The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 29, 1899, Page 1

The Tall S DT o~ = S a8 I A v VOLUME LXXXVI-NO. 1 o 1. AN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1899. PRICE FIVE CENTS, DEWEY CELEBRATIONS CAUSE A MILLION VISITORS TO INVADE NEW YORK. R R | Distinguished| Officers of Lhe; Army, Navyi and State Call| Upon the Ad- miral. o Gha i g a e o ot gl oo o e e gl o NEW Y U< iy oy 5 5 i o o i i i e R R T T S S R R e A e g AR o e TR I o S T S R A the have no hour when )t moving in | city to the sound | 1 horns. | wshore from the heilped to-swell a1l marines ~hine ff of ar- 1 Governors we angements for the ‘ Madison s | quar upon which | f America towering 1d power to | led down s to see the iy board the | Oly - a minute and Ad s shown by > officia scarcely time to | y got the voted them and 1 to the visitors | aboard almost stion all day. Major Miles, at the head | hington committe alled to | rmme for recep- capital, and Major staff, stiff with from Governors calutes continued Gener son A. of the W sub t the »n at_the nationa heral Merritt and b pro. the ome Admiral of the army. They were receive h all the honors be- fitting their rank, but the climax was not rea until Governor Roosevelt of N k came down the bay in the fternoon on the yacht Wild Duck. He . ed by General Francis | Al officers of the New y fa and several of Dewey’s capta t Manila, including | ain Dyer of Baltimore, Captain FJ*******&***********B" * FUND FOR THE HOME GROWS ++ + 4+ WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.—The fund for the Dewey residence pil wp rapldly to-day and s to exceed $50,000 bef are closed within a fe amount early to-day The number of rep- exceed 40,000, average of a little ere have been many tributions, but thou- have given their of the Manila have been numer- ms of 1, 2 and 3 cents, usands of dimes. 4 | Many n J throughout the countr e sent in most of the s ributions. The committe 1arge of the fund has the personal assurgnce of De brought by Assistant York rday, that this spontancous act of popular recognition will pe acceptable to him. ye B e e S b b S B S SR S S o R 5 4444444444444 4444440440441+ + + Rk KKK KIAKK KKK Kk KKK | R R R R s s s | dtv | be nine miles long and that half a mil- | Mar, | which s moored Wood of the Petrel, Captain Wilde of the Boston and Captain Walker of the Concord. When they got aboard Ad- m Dewey took them over the ship the sight of the fighting captains set the tars mad with delight. Nothing | could reéstrain their enthusiasm and | round after round of cheers greeted the | e of these officers. | FMEEmRmEmEREES Governor | Roosevelt was Assistant Secretary of the Navy when Dewey was sent to the | command of the Asiatlc adron and General G ed in the | Philippines, :nd of the | ira standing. The | | sight of the were with | him during the stress of that hot day in Manila was good for the eyes, so that altogether Dey to enjoy th official visit more than any he has received. The local munlci- pal authorities are somewhat piqued because Governor Roosevelt extended the formal welcome of the Stz to the admiral before the Mayor had an op- portunity to offer his official greeting on behalf of the ci This ceremony will occur to-morrow. While much powder was flung into smoke down the bay to-day much more will be burned to-morrow during the great naval pageant up the Hudson River. The marine parade, unless marred by bad weather, which the lo- cal forecaster unfortunately predicts, | xpected to eclipse all previous water geants on this slde of the world. Tha parade will move at 1 o'clock in four ns. First will come the warships, headed by the Olympia and flanked on | either side by the torpedo-boats. They | will be followed by a fleet of white re: enue cutters. Following them will be | the steam yachts in double column, led | by the Corsalir, the flagship of the New | York Yacht Club. To Sir Thomas Lip- | ton’s Erin has been accorded the honor | of heading the starboard column of this | division. There will be 187 yachts in | line. The third division will consist of the merchant marine steamers and an indiscriminate fleet of tugs, barges and unattached vessels will bring up the | rear. It is expected that the line will | lion people will be afloat. The parade with the Olympia in the van will move up the North River to the stakeboat St. | , an old practice ship of the