The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-13
HERO Of MANILA SALU|ED
Welcome Details Of the Wondrous
Victory Thrill Morristown.

F1AIVl III III MVl ll1olV Is
They Were Spread Broadcast by the Chron-
icle Extra-Our Patriotic Mayor Orders
Old Glory Floated, and SaIuses are Fired
from Fort Nonsense Veteran Denman
Resurrects the Phelps Cannon-A Brief
Cannonade from the Fort, while the
Band Played on-Everybody Happy.
The very first information received in
this vicinity relative to Commodore
Dewey's brilliant action in Manila bay on,
May was bulletined on the afternoon of
that date by the CHRONICLE. Since that
event its frequent daily bulletins have
been carefully scanned hour by hour by
many hundreds who were impatient for
reliable and fuller accounts concerning
the hero of the Philippines.
On Saturday last, May Z, these electri-
fed an awaiting world; and the CHRoNI-
Gle came again to the front, within a
few minutes after the receipt of special
dispatches, this time with an Extra that
spread broadcast the glad and welcome
details Of the great naval victory SO glo-
riously won at Manila.
Immediately upon the appearance of
the CHRONICLES thrilling message of VIC
tory our patriotic Mayor ordered the big
flag to be foated from the lofty staff on
the Green, and when the CHRONICLE Ex-
ira, with unprecede promptness, cup
plemented the enthusiastic situation the
papers were bought up from the leather
lunged newsboys nearly as rapidly as they
could be flashed from the press. Within
an hour the boys had covered every por-
ton of the city, of Madison and of many
villages.
The information received by this Office
from its special correspondents, though
necessarily brief, was entirely accurate,
and was abundantly verified from official
sources; and laconic as it was, it was yet,
as many put it, "Quite long enough, and
just what we want-hurrah for Dewey
and his gallant tarel''
The Extra gave forth the substance of
Commodore Dewey's dispatch. to Presi-
dent Mckinley from Hong Kong, where
it Yves received s@1om the dispatch boat
McCulloch Of The Commodore's squad
ron, and conarmed the earliest bulletin
of his gallant naval combat in the far
East. 1t told of the complete American
victory; Of the great losses of Spanish
warships and men, and added the thrice
welcome announcement that not an Am
erican was killed, though six had suffer
ed slight injury. The CHRONICLE Extra
also contained an excellent portrait of
Commodore Dewey and faithful pictures
of the ships composing his triumphant
Asiatic squadron, the latter briefly de-
scribed, and, as climax, gave the words
and music of the s'Star Spangled Ban
ner" and of Yankee Doodle"
The large and rapid sale testified to its
timeliness and popularity, and the streets
were filled with old and young, men and
maidens not to omit the numerous, ON
nipresent and vociferous newsboy- sing
ing the songs so dear to us all.
Mayor Quayle, with smile surprising
in broadness and blandness that worn by
Bret Harte's ssHeathen Chinee," said:
'sNothing less than salute will satisfy
usl"
A representative Of the CHRONICLE was
dispatched with bulletin to President
Roberts of the Washington Association
for permission to fire the gun at Head
quarters, formerly used for salutes. The
worthy President was finally located in
Boonton, and he said he would be happy
to comply with Mayor Quayle's request,
but could not, because the cannon had
been condemned as unsafe.
Nothing daunted, the Mayor telephon-
ed for John Denman, sturdy veteran of
Co. A, Fifth Regiment N. J. Volunteers,
to the effect that he ''must hunt up some
thing; the salute must be fired Corporal
Williams had had the cartridges made,
and they wouldn't keep!'
Veteran Denman scratched his head,
then fell in with another enthusiastic
CHRONICLE reporter, and the two started
out on search for the cannon used by
the Phelps Artillery, of which the late
George L. Hull was the honored Cap
tain. After sort of finetooth-comb can
vass it was located in the vicinity of
Green street, and was, after considerable
persuasion, mounted and made ready for
royal service.
The smile that now frightened the fea-
lures of Mr.. Denman as he trotted his
prize up Washington street was just a
s'leetle' broader than that which still
overspread the happy face of the Mayor.
The regulation admiral's' salute of fif-
teen guns was duly fired from Fort Non
sense. The line of march up the noun
tain was led by George L. CLARK, ffer,
and Fred Schraudenbach and Wood
Vance, drummers. The saIutes, echoing
from hill to hill, were fired by Will
Jams, assisted by Isaac Smith. Both mu-
sicians and gunners were constantly
cheered on by large assemblage Of
Young America, and by some equally
interested but not SO young.
Field Club Dog show.