The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-29
LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DAlES 1N NEWS AND CIRCULATION.

ed on it. Farragut flew this flag ON the
hartford at New Orleans and afterward
in the Mediterranean.
Admiral Dewey was deeply affected
and tears We're in his eyes as he gazed
at the souvenir. 1t was several noments
before he could find his voice. Finally
he said:
''Ill fly it'll fly it at the masthead
I'll fly it in the parale-I'H fly it always
and when / strike my Admiral's
flag this will be the flag j shall strike"
Major General Merritt and his
staff, stiff with gold braid came
over from Governors Island tn
officially welcome Admiral Dewey in
the name of the army. They were re-
ceived with all the honors befittnc ahe:r
rank, but the climax was not reached
until Governor Roosevelt, of New York,
came down the bay in the afternoon on
the yacht Wild Duck. He was accom-
panied by General Francis V. Greene,
SOME officers of the New YORK naval
militia and several of Dewey's Captains
at Manila, including Captain Dyer, of
the Baltimore; Captain Wood of the
Petrol; Captain Wildes, of the Boston.
and Captaim Walker, of the Concord
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 afte: roun,l
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 Asiatic
Squadron, and General Greene, who
served in the Philippines. is personal
friend of the Admiral of many years
standing. The sight of the Captains
who We're with him during the stress Of
that hot day in Manila Bay was good
for the Admiral's eyes. so that alto
gether Admiral Dewey seemed to enjoy
this official visit more than any he has
received. The local municipal authori-
ties are somewhat piqued because