of them a Ijl dying wedge of police patrol boats forinr; ed a great V, the apex of which was the Olympia. Flanking them, ahead and astern, were the harbor fireboats. spouting great columns of water that turned threateningly toward the excursion boats on either side when they attempted to i crowd the lice of march, f Estimates place the number of people who witnessed the naval parade and the illuminations at more than 3,000,000. AH the harbor glowed with red fire during the evening hours. Lanterns flinging i their colored flashes from on high, ninety trie Illuminations of the Brooklyn bridge, and scintillating bursts of fireworks were signals of national pride. Saturday the r admiral reviewed more than 30,000 tight v iag men of the navy and army, with the crew of the Olympia at their head. |;j Not since Noah built the ark have so ~ ‘many people been afloat at one time. For a full hour the mighty Hudson from Har- , Jem to the Jersey coast was packed with water craft till it looked like a log jam in a Wisconsin river. The big white ■ warships were mere incidents. They were i a countless swarm of smaller vessels. AH fe the wise men of Gotham and 200.000 si more went to sea in a tub. after every|‘f|,in* efse that would float had been filled. ,AU that is mysterious and fascinating ! about the life of men who go down into I! tfee sea in ships was in evidence. There I; were historic battleships, big, squarerigged sailing ships, pasting schooners which know every reef'from Sandy Hook ", to Portland, ocean liners, the greyhounds * «0f the sea, and even an old-time Yankee Whaling brig, black and smelling of whale gut if the Hudson was filled, the • jgfcores on either side were covered and jpMgtttd out by the people. Chicago day , at the World’s Fair was lonesome by lytemparison. From the "Battery to the mt mausoleum at 123 d street, and

passed the tomb of Gen. Grant, swung to its anchor, and ,one after the other, the warships made the best of their way down stream. Dewey stood on the bridge of his flagship, as the New York, flying Rear Admiral Sampson’s flag, swept by at the head of the line of fighting ships. For an instant the silent majesty of the great fighting machine awed the crowd, then the fleet of screeching tugs broke the restraint and swept round the Olympia again like a pack of hungry wolves. At night the skies were blooming with fiery flowers. Great searchlights flashed from warships and from the towers of tall buildings, while in the center of Brooklyn bridge, in letters thirty-two feet high, the “Welcome to Dewey” was blazoned against the darkness. It was a great- day for the sailorman. From a thousand masts swung the gay flags which spell, according to the international code, a welcome to the admiral. The Land Parade. Friday was Dewey day afloat and the navy marked the sailor hero for its own. Saturday was Dewey day ashore, and

r>,000,000 loyal and adoring land lubbers, drawn from all quarters of the land and from every station in society, jammed and shoved for a chance to see the Admiral’s face and in their ringing cheers tried to prove that the hero of Manila Bay belonged, not ho the navy or the government, or the city of New York, but to the country at large. The magnificent weather was repeated. Saturday, by a special dispensation of Providence. New York’s swollen popu l lation was up early. Hours before the ceremonies could begin they were crowding the streets, apprehensive lest the Admiral, who™could take a nation by surprise, had something up his sleeves to spring while they were still abed. Battery Park began filling with people at daylight, and the mile from the battery to the City Hall Park w'as fringed with early sightseers. Ferries from Jersey and Staten Island and street cars from up town and' Brooklyn, emptied their thousands into the city as the morning advanced. Business buildings were gay with flags, and the fronts of sky scrapers were banded with streamers which extended from roof to street. Everywhere, embedded in flags, the Admiral's faee looked ont. About city hall a mass of 5Q.000 people, pressed solid in its center, aud on its outskirts surging and shoving for position, had gathered before the Admiral had arrived. Promptly at 7 a. m. part of the reception committee, including Chauncey M. Depew and Richard Croker, proceeded to the Olympia for Admiral Dewey. He was ready, with Flag-lieut. Brumby. Both stepped *aboard the committee’s steamer. A sudden screeching of tugs and ferry boats announced that the Admiral was approaching. As the little boat came into view a great roay went up from the crowds. Squadron A, the crack cavalry troop of Manhattan, was drawn up, brilliantly accoutered and ready to escort the Admiral’s carriage. After the boat was tied up the Admiral was escorted to the carriage in wafting. The committee filled up barouches behind, and the cavalry trotted forward In the lead, with a blare «f bugles. The procession moved at a moderate pace, giving the crowd a

