The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-06

New IerK aldermen.
Naval brigade North Atlantic squadron
United States regulars.
Governor Roosevelt.
New York National Guard.
Governor Stone of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania state troops.
Governor OF New Jersey.
New. Jersey state troops.
Governor OF Georgia.
Georgia state troops.
Connecticut state troops.
Maryland state troops.
Governor of South Carolina.
South Carolina state troops.
Governor of New Hampshire.
New Hampshire state troops.
Governor of North Carolina
North Carolina state troops.
Governor Of Ohio.
Ohio state troops.
Indiana state troops.
Mississippi state troops.
Maine state troops.
Florida state troops.
Texas state troops.
District OF Columbia troops.
General o. o. Howard.
War veterans.
Navy veterans.
Colonel John Jacob Aston.
Astor Battery.
Spanish american volunteers.
No parade that ever marched In this
city has marched over a route so mag
nifcently decorated as are the thor
oughfares through which the process
sion passed. The nearest approach to
the festival dress of the city was dur
ing the Washington centennial cele-
bration of ten years ago.
A temporary arch, since perpeuat-
ed, was erected for that event in Wash
ington Square, but this structure In
elaborateness of detail and magnifi-
cence Of adornment fell far short Of the
splendid creation In the shadow of
which Admiral Dewey reviewed the
parade at Madison Square.
To perpetuate the Washington Srch
cost $225,000. The sculptural work
alone on the Dewey triumphal arch
has an estimated value Of $500, 900, all
contributed gratis by the members OF
the National Sculpture society. No
such monument as this was ever erect
ed in any country for merely temper
airy purposes.
In six hours the troops passed under
1t and then the direct object for which
1t was built was achieved.
From Thirty-fourth street to the
northern colonnade Of the arch at
Twenty-sixth street the troops passed
through an aisle of magnificently dec
Grated triumphal pillars, as beautiful
In their way as the arch to which they
led.
Behind all the others came 1900 of
the host who fought the battles of '61-
'e5, most of them union veterans. a few
conference.-the former under Il.
old one-armed warrior, Gen. o.
Howard; the latter under Gen. Ro ,er
A. Pryor.
Most inspiring OF all was the scene
when the admirals carriage turned
from Seventy-second street into Cen
trail Park west. Banked high on a
stand against the park wall were 1900
school children in blue ana white so
arranged as to spell the word Dew
ey," and when the admiral appeared
the little ones sang in unison, See,
the Conquering Hero Comes"
The only special halt in the parade
was made at this point to give the ad-
miral few minutes to see and hear
the little ones.
Entertainment for Crew.
The men behind the guns Of the
Olympia had their particular innings
In the celebration at night at the Wal
dorf-Astoria, and If they happened to
be weary after marching in the long
parade, the smoker, buffet, lunches and
vaudeville performance arranged for
their enjoyment were doubly attrac-
tive.
There we're 450 jackies at the smok-
er, $50 from the Olympia, twenty-five
each from the ships in Simpsons
squadron, the New York, Brooklyn
Massachusetts, and Texas, and seventy
five from all the other navy vessels in
the parade.
The Smoker began at 8 o'clock, and
the lunch, which was really something
more, was served the first thing.