The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-10-03

.
anu hlted them to his lips. Instantly all
'hs ladies IN the balcony seemed possess
60 with the desire 20 have their flowers
sinllariy honored, and he was fairly bonn
oarded. Many Of the flowers fell into the
street only 10 be caught up by eager
! spectators and carried 20 the carriage.
/ btiore he Eot % Madison Square. Admiral
sehley was Up 20 HE arms In flowers.
| On Seventy-second street a number OF
school children on a stand built especially
lot them began 20 sing as the head OF the
| parade approached. They first struck up
IN childish treble. "Cnfuri the Starry Ban
her.' When the sailors OF the Olympia
were seen with Admiral Dewey. the chill
! drcn arose and sang. Hail. the Conquer
I ing Hero Comes" The song was delivered
/ with good deal OF vim, the children
/ beating time with their flags. As Admiral
/ Dewey saw and heard the children. he
| rose from his seat and barred his head.
/ The children stopped singing. one little
I slrl Uicd 10 throw him q rose, but IT fell
| short 4 policeman picked 1t Up and hand
I Cd u % the Admiral who kept waving
/ his hat az the children.
AXIS. for the Children.
| The carriage stopped for a short time,
/ and Admiral Dewey threw a kiss 10 the
| children, who began cheering and throw
/ ihg kisses. The carriage containing
1 Dewey, moved on, and the enthusiasm,
which had been al fever heat subsidized
I bill The other admirals and officers were
/ cfccred by the children. Admiral Sdmp-
! son was cheered by the crowd. The chill
/ dron were singing The Star Spanglel
! banner when the carriage Of Admiral
! schley came UP. The crowd again be-
I came frantic. Schley was obliged 10 stand
/ in his carriage. He like Dewey. waved
/ his chapeau at the children, and the
! crowd went wild over him. The carriage
I Of Schley stopped for a few minutes, and
/ during that time perfect storm Of APP
| piause greeted him.
| The marines ana sailors Of the North
/ Atlantic Squadron. eight battaliOus Of
/ them. attracted much attention. The
| marines. with their brass helmets. march
/ ed with peculiar step. neither seamen's
/ roll nor lardsmen's tread, buy 2 combina-
! ton. The men Of the Brooklyn got per-
! haps the most applause The provisional
! brigade OF the army lacked the confden+,
| easy step Tor which army veterans are
! Lotad
| This, perhaps, Is accounted for by the
| fact that most OF The United States army
/ veterans are serving their country on the
! other side Of the world, and those now
! here are only rockies % They were pre-
! coded by battalion OF the West Point
! cadets IN their sho Wy uniforms OF gray,
/ with white duck trousers. moving like one
/ man. Nd less moving like clock work,
( every cap and bdyOnet in perfect line.
| Rlosvyvii 0H =. al, elk 4 ..str.
! Gov. Roosevelt, riding a spirited black
horse at the head OF the National Guard
Of the state of New York and surrounded
! by brilliant uniformed officers, receives
/ hearty and continuous ovation from one
I end of the line to the other. He was in
civilian attire and wore a silk hat, that is,
when he had it on, as he was waving it
right and left for more than half the
time. He was escorted by Troop A. whose
plumes, Using and falling with the NOV
ing OF the horses, beautified a block The
artillery seemed more real than the in
fantry or cavalry, and the comma nder of
the Seventh Light Artillery gave the peO-
pie an exhibition, setting his battery al 4
gallop and charging down, the horses
plunging and cannon wheels rumbing like
/ rolling thunder. The crowd gave o whirl-
wind Of applause. The National Guard of
/ all the States made a brilliant showing.
and were evidently proud Of their appear
! aEce and Of the reception they received.
/ Before Madison Square was reached,
| Admiral Dewey and the receiving party
in carriages passed the front of the pro
/ cessiOn and alighted at the reviewing
stand opposite Twenty-sixth street and
took their places in the boxes hung with
laurel wreaths, that had been reserved
for them
4 There, for the first time. the Admiral
saw the great arch Of victory erected in
ms honor. 1t is modelled after Titus arch
IN the Roman Forum. From the top. in
quadTiga drawn through rolling pillows
by plUnging sea horses, Victory, with our
stretched wings and a laurel wreath in
her hand, typical OF the reward to the
victor, reared her beautiful outline
against the blue sky. On the attic are
heroic figures of John Paul Jones, Hull.
Perry, Decatur, Farragut, and other
naval heroes while on the faces of the
piers are magnificent groups symbolic of
combat the return Of the Vic-1Ts the call
to arms, and peace, and on the spandriis
are groups representing the North and
East Rivers and the Atlantic and pa
citic Oceans. The arch faces the sea.
The approaches are guarded by tall col
OnnadeS, transforming the street L the
reviewing booth into court of honor.
An Unfortunate Happening.
All about Madison Square the decora-
tions charmed the eye. Flags on wires
ran from the tall tower of the Madison
Square Garden, and all the facades, as far
as the eye could see up and down Fifth
avenue, were brilliantly arrayed with
bunting and flags. The national stream
ers few from the cOTnices and a thou
sand bOX-kites flOated high in the bIue
sky. Here the Admiral reviewed the en-
tire parade. Only one distressing Incl
dent occurred within his view. 4 wire
had been stretched across the space he
tween two of the stands on the nayk
The awful press of people broke Il and !
they surged out into the avenues, those
in front pOwerless 10 resist .he pressure .
Of the thousands in the rear. The poIjce |
officers on foot were helpless. Try as |
they would, they could not stem the tide |
which promised to impede the entire |
parade. Suddenly a half-hundred mornt- |
ed policemen galloped up, and. having I
formed a line, charged and showed the |
people back Many women and children /
We're caught IN the crush. Some shria,,eS /
others tainted, and several. after M
panic was over, were carried away in ana /
balances.
Parade Passing IA Review,
Admiral Dewey entered the reviewing
stand at l:5i O'Clock. The first thing the |
Admiral did was TO take off his chapegu !
in acknowledgment of the crowds greet
Ing. Mayor Van Wyck Immediately took
him in charge, and conducted him 10 A
corner Of the inclosure. where chef was /
in waiting with a hamper OF sandwiches
and some bottles Of wine. The Admiral |
was greatly pleased. and said TO the NAV
or: All. that's good. II was a long pull |
wasn't it?" referring to the long ride. He
passed the sandwiches 10 his officers and
to Rear Admiral Sampson, much as if he
were out al family picnic. He drank
one small glass OF wine. and declined a
second. mo, no, he said lie then walk
ed around greeting his captains.
Admiral Sampson WAS Cheered as he
alighted from his carriage Gen Miles
was the next notable 20 be recognized.
and he was warmly applauded.
Admiral SChley was very warmly re-
ceived al the reviewing stand. He smiled