The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-10-05
2AND[ST N AL HISTORY
Monster Naval Parade Up the Hud.
son Led BY Admiral Dewey,
the Nations Hero.
STANDING ROOM WAS At 4 PREMIUM.
Mover before wss New yorh no damned
Fuil Of Humanity BANKS Of the
River. 10th on tho New Yors and Jersey
side. We're Black with iiumani,y-De.
tails Of the Grest Parade.


side. We're black with uumani,y y-De.
tails Of the Grest Parade.
New York, Sept. 30. Admiral Dewey's
reception began yesterday under most
favorable auspices The weather was
clear and crisp. After weeks OF active
preparation the people turned them
| selves loose TO honor the nations hero.
| Nearly every vessel owned by Ameri-
cans and propelled by steam was as-
signed place In the line OF the naval
parade.
With the accession to the crowds by cx.
cursion trains the number Of Dewey
visitors now in New York is estimated
mt 2,O0o. 200. Standing room Is Mt n
premium. The oldest resident never
saw the metropolis NO jammcd full Of
humanity. All week long the influx
Of visitors has continued steadily. The
hotels are filed from cellar to roof, and
everywhere unhcard of prices are de.
mandcd and readily paid.
By ten o'clock the banks OF the river,
both on the New York aud Jersey sides,
were black with humanity waiting for
the river spectacle TO begin. At II
o'clock Mayor Van Wyck and the re-.
ccption committee. accompanied by the
governors OF many states, boarded the
Sandy Hook and steamed down the
bay To officially welcome the nd.
miral. Tho run was made In half
nm hour. The mayor and party
were transferred TO the Olympia
and Lieut.. Nrumby escorted them Ia
the aftcrdcck, where George Dewey,
the modest naval officer who 'only did
his duty" stood rcsplcndent In N full
admiral's uniform. After the usual for.
malitics had been exchanged, Mayor
Van Wyck formally welcomed Dewey
and extended tn him and his officers and
crew the freedom Of the city.
Al one o'clock sharp the squadron
got away. II wasan inspiring moment
when the column started up the har.
Dor and the great naval parade began
to be reality. First came the police
boat patrol, which was the npcx of a
wedge spreading out to the frcboats
New York and Van Wycl, which fol.
flowed abreast. The steamer Sandy
Hook having on board the mayor and
the representatives OF the city Of New
York with the standards of the city
Il, ing from the fore and aft masts,
steamed alongside the Olympia, the
flagship Of Admiral Dewey, ON the port
side. After the Olympia came the mr.
morcd cruiser New York. the flagship
of Rear Admiral Sampson, with her
big turrcts and guns appearing like n
moving fortress as she followed In the
wake Of the admiral's ship. In all the
procc ssion OF ships was five miles long.
The crowds sent up cheer after cheer
rs the Olympia slowly moved around.
The parade was Oft the battery mt l:45
and the crowds assembled there
chccrcd time and again as the war
ships passed. From that point all the
way up the river until Grants tomb
was reached there was a succession OF
scenes of enthusiasm, rarely, IL ever.
equalcd In this or any other city. The
roof of every building commanding a
view OF the river was crowded with
people who literally went wild. cheer.
ing the admiral. From the roof of the
appraisers stores n massive kite was
flown and from IL there iiuttered, high
up In the air, u large American flag.
After the warships Sir Thomas Lipton's 4
steam yacht, the Erin. was much ap.
rlnudcd.
When the parade reached n point op.
positc llobokcn, n welcome TO the nd
miral was fired from cannon In llud-
son Park. The crowds ON the Jersey
f,ll,s La Ia tl.nsa an,
the New York side of the river. From
some points ON shore Admiral Dewey
could be- seen standing ON the bridge
of the Olympia and whenever this was
the case the cheering and waving OF
hankerchicfs by the crowds was wildly
enthusiastic. The crowd waiting nj
Grants tomb was the largest ever
gathered there.
The admirals cruiser at 2:a5 o'clock
was opposite Sevcnty-ninth street.
Then there was "A tremendous demon
stration. Cannon roared, the people
yelled, and flags and handkerchief.
were waved from the streets aud hun.
dreds of roofs and windows There
were thousands of persons on the roof,
of the houses near the river and park
and windows were crowded. From nj
these people and the hundreds of thou
sands in the park came shouts Of wei
come and cheers for the admiral as tn,
Olympia passed by.
The scene was inspiring all along
Mount Tom, which used to be the sit,
of an old fort. had 1000 or 5000 per
sons on II. II was one OF the bes
points OF view Of the Riverside park
The riverside drive was lined on boil
sides with unbroken strings Of cat
riagcs. The grand stands were file
aud the cheering continued from tn
time the Olympia hove In sight unit
she was away up the river.
The Olympia rounded the stake boa
1 St. Marys of One Hundred and Twcr
ty-fifth street at $3.50 o'clock ami
deafcning sounds Of cannon aud cheer
from the largest crowd ever gathcre
In this city. The parade was one hor
and fifteen minutes passing Fulto
street. The vessels moved about eigi
knots an hour.
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