Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 7, 1899, Page 3

>? ~ fe IN HONOR OF A HERO New York’s Greeting to Admiral Dewey the Most Magnificent Demonstration in the Natio WARSHIPS IN BRILLIANT n’s History ARRAY ‘The Naval Parade a Stupendous Marine Picture, the Like of Which Was Never Equaled the Wo rid Over. Admiral George Dewey arrived off New York at dawn Tuesday norning, after an absence in foreign waters of twenty-three morths. The Olympia’s arrival was a surprise to New Yorkers, as she came in ge of offi The glorious welcome tend vo days sconer than expected. Tuesday was given over to the ex- al visits with the officers of the North Atlantic squad- Wednesday the Olympia dropped down to take her place at the d of the column of warships which were waiting to greet the ad- lered the hero of Manila by his com- rades in arms was the most impressive ceremony ever witnessed in this country. Thursday the official wel tendered by Goy. Roosevelt. New York, Oct. 1. — No Roman con- queror returned to his triumphs of bar- baric splendor; no victor, chieftain or prince, coming home from a successful war, ever received such a magnificent ovation as overwhelmed Admiral Dew- ey as he stood on the bridge of the Olympia at the head of a magnificent fleet cf steel thunderers of the deep, followed by a thousand vessels ot peace, each tiered and coated black with people, over the black waters of the upper t over the broad pathway of the sunli ver whose shores were covered with thousands of streamers lags that waved in the breeze. rv piers, rock heights and knolls were black with frantic, stie people, who strived weak- ly to make their shouts heard above the perfect bedlam of tooting whistles that »mpanied the admiral, ashore and afloat. As the tomb of Grant at Riverside Park was reached the fleet paid its » to the memory of the great : with a national salute of twen- ty-one roaring guns. The fleet then anchored ard reviewed the almest end- less procession of craft that steamed past, all so burdened with humanity as if they would turn got back to their ‘oward the end the purade got nized and it took hours for the »geneous fleet to get by. Dark- ss at last brought relief to the tired admiral, who had stood on the bridge r six hours bowi his acknowledg- ts to the stente n expressions of New York has er Witnessed Before hing this wonderful, tration. The Co- 1 of Grant's tomb the North nd the reception of t fall, ion to ed an enemy's fleet without the man or a ship. t beyond the n eople re and that a quarter of » afloat. When New York bration yesterday ze hung over the r2s soon burned up *h bathed the irk to say that pa- h its bril trong and y and kept i The water under e the dancing lit- tle waves which med to ra eresty heads in anticipation of of the conquerer. People who went down the bay were Jost in admiration at the s the river front. On the E river, from the bridge to the battery,, where sailing craft lie in groves, the spars were covered with such a mass of color as might be compared to a maple- grown hillside ‘Tall spars of the clippers were con- spicuous for their ensigns and signals. Every craft in the harbor was decked out from stem grace and attractiveness known to skippers. But the display in the East river was not to be compared with that of the North river, up which the procession was to pass. From the peaks of every pier long ropes strung with Flags of Every Hue were stretched to the snubbing post at the corner, the fronts were decorated with the multitude of gay colors. There were flags on the staffs and lines of flags above the tops. The vessels at the side were dressed from stem to taffrail and some carried flags on their yards and had their deck covered. The wind shook the rs from millions of windows, porticos and even steeples, and nevet, perha in this generation did hearts that love it, bound so quickly at the sight of the flag. Up the river, far off Jersey shores, and from the misty des, it blew. rly the fleet of steamships, steamboats, yachts and tugs which were to have a place in the line began moying down the bay to the alloted s where the several divisions were to form, but many of them could not resist the temptation to first visit the e of the | men-cf-war off nsville, and before i1 o'clock anche Tomp! the Olympia w fect mob of e ‘y known kind of craft, all swarming with people, circling around, or pushing their noses close up to the ship to get a glimpse of the ad- mirai pacing’ the quarter-deck. The pands on board