The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-10-18

You that was ever rendered military o,
civil hero. Such an outpourlng OF the peo'
pie was never dreamed OF before. Never
has the heart OF America turned with such
perfect accord and trusting confidence to
one Of her sons as 1t does to you. l place
ut your disposal the freedom and unlimited
hospitality OF the city OF New York"
The Admiral replied to the Mayor:
"Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen: OF course
1t would be needless for me to attempt TO
make q speech, but my heart ap-
preciates oil that you have said. How 1t Is
that you have overrated my work So much
I cannot understand. It Is beyond any.
thing can conceive Of why there should
be such an uprising Of the country. Sim
DIV did what any other naval off1cer IN the
service would have done, believe"
After the Mayor had been aboard the
flagship about twenty minutes he and bis
party, with Admiral Dewey, took the Ad-
miral's launch and steamed over to the
Sandy Hook. The Admiral boarded the
Sandy Hook at 11.20 n. M. and when ne
returned to the flagship the great feet OF
excursion boats let their sirens and steam
whistles loose.
Immediately after Admiral Dewey re-
turned from the Sandy Hook, the wlgwag'
ger on the bridge signaled the feet to pre-
master hurried small dark roll OF bunting
to the main, hand over fist. It hung there
while the bugle sounded the call to quar-
ters. and the marines mustered oft. Then,
lust as the signal to weigh anchor was
given, pull on the halyards opened the
roll and spread the four-starred flag, which
Farragut few as he ran the fort In New Or.
leans. 1t was the flag which was presented
to Admiral Dewey: AS 1t broke, sailors at
their station and the marines on the quar-
ter deck, greeted it with enthusiastic cheer
Ing.
in the parade:
Police boat Patrol.
FIreboats New Yorker and Van Wyck.
Olympia, protected cruiser, flagship OF
Admiral Dewey.
Sandy Hook, carrying the Mayor and otner
city officials.
New York. armored cruiser, flagship OF
Rear-Admiral Sampson.
Indiana, battleship, flrst-class.
Massachusetts, battleship, first class.
Texas, battleship. second.class.
Brooklyn, armored cruiser.
Torpedo boats Porter and Dupont.
Marietta, gunboat.
Lancaster, gunnery ship, full rugged.
Scorpion, auxiliary cruiser.
Chicago, protected cruiser, flagship OF
Rear-Admirai Howlson.
The torpedo boats Ericsson, Winslow and
Cushing.
Revenue cutters Manning, Algonquin
Gresham, Window and Onondaga.
Transports Sedgwick, Mcpherson and
Mcclellan; Missouri, hospital snip. q,
Steamer Monmouth flying Gag OF the
State OF New York and having on board
representatives Of the Naval Militia OF New
YORK. The Monmouth was followed by
other vessels OF tho Naval Militia.
General Slocum and Glen Island having
on board the General Committee OF Ctti-
Gems.
After this came the yachts, then the
merchant vessels and last the smaller craft.
It Is estimated that there were over
thousand ships In the parade.
The ships slowly sailed up the HUDSON.
the entire fleet being grouped IN most
picturesque position. Both shores were
lined with dense masses OF people. and
salutine batteries we're on nearly every
whnrf end. Steam whistles added to the
din. but above all came the tremendous
crashing music Of the cheers. Aomirai
Dewey never left his place on the bridge,
but paced slowly across and back, raising
his hat as the cannon doomed In his honor.
As the tomb OF General Grant, on River
side Drive, was reached the fleet paid IT'S
tribute to the memory OF tho warrior with
a national salute OF twenty-one roaring
guns. ,,oa
The feet then anchored and reviewed
the almost endless procession OF craft that
steamed past, oil so burdened with human
ity that they looked as II they would turn
turtle" before they got back to their piers
Toward the end the parade became disor-
gauized, and 1t took hours ior the ~, net,
erogenous fotlIla to get by. There
was u dazzling illumination at night OF the
harbor the city and the shores OF the Hud-
son. the East River and New York Bay.
The illumination was carried out on scale
which, It is said, had never previously peen
attem pied In this country.
AS Admiral Dewey conquered aaoat on