Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
GREAT NAVAL PARADE.
Magnificent Demonstration il
Honor of Admiral Dewey.
WEATHER WAS FINE.
Adjacent Hills Black with People
Eager to View the
Pageant.

New York. Sept. 29.-Long before sun
rise this morning, the bluejackets on Ad
miral Dewey's flagship were hard at
work washing down decks and preparing
the flagship for the most magnificent ma
val demonstration that has ever taken
place III an American port. Like activi-
ty was in progress on the other sea-fght-
ers riding at anchor below the Olympia.
The scene was d glorious one as the
suns rays glistened on the white side of
the big vessels and the black hulls of the
small ones.
The members of the OIympia's crew,
fearing to disturb the slumbers of their
commander, moved quietly about the ship
and the anchor watch was set in 81
lence. The marines paced their posts
noiselessly.
The weather could not have been more
beautiful. There was scarcely a cloud
IN the sky, it was pleasantly cool, and
there was light breeze from the south
Just strong enough to straighten out the
flags.
Hills Black with People.
AS the morning advanced launches
darted from vessel to vessel, carrying Off
GERS and ran from the ships to the naval
dock with provisions. When ''at colors"
was sounded, the shore of Staten island
aSd the hills back of it were black with
people, and they cheered heartily as the
flags were raised.
Shortly after s o'clock, the auxiliary
cruiser Scorpion arrived and gave the
admirafs salute of seventeen guns.
Admiral Dewey made his appearance
on the Olympia shortly after i'll undress
uniform. Quite q number of vessels of
various kinds were already lying beside
the flagship, and extended warm greet
ing. All of the yachts at the anchorage
grounds were decorated with flags and
bunting. ready for the parade. The
merchant shipping III the neighborhood Of
the squadron is decorated with flags.
Early this morning six hundred men
Of the Fifth Ohio arrived in eleven cars
over the Jersey Central railroad, under
the command of Col. j. d. zimmerman
and Lieut.Col. B. III. Pond. The two
off Grants tomb shortly after o'clock
this morning. The float Victory was
placed in position north of the tomb by
the lighthouse tender Mangroye, without
any trouble but the task of locating the
other float was a difficult one, as the
small tug which had it in tow was I'M
able to buck the tide. The Mangrove
was finally compelled to go to her assist
ance.
Victory Statue Damaged.
The head, wings and arm Of the statue
Victory on the float Victory, which had
been weakened by the collision of yester-
day, were blown off by the wind today
and dropped into the river
The big steamer Sandy Hook, carrying
the mayor and the committee which was
selected to board the Olympia and for
mauy welcome Admiral Dewey in the
name of the city of New York and with
upwards Of a thousand distinguished
guests and officials on board, steamed
away from the city's pier at the battery
shortly after 10 o'clock to make the visit
to the Olympia and start the naval pa
rade. The great white boat carrying
the flag of the city was gaily dressed in
bunting, the police boat Patrol following
her as an escort. Among the invited
guests on the Sandy Hook were the
governors of a number of states, the jus
tees of the Supreme court of this state,
! number of city officials, the members
of Admiral Dewey's family, Archbishop
Corrigan, Senator Depew, Richard
Croker and Seth Low. Among the gov
errors on board were the following: Gov
New Hampshire. Dyer of Rhode Island,
Richards of Wyoming Mcmillan of
Tennessee; Stone of Pennsylvania.
The Sandy Hook arrived at the Olyn-
pia at 1910 o'clock.
The Olympia's launch put off to the
Sandy Hook but the mayor could not
get on board, the deck being too high.
The police boat Patrol saw the trouble
the mayor was in and she steamed up
alongside the Sandy Hook. The mayor
then stepped aboard the Patrol. from
which he boarded the launch. The launch
put off for the Olympia and steamed up
to the starboard side. The mayor as
cended the ladder and stepped on board
the Olympia's deck at precisely II
o'clock.
Summoned the Marine Guard.
AS soon as Capt. Lamberton signed the
Sandy Hook, he gave the word to the
officer Of the day and Il bugle blast sum-
moned the marine guard aft. The men
lined up to the port side of the deck
where Capt. Lamberton took up a posi-
ton ON the Starboard after gangWay.
Admiral Dewey paced the deck a few
feet away.
AL the officers of the ship were in I'M
dress uniform and wore no swords. Ad-
miral Dewey carried a pair OF new doe
skin gloves in his hand.
The steamboat Patrol, manned by fifty
or more policemen in uniform, ran I'M
der the stern of the Sandy Hook and
made fast to the starboard gangway.
The mayor and his party boarded her and
the Patrol dropped astern. The barge
of the Olympia ran alongside and the
mayor with his private secretary, A. NJ.
Downes; Randolph Guggenheimer, presi-
dent of the municipal council; Thomas
Il. Woods. president of the board Of al
dermen, and stenographer stepped
aboard.
A couple OF minutes later the barge
hooked on to the starboard after gangway
of the Olympia. Mayor Van Wyck was
the first to mount the stairway.
The Steamer Monmouth.
The steamer Monmouth flying the
state flag, left the foot of Rector street,
shortly after II o'clock. On board were
Gov. Roosevelt and his staff, delegates
from the state Senate and Assembly,
judges of the court of appeals, the re-
gents of the university. the congressional
delegation of the state, Maj .-Gen. Roe
and staff members of the Republican
and Democratic state committees, vari-
Gus state officers and representatives of
the naval militia of New York. La
dies were present in large numbers.
At 11:15 the City Of Lawrence with
go Chicagoans and like number Of citi-
zens from Hartford Conn, left the dock
at pier q, East river. Mayor Carter
II. Harrison, the head of the Chicago
Dewey committee. was not on board, as
he had accepted the invitation of Mayor
Van Wyck to participate in the naval