Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-26
NEW YORK is LOOKING GAY.
Streets Everywhere Ablaze With Dec
orationS in Honor of Dewey.

Orations in Honor of Dewey.
THE TOWN A VERITABLE MASS OF
BUNTING AND BRIGHT COLORS.
OFFICE BUILDINGS AND RESI-
DENCES RADIANT WITH PARTI-
COLORED STREAMERS, FLAGS
AND sHIELDS-FIFTH AVENUE
WILL BE A SOLID LINE OF
STANDS FOR PARADE VIEWERS.
ALL THE HOTELS FULL AL
READY AND NEARLY ALL
FURNISHED ROOMS TAKEN.
STEAMERS PRESSED INTO
SERVICE AS SLEEPING QUAR-
TIERS.
NEW YORK, September 25.-From
the Battery to Harlem, the streets
show evidence of the preparation for
Deweys welcome Nearly
every Office building in the business
districts on Broadway and the down
town thoroughfares is being decorated
with flags, bunting, shields and
and the enthusiasm dis
played in the adornment of private
houses is not behind hand. Fifth
avenue, as the main route of the par
ade, presents a busy appearance.
Stands are building all along its length,
on the steps of churches, offices and
dwellings,. Vacant windows bear huge
pictures of the admiral, coupled with
the sign: "To let for Dewey Day
The town is already crowded with
people. All the hotels are full, and fur
nished rooms are pretty well taken up.
Among the vessels already in the
harbor to participate n the welcome
to Admiral Dewey are several which
are usually engaged in coasting and
sound traffic These are we'll provided
with staterooms and their agents have
already bid for the hotel overflow. 1t
is proposed to provide sleeping and eat
ing accommodations on several of them
during the week
Included in the sightseeing floating
hotels are some of the boats used as
in moving troops to the
West Indies.
Special inducements are being offer
ed to patrons Of the hotel boats to re-
main over and witness the yacht races
next week.
The committee of seven of the recep-
ton committee will visit the Olympia
as soon as Admiral Dewey will re-
ceive them on Thursday afternoon and
formally make known to him the city's
plans for his reception. The Mayors
private secretary will accompany the
committee and ask Admiral Dewey If
it will be convenient for him to re-
ceive the Mayor of New York at IL
o'clock the following day.
Levi P. Morton has accepted the in
to be one of the committee Of
Vevem All have now accepted ex-
cept VIM c. Whitney, who has not
yet been heard from.
At meeting of the United Irish So
cieties Of New York to-day, resolu-
lions were adopted declaring that,
Whereas, a committee of officers
the Irish volunteers wait
ed upon Major General Roe, grand
marshal of the parade, and asked and
were refused a place in the parade, We
take emphatic exception to this action
as invidious, if not hostile to the Irish
volunteers, and resent the unjust dis
as depriving the regiment
of the honor of position in the line
of march as admirers and fellow citi-
zens of the hero of Manila, Admiral
Dewey"
Rear Admiral Sampson received 80
seats for the reviewing stand for the
use of the officers of the fleet. The adj
miral has made request for $50.
There is much speculation as to the
probable time of Admiral Dewey's ar
rival off Sandy Hook. In the opinion
of many officers the Olympia will not be
sighted first off Sandy Hook. They
think that in all probability the admiral
will so time his approach to the Amer
lean coast that he will have to put into
some bay, possibly the Delaware, for
the purpose Of painting his ship before
to New York.
Aboard the flagship, it was said that
the Texas had been selected as the ship
10 go out to meet Dewey and escort him
to port. Whatever ship is selected for
tn service will remain with the fleet
with steam up until the Olympia is
sighted from the highlands of Nave
sink, and she will then steam down the
bay and meet Dewey's flagship outside
Orders have been issued for the gath
ering Of the veterans of the Spanish
American war, who will march on the
day of the land parade as the Manhat-
tan provisional regiment. Col John
Jacob Astor will command.
The regiment win follow the visiting
national guard organizations and viii
fall into line of march at Riverside
Drive and One Hundred and Twenty
second street. The first general order,
issued to-day by Col. Aston says that
all unaffiliated veterans who wish to
march with the regiment must report
at least IS hours before the parade.