The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-02

admiral leaned forward, picked them
up and lifted them to his lips. In
Stantly all the ladies in the balcony
seemed possessed with the desire to
have their howers similarly honored,
and he was fairly bombarded. Many
OF the flowers tell into the street. only
to be caught up by eager spectators
and carried to the carriage. Before he
got to Madison square Admiral sohley
was up to his arms in flowers.
The marines and sailors OF the North
Atlantic squadron. eight battaiiOns Of
them. attracted much attention.
The men OF the Brooklyn got perhaps
the most applause.
Governor Roosevelt, riding a spirited
black horse at the head Of the National
Guard Of the state Of New York, and
surrounded by brilliantly uniformed of
acers. received hearty and continuous
ovation from one end Of the line to the
other. BE was in civilian attire, and
wore a silk hat, that Is, when he had II
on. as he was waving 1t right and left
for more than half the time. He was
escorted by Troop A, whose plumes,
rising and falling with the moving Of
the horses, beautiAed block. The ar
tillery seemed more real than the in-
fantry or cavalry, and the commander
Of the Seventh light artillery gave the
people an exhibition, setting his battery
at gallop and charging down, the
horses piunginE and cannon wheels
rumblIng like rolling thunder. The
crowd gave a whlrlwlnd Of applause.
The National Guard of all the states
made brilliant showing, and were evil
IDENTIFY proud Of their appearance and of
the reception they received.
Before Madison square was reached
Admiral Dewey and the receiving party
in carriages, passed the front OF the
procession and allghted at the review
ing stand opposite Twenty-sIxth street,
and took their places In the boxes hung
with laurel wreaths that had been re-
served for them. There for the first
time the admiral saw the great arch of
victory erected In his honor. 1t is mod
elled after the Titus arch in the Roman
forum. From the top, in a quadriga
drawn through rolling pillows by plung-
Ing sea horses, victory, with out
stretched wings and laurel wreath in
her hand. typical of the reward to the
victor. reared her beautiful outline
against the blue sky. on the attic are
the. heroic figures Of John Paul Jones,
Hull, Perry, Decatur. Farragut and
other naval heroes, while on the faces
Of the piers are magnificent groups
symbolic Of combat, the return of the
victors, the call to arms. and peace. and
on the spandrils are groups represent
ing the North and East rivers and the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The arch
faces the sea. The approaches are
guarded by tall colonnades transform
ing the street at the reviewing booth
into a court Of honor.
All about Madison square the decora-
lions charmed the eye. Flags on wires
ran from the tall tower Of the Madison
Square Garden, and all the facades as
far as the eye could see up and down
Fifth avenue were brilliantly arrayed
with bunting and flags. The national
streamers flew from the cornices, and
a thousand box kites floated high in the
blue sky. Here the admiral reviewed
the entire parade. Only one distressing
incident occurred within his view. a
wire had been stretched across the
space between two OF the stands on the
park. The awful press of people broke
1t, and they surged out into the ave-
nues. those in front pOwerless to resist
the pressure Of the thousands In the
rear. The police officers on foot were
helpless. Try as they would they could
not stem the tide which promised to
impede the entire parade, Suddenly a
half hundred mounted policemen gal
Hoped up. and. having formed a line.
charged and showed the people back.
Many women and children were caught
in the crush, Some shrleked, others
tainted. and several after the panic was
over were carried away In ambulances.
The smoker given at the Waldorf
Astoria last night to the sailors of the
Olympia concluded New York's wonder
fui reception of Admiral Dewey and mir
men.