Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-03

New York, Sept. 2s.-(By Associated
Press -Long before sunrise the blue
jackets on Dewey's flagship We're hard
at work washing down the decks and
preparing the flagship for the most
magnificent naval demonstration that!
has ever taken place in an American
port. Like activity was in progress on
the other sea-fghters riding at anchor
below the Olympia. The scene was
glorious as the suns rays glistened on
the white sides of the big vessels and
the black hulls of the small ones. The
weather could not be more beautiful.
There is scarcely cloud in the sky;
and it is pleasantly cool with breeze
from the south just strong enough to
straighten out the flags. As the morn
ing advanced launches darted from yes
sci to vessel carrying officers and Or
ders. The shore of Staten Island and
the hills back of it We're black with
people who cheered heartily as the
flags We're raised. h
The Program.
S New York. Sept. 2s.-(By Associated
Press. 1.-The following is the program
OF today's events in the Dewey cele-
bration: 1880, Mayor Van Wyck will
call upon Dewey on the Olympia and
Roosevelt will leave the pier on the
state boat Monmouth. II, boats carry
ing the mayors committee, heads Of
city departments and municipal assem-
bly, will leave the piers. 1880. Dewey
will return the mayors call. ~, Dew
ey will return to the Olympia. p.
mr., the naval parade will start from
q, quarantine. $3.50, the Olympia will
reach the anchorage off Grants tomb
ard the review of the parade by the
admiral will begin. p. M, dismissal
of39he naval parade. Z, the grand dis
play of fireworks viii begin.
The Naval Parade.
New York, Sept. 80 (By Associated
Press AT o'clock the squadron got
under way. 1t was an inspiring mo-
1nent when the column started up the
hnrbor and the great naval parade be
gan to be a reality. First came a POI
lice boat which was the apex of a
wedge spreading out. The steamer
Sandy Hook, with the mayor and rep
resentatives of the city, steamed along.
vide the Olympia, Dewey's flagship, on
the port side. After the Olympia came
the cruiser New York, SIMPSONS flag.
ship, with her big turrsts and guns
appearing like moving fortress, as she
followed in the wake OF the admiralss
ship. The Chicago, Howison's flag
ship, brought up the rear of the col.
unn. Following the New York were
\ the battleships Indiana and Alassachu
sets. In the rear Of these modern en-.
gines of war came the Lancaster, 9
type of the old navy vessels. Then fol
lowed the gunboat Marietta, with the
auxiliary cruiser Scorpion behind
Abreast of her steamed the torpedo
boats Porter, Dupont, Ericsson, Wins
low and Cushing, and following then
came the natty revenue cutters, Man
ming. Algonquin, Gresham, Windon
and Onondaiga. Next in line were tn,
transports Sedgwick, Mcpherson ant
NcClelland, and after them came til,
hospital ship Missouri.
Then began the civic and maritime
aspect of the parade. Flying the flag
of state of New York. and having or
board representatives of the naval mill
tin came the steamer Monmouth, fol
lowed by other boats with members O
the naval militia. In single file cam.
the General Slocum and the Glen Is
land, with members of the genera
committee of citizens, the Mount Hop,
with the legislative branch of the cit,
government, the Warwick with tn
heads of the city departments, and til,
Mattowan with the members of TIN
press. Then followed, two abreast
ninety-eight graceful, magnificentl
appointed yachts, led by the Corsail
the flagship of Commodore j. Pierpon
Morgan, and Sir Thomas Lipton'
Yacht Erin! After the yachts came
hundred steamships of the merchan
Murine with three flag ships in singl
file, then five steamers abreast, an,
z the remainder in files of two. Th
third and last division Of the parad
consisted of more than hundre
handsomely decorated tugs, yacht.
pleasure craft, etc. Then came side
wheelers, propellers. electric boats, an
every kind of yacht except sailing YES
sells.
FaRRAGUT,s FLAG PRESENTED
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In,pressives Scene During which Dewe