Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-10-05


Your Joys and your sorrows are theirs.
They have traced your ancestry and
your character and deeds, from the
cradle rocked by fond mother TO tho
Olympia rocked by the rolling waves of
the mighty deep. They listen with
delight to the story of the fighting
Deweys, hravely doing their duty in
every way of their country for $50
years; Of your pointing out when Il
mere child, to your father. the pictures
in the clouds of ships and battles, in
cluding tho battle of Lake Erie and
the form Of Perry saving his country's
flag from tho disabled ship; of the de-
votional impress stamped upon your
character by loving mother of your
struggle with the schoolnaster which
taught the necessity of discipline in
the affairs of life: of your inherited
love for children and music; of your
later bright and vivacious boyhood,
mingled with the mischievous, but
never with the malicious: of your def.
erential respect for those of your
mothers sex OF the romance Of your
courtship and happy marriage: of your
service under Admiral Farragut in the
Gulf squadron as tho executive officer
of the Mississippi, whom you plunged
iron shot and shell through the armor
of the Confederate ram Manassas; of
the sturdy and fearless manner in
which you defended your ship against
the guns of Port Hudson, and tho
quiet and orderly manner in which you
abandoned her when she sank, calling
for special commendation of yo.r
suEeriors in their reports: of the cir
cunstances that between wars, Far
ragut for as years and you for 81 years,
devoted yourselves to the study of your
professions, and both at the end of a
long peace were found fully equipped
and ready to give their country
splendid service and to raise them
selves to the highest plane of fame and
rehown.
1.-THE romance of sea warfare has
charmed and enchanted the imagina-
tion OF man as no other theme has ever
done. arousing in him the sentiment
OF patriotism and inspiring tho poet
with songs Of his country and her
heroes. This has always been SO,
whether in the times when Neptune
with trident rode the sea in she'll
shaped boat drawn by dnlphins, or
when the Vikings roved the north,
carrying all before them, or when the
sea kings with the modern navy were
| stationed upon the ocean to guard and
protect the equal rights of civilized
governments and their commerce upon
the highway Of the sea.
| 1.-THE world stood enthralled and then
broke out in loud huzzahs which can
never be silenced, whom the electric
spark flashed out the news over the
globelthat on the first of May, 1895
your fleet had destroyed in Manila Bay
! the Srahish navy, siiencing the forts
and taking tho Philippine Islands,
thus stripping the East of every vestigt
of Spanish Nomination. Spain was thai
moment conquered. The Pacific Ocear
was that instant cleared OF hostile
forces, leaving to the remainder of oul
naval and land forces the task OF sweep
ing clean the Atlantic Ocean and hel
islands of the depressed, half famishet
and scattered bands of Spanish strug
glers.
"This all was accomplished in ;
naval bnttle of less than seven hours
including the cody ordered interm's
sion for breakfast, Not an Amerlcat
killed, but 200 Spaniards laid low, 7O'
wounded, tho Spanish navy destroyet
and an empire lost to her forever. HIS
tory records no achievement of sucl
superb completeness as the battle IL
Manila Bay.
"This demonstration is no mer
tribute 10 personal friend, fellow
citizen. 1t is simple and deserre'
recognition of the debt due the publ
servant who has proved himself grandl
and efficiently faithful to his country
welfare and honor. You arc called
. 1 Il 4 Ian o.
the destiny of merit and worth tn
conscientious obedience to duty OF on
skilled in art and Judgment.
"To the mayor has been assigned th
personally pleasant duty of ptesentin
10 you in the name of the city of Ne'
York. the metropolis of our country
this loving cup, keepsake to remin
/ you from time to time Of her love fc
you and her special pride in your decd
Of valor, which she believes will fo
ages to come insure full respect of u
nations and people for our starry fias
whether flung to tho breeze over tE
, man -of-w or over tho ship of con
! merce.p
ApMIRAl. DEwEy's REPLY,
When the mayor had concluded, At
miral Dewey began TO reply by Saying
!, EFT will be quite impossible Tor mt
!, Mr.. Mayor, to express in words 4"
At this point he was interrupte
7 with cheers, and he began again
"It would be quite impossible for N
; to express in words how deeply | al
moved by this all these honors, oI
! after the other that beautiful cup, I'll
freedom of the city, this great, ma
;. nificent reception. | cannot say. whi
! I want, but speaking for myself an
:. the gallant squadron bad the hon'
y = to command at Manila, ! thank yc
y from the bottom of my heart. =
. After the formal ceremonies Admir-
Dewey went about shaking hands vii
4 his friends.
i DEWEY HoNoRs HIS CAPTAINS.
"Come here, all you captains"
o said, addressing the naval captail
!, present. Then he introduced each
Q the audience present. Captain Ian
y berton of the Olympia, he crie'
o "Captain Wildes of the Boston; Ca
tain Coghlan of the Raleigh; CAPITA
Dyer OF the Baltimore; Captain We,
Il of the Petrol; Captain Walker Of IL
' Concord
y When the captains had all assemble
i he waved his hand towards them al
"a said:
= "These are the men who did
/, These are the men who should
r. thanked. Without them | could
4. nothing"
= New York, Oct 1.-The land para
a. Yesterday capped the climax. t
r city. State and nation united in va
ar demonstration worthy of the hero
II Manila. A parade of 80, 600 uniform
u men was watched by cheering millioI