Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-10-05

Tunnell, of Delaware; then Stone,
of Pennsylvania; VOORHEES,, of
New jersey McSweeney, of
South Carolina; Russell, of North
Carolina; Dyer, of Rhode Island;
Mcmillan, of Tennessee; Bush
nell, of Ohio; Greer, of Oregon;
Atkinson, IF West Virginia,
Richard, of Wyoming, and Wells,
of Utah.
Major G Generais Miles and Mer-
rift and aides followed in carriages
abreast, and then came carriage
containing Rear Admirals Jos. N.
Miller and Winfield Scott Schley. |
A long row of carriages followed,
containing members of the muni-
cipal assembly, distinguished
guests and visiting dlgnitaries.
The naval brigades of the North
Atlantic feet, commanded by
Captaio Charles NJ. Thomas, fol-
lowed. It was in seven battalions
and made an imposing appearance.
Then came the hero, the ad-
mirals and the Cfficers Of the
feet in all the glory of their
gold laced uniforms and gold
trimmed cooked hats. All were
lin open barouehes, and at their
head was the mau of the hour.
Mayor Van Wyck sat besides
Admiral Dewey in the carriage.
| The front seat was bank ed with
beautiful foral pieces. The peo-
pie did not have to give a second
glance at the man whose feat
ures have been blsz )ned every>
where for weeks He was re-
cognized on the instant, and the
cheers and huzz abs that bad
greeted the Olympia's men seem
ed tame compared with the
shout that was raised. Il seemed
fairly TO lift the sky. There is no
percaivable kind Of noise the
people did not make. Everybody
waved and cheered and nearly
everybody jnmped up and down
in frantic enthusiasm, Cd men
, were as enthusiastic as boys and
, just as noisy. Admiral Dewey.
5 during the last few days expert
| ence. has become somewhat
accustomed to the greetings, ano
be toUk it all smiling and bowine g
right and left and occasionally )
,itting bis gold-trimm med beaver
as he rode along. The gallau
captains of the ships engaged il
the destruction CT Montejo's feet
except poor Gridiey, who died
q month after the battle, fo!lowe'
=. and also got rousing welcome
II Before Madison Square wa
g reached Admiral Dewey and tb
d receiving party in carriages
le passed in front of the processio
q and alighted at the reviewin
{ stand, opposite Twenty-sixt
~ street, and took their places
the boxes, hung with laur'
wreaths, that had been reserve
" for them. Z here, for the fir:
time, the admiral saw the gre;
d arch victory erected in his homo
ge It. is modelled after Titus arc
by in the Roman forum. From II
or top, in a qaadriga drawn throug
he rolling billows by plugging SCI
a horse, "V:ctory." with GU
nd stretched wings and the laur
cd wreath in her hand, typical
. the reward TO the victor, rear
her beautiful outline against 7
blue sky. Ga the attic are heor
'p' figures Of John Paul Jones. Hu
as1 Perry, Decatur, Farragut a
OF other naval heroes, while on Z
vi faces of the piers are magni
lg- cent groups symbolic of comb
ln- the return of the victors,
af- call to arms aud peace, and
W. the panels are groups represe'
ing the North and East rive
on and the Atlantic and Pac
n oceans. The arch faces the S
80 The approaches are guarded
> - tall, colonnades, transform
"eA the street at the reviewing bot
'ue into court of honor. All alb
ral Madison Square the decorate
'aPs charmed the eye. Flags on wi
ohm ran from the tall tower OF
the Madison Square Garden and
way the facades as far as the
D. could see, up and down f.
car avenue, were brilliantly ARA
with bunting and flags. The
~; tional streamers few from
cornices and a thousand
w kites foated high into the
''oD sky. Here the admiral revie
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