The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
N0TABLES VISIT DEWEY
Roosevelt, Miles and Jeffries the Most
Spectacular = Jackies Get Medals and
Admire Pugilist- Meeting of Heroes
Admiral Clasps Hands of
His Fighting Captains.

led by the Corsair, the flagship of the
New York Yacht club. To Sir Thomas
L1pten's yacht Erin has been accorded
the honor of heading the starboard col
umn of this division. There will be 1877
yachts in line
Tho third division will consist of the
merchant marine, steamboats, and pro-
pellors, and the indiscriminate 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 half a million people will be
afloat.
The parade, with the Olympia. In the
van, will move up the North river to
the stake boat st. Mary's, an old prac-
tlce ship of the navy, which is moore,d
opposite the mausoleum of Grants
tomb in Riverside park. After round
ing TIE stakeboat 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 Il guns will be fired in honor
Of tire hero of Appomatox. The torpedo
boats and revenue 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.
Rear-Admiral Howison has gracefully
yielded precedence to Rear A ADMIRAL
Sampson in the matter of ships divi-
sions. The commander of the South At
lantic station win simply be present as
a spectator and bring up the end Of the
line with the Chicago. Rear-AdmiraI
Sampson will follow the Olympia in the
New York but will fly the red flag
while Howison flies the blue.
Tomorrow night the grandest illu-
limitations and fireworks display in the
history of the city will take place. To-
night there was a preliminary illunlin-
alton of rare beauty. ..All the buildings
on the water front were lighted up On
the Brooklyn bridge iE letters of living
fire 80 feet high flashed the words
Welcome, Dewey" while simultane-
ously from the shores of the 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 u-
rid flame and Transforming the craft in
the harbor into red spectres.
Among the Populations received
abroad the Olympia today was one from
Three Oaks, Mich. headed by E. K.
Warren and j. H. Holden. Three Oaks
made the heaviest per capita contribu-
ton to the Maine monument fundsand
fered as trophy by Admiral Dewey.
The deputation formally invited the adj
miral to attend the unwilling of the
cannon, which has been mounted on a
handsome pedestal. and said the date
" AID be made TO suit his convenience.
A hand painted silk invitation fastened
to silk flag was presented. The meet
ing between the admiral and the rep
resentatives of the patriotic Michigan
town was very pleasant one. Adj
miral Dewey promised t. consider the
invitation.
Lieut.-Gov. Henry C. Bates of YER
mont, Admiral Dewey's native state,
headed a delegation that called this af-
ternoon. Gov. f. X. c. Smith was to
have come, but at the last moment
found it impossible to do so. Mr.. Bates
was accompanied by Maj.-Gen. Peck,
adjutant general Of Vermont; Brig
Gen. Edward L. Bates, Judge Advocate
Gen. Riggs, Surseon-Gen. Peck and the
governors staff.