the excursion boats played stirring airs. and whistles and sirens of the other craft made the air hideous by their shrie’ They kept coming, coming in pairs and half-doz- ens, until they lay a dozen deep, resisv ing the charges of the patrol boats in their determination to get within shouting distance. Their le, the dedication | nt radiance, | their | a sight | one along | in the deep autumn, ; to stern with all the | surrounded by a per- | come of the State of New York was Recklessness Was Amusing. They ren across each other's bows; rubbed against each other, they pushed boats’ sterns until further movement was impossible in the inextricable con- fusion. It was with great difficulty that the police boats could clear pass- age for the admiral’s launch when he went off to return the official visit of the mayor, and when he did setp in his iaunch the patriotic skippers grabbed ships Indiana and Maseachusetts, the cruiser Brooklyn, battleship Texas, the old frigate Lancaster, the gunboat Marietta and the Chicago, the flagship ‘of the South Atlantic squadron. Admiral Dewey went up into the af- ter bridge as scon as the start was made and remained there during the parade, ‘is A Heroic Figure outlined against the sky for the thou- sands ashore and afloat. The guns of the Olympia only spoke once before Grant’s tomb was reached. That was when they barked in answer to the deep baying of the guns of old Fort ‘William on Governor's island. When the fleet rounded the stake boat above Grant’s tomb on Riverside ayenue, and leach ship had let go its salute, the sound that arose was inspiring, a mad fantastic roar that continued for al- most ten minutes. The parade at this point began to become disorganized, many pleasure craft leaving the line j below and crowding so fiercely about the Olympia that she was manouvered with great difficulty. The excursion beats, loaded to the guards with peo- ple, were almost criminally reckless as they passed along, many of them list- et so far that one wheel was buried { deep while the other scarcely touched the water. The admiral was some- {times annoyed by the crowding of these craft, but he retained his equa- nimity through it all, bowing and re- moving his cap to the exulting and cheering crowds. When the crowd of vessels about the flagship became so dense that the progress of the rest of the parade was impeded the admiral ordered the police patrol boats to clear the way of the ships that had left the line and had spread themselves about E Olympia like a flock of wild fowt1. He did not leave the bridge until the approaching darkness turned the ships in the demoralized tail end of the pro- cession back to their piers. Gorgeous Display of Fireworks. Neyer before in the history of New York has this city ever witnessed a greater pyrotechnical and electrical display than that with which the re- turn of Admiral George Dewey was surrounded in the harbor and water surroundings the Island of Manhattan “ADMIRAL GE | Dole Gass ORGE DEWEY.” | their whistles and made the hills re- | yerberate with such a blast as can only ibe h d when a Yankee yacht crosses the finish first in ace with mug- | hunters. And that ws imply the pre- | luce to what continued throughout the almost continuous roar of m whistles. : Mcsinwhile the vessels to take part in the parade were massing over against | Long Island shore until that side of i the harbor became a mass of tangles, | spars and framework as far as the eye | uid reach. The gr y slopes of Fort Wadsworth and Fort Hamilton and j the shores of Staten Island were coy- {ered with sightseers. The warships y spick and span, ready for the start, their white sides as virgin snow. Be- tween them and the shore lay the low, long. lean, wicked . looking torpedo boats, and still inside of them the graceful row of revenue cutters. Abvard the Olympia the marines and sailors had been previously inspected from the toe of the first marine to the jaunty cap of the last sailor, Al seemed a little Dazed at the Prospect before them, and no doubt many would have preferred a programme inyolvinz a duplication of the Manila fight to the ordeal they were to go through. . The signal came for the fleet to get under way. The gangways were hauled up and drums beat. the were mustered aft. crew to quarters and the marines the halyards opened the roll and spread the four-starred flag which Far- ragut flew as he ran the fort in New Orleans. It was the flag which was presented to Admiral Dewey. As it broke, sailors at their stations