Connecticut western news., 1899-10-05
GOTHAM'S WELCOME.
UNPARALLELED DEMONSTRATION IN
 ADMIRAuS HONOR.

In Line.
 The reception that New York gave to Admiral Dewey surpassed everything of Ia like character in the city's history. From Tuesday, the day of the admirars arrival at Sandy Hook, until Saturday night enthusiasm knew no bounds. Over million visitors filled the streets. AL most every building in the five boroughs was lavishly decorated with flags, bunt- ing and electric lights. The Olympia was constantly surrounded by excursion boats and yachts.
 On Thursday Governor Roosevelt vis- ited the flagship and welcomed Admiral Dewey to the Empire State. Mayor Van Wyck and the municipal committee pre- scented to the admiral the freedom of the city.
 On Friday the naval parade took place, with nearly a thousand ships, war yes sells, army transports, merchant ships and yachts in line.
 Saturday morning at the city hall the mayor gave the admiral the gold loving cup voted by the city council in the pres ence of a great hssemblage of citizens and distinguished guests.
 Saturday afternoon over 30,000 sailors, soldiers, regulars and volunteers march ed before the admiral and through the magnificent arch of triumph. Troops from nearly every eastern state, from Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Texas and Indiana were in the column. The line of march, from Grants tomb to the Washington arch, was filled with stands packed full of spectators, whle the side walks were so crowded that traffic was suspended.
 The Naval Parade.
 The naval parade on Friday was most imposing The Olympia headed the pro cession, which moved up from Tomp- kinsville about 1 o'clock. Next came the north Atlantic squadron, consisting of the New York, Admiral Sampson's flag ship; the Massachusetts, Indiana, Brook lyn and Texas. The training ship Lan- caster, relic of the civil war, and the dis patch boat Dolphin followed the Texas. Admiral Howison's flagship, the Chicago, wound up the line of warships. Torpedo I boats escorted the column. After the warships came three divisions of mer- chant marine, yachts and tugs. Three army transports were in the lead.
 There were nearly 500 vessels in all, and it took them more than three hours to pass a given point. From beginning to end they went without accident, and the sight at the gathering opposite the tomb of General Grant, at the head of Riverside park, was superb.
 The start of the parade was set for l o'clock, and at precisely that hour 1t moved out from Tompkinsville. Up the river they went to the screams of thou sand whistles and the cheers of millions of people, and as the stakeboat, the schoolship St. Mary's, was rounded at the tomb of Grant the Olympia fired its salute to the memory of the nations great hero, whose body lay in the mauso- leum.
 Then for over an hour river craft of all descriptions sailed about the Olympia, and Admiral Dewey was cheered again and again. The Olympia anchored for the night with the other warships around her and up and down the river, and when | 1t was about dark the excursion boats and pretty steam yachts raced home ward. The 15 warships, 5 torpedo boats, 5 revenue cutters and 3 transports re- mained at anchor in the river.
 Friday night the city was ablaze with ! fireworks and searchlights. The Brook i lyn bridge bore the words in letters of fire 36 feet high, Welcome Dewey" The warships anchored of Grants tomb were brilliantly illuminated. Buildings on Broadway were decorated and illumi- mated regardless of expense, while the newspaper buildings in Park row were masses of colored lights.
 Saturdays Demonstrstion.
 The land pageant of Saturday was if possible more imposing than the grand naval parade of the previous day.
 Under the skillful management of Ma ] jor General Charles F. Roe the parade | had been formed in the streets adjacent ! to Riverside park, and 1t came together | like pieces of carefully adjusted mechan- ism. When it moved, it passed actually between two solid walls of humanity ar rayed along the line of the parade from One Hundred and Twenty-second street to the arch. The crowds of spectators on the excursion boats and along both shores of the Hudson on Friday had as- tonished all who saw them. The assem- blaze of spectators. Saturday, massed not by the thousands, but by the hundreds of thousands, was even more amazing. The number of spectators who saw Dewey certainly reached into the millions The admirafs progress from the tomb of Grant to the reviewing stand was lit- erally one of glorious triumph. He rode at the head of the procession with the mayor immediately following Major Gen eral Roe and his staff. The cheers with which he was greeted made him ride bareheaded most of the way. He was visibly affected. Now and then his lips twitched convulsively, and occasionally he wiped his eyes. The sailors of the Olympia preceded the admiral ! Behind Dewey in carriages came his | fighting captains of May 1, 1898, and then his staff. After them came Admiral Sampson and his staff, the captains of the north Atlantic squadron. Then Rear | Admiral Howison and his staff, followed | by Rear Admiral Philip and his staff, and then a general collection of guests, among whom were Major General Miles, Rear Admiral Schley and the governors of many states.
 | To Admiral Sampson, who looked i'll and careworn, a warm reception was giv- en, but the ovation rendered to Rear Ad- miral Schley was continuous, warm and hearty.
 There were, however, other heroes in | the line for whom there were evidences that they occupy warm place in the hearts of the multitude. General Miles was greeted with considerable enthusi- asm. but Governor Roosevelt, dressed in {, frock coat and silk hat and mounted on a spirited black horse, commanding in per son the 15,000 national guardsmen of the state, had a rousing reception.
 The Tenth Pennsylvania, just back from the Philippines, attracted great att tention. They marched in their campaign uniforms and carried bullet torn flag.
 There were 30.902 men in line. The pa rade started at 10 minutes past II o'clock, and the last company reached the Wash i ington arch at five minutes to G. It re- quired 3 hours and 5 minutes to pass ] given point.
 Dewey's Visit to Vermont. Montpelier, Vt, Oct. IA message re- | ceived from Governor Smith is to the ef- l feet that Dewey day will be Oct. 12. This was the date fixed by the committee having charge of Vermont's welcome to