Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-05

cutive, ut is quite impossible to express in
words how deeply feel, how deeply am
impressed by these tokens of honor that
are showered upon me. l thank you from
the bottom of my heart 1t is beautiful
holding aloft the great golden cup.
Then. suddenly, where are my Off
GERS" he said. Capt. Lamberton and
Lieut.. Commander Calvocareses he urged
forward.
"Ah.' he said, look at them. These are
the men of that magnificent squadron
which 1 have the honor to command"
Turning to the mayor, Admiral Dewey
opened his lips to speak He faltered a
moment, then again, and again. At last
The words came. 1t was one of the simp-
lest and bricfcst speeches ever made by an
American naval hero.
IL thank you" he said. That was all
1t was an impressive scene from the mo-
ment that Admiral Dewey appeared at the
City Hall half an hour ahead of time till
the procession through Warren street to
the river was formed.
The whole ceremony occupied less than
~ minutes.
The cup stands 10 inches high, and will
hold Az quarts. 1t cost 5000
With the skillful management of Gen
Charles T.. Roe, the parade had been form
ed in the street adjacent to Riverside
Park. and it came together like pieces of
carefully adjusted mechanism. When it
moved it passed actually between two SOL
i'd walls of humanity arrayed along the
line of the parade frcsn One Hundred and
Twenty second street to the arch The
crowd of spectators on the excursion boats
along the shores of the Hudson had as
tonishcd all who saw them Friday. The
Ia=emblage of spectators to-day massed
not by thousands, but by hundreds Of
thousands, was even more amazing. The
beautiful weather had made happy the
tIat ,lr - ,4ri,.,
/ The number of persons who saw Dewey
, certainly reached into the millions. The
admirals's progress from the tomb Of
Grant to the reviewing stand was literally
one of glorious triumph. He rode at the
head of the procession with the mayor.
Immediately following Major General Roe
and his staff. The cheers with which he
was greeted made him ride bareheddod
most of the way. He was visibly affected.
! Now and then his lips twtched convul-
sively and occasionally he wiped his eyes.
Behind Dewey in carriages came his
lighting captains of May l. 1898, and then
his staff. After them came Admisal Samp-
son and his staff, the captains of the
North Atlantic squadron. Then Rear Adj
mlral Howison and his staff followed by
Rear Admiral Philip and his staff, and
then general collection of guests. among
whom were Major General Miles and Rear
Admiral Schley.
caceworn, a kind receptiou was given. but
the ovation rendered to Rear Admiral
Schley was continuous, warm and hearty.
Schley like all the other guests, was ar
rayed In fun dress uniform, and he pre-
santed a gallant and dashing figure. Ii was
evident that a very large numb6~ of spec
tators regard Rear Admiral Schley as the
real victor of Santiago.
A dash of southern gallantry marked
SChleys progress. At one point along tht
line a woman threw toward him silH
flag The admiral stopped the carriage
sprang out. seized the flag, kissed it bow
cd to the lady, pinned it across the breast
of his uniform and was away in the
parade again, while the spectators gave
him a rousing cheer. His carriage was
filled with flowers thrown to him all along
the route.
There were, however, other heroes in tn,
line for whom there were evidences tina
they occupy warm place in the heart!
of the multitude Gen. Miles was greeted
with considerable enthusiasm, though Gov
Roosevelt, dressed in frock coat and sill
hat and mounted on a spirited blacl
horse, commanding in person the 1870
National Guardsmen of the State, had
rousng reception.
The governors progress was sufficient,
dramatic to satisfy his most enthusiast,
admirers. He hold the National GuarC
sufficiently in check, so that there was al
WAYS considerable space between the reEu
lar army division, that preceded him, an,
himself. Bowling to the right and left
and doffng his hat every few feet he pre-
scented very striking figure
Admiral Dewey's recent tributes to Gov
Roosevet's potent influence in preparin,
for the victory at Manila had cvidentl,
!, been taken to heart by the public. Al
persons agreed that Roosevet's receptio,
was second to Dewey's and that Schey
second RDOSp
welt.
OF the organizations, the sailors from
the Olympia received the most applause
1t should be borne in mind that only abou
half of these men who paraded to-da,
participated in the battle of Manila, bu
the crowd did not care for that 1t cheer
ed them collectively and felt that eacl
man was hero. The jackies and marine
who did fight wore proudly pinned to thei
blue Jackets the medal of honor voted T.
them by Congress.
The smoker to the sailors of the Olym
pia at the Waldorf Astoria concluded tn
great success, and Jack had a good time
Before leaving his ship Saturday morn
ing Admiral Dewey took a farewell of hi
officers and crew, and he will not return
to the flagship, He spent the night ashore
dining quietly with his relatives and hi
old Manila captains. He will go to Wash
ington Monday, where another big publ
recention and the sword by Congves
awaits him
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