The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-03

| Concord. When they got aboard Ad-
miral Dewey took them over the ship,
and the sight of the fighting captains
set the tars mad with delight. Nothing
could restrain their enthusiasm, and
round after ound of cheers greeted
the appearance of these officers.
Governor Roosevelt was assistant
secretary of the navy when Dewey
was sent to the command of the Ash
attic squadron, n General Greene,
who served in the Philippines, is a per-
sonal friend of the admiral of many
years standing. The sight of the cap
tains who were with him during the
stress of that hot day in Manila bay
was good for the admiral's eyes, so
hat altogether, Admiral Dewey SEEM
ed to enjoy this official visit more than
any he has received.
LOCAL MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
PIQUED.
The local municipal authorities are
somewhat piqued because Governor
Roosevelt extended the formal welcome
Of the state to the admiral before the
mayor had an opportunity to offer his
official greeting on behalf of the city.
This ceremony will occur tomorrow.
THE NAVAL PARADE TODAY.
While much powder was flung into
smoke down the bay today, much more
80 w. ~ oo1liIS ~
great naval pageant up the Hudson
river. The marine parade, unless it is
marred by a weather, which the To-
cal fOrecaster unfortunately predicts,
is expected to eclipse all previous wa
ter pageants on this side of the world.
The parade will nov at 1 o'clock, in
four divisions.
First will come the warships, headed
by the Olympia and thanked on either
side by the torpedo boats. They will
be followed by a fleet of white revenue
cutters.
Following them will be the steam
yachts in double column, led by the
Corsair, the flagship of the New York
Yacht Club. To Sir Thomas Lipton's
Erin has been accorded the honor Of
heading the starboard column of this
division. There will be 1877 yachts in
line.
The third division will consist of the
merchant marine steamers, and an in
discriminate fleet of tugs, barges and
unattached vessels will bring up the
rear. 1t is expected that the line will
be nine miles long, and that a million
people will be afioat.
hi parade, with the Olympia in the
van, will move up the NORTH river to
the stake boat ST. Marys, an old prac-
tice ship of the navy, which is moored
opposite the Grant mausOleum in Riv-
erside park.
After rounding the stake. boat the
Olympia will come to anchor below two
beautiful floats representing Peace and
Victory, and each warship in it's turn
will drop in below the flagship. The
national salute of twenty-One guns will
be fired in honor of the hero of Apo
mattOX. The torpedo boats and reve-
nue. cutters will anchor opposite the
line of warships under the bluff, and
between these two lines the civic part
of the parade will pass in review.
Real Admiral Howison has grace
fully yielded the precedence to Rear
Admiral Sampson in the matter of
ships division. The commander of the
South Atlantic station will simply be
present as a spectator and bring up
the end of the line with the Chicago.
Rear Admiral Sampson will follow the
Olympia in the New York, but will fly
the red flag, While Howison f1ys the
blue.
GRAND LAMENTATIONS.
Tomorrow night the grandest illumi-
nations and fireworks display in the
history of the city will occur.
Tonight there was a preliminary il
Elimination Of rare beauty. All the
buildings on the water front were light
ed up. On the Brooklyn bridge in let
tiers of fire thirty feet high flashed the
words WELCOME Dewey" while stimuli
t~aneOusly from the shores Of East and
North rivers, Staten and Governors is
lands, red fire glowed and sputtered.
sending up fantastic clouds of smoke,
turning the calm water into a sea of
lurid flame and transforming the craft
in the harbor into red spectres.