The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03
DEWEY CELEBRATION.
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the Governors Foot Guards. two regi-
ments. a machine gun battery, q navaI
battalion and several detached COM
panies, ALI commanded by Colonel Lu-
Glen. OF the Burpee-
A fine looking o d OF soldiers were
the Fourth and Fifth regiments OF
Maryland. commanded by Colonel VII
ard w
South Carolina had one regiment OF
olunteers. two battalions and the
umter Guards. the Timmonsviiie
Guards. the Smythe Rifles and a num-
DER of volunteers and detached com
panies-
! Three companies represented North
| Carolina, the Fayetteville Independent
| Light Infantry making a snowy a p
|. pearance.
Seventeen aerial bombs from the top
| Of the wakdorf-Astoria heralded n
| approach TO the reviewing stand IN
| Madison square
Several companies Of police mounted
| on Glossy. well-trained horses, brought
xp the procession When the head or
| rhe column appeared, the jackies OF the
| Olympia marching rank on rank with
| an easy, rolling step and Sousais
blue-coated band playing os Only IL
a play. ii was a poor American
heart did not beat high Those
In the stands leaped upon their
4 SAifN ~
advancing column with cheers. This
| tars of the Olympia We're in plain
| blue with brown leggings and black
| cartridge boxes, loose flannel caps Hap
| ped over uheir eyes. n their sword
band made a picket or steel over them.
| Those caps with the ribbons swapping
| jauntily over their temples and the blue
steel sword band impressed the people
nightly. The sailors were large boned
and solemn, with faces and
bodies that seemed all muscles-rhe
kind OF men one would like TO have
back Of him in a fight The COM
mander was on foot with shining sword
blade resting ON his right shoulder.
walking in front OF his men as army
officers do. A squad of sailors dragging
a rapid fire six-pounder brought up the
rear of the Olympia's battalion.
Then came the hero. the admira1s and
the officers of the fleet, all the glory OF
their gold laced uniforms and gold
trimmed cooked hats. All were in opan
barouches and AT their head was the
man of the hour.
Mayor Van Wyck sat beside Admiral
Dewey In the carriage. The front seat
was banked with beautiful floral pieces.
The people did not have to give a sec
ond glance at the man whose features
have been blaZen everywhere for weeks.
He was recognized ON the instant. and
the cheers and huzzars that had greet
ed the Olympfa'S men seemed tame
compared with the shout that was
raised. 1t seemed fairly to lift to the
sky. There is no perceivable kind OF
noise the people did not make. Every
body waved and cheered and nearly
everybody jumped up and down in
frantic enthusiasm Old men were as
enthusiastic as, boys and just about as
noisy. Admira Dewey during his last
4 rarr Ioxrc opnn hoG hoo p1k ~ "a
what accustomed to these vociferous
greetings, and he took it all calmly,
smiling and bowling right and left and
occasionally lifting his god trimmed
beaver as he rode along.
The gallant captains of the ships en-
gagged in the destruction Of Montejo's
feet except poor Gridley, who died a
month after the battle, followed and
also got a rousing welcome.
The three rear admiralS, HowisOm,
Sampson and PhI,ip, as they rode by
with thier brilliantly accoutred staffs,
were easily recognized and got fatter-
ing applause, as did many of the popu-
squadron. The governors of the sew
eral states who rode in Carriages.
though many OF them We're popular and
wound have received big demonstrations
at any other time, passed almost I'M
noticed. The crowds would have nom
of them today. They yearned only for
the brass buttons and gold lace OF mil
fta~y ard nava heroes, and would have
not ling else.
10th Major General Miles and Majo,
General Merritt got o~vations. The for
mer were a band OF yellow across his
breast and seemed always to have his
cap off acknowledging the s%alutations
of the uhrong.
But it was Rear Admiral Schley who
divided the honrs with the central
figure of the day. He received a DEM
.~nstration second only to that OF
Dewey. The people along the line of
march fairly ros at him, shouting their
already 1acerated threats to the break
ing point
"Hurrah for the Hero of Santiago,''
There is the man that smashed Ger
vera's feetI' Hip, hip, hurrah for
Schley!" and kindred cries came from
all parts OF the line.
In upper Fifth avenue some enthusi-
astic lad threw him a handful Of roses.
They landed fairly in the carriage. The
admiral leaned forward, picked them
up and lifted them to his lips. Instantly
all the ladies in the balconies seemed
possessed with the desire to have their
flowers similarly honored, and he was
fairly bombarded. Many Of the flowers
fell into the street, only to be caught
up by eager Spectators and carried to
he carriage. Before he got to Madison
luare Admiral Schley was UP to his
rms in lowers.
The marines and sailors of THE North
AtFantic squadron, eight battalions OF
en-, attracted much attention. The
marines with their brass helmets
arched with a peculiar step, neither
samen's roll nor landsmen's trend.
out a combination The men Of tn
BROOKLYN got perhaps the mos: APP
nlau.e.
The provisional brigade Of the army
lacked the confident. easy step for
which army veterans are noted.
Governor Roosevelt, riding a spirited
black horse AT the head of the national
guard Of the state OF New York and
surrounded by brilliantly uniformed
officers, received a hearty an con in
uous ovation from one end Of the lire
- the other. He was in civilian at
re and wore a silk hat that IS, when
. had it on, as he was waving Il right
nd left for more than half the time.
e was escorted by troop A whose
.tumeS- rising and falling With fha rrav