and ma- i rines at quarters greeted it with the { hip, hip, hurrah we got from our an., eesters. The flag flonted proudly all ! through the pageant. It is the most ij precious possession of Farragut’s pu- pil, and when it is struck on Monday it will probably be forever, as it is al- together unlikely that Admiral Dewey | will command another fleet. It was j exactly 1 o’clock, the hour fixed for the start. when the fleet, with anchors hove, began to move. When the ships had straightened out for their journey necross the upper bay the’ spectacle | made will ever be treasured by those | who saw it. On the port beam of the Olympia was the escorting ship Sandy Hook, with the mayor and other dig- nitaries aboard, and in her wake at intervals of 400 yards stretched out a mile long the towering warships, the j, armored cruiser New York, the battle- A quarter. | master hurried a small dark roll of , bunting to the main, hand over fist. : It hung there while the bugle sounded | Then, just as the : sigral to weigh was given, a pull on’ last night. No more picturesque spec- le has ever been presented to so urge a concourse gathered on both shores of the North river as that of }the great hulks of the battleships of Dewey's fleet silhouetted against the ; dark background of the sky and shin- | ing from stem to stern with millions of ineardescent lights, while all around numerous brilliantly decorated yachts and other river craft honored the na- tion’s hero. Sir Thomas Lipton’s yacht, the Erin, was brilliantly lighted with streamers of white lights and the name “Erin” t to Madison Square Admiral Schley was | there during the coming celebration. in green between the masts. Frem the bay the letters of the Brooklyn bridge “Welcome Dewey” were plainly discernible, and were one of the features of the celebration, many persons going out on the bay in boats to see this display. There was apparently no end to the display of fireworks. Every wharf landing and pier had its quota of sight- seers and the enthusiasm was abun- dant. From the house tops as well as from the sidewalks powder by the bar- rel was burned and rockets sent aloft in honor of the hero of Manila bay. Over on the Jersey shore the display was just as generous and the sky was lighted with the blaze of fireworks, making the surrounding seas bright as midday. Staten Island contributed to the general display of fireworks. GREAT LAND PARADE. Last of New York’s Functions in Honor of Dewey. New York, Oct. 3.—The land parade Saturday capped the climax. The city, state and nation united in one vast demonstration worthy of the hero of Manila, The earth tren-bled beneath the tread of 50,000 men and the air was warm with the shouts of millions. The naval parade the day before was a magnificent and superb spectacle, but the wonder of modern times was the great land parade. Thousands of proud men of our land and sea forces, militia of ten states and the veterans of the Civil and Spanish-American wars swelled the procession and gave it the dignity in size that it held in sentiment. There was stretched down the line of parade on either side a dense, impenetrable mass of people, who overflowed into the building, win- dows and onto the roofs, sat in em- brasures and crowded scaffolding. At Broadway, where it crosses the ave- nue, the skyscrapers were as crowded at the top as at the bettom, and for blocks down the intersecting streets’ tenants hung from the windows and fire escapes, and multitudes of them were on the roofs, lying flat and peer- ing over the cornices. The crowd wait- ed gcod-naturedly to see Dewey, and When They Saw Him they waited on unconsciously for three hours and a half while the procession passed. Far down this living lane the column marched, between rows of buildings gorgeous with flags and bunting, and the air vibrated with the shouts of welcome and cheers. When the head of the parade appeared the jackies of the Olympia marched with a rolling step to the accompaniment of Sousa’s band. It was a poor Ar n whese Leart did not beat high in the stands leaped upon their seats and everybody greeted the advancing column with cheers. Then came the hero ef the Cay, thegadmirel of the fleet, with the other officers. The people did not have to give a second glance at the man whose features have been blazoned everywhere for weeks. He was recognized and cheers greeted him. The greeting to the Olympia’s men seemed tame to the shout they raised. Admiral Dewey, during his last few days’. experience, has