The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-11
DEWEY LEAVES GIBRALTAR
the dDMIRALS FLAGsHIP NOW
MANN EOR NEW YORK.

Hero ON the Appointed Date Reception
PlnnS Well on Toward Completion
President Mckinley Decides Not to Com,
Here to Welcome the Returning Hero
Sstcidi Gable D,,pdtch 10 THE Sun
GIBRALTAR. Sept. 10.-The United Stntei
cruiser Olympia. after remaining here ST.
days, sailed this morning for New York TIL,
weather was nno when she headed westward
on the homestretch OF her long voyage from
Manila. from which port she sailed on May 20
Admiral Dewey was apparently benefited bI
his stay here and was enjoying good health
when he left.
With a little less than three weeks
before them in which to com plete the arrange
ments for tho cee bratlon In honor OF Admiral
Dewey. who Is expected to arrive here on the
Olympia on Thursday. Sept. 20. tho various
com ittees that are at work rounding out the
plans for the actual celebration on Friday Sept.
~. and. Saturday. Sept. 30, are well satisfied
with tho progress that has been made. and
unless something unforeseen prevents. New
Yorks welcome to tho Admiral will be as nearly
perfect as the circum stances will permit. The
programme for the celebration In still subject
TO change especially as regards the route OF the
land parade. As at present arranged 1t 10 as
follows.
THURSDAY. SEPT. %.
Admiral Dewey arrives OF Tompknsvle
where he will anchor at the head OF the line Of
tho North Atlantic Sqadron, The Admiral viii
60 70 the despatch boat Dolphin to meet the
Governor Of this State and the Mayor Of New
York. In tho evening red fire will be burned
along tho shores.
FRIDAY, SEPT. %.
xA.sL P, NJ the ?aya rHTH4G will Tsq5s up tho
works paradcs will move down both rivers.
meeting on the Battery. There will be illum-
uti in all In hnr ba
SATURDAY SEPT 30.
Atn:3O 4. NJ, the Mayor will present TO the
Admiral, at CIV Hall Park. the loving cup.
made az gilt ron the c.ty A. l:3o A. M
OF the Admiral. At ?. NJ. the land parade
vii, stort lG FER Grants Tomb ~ the evening I;G
for the O.ympia's crow.
Although yesterday was Sunday work went
on as usual in at least two parts OF the city in
iii" preparation for the celebration. At Madi-
son Square Garden and in the enclosure
around the Madison Square triumpha arch
there were no signs Of any let-up in the work
on the arch. and on the Brooklyn Bridge.
where lette"s twenty-sx feet high in mean
descent lights will spell out the cty's welcome,
gang ot men went ahead with the design
before them. The work on the arch at MALI
son square Garden is now practically COM
rleted. Only II few groups and statues are yet
workmen but two after spending tho morning
in touching up some Of the statues left In
body Nearly all the workmen we're paid of
yesterday and discharged
Out in the enclosure in Madison Square
about nifty men were hAmmering. saving and
fitting their work together on the frame OF the
biz arch. The unusual sight attracteda crowd
which remained several hundred strong all
day. A few of the groups which are to be put
into enlarged form will be made on the scaffolds
in tho enclosure Four or five of the modellers
were at work there all day yesterday on +. W.
kuckstuhl's Victory" and Kari Bitters Com
bat.'
Work will begin to-day on the approach to
the arch under the direction OF the Society OF
Mural Painters. line OF columns rurmount-
ed by victories and other designs will extend
from Thrty-fourth street to Seventy-sixth
street on Fifth avenue where the northern end
OF the colonnads>made by the sculptors begins.
There are several trees at Madison Square
near the Worth monument and in the park
opposite the monument which will obstruct
more or less the view OF the arch and colonnade
and it was said yesterday that the sculptors
had suggested to President Clausen OF the Park
Board. that two or three of these trees which
are either small or decayed should be cut
down. to be replaced by young trees when the
arch was taken down. President Causen. who
will decide this question. is out OF town at
present
A gangbt fifteen work men were busy all day
yesterday making the frame work OF the let
tiers on the bridge. The fourteen poles which
are to support the letters were put up several
days ago and yesterday the men arranged
frame of ropes for the first three letters in the
MOTTO Welcome, Dewey" Bridge Commits
sioner Shea expects that person as far away
as Sandy Hook will be able to read the letters.
and that the light will be seen 100 miles.
So many persons have addressed TO Secretary
Foster Of tho Plan and Scope Committee letters
asking II the Admiral will be taken over part
OF the route Of the land parade that the Secre-
tary has announced that nobody knows
whether or not that will be done The COM
mittee will earnestly request the Admiral to
eide in a carriage at the head OF the parade
from Grants tomb to the reviewing stand.
Tho Az miral may decline to do that but the
committee will try TO convince him that he
must not allow his modesty to disappont the
thousands who want to see him.
1t was'said at the barge office yesterday that
some inquiries had been made relative to the
action Of the immigration officials in respect
to several Chinese sailors and servants who
VIII come with Admiral Dewey. Some OF these
under the regulations OF the Chinese exclusion
act canuOt LAND. SO Inspector Elleroe said un-
less under parole. in which case they would be
obliged To answer ro-call, every few hours
and submit to the regulrrities governing pris-
oners, The Inspector said he had been in
formed that the Admiral wanted some OF these
Cinnamon to parade and he hoped that some
way out Of the difficulty could be found
Ono Of the mon who make and sell novelties
to tn" street "fnkirs" and peddlers said yester
day that he was confident that there would be-
at least 10000 OF the fakirs in town when the
celebration began. Some of them. he said.
would come from as far west as California. and
he expected to have several thousand men I'M
der him selling buttons, badges. pins and other
kuick-knacks to the crowds.
PRESIDENT TON'T COME HERE.