Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-30

ADMIRAL DEWEY IN CITIZENS DRESS.
hagsnips in single file. then five steam
ers abreast and the remainder in files
OF two.
The third and last division of the
parade consisted OF more that 100
handsomely decorated tugs, yachts,
pleasure craft. etc There were side
wheelers. prop Hers. electric boats and
everything except sailing vetsel
1t WA. nearjy 2 o'clock when the
Olymp L CT III: abreast of the Battery,
and the acclaim of tie populace began
Admir- Dewey stood on the quarter
deck, surrounded by his officers. while
the men iIntd the rails, waving their
caps i'll answer to the cheers of the mul.
tltuCe. SO they passed up the river,
rerelvlng everywhere TREMENDOUS ova-
ton.
The inspiring scenes ana patriotic
demonstrations reached climax when
the Olympia gracefully swung round
the stake boat st. Mary, which was
anchored on the tomb of General Grant,
plainly visible on bluff in Riverside
park. and she let go with all her guns
and Il tull generals salute i'll honor of
the hero whose ashes reposed nearby.
Slowly the cruiser came about, and.
dropping below the allegorical float
peace and Victory" came to an
chor. The bluffs ON both sides OF the
river were black with people, and their
cheering for some minutes was deafen-
ing. AS the roar died away the mem-
bers OF the LlcderkranZ and Arion socie-
ties, who We're aboard the floats. sang
patriotic airs Ill welcome OF the admiral.
Meantime the warshlps, one by one,
passed around the stakebOaG and an
chored below the Olympia till their line
reached from of the tomb to Seventy
second street. Torpedoboats, revenue
cutttls. TRANSPORTS and yachts took a sta
ton c.,i e III shore, under the buff ut
Riversiie. this line reaching to Seventy
secund street, too. Through the lane
thus ioime,i the merchant marine and
EXCURSION boits marched through i'll re-
view, the w,Irshlps meanwhile thunder
ing forth >:iiuteS.
After the nlercnant marine and eX-
cursion boats had passed down the river
the steam Yachts followed.
One of rI.e most delightful features of
the d--y Was the hearty way III which
the members of the Dewey family ell
joyed every detail of the tribute to
TIL L.. s;re;;t kinsman. Under the guild
auce Of Edward Wilkins Dewey, Il
nephew OF me admiral, who has been
New Yorker 1or years, the family party
lett the Waldorf Astoria, going to Bat
tery park, where they boarded the
steamer Sandy Hook. Mayor Van Wick
be ng in waiting. for them.
''Ihis is the grandest celebration |
have ever seen, said Charles Dewey,
after the paraue, "ind am an old man
and have Travelled much in this country
and twice i'll Europe. L have seen tn
umpbs and celebrations there. Not one
OF them ever began to approach this i'll
nlagniiicence and beauty. 1t is the
Lord day. He is with us. The skies
are bright and the sun is smiling upon
Us. Evrytiling contributes to the sue
cess of the pageant. We heard great
deal before we came here about how
great the triumph would be, but moth
ing like this stupendous outburst ever
entered our minds. The love, the adj
mira ion of the American people for the
admiral is wonderful.
Ii is estimated that $500 ,000 people
witnessed the naval parane.