become somewhat accustomed to these vocifer- ous greetings, and he took it all calm- ly, smiling and bowing right and left, and occasionally lifting his gold- trimmed beaver as he rode along. The gallant captains of the ships engaged in the destruction of Montejo’s fleet, a month except poor Gridley, who died After the Eattle, followed, and each got a rou come. ‘The three rear admi ison, Sampson and Philip, as they rode by with their brilliantly accoutered affs, were ly recognized and got attering applause, as did-many of the staff officers of the North Atlantic squadron. Both Gen, Miles and Gen. Merritt got ovations. The former! seemed to always have his cap off ac- knewledging the salutations of the throng. But it was Rear Admiral Schley who divided honors with the central figure of the day. He received a demons tion second only to that of Dewey. People along the line of march f: roared at him, straining their already bursting throats to the breaking point. “Hurrah for the hero of Santiago!” “There is the man who soaked Cer- vera’s fleet!” “Hip, hip, hurrah for Schley!” and kindred cries came from ; all parts of the line. some enthusiastic handful of roses. Up Fifth avenue lady threw him a By the time he got up to his arms in roses. The marines ; and sailors of the North Atlantic squadron. eight battalions of them, at- tracted much attention. They marched With a Proud Step, neither the seaman’s roll nor lands- man’s tread, but a combination. The men of the Brooklyn won perhaps the most applause. The provisional brigade of the army lacked the confident, easy step for which army veterans are noted. were preceded by a battalion of the West Point cadets in their showy uni- forms of gray, with white duck trous- ers, moving like one man, eight hun- dred legs moving like clock-work, every cap ard bayonet in perfect line. Goy. Roosevelt, riding a spirited black horse, at the head of the national guard of the State of New York, and surrounded by brilliantly uniformed officers, received a hearty and continu- ous ovation from one end of the line to the other. Before Madison Square was reached Admiral Dewey and the reviewing party in carriages passed the front of the procession and alighted as the reviewing stand opposite Twen- ty-sixth street, and took their places in the boxes hung with laurel wreaths that had been reserved for them. T'here for the first time the admiral saw the great arch of victory crected in his honor. The arch faces the sea. The approaches are guarded by tall colon- rades, transforming the street at the reviewing booth into a court of honor. Here the admiral reviewed the entire parade. Saturday night, the smoker given at the Waldorf-Astoria to the sailors of the Olympia, concluded New York's wonderful reception of Admiral Dewey and his men. TOO MUCH FOR HIS STRENGTH. Admiral Dewey Almost Exhausted From the Great Strain. New York, Oct. 3. — The functions and the receptions that have figured so prominently in the daily life of Admi- ral Dewey since his arrival off Sandy Hook last Tuesday morning have proven almost too much for his strengths such a perpetual physical and nervous strain that he is almost exhausted, Saturday’s ceremonies were the most taxing on his strength of any that he has yet had to undergo, and he ap- peared yesterday looking pale and worn, despite the fact that he retired early Saturday evening and enjoyed a good night’s r The admiral yester- day was too fatigued to do more than remain in his roem the greater part of the time and rest quietly, At 10 o'clock Admiral Dewey had an engagement to and before he came down sent a mes- sage to Mayor Harrison requesting that he be not expected to shake hands With the members cf the committes, The admiral expiaincd the request by saying that he had had so much hand- shaking Saturday that his hand pained him severely. Admiral Dewey rose early in the morning and was served a cup of tea at 6 o'clock. Shortly after his apartments, and which he ate alone. When the admiral had finished his breakfast he sent for his private physician, Dr. Perey, who was closeted with him for a few minutes, Admiral Dewey later called on the members of his family and relatives and chatted with them for some time. He was called on by Mayor Van Wyck at 9 o'clock. He corted by the may- er all day. The admiral received many callers, but declined to see many, fatigue being given as an ex- Among those who were honored re the Chicago dele- Mayor Harrison, with rived at the hotel. The others came straggling