The evening times., 1899-09-30

long into the afternoon, the popular Ad-
miral passed in review at the head of a
mighty host and received the homage and
manifestations OF love and admiration
which are his. by right of conquest" but
perhaps more nearly By right OF diplomacy.
eordiality and human sympathy in time of
peace. The city early was keyed up to
the fever point OF anticipation and enthu-
siasm- One could scarcely move from the
Battery to the far of edges of Harlem.
There have been other popular heroes
In the history of this nation, but never be-
fore has there been any such demonstra-
ton in homer Of one man. The navy's
third Admiral saw the city hero-m mad yes
terday at the naval parade. but when he
passed down the boulevard riding ahead
OF the men who made the victory of Ma
nila Bay possible and the nation glorious
he received such an ovation as no man
ever had before. Millions Of voices shout
ed him Surely the homecoming of the
sea fighter Is unprecedented in history.
Exceeding Honors 10 Caesar.
None 81 the Caesars OF ancient Rome
could hare had such a greeting. Even with
the comIng OF the dawn the crowds began
TO gather. By them il seemed as II possi-
Bile vantage points had been pre-empted.
For hours they had been standing patient
ly on the curb. waiting the movement Of
the huge pageant ct IL o'clock.
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tude of soldiers in dazzling garb. here to
pay individual and collective tribute TO
a man of another branch Of the service.
There were regulars and militia, and many
OF them fought to complete the subiugation
Of the enemy which Dewey began over a
year ago more than half way round the
world. The entire city is swathed and
shrouded with bunting
The flags of all nations of the earth
fCated from tall towers, and fanked the
walls of buildings. Shields and portraits
OF Dewey and the Olympia, and Farragut,
and Porter. and .Schley were displayed ev-
erywhere, and there were many varied,
but all crimson, pictures. Of the battle Of
Manila Bay.
. Presented With a Loving Cup.
The programme of today's huge pageant
began when at : a. N. special committee
consisting CT Ctauncey NJ. Depaw, Will
liam McAdee, Richard Croker, st. Clai:
McKelway, Warren ". Foster, and Levi
P. Morton, visited tine Olympia on the pa
troll boat to escort Admiral Dewey 10 shore
AT a. ~ Admiral Dewey reached the
Battery and was nat by special commit
tae of fifteen, headed by William Berr. two
platoons of mounted police and two platoons
of Squadron A. At $50 a. N. the Admiral
ar1 escort arrived at the city hall and on a
reviewing stand there the fighting Admiral
was presented with a solid gold loving cup,
present from the city of New York,
Mayor Van Wyck reading long and some
what tedious presentation eulogy.
Mayor Van WycL's Speech.
In presenting the loving cup to Admiral
Dewey, the mayor said in part:
Your countrymen are interested in
and know every detail of your life
Your joys, your sorrows are theirs.
They have traced your ancestry and
your character and deeds from the era
die rocked by the fond mother to the
Olympia rocked by the rolling waves
OF the mighty deep. They listened
with delight TO the story of the fight
ing Deweys braveiy doing their duty
in every war of their country for 259
years; of your pointing out. when a
mere child, TO your father the pictures
in the clouds. of ships and battles, in
the form Of Perry saving his countrys
flag in the disabled ship; of the de-
votional impress stamped upon your
character by 4 loving mother; of your
struggle with the schoolmaster which
taught the necessity Of disciplining in
the affairs of life; Of your inherited
love for children and music; of your
alert, bright, and vivacious boyhood,
mingled with the mischieyous but new
er with the malicious; of your defer
ential respect for those of your moth
er's sex; OF the romance OF your court
ship and happy marriage; OF your
service under Admiral Farragut in the
Gulf squadron as the executive officer
of the Mississippi, when you plunged
iron shot and shell through the armor
OF the Confederate ram Manassas; of
the sturdy and fearless manner in
which you defended your ship against
the guns of Port Hudson, and the quiet
and orderly manner in which you
abandoned her when she sunk calling
for special commentator OF your su-
perioTs in their report Of the circum-
stances; that between wars, Farragut
for forty-eight years, and you for thir-
ty-seyen years, devoted yourselves to
the study of your profession, and both
at the end of a long peace were found
fully equipped and ready to give their
country splendid services and to raise
themselves to the highest plane OF
fame and renown.
The world stood enthralled and then
broke out in loud huZzahs, which can
never be silenced, when the electric
spark flashed the news over the G ODE
that on the 1st of May, 1898, your feet
had destroyed in Manila bay the Span
ish navy, silencing the forts and TAX
ing the Philippine Islands, thus strip
ping the East of every yestige OF Span
ish domination. Spain was that mo-
ment conquered. The Pacific Ocean
was that instant cleared of hostile
forces, leaving to the remainder of our
naval and land forces the task of
sweeping clean the Atlantic Ocean and
her islands of the depressed, half-fam-
ishcd, and scattered bands Of Spanish
stragglers.
This all was accomplished in naval
battle of less than seven hours incIud-
ing the coolly ordered intermission for
breakfast. Not an American killed. but
two hundred Spaniards laid low, sever
al hundred wounded, the Spanish navy
destroyed; an empire lost TO her for
ever. History records no achievement
of such superb completeness as the bat
tie in Manila Bay.
This demonstration is no mere trib-
ute to a personal friend, a feIlow-citi-