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became quiet and the noises on the river
were stilled slowly the New York swung
w abreast of the tomb and nearly oppo-
site a battery which was firing salute
with painful hesitanCy At almost exact
ly 1880 a. m. the sharp crack of Il small
gun at the bow of the New York was
heard, and instantly ii was answered by
the boom of guns on all the other ships,
and the same hcdlam of noisy whistles
that had characterized the parade down
at the Battery broke loose again. The
people on the hillsdCs jumped to their
feet and small flags huttcr5d in the hands
of thousands upon thousands. All the
bands on the excursion boats were in aC-
ton and everything that could be used to
make Il noise within seeing distance was
brought into play. The sautcs ended
quickly, and that seemed to accentuate
the noisy demonstration OF the whistles.
But there was a limit to it all. After the
salute had been fred the whistles found
1t too much of Il task to Keep up the
celebration by themselves and so, just az
the New York began to swing lite
toward the port and the police boat began
to clear Il way for her to make turn,
the noise was stllcd. But 1t was the still
ness of exhaustion.
Mayor Van Wyck. with the principal Of
iiCials Of the city and the citizens COM
mittcc, went down to Tomkinsvilc in the
morning on the steamer Glen Island. the
aboard. came alongside and the mayor
and the special committee appointed to
accompany him got on board The mem
bCrS of the committee were Gen. Gillispie,
Gen. Tracy, Gen. Butteriield, Cen Coils.
Gen. Fitzgerald. Hilary a. Herbert cX-
secretary of the navy; Alton Il. Parker,
chief Judge of the Court of Appeals; eX-
Mayor Gilroy, Corporation Counsel Wna-
len, cN-Mdyor Wurstcr of BROOKLYN Maui
rice t.. IIoldhHn, president of the board Of
public improvements: William McAdoo,
/ Herbert f. Gunnson. President GugEcn-
hcimcr of the council. and President
Woods of the board of aldermen. Mr..
llolahan was chairman.
! by tine time the Patrol got within hail
inc distance of the flagship the crowd OF
boats around the cruiser was very great
and there was trouble getting alongside.
The converted yacht Scout lay directly in
the path of the Patrol. Although signals
were made warning the Scout that the
Patrol wished to go alongside the flagship
the converted yacht showed no signs of
wishing to get out of the way.
I II was then discovered that the paSscn-
ger carried by the Scout was Abncr Me
Kiney, brother of the President. and
chief Dewey ordered the Patrol to go
alongside the New York.
When the Patrol was made fast Mayor
Van Wyck went mp the ganRway first
followed 10y Private Secretary Downes and
Messenger IlcthcrtOn carrying tho muni-
cpal flag. Then came Chairman iolahan
Gen. Tracy, and the other members of the
committee. As they stepped on the deck
e the flagship Lieutenant Commander
Potter, the executive officer, received
them, greeting each man as he passed
The committee was led to the Stnrboard
quarterback, where they were joined by
Secretary Bliss Secretary Alger Attor.
ncy-Gcneral Griggs and Postmastcr-Gcn.
eral Smith, who were there to represent
the President. The two cX-SeCrCtarics OF
the navy. Mr.. Herbert and Gen. Tracy
received warm greeting from the cabinet
officers
ALLOW me to present to you Robert A
Van Wyck. mayor of the city of New
York" said Mr. Hoahan
II am pleased to see YOU" said tho adj
mral, and they shook hands. Then tn,
mayor said.
"Honorcd Sir. Admiral Commanding thu
Victorious North Atlantic Squadron o.
the American Navy. Returning from
the Ncverto-bc- Forgotten Triumph!
at Santiago:
I'm behalf of the people of the city o.
New York it Is my high privilege as thei
chief magistrate, to present to you, ant
through you to every officer, marine. sail
l. or, and andsmdn under your command
their warmest welcome homo. 1t Is no
, in words to express the emotion out %
. which this greeting springs.
las the achievements of the American
navy have been crowned with victorious
consequences, unsurpassed in the ANIMAL
of naval warfare, ancient or modern, tn
tongue necessarily faltcrs in striving 4
T express the feeling of combined gratituJ
!, pride, and patriotic fervor with .whicl
, every American breast Is filled on contem
plating them.
+ There was not in the world four shor
"a
record than that of the United States
/, To-day we speak within the bounds O
I reason in declaring that what might hav
"a seemed impossible has been accomplish
ed. The record has been rendered sti
= more glorious-the navy of the Unite
a States has eclipsed itself
@ Never while history continues to IN
: struct men and the memory of America
- deeds rcmainko Impress, can the BATH
n which saw the Spanish fleet annihilate
ON the coast of Santiago be forgotten. |
: the contemplation of the victory, the skill
:. the courage and the magnanmity of tn
h Nictors, together with the far-reaching ci
. feet upon the future of the civilized worlC
, that engagement stands without Il para
lei in the history of men.
n "Howcver, | am not here to describe, G
n to attempt to describe even in outlin,
the deeds of valor that made heroes {
/ the brave officers and men of the navy n
n duty is to extend to you, the officers. IN;
q rines, sailors and men of the North A.
r lantic squadron the congrat ulations an
c hearty welcome of the people of Create
Il New York and the freedom of their city.
: In his reply Admiral Sampson spok
" briefly. This is what he said
~ Mr.. Mayor and Gentlemen:-Permit m
I to thank you on behalf of the officers an
II men Of the navy, who. through their e
In forts, have won your congratulation.
am sure they have been appreciated as
10 am. We have done our duty only. an
i we are consequently deeply grateful
g you for expressing the thanks and col
,e ordinations of the people of the cit
a. which you nave done In such CLOWN
70 terms, for the little we have accomplish
ed, | thank you, Mr.. Mayor, eXceedingl
&C The mayor bowed and said;
n II welcome you, Admiral, in the nan
~ of Greater New York.
A., Then everybody crowded around Adm
=, raj Sampson and shook him by, the han
a. and each member of the committee col
~ gSatulated him personally upon the glor
n, Gus achievements of his fleet. Admir-
n Sampson had a pleasant word for ever
- body. There were those present who sa
! they saw tears in mis- eyes after the may
!, had finished his address of welcome
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