fine chance to see Dewey’s face. The mile drive to city hall was one ldfig ovation. At 8:45 a. m., the Admiral’s carriage, drawn by a pair of high steppers, rolled on to the promenade of the City Hall Park. A tremendous cheer arose, sounding like the broadside of big guns. It was a combination of cheer, yell and howl, and lasted for minutes without diminution. Admiral Dewey then descended from his carriage and was escorted to the city hall, where he was welcomed by Mayor Van Wyck. Here he remained for a few moments, meeting the cup committee. Then the party came back to the stand and in full view of the thousands who strained to see and hear all, the Mayor presented the loving cup. Saturday brought to a close the New York celebrations, in honor of Admiral Dewey. In the evening the crews of the Olympia and other vessels of the fleet were entertained at a smoker at the Waldorf-Astoria. Admiral Dewey left for Washington on Monday on a special train. DEWEY'S ITINERARY. Ha Waa 118 Days Making the Voyage from Mapila. Admiral Dewey dropped anchor at home, after a voyage of 118 days, during which the Olympia touched at ten ports. Manila was left at 4 p. m., May 29. Three days later the admiral was at Hong Kong. There he rested till June G, when the Olympia sailed for Singapore, arriving there June 11. The next port was Colombo, Ceylon, which was reached June 22. Six days later the ship left for Suez, where she arrived July 12. The next day Detfey reached Port Said and entered European waters. On July 20 he arrived at Trieste, to rest and enjoy the cool climate of the north for eleven days. * Naples was reached Aug. 5. and Leghorn Aug. 13. The next long stop was at Ville Franehe, from Aug. 22 to Aug. 31. Here the crew r were drilled daily for the big Nwv York parade. Gibraltar was made Sept. 4, and on Sept 10 the admiral started on the home stretch. The last leg of the. voyage was made in surprisingly quick time, considering the Olympia maintained the comfortable speed of nine knots.

MEMORABLE DAYS IN DEWEY’S LIFE. ; Dee. 26, 1837...., A Born * : Sept. 23, 1854........ Acting Midshipman : : June 11, 1835 Mulsh pman : : Jan. 19, 1861 Passed -Uldsh.pman ; : Feb. 23. 1861 Master : : Apr;! 19, 1861 Lieu-enam : : March 3, 1865... .Lieutenant Commander : : April 13, 1872 ..Commander : : Sept. 27. 1884 Capmin : ; June 17, 1896... Coinmod re : : Oct. 21, 1837.... .Ordered As atlc Station : : Jan. 3, 1898 Assumed Command : : May 1, 1898 Victory of Manila Bay : : May 10, 1898 Thanks of Congress : : May 13, 1898 Rear Admiral : ; March 2, 1899 Admiral :

NEW YORK’S GIFT TO DEWEY. Great Golden Loving Cnp Presented to the Admiral. Dewey’s loving cup, presented to. the admiral by the city of New York, is made of 18-karat gold, and as noble a tribute of its kind as was ever made to Roman conqueror. One of its panels has a portrait of Dewey supported by oak leaves and the spread eagle; another panel rep resents the Olympia at sea, and the third bears an inscription disclosing the pur-

pose of the gift and the name of the donor. The handles of the cup are dolphins of gold. Its neck is embraced by a rope emblematic of the naky; about the rope are dolphins, oak leaves and moss wrought! into numerous symbolic designs. The base of the cup proper is formed of four anchors resting on clustered oak leaves, which again rest upon a square base. On one side of this square base are engraved the names of New York’s mayor and its eighty-nine municipal representatives.

ADMIRAL DEWEY IN THE LAND PARADE