The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-30
Hundreds of Thousands Wedged To-
Eether to Watch the Parade.


NEW YORK, Sept 29.-The throngs
scattered in battery park surged toward
the sea wall today when it was ANNOUNCE,
ed that the Olympia was i'll sight with
Admiral Dewey on board. From this
time on the excitement of the crowds in
creased, and when the guns of the
Olympia began to answer the saIutesI
from Castle William and Bedlos' island,
the shouts and great uproar at the bat-i
terry defied description.
The Olympia passed close enough to the
battery for her men and guns to be seen
plainly, and the thousands ashore rec
ognized the figure of Admiral Dewey 81
the bridge, and broke into such an out
burst of cheering as has probably never
Heated over the waters of the bay be-
fore. The admiral lifted his cap. and
bowed repeatedly.
In the crowd were many of the visiting
soldiers who are to take part in tomor-
rows land parade. There was more than
ooO OF them in one group, and their shout
ing would have done credit to five times
their number
Thousands gathered on Governors ISL
and. The visitors scattered themselves
over the earthworks and along the sea
wall and some had seats on Castle Will
nam ana the buildings overlooking the
bay.
The Olympia was greeted with a great
futtering of handkerchiefs and flags as
she arrived off Castle William, and after
salutes had been exchanged between the5
shore battery and the warship the crowd
following the vessel along the shore, and
remained watching 1t until it had dsap-
peared up the North river
The multitude that gathered on River
side drive was in itself sight words
can hardly picture, and to those who
did not see it, description can convey only
bare suggestion. From every direction
and from all points north, east and
south the way was steadily westward
and the great sea Of people that had
gathered in the morning was swelled at
noon by streams Of persons that flowed
steadily through every street and thor
oughfare which had an outlet on the
river front. The natural aspect of the
landscape was almost blOtted out, and
from Seventy second street upward a
great wall of human beings lined the
shore, so densely packed that a stand
having once been taken no person could
move to right or left. 1t was nearly i'm
possible to bulge, and arms were pinion-
ed to sides, feet seemed rooted in the
soil, and the free action of any indi-
Vidual person was impossible. 1t was a
case of move with the crowd or move not
at all, In this section of the city.
Inc houses on the drive We're ablaze
with color, and above many of them long
StreamerS of red, white and blue f1oated
from tall flag poles. Many of the houses
were decorated elaborately, and in this
section each householder seemed to have
Wed with his neighbor in the atterant to
make brilliant demonstration. The
name of Dewey was embroidered in many
Of the large flags which covered the
fronts Of TIE houses, and sentimental
phrases of admiration for the admiral
were freely exhibited on all sides.
Hour after hour the crowds waited pa
tiently-uncomplaining The country
cousins of Father Knickerbocker. who
visited New York for the first time. spent
q portion of the idle hours inspecting the
wonders of Grants monument Next TO
the Olympia and the great admiral him.
self, this seemed to be the chief point of
interest for persons from outside New
York city
Perhaps, take all in all, the best land
view of the parade was obtained from the
Riverside drive, and from the Grant mon
ument. The time consumed in rounding
the stake boat, the St Mary's, gave per-
sons IN this section of the city ample
time to view the WOrld-renOwned white
squadron, and to catch occasional
glimpses of the admiral and other officers
on the deck of the Olympia.
When the guns of the Olympia thunder
ed out a salute the cheers that went up
from the hundreds of thousands that had
gathered in the vicinity Of the Grant
monument almost drowned the noise Of
the guns that silenced the Spanish fleet
at Manila on that early May morning a
year and a half ago.