The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-30
THE GREAT
PARADE OFe
The SHIPS
70 the Tomb Of General Grant
Under Blue Skies and the
Thundcrous Acclaim
OF The MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
A Stately Pageant With Admiral
Dewey at the Head.sLike
Never Seen Before!

NEW YORK, Sept. go.-No Roman
,,,arpror returned to his triumph Of
S,rbarlc spIendor; no victorious king
nr prince coming home from a succes5-
al war ever received such a masnil-
cont ovation as overwhelmed Admiral
Dewey to-day as he stood on the bridge
~ the olympia at the head Of a mag
rIaeent fleet Of steel thunderers of the
deep followed by a thousand vessels of
rsace each TERED and coated black
with people, and sailed over the bright
waters Of the upper bay and up the
broad pathway of the sunlit river,whose
banks were gay with millions of fiags
md streamers dancing in the wind.
The sky was blue, the walet rlprled
under the fresh wind that hell ou: flags
straight and Jaunty. and the wharves
and piers and rocky heights and grassy
knolls were black with frantic, enthusi-
pstlc people who strived weakly to
make their shouts heard above the per-
feet bedlam Of footing whistles that ac-
cpmpanIed the admiral ashore and
unoat As the tomb of General Grant,
on Riverside drive. was reached, the
feet paid its tribute to the memory of
the great warrior with a national sa-
late OF twenty-one roaring guns. The
feet then anchored and reviewed the
almost endless procession OF craft that
steamed past, all so burdened with hui
man,y that they looked as Il they
would turn turtle before they got back
10 their piers. Toward the end the
parade became dlsorganized, and 1t
took hours for tho heterogeneous flo-
tina to get by. Darkness Mt last
relief to the tired admiral, who
had stood on the bridge for six hours
Lowing his acknowledgements to the
Stentorlan expressions Of homage.
New York has never Witnessed before
nnythlng approaching this wonderful
remarkable demonstration. The CO.
lnmblan navai parade, the dedication
Of Grants tomb and the reception OF
the North Atlantis squadron last fnll.
all pale before this gigantic ovation to
the sailor who. in single morning, de-
stroyed an enemy's fleet without the
loss OF man or ship. 1t Is not be-
sond the mnrk to say that three NIL
lion people Waved the pageant from
shore, and that q quarter Of a million
were afloat. t4
Viewed From the Olympic.
The best place from which to view
he great marine panorama was natur-
ally from the deck of the Olympia, and
by the courtesy Of Admiral Dewey nn
Associated Press representative was
permitted aboard. Very early the feet
Of steamships, steamboats,, yachts and
tugs which were to have 4 place in the
line began moving down the bay to the
allotted points where the several di-
visions were to form. but many OF them
could not resist the temptation to first
visit the anchorage OF the men-of-wnr
on TompkInsvllle, and before II O'Clock
the Olympia was surrounded BY per-
feet mob OF every known kind Of craft,
Rll swarmIng with people, clrcling
around or pushing their noses close up
under the ship 10 get n glimpse OF the
admiral pacing the quarter deck. The
bands aboard the excursion boats
played. and the whistles and sirens OF
the other craft mad2 the air hideous by
their shrieks. They kept coming. COM
Ing In palrE ana half dozens, until they
lay dozen deep, resisting the charges
OF the patrol boats In their determlna-
ton TO get up within shouting distance.
Their recklessncss was amnZIuE. They
ian across each others bows they
rubbed against one another. they
pushed bow on stern. unt!l further
moyem0Ct seemed paralyzed by the In
eNtricablc confusion. II was with great
I,Hieu'iy that the police boats could
cIeUr u passage for the admlralS launch
Whrn he went OH to return the official
visit NJ the mnyO. at noon. and when
he did step into his launch. the pntri-
QUO shippers niloat grabbed their whls-
lie cords and made the hills echo with
tu.h blast az can only be heard when
iaHkee yacht crosses the finish first
IN race with foreign mug hunters.
ANA tha. was simply the prelude to
Nhal continued throughout the dny-
mH n,mo't continuous roar Of steam
Tho Parade Starts.
It was exactly l o'clock. the hour
iSca 'or The start, when the Neet. with
un-Ears shoot hove. began to move.
ah3 ,h,p' ha! swung to the flood tide
",i ,.I were pointing down stream. but
,h .m 'heIr twin screws they faced
~, yD'uS as u on pIvots, and headed for
'gs Huf'"n, followed by the long line
y, W Ntsss'F IN civIt parade. When the
r,l.ps aiFaIghiened out 10: their Journey
u,IIsS ,.,ii ~ upper bay the spectacle they
'.'L' VIII be treasured in the memory
ui those who saw II.
Hnm.fai De"ey went up or the after
nf'1Rn ~ socn ns the start was mnde,
"HI i'mnlnrI there throughout the pa
laNe % heroic figure outlined against
On. skies f0T tho thousands nfOat and
'.'l!e, " - him on the bridge most
=, me llma was Colonel Bartlett. to
y,Ipiu h. talked when no WIS not nc
hN.N NiNdgiH3 tho salutes CT personally
GI'.l lihS the moves OF his immediate
y .'l ana the admiral gave clOsr nt-
l.a.i"n throughout the Journey 10
'HF'Ii'hlhE whlcn trnnspired on board
'h' vessel. By his direction the ensign
,,.. courtcG!ed to vessels which 'sa-
I''.A Several times he ordered the
,'." 10 stand bv TO cheer In answer 10
'.'.' Extraordinary denomination.
"' untold thGlsgndH who thruuEed
~" "haTvcs and piers, who leaned
iiom 'he windows and balconies aud
L9gEel down from the dizzy hcightR OF
ltI .'IappEs must have impressed the
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