The record-union., 1899-10-01

of Spanish domination.
This was accomplished in a naval
battle of less than seven hours, includ-
ing the coolly ordered internission for
breakfast Not an American killed,
but two hundred Spaniards laid low,
seven hundred wounded, the Spanish
navy destroyed, and an empire lost to
her forever. History records no achieve
ment of such superb completeness as
the. battle of Manila Bay.
This demonstration is no mere trib-
ute to personal friend fellow citi-
zen. 1t is single and deserved recog-
milton of the debt due the public SER
want, who has proved himself grandly
and efficiently faithful to his country's
welfare and honor You are called q
man of destiny You are but it is
the destiny of merit and worth the
conscientious obedience of duty of one
skilled in art and judgment
Our Republic has no reason to fear
comparison of her sea fighting abili-
ties with those of other nations The
birth of the Republic gave to her Pau
Jones in the war for the freedom or
the ocean highways; gave her Perry
and the war for moral and physica
integrity gave her Farragut. She
points with pride to this trinity, anc
says to the world, Match them if yor
cam In the war with Spain for com
mon humanity's sake, in behalf of oul
island neighbors, gave her Dewey, whe
can safely be proclaimed chief among
the naval heroes of the world
of no
soldiers of the Republic is we'll marked
Their exploits go resounding through
time, partaking of the vast and over
whelming character of the ocean upor
which they rode, lived, acted and at
tanned their great achievements which
are the pride of all Americans
From your entry to your departure
from Manila Bay you were a history
and if the old style prevailed of naming
the period after him who bore the most
illustrious name of any living man this
Solitary in the grandeur of youl
achievements, you are lifted above al
those who have gone before you.
ITO the Mayor has been assigned the
personally pleasant duty of presenting
to you in the name Of the city of New
York, the metropolis of our country
this loving cup, a keepsake to REMIND
you from time to time, of her love FOL
you and her special pride in your deed:
of valor, which she believes will, fo1
ages to come, insure respect of all ma
tions for our starry flag, whether fiuns
to the breeze of the man-of-war o.
over the ship of commerce"
When the Mayor had concluded, ~Ad
miral Dewey began to reply by saying
ut would be quite impossible for me
Mr.. Mayor, to express in words
At this point he was interrupted by
cheers, and he began again:
1T would be quite impossible to eX
press in words how deeply 1 am moved
by this-all these honors, one after the
other-that beautiful cup, the freedom
of the city and great magnificent re
ception. I cannot say what I want to
but speaking for myself and the gallan
squadron 1 had the honor to command
at Manila, I thank you from the bot
tom of my heart"
After the formal ceremonies, Admira
Dewey went about shaking hands with
his friends.
Come here, all you Captains ht
said, addressing the naval Captain:
present Then he introduced each t
the audience.
Captain Lamberton of the Olympia,
he cried. Captain Wilder Of the Bos
ton, Captain Coghlan of the Raleigh
Captain Dyer Of the Baltimore, Captain
Wood Of the Petrol, Captain Walker o1
the Concord
When the Captains had all assembled
he waved his hands toward them anG
said: These are men the who did it
These are the men who should bf
thanked. Without them I could dC
nothing"
The loving cup presented to the Ad
miral is Roman in form, and is made
of 1S-karat gold. The handles arr
formed of three dolphins, wrought il
green gold. Around the neck are for
ty-five stars, embiematic of the Union
The body of the cup is divided by tn,
handles into three panels, which are
employed for the principal decorations
On the front panel is a portrait in re-
lief of Admiral Dewey, surrounded
with a wreath of oak leaves, the whole
resting on an eagle with outstretchet
wings. Underneath this panel upon tn,
band around the foot are the letter:
&c. D., u. S. NJ
The second panel has chased in hal
relief a picture of the Olympia. ant
beneath is a shield with four stars be
tokening the recipients grade. On tht
third panel is an escutcheon upol
which is engraved the inscription, will
the names Of the Mayor and member
of the Municipal Assembly and Com
mittee of Plan and Scope. The Goa
of arms of the city of New York ap
pears below the inscription. Abcu
the feet are a series of anchors, rop,
tied in three knots, dolphins, sea weec
and other nautical devices
The cup stands thirteen inches high
has capacity Of four and a hal
quarts and cost $1,000.
Major General Miles arrived lust a.
the party left the platform for the car
riages. Rear Admiral Sampson wa.
not on the stand at the City Hall. H
did not arrive in time.
BACK ON THE HUDSON.
The start from the City Hall wa.
made promptly on time. Just after th
ceremonies Of the presentation of tn
cup were over, carriage, with
coachman in livery and accompanies
by an Olympia sailor, drove up to TIL
foot of the steps leading to the plat
form. A moment later the Admiral
accompanied by Mayor Van Wyck
stepped into the carriage.
A dozen policemen on foot ran aheat
OF the carriage across the plaza towar,
Broadway. There a squad of mountes
police was in waiting The carria oa