The record-union., 1898-05-08
Thousands of Citizens in
Procession.
Fireworks and Enthusiasm All
Along the Line.
Chief Justice Beatty Was One of the
SpeakerS-Sa of One
Hundred Guns.

If Commodore Dewey could have
taken a Sfrd s-eye view of Sacramento
last night he would have felt his blood
tingle to his very fnger-tips at the
ovation given in honor of his great
victory by his appreciative and patri-
otic countrymen in this city.
There may be more populous COM
munities where demonstrations We're
made on a larger scale than here, but
it is safe to say there is not city in
the Union where the people were more
demonstrative, nor where more patri-
Otism to the square yard of territory
was displayed.
1t was really an impromptu celebra-
tion, but like many on-thespur- of-the-
moment affairs, it excelled in the mat
ter of popular outburst and energy
many public demonstrations for which
arrangements had been in progress for
weeks in advance. 1t was only yester-
day afternoon that steps were taken
to celebrate the confirmation of the
news of Dewey's remarkable victory
over the Spanish fleet in Manila harbor,
but those who composed the meeting
were boiling over with patriotism and
JOY at the success of the nations arms,
and the rest was easy.
The meeting was called by Mayor
Land, after consultation with the Off
GERS. of the Chamber of Commerce and
a few other citizens. 1t was held in
the City Trustees room and was called
TO order by Mayor Land, who said its
object was to arrange for a popular
demonstration in honor of Commodore
Dewey's splendid victory, which the
dispatch from the hero of the hour.
Remarks were made by a score or
more of those present, and then the
meeting proceeded to act by declaring
for a celebration in the evening, to
consist of procession, fireworks, sa-
lutte of 100 guns, addresses, etc. Gen
eral T. w. Sheehan was chosen as
Grand Marshal, and he selected the fol-
lowing as his aids: J. o. Coleman, Col
onel r. L. Peeler, General L. Tozer.
Major j. n. Larkin Colonel w. H. Sher-
burn, V. S McClatchy, T. w Heintzle-
man.. L. H. Brown, George w. -Peltier,
George NJ. Mott, w w. Douglas, A. ].
Bruner Captain T. B. Hall, Colonel
H. 1. Seymour, Captain Frank Ruh
staller, General ]. G. MARITIME, Colonel
Z. H. Mckee, Colonel G. H Hubbard,
Major NJ. ]. Dillman, E. w. Hale, Ma
jor w. A. Gett, Louis Breuner.
1t was agreed that the bells and
steam whistles throughout the city
would be sounded at o'clock as a sig
nal for all who desired to participate
in the demonstration to assemble at
the City Plaza, where the procession
would form.
Early in the evening rockets were
sent up, small boys We're. parading the
streets and blowing horns, while crowds
of people from all directions hastened
toward the Plaza. The city was fairly
aglow with patriotic fervor, which was
given vent a little later on when the
procession began to move through the
streets.
AS early as o'clock j and K streets
from Tenth to Second We're lined with
people, and by 7:30 the crowd at the
Plaza was a crush.
Every person in the crowd, regardless
of race, color or previous condition,
carried something emblematic of Amer
icanism, and poor indeed was he or she
who did not wave a miniature edition
of "Old Glory" for the business houses
along the line of march threw open
their doors and the old flag was as free
as air. Thousands were distributed,
and thousands were waved as cheer on
cheer rent the air.
While the streets were lined with
fully 10000 people. the crowd was not
cosmopolitan. 1t was American to the
core, and on the least pretext an ava
lanche of cheers would break forth, and
echoing back from building to build
ing, be taken UP by the thousands who
cheered only because a new Admiral
had risen above the horizon-an Ad-
miral who had brought victory to the
American flag and upheld in foreign
seas the honor of the nation, and when
ever the shouting was loudest there
was the magic name, the name of the
hour and of the day being spoken-the
name of Dewey.
And the crowd seethed and roared,
and noises of every description assailed