navy, | opposite the Grant | mausoleum in Riverside Park. After | rounding the stakeboat the Olympia | will come to anchor below two beauti- ful floats representing ‘“Peace” and “Victory,” and each warship In its turn | will drop in below the flagship. The national salute of twenty-one guns will | be fired in honor of the hero of Appo- mattox. The torpedo-boats and the rev- enue cutters will anchor opposite the line of warships under the bluff, and between these two lines the civic part of the parade will pass in review. Rear Admiral Howison gracefully yielded the precedence to Rear Admiral Sampson in the matter of ships divi- sion. The commander of the South At- lantic station will simply be present as a spectator and will bring up the end of o T PR Pem P e PEm P Pem m R M ER the line with the Chicago. Rear Ad- | v T P R MmN P P P R P YR e P Pen M pem R P e Pem M e R v R R m KRN KNNNN XXX XN XX LEVTENANT ASEV 25 HIEVTENANT COMMANDER PEWEY ASED 30 PENJASQLA iB33-8 OLYMPIA 1893-9g ASED | l 59 George Dewey at Different Stages of His Life and the Ships He Has Served On. P e e P MR P M M P Pm P M M e M PR P m Pm M P P N R Pem P Mem M Pem M Pem P M e R M miral Sampson will follow the Olympia in the New York, but will fly the red | flag, while Howison flies the blue. To-morrow night the grandest illu- mination and fireworks display in e history of the city will occur. To-night ¥ ko ke k ok k Kk XARAN RN NN | This flag was made by Quar - | Knowles out of “‘numbe field Proctor of Vermont. presented each of the visitors to Car tain Lamberton and then all went tc|when Farragut was“first made a rear the admiral’s cabin, where the commit- | admiral. Two white stars were sewed tee- completed the programme of the |on it. When Farragut w i Washington committee and he express ‘mlra] two more white stars were s there was a preliminary illumination | eq pis entire satisfaction with the cele- [on it. Farragut flew this flag on the of rare beauty. All the buildings on| pration, Secretary Pruden presented | Hartford at New Orleans and afterward the water front were lighted up. On|ap [pvitation to a dinner with the Presi- | in the Mediterranean. the Brooklyn bridge in letters of living fire, thirty feet high, flashed the words “Welcome Dewey,” while simultaneous- from the shore of the East and North rivers, Staten and Governors islands red fire glowed and sputtered, sending up fantastic smoke, turning the color of the water into a sea of lurid flame and transforming the craft in the harbor into red specters. | The admiral was deeply affected, and Admiral George W. Baird, who sailed | tears were in his ey he gazed at the | with Farragut and Dewey in the Gulg|SCuvenir. It was several moments be- squadron in 1561, unrolled a package | [0r¢ he Tecovered his veice. Finally he ich he had carefuliy guarded all the | S84 way to the Olympia, and, displaying a | . L1 fI¥ it. e § | I'll fly it in the parade. I'll fly it alwa faded blue admiral’s ensign, upon which | tee ol —and—and—when I strik ¢ admiral were attached four white stars, he said | -2Pd—and—when I strike my admiral to Admiral Dewey: flag this shall be the flag I shall strike. 0 : This was the most impressive scene Admiral, T wish to present to you the | yp,t hag occurred on the Olympia since first admiral's flag ever ‘broken out’ in ¢ her arrival in port, and for some time the navy of this country. The admiral | | oa spoke. whose name and memory we all so re- — and afterward upon the Franklin, and | BUT VERMONTERS @RE CUT SHORT since it came down from that masthead | it has never been whipped by the wind NEW YORK, Sept. 28.—During Gov- ernor Roosevelt's visit Admiral Dewey or worn by the elements. You, the wor- took occasion to let the world know thy successor of that great admiral, his estimate of the character of the dent, and the admiral accepted it. S FARRAGUT’S FLAG PRESENTED TO THE ADMIRAL NEW YORK, Sept. 28.—When the committee from Washington reached the Olympia each member of the com- mittee was cordially greeted by Ad- miral Dewey, but the warmest hand- clasp and heartiest greeting was for the admiral’s life-long friend, Senator Red- whose tactics you so successfully fol- lowed a short while ago, I deem the proper person for Farragut's mantle to fall upon.” @DNONONON T RO LU R ROLII NN OO U RO RO RO R ORILOLORVNOLTLIR N LU R R QQ&QQDSSQ&% SECRETARY LONG DETERMINED UPON DEWEY’S: ASSIGNMENT CALL HEADQUARTERS. WELLINGTON HOTEL, WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.—“I do not recall a case where it was a more simple act of the department and without the exercise of influence on the part of any- body outside, and I am happy to say that nothing has occurred to show that the department did not select the right man.” This was the reply made by Secretary Long this afternoon to my question as to the official really responsi- ble for Admiral Dewey’s selection to command the Asiatic station. There have been various reports in circu- lation, all erroneous, according to officials interviewed, one of which is to the effect that the President selected Dewey and another that Governor Roosevelt suggested the selection. Undoubtedly Secretary Long did con- sult Mr. Roosevelt regarding the admiral, but he also talked with Admiral Crowninshleld and others whom he thought might have knowledge of the then commodore. It has been stated that the President took a hand in the selection of Commodore Dewey for the Asjatic station. This is untrue. The selection was made by Secre- tary Long without any intimation from that official but solely upon his own motion and after he had made the inquirfes stated. After the Secretary had determined upon Dewey's asslgnment he informed the President of his deciston, and that was the first time it had been mentioned between them. i B 0 L OB O B 8 K8 08 0 8 G S K RS S RSO ST ST O & LAS ORI R DOBBOLIIULIALIOIIIS (0 23 DRI RPN P e P e P e P e e e 3 P R T'll fly it at the masthead. | man he was entertaining and to whom he belleved he owed much of his pres- ent fame. The admiral said: “Gov- ernor, I want the men to see you. I want you to see the men.” Turning to Brumby he said: “Brum- by, you get the men up. I want to have them see the Governor.” After the men had seen and been HHEHH-HNHHWNHI JUNIATA 1382-3 * % * * ; 3 # % * * # * * * X 3 * ¥ *® * * % x * * * E S * X X EY x * * * * * * * +* * * * x R S S LR 5 * seen and listened to a little compli- mentary speech by “Teddy,” the ad- miral took the Governor and his old friends below to his room and calling the steward said: “Here, boy, get us some of that contraband o' war—cham- pagne,” and bottles were brought out. “The last time we all met,” said the admiral, speaking to the captains, “was on the 30th of April, 1898, the night before the scrimmage, wasn't it? And now I want to propose the health | of the man who had more to do toward making me an admiral than any other man in the United States—Governor Roosevelt.” Captain Lamberton broke in here | with: “Governor, he has told me that a ! thousand times.” The toast was drunk | by Dewey and the captains, while | “Teddy"” stood blushing and speechless, | emba sed as a school girl, with a | glass of champagne untouched in his | hand. He caught sight at the moment ‘A)f a bevy of girls looking on the scene | through the skylight and passed the | glass to the nearest, who took a sip and passed it on till the fifth emptied it and declared she would keep the glass as a souvenir. Thus Roosevelt | was relieved of the necessity of making any reply. When the Governar and his party left the ship he was given a salute of sev- enteen guns, as many as an admiral is entitled to. Governor Roosevelt had been gone about half an hour and the admiral still had a lot of friends with him, when along came the Lieutenant Governor of Vermont and the Govern- or’s staff and two members of the re- ception committee that is waiting to tackle the admiral when New York and ‘Washington get through with him. The admiral had a warm and hearty recep- tion in walting for the Vermonters. They had gold lace to burn and swords, too, and dignity thick as plaster. Lieu- tenant Governor Bath came first and gravely saluted the admiral. The mem- bers of the staff came next and gravely saluted the admiral and lined up, swords clanking, all glum and decorum and mum as oysters. It wasn't the sort of reception the admiral had been used to. The smile on his face seemed to dim a bit as the Lieutenant Governor stepped forward and said: “In behalf of the people of Vermont I want to welcome you to your native land and tell you how proud of you the people of your native State are; and when you get there—"" At this point the admiral exclaimed: “Yes, yes, I'm coming; I'm going there; I'm going to Vermont. I'm glad to see you, boys; I'm going there.” And then he turned to a gentleman who approached him with two little boys and a little girl, leaving the gold | Gov. Roosevelt Gets Ahead of Mayor Van Wyck in Ex- tending For- mal Welcome R R R R R R NEW YORK, Sept. 28.—Ad- miral Dewey has already ex- pressed some doubt that he will be able to get through the duties attendant on his reception with- out suffering extreme fatigue. The routine of the admiral's movements for the two days of the celebration has been fixed. It will occupy at least twelve hours of Friday and sixteen hours Saturday. Fre4trrr e R R R Rt b R R e R R R R lace bedizened reception committee standing stiff and uncomfortable with their speeches unspoken. By the time he had finished welecming the children the Vermonters had become pushed out of line and swallowed up in the throng of sightseers. COGHLAN Is WARMLY GREETED BY THE ADMIRAL NEW YORK, Sept. 28.—One of the personal friendships that Admiral Dew- ey renewed aboard the Olympia this afternoon was that- with Captain Joseph B. Coghlan, who commanded the Raleigh at Manila and is now com- mandant of the Port Orchard (Wash.) naval station. Captain Coghlan was one of Governor Roosevelt's guests and when he climbed to the head of the gangway the admiral rushed over to him and grasping him by the hand he exclaimed: “Why, Joe, how well you are looking.” And then he went on with twinkling eyes: “What’s this L have heard about your learning to sing?"” Then seizing the captain’s shoulders he shook him as if chiding him and both laughed heartily at the admiral’s reference to Coghlan’s *“Hoch der Kalser” song. VAST THRONGS AND DAZZLING DECORATIONS NEW YORK, Sept. 28.—Jammed and packed were the sidewalks to-day and the throng walked in the streets along the curbs. Broadway and Fifth ave- nue resembled streams in the lumber regions, when the spring freshet has started. Hundreds of thousands of vis- itors filled the city, captured hotels and quartered themselves in private houses. They stowed away their valises and handbags and then went out to see the sights and decorations. They had an upward tilt of countenance, for their eyes were fastened on flags high aloft and upon columns and wings of dazzling white. It was a throng representing every State, for the preparations for the reception of the hero of Manila Bay stirred many from remote parts of the country to hasten to the metropolis in the hope of seeing the admiral before their neighbor: could get a chance. Here was a loyal enthusiastic crowd, proud to cheer at the mention of Dewey’s name. A decoration more spir- ited than ordinary, a chance word in the street, the raising of a tablet in- scribed with the name of one of Dewey's men-of-war, would set the s to ringing and handkerchiefs to ng. Through the efforts of an army of fakers visitors were well supplied with programmes, official, unofficial and “most complete.” They were decorated with flags, Dewey buttons, diminutive swords and miniature cannon. Some of them wore half a dozen decorations and were proud of them. They pro- vided themselves with pocket flags and with handkerchiefs of patriotic hue. Most of the decoration is done, and New York is aglow with prismatic hues. R e ke ok ko ok ok ok ok ok ok Ok ok ok ok ok FOR DEWEY AND WHEELER BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 28. Editor Horace White of the York Evening Post, who is visit- ing friends in this ci is of the opinion that Admiral Dewey would not decline the nomination for President if it w e tendered him. In an interview to-day he said: “I have noticed in ail the in- terviews Dewey has given on this subject that while he says he is a sailor and not in pelitics and would not seek the nomination, he at the same time has not said he would not accept it. He will certainly not seek the nomina- tion and will not enter partisan politics, but I am firmly of the opinion he accept the nomination if tendered him. He for President and Joe Wheeler for Vice President is a ticket that would sweep the country. Indeed, Dewey would be elected no matter by what party he was nominated.” Editor White speaks very en- thusiastically of the pc bility of a Dewey and Wheeler ticket and does not seem to think it at all improbable. w 444 would Bt b st bbbttt rr et s+ttt brtrttitsssts + + A + ¥ & + + B + % 3 3 b4 * + '+ i + 5 ¥ 36 > + + + + + + + + + + + + + ) ok ARk koK ok ok ok ok kA ok ok