in and at 9:50 all were pres- ent. The doors of the ball recom were thrown open, and the committee, head- ed by the mayor, entered. Promptly at 10 o'clock Admiral Dewey came into the room. He wore a civil suit with a frock coat and dark trousers and car- ried no hat. The moment he appeared there was burst of applause. Mayor Harrison, in a few well- chosen words extended an invitation to the admiral to t chicago during the corner stone laying, or if not then, to fix his own time and consider the {n- yitation as a standing one. Admiral Dewey replied that it would give him great pleasure at some future time to visit Chicago. but that present engage- ments would not permit of his being 1 | The admiral has been under | meet the Chicago Dewey committee, | he had breakfast, which was sent to, cne of the Chicago committeemen, ar- ; They | 1 ) The coridors of the Waldorf-Astoria were thronged all day with people anxious to catch a glimpse of the great ndmiral. Early in the morning they began to come in and they were com- ing and going all day. But nofie of them was given the pleasure of seeing Dewey. He was not down in the cor- ridors of the hotel at any time. When he was escorted tc the room to meet the Chicago delegation he was taken down a private stairway and returned the same way. In every conceivable manner his moyements were guarded to keep the persistent crowd from get- ting near him. is VOUNTEERS HOME AGAIN. North Dakota Boys Are Given @ Warm Welcome. Fargo, N. D., Special.—After an ab- sence of seventeen months, one year of which was spent in the Philippines, the North Dakota voulnteers have re- turned home, From early yesterday morning, when the troops passed through the Bad Lands, until 11 o'clock last night there was a continuous demonstration along the line. Dickin- son covered hetself with glory in the magnificent welcome into the Flicker- tail state of the returning heroes. The welcome was as noisy as sincere. At Mandzn, Bismarck, Jamestown, Valley City and other points along the road the boys were given a rousing wel- come. Fargo simply went wild with enthusiasm when the train arrived and Company B was given a welcome that its members will never forget. HAD A NARROW ESCAPE. I Tug Run Down and Sunk by a Lake Propeller, Buffalo, N. Y., Special.—Off the south entrance of the Niagara river channel last night the tug E. E. Frost, bound for Towanda, was run down by the propeller New Orleans, out-bound for Chicago, and sunk in twenty feet of water. Capt. Cole was in the pilot house and was carried down. Pressure of water prevented his opening the door until the tug righted on the bot- tom. He then succeeded in releasing himself and floated to the surface after being under water several minutes. The engineer and fireman escaped on a raft, and, with Capt. Cole, were res- cued by the tug Gee. The propeller stood on her course without stopping. No explanation of the accident is given. MANY FAMILIES ARE HOMELESS. Fire Damages West Norfolk, Va., and for a Time Threatens the Entire Town. Norfolk, Va., Special—One hundred and twenty families, all colored, are homeless and penniless as the result of a fire which destroyed sixty houses, two large general stores, a saw mill with thousanés of feet of lumber, and threatened the town of West Norfolk, at the entrance of Elizabeth river. The fire started in the Hannah block, and, fanned by a _ twenty-five-mile wind, soon destroyed four blocks. The loss will be nearly $75,000, with small in, surance. 1s bee SEES VOLCANO IN COLORADO. ~ S. B. Remsen of Creede Says That the Eruption Iasted Less Than an Hour. Creede Colo., Special—S. B. Remsen, county surveyor, claims to have wit- nessed the outbreak of the volcano twenty miles from the city Friday af- ternoon, The states that the eruption occurred near the Santa Maria lakes sted less than an hour. He ap- hed to withing 500 feet of the up- left here for the scene to obtain full particulars. watt Kidnaped by Tramps. Toledo, Ohio, Special. Albert Heddley who has been strangely missing from his home at Marion, Ind., and who has been advertised for all over the coun- try, was found at Montpelier, Ohio, yesterday morning. He had been kid- naped by tramps, who stood watch over him ever since he had been taken. Yesterday morning all four of the kid- napers went to sleep and the boy es- caped. He was in a pitiable condition and almost starved. He was being held for reward. Philip Reginald Cocks, Baron Som- ers, is dead in London in his eighty- fifth year. on rane