Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-05
Dewey's Welcome.

Last Friday and Saturday were the
greatest" days New York city has ev-
er seen, all in honor of Admiral Dewey,
and his officers and men from Manila.
On Friday there was great Naval
Parade, from the lower harbor up the
Hudson to Grants Tomb and back.
The Olympia led the column of war yes
sells, and they were surrounded and fol
lowed by thousands of other vessels,
while the wharves, and buildings over
looking the river and Riverside Park
were crowded with people.
On Saturday morning the great land
parade formed in Riverside Park, near
Grants ToEab, and marched down
Broadway and Fifth Ave. to the lower
part of the city.
The police boat Patrol bearing the
Admiral and a committee of reception,
consisting of st. Clair McKelway, Will
liam McAdoo, Ex-Governor Levi Z.
Morton, Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew,
Richard Croker and Warren M. Foster,
arrived at the pier few minutes after
the troops had come to halt.
No sooner bad the Patrol arrived than
the cheer for Dewey was taken up.
From mouth to mouth, from house to
house, from street to street, from square
to square. the cheer was carried. From
the Battery to Harlem, from East river
to the Hudson there was one cry
Dewey! Dewey
On landing Admiral Dewey was met
by second committee of reception.
Admiral Dewey, pale, evidently embar-
rased, modest and apparently overcome,
walked with firm step from the boat and
took his place in the carriage awaiting
him. The bugle sounded again, the
drums tapped, the people cheered and
the line Of march was started up Broad
way towards the City Hall. Here May
or Van Wyck awaited the official visit
from Admiral Dewey Behind the Ad
miral's carriage pranced the horses OF
troops. Each side of the street was lin
ed with shouting mass of humanity
From every window, from every house
top, came deafening cheers and hand
clapping.
A reception and hundreds of invited
guests awaited the Admiral at the City
Hall
After the presentation of the loving
cup the Admiral was escorted to the
foot of Warren street. Through ;
struggling mass of persons his carriage
was driven. The greatest difficulty
was experienced in getting to the rive
without driving down some of the thous
ands who lined the streets cheering hin
and pressing forward to get closer t
him.
Reaching the foot of Warren stree
Admiral Dewey Mayor Van Wyck an'
the reception committee boarded th
steamboat Sandy Hook, which tool
them to the foot of West One Hundred
and Twenty ninth street On the wa,
up the river luncheon was served. Or
this boat were, besides the reception
committee, Rear Admirals Sampson
Howison and Philip.
The steamboat anchored amidst dill
of enthusiasm. For over mile aroun'
Grants tomb there was one mass o
moving, surging, cheering humanity
The arrival of the Sandy Hook was tn
signal for everyone to press forward
AS if with one impulse these hundred
of thousands of persons rushed toward
the river Police lines fell before tn
cheering, enthusiastic crowd like chai
before the wind.
For time it. was almost impossibl
for Admiral Dewey and his attendant
to land. Once landed Dewey made hi
way to his carriage, with Mayor Va
Wyck, and the greatest parade in tn
history of America was began.
The scene along the line of marc
was inspiring. Itseems too big too wor
derful, for realization. Patiently with
out murmur. good -natured without
care, these millions of persons lined RiN
erside Drive, upper Broadway and Fift
avenue Their only fear seemed tha
they would not catch sight of the her
of the day. From the gray dawn the
had stood there upon the curbs and te
races, fighting with desperation to n
tain point of vantage.