The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-30

New York, Sept 29.-No Roman con-
queror returned to his triumph of bar
barrie splendor, no virtuous king or
prince coming home from a successful
war, over received such a magnificent
ovation as overwhelmed Admiral Dewey
today as ne stood on the bridge Of the
Olympia, at the head of a magnificent
line of steamers. each TERED and coated
black with people, and sailed over the
bright waters of the upper bay ana UP
the broad pathway of sunlighted river.
whose banks were gay with millions
of flags and streamers dancing in the
wind
Tho Sky was blue, the water rippled
under the fresh wind that held out
flags straight and jaunty. and the
wharyes and piers and rocky heights
and grassy knobs were black with
frantic, enthusiastic people, who stroVe
weakly to make their shouts heard
above tic bedlam of footing whistles
that accompanied the admiral ashore
and afloat. AT the stately mausoleum
of General Grant on Riverside drive the
fleet raid it's tribute to the memory of
of q guns.
The fleet then anchored and reviewed
the almost endless procession that
steamed passed, all so burdened with
humanity that 1t looked as if they
would turn turtle before they got back
to their piers. Toward the end the pa
rade became disorganized, and it took
hours for the Heterogeneous fiotilla TO
get by. Darkness at last brought re-
lief to the tired admiral. who had stood
on the bridge for six hours, bowling his
acknowledgements of the stentorian eX-
preston Of homage.
New York has never witnessed before
anything approaching this wonderful
remarkable demonstration. The Column
bian naval parade, the dedication Of
Grants tomb, and the reception of the
North Atlantic squadron last fall all
pale before this gigantic ovation to the
sailor who, in single morning, de-
stroyed an enemy's fleet, without the
loss of a man or a ship. A quarter of /.
million people were afoat.
When New York turned out to the
celebration this morning, a light haze
hung over the harbor, but this was
soon burned up by the bright SUM-
which baLhed sea and city in its bril-
liant radiance. The wind was strong
and gusty, and kept the flags swapping
The water rippled under the fresh
breeze. People who went down the bay
We're lost in admiration of the display
Of bunting along the water front On
the East river from the bridge to the
Battery, where the sailing craft lay in
droves the sparS were covered with
such mass of color as might be com
pared to a maple-grown hillside in au-
tumn- The tall spars of the clippers
were conspicuous for their ensigns and
signals.
Every craft in the harbor was decked
out from stem to stern with all the
grace and attractiveness known to
shippers. But the display in the East
river was not to be compared with that
of the North river, up which the pro-
cession was to pass. From the peaks
of every pier long ropes, strung with
flags of every hue, were stretched to
the snubbing post at the corner, the
fronts we're decorated with multitude
of gay devices and there were flags on
the stats and lines of flags above the
ropes.
The vessels at their anchor were
dressed from stem to taffrail, and some
carried flags on their yards and had
their declShouse covered. The wind
shook the banners displayed from
thousands of windows, porticoes and
even steeples waving far off on the
Jersey shore and high on the palisades.
Inc pest pldCe from WHICH TO view the
great marine parade was naturally.
from the deck of the Olympia, and by
the courtesy Of Admiral Dewey an AS
ISOLATED Press representative was per-
mitted to board that vessel.
Before II o'clock the Olympia was
surrounded by mob of every known
kind Of craft, all swarming with peo-
pie pushing their noses close up to the
ship, so that those aboard could get a
good glimpse of the admiral pacing the
quarterback. The bands aboard the
excursion boats played and whistles
and sirens of the other craft made the
air hideous with their shrieks. They
kept coming, in pairs and half dozens,
until they lay dozen Deep resisting
the charges of the patrol boats in their
determination to go up within shouting
distance. Their recklessnese was
amazing. They rubbed against one an
other; they pushed bow on stern. 1t
was with the greatest difficulty that the
police boats could clear a passage for
the admirals launch when he went off
to return the official visit of the mayor
at noon. When he did step into his
launch the patriotic shippers grabbed
their whistle cords and made the hills
echo, and that was simply the prelude
to what continued throughout the day
IAN almost continued roar of steam
whistles.
Meantime the vessels to take part in
the parade were massing over near the
Long Island shore. until that side Of
the harbor became a tangle OF stacks
and flags and framework as far as the
eve could roam. The grassy slopes OF
Wadsworth and Fort Hamilton and
the wharves and shores Of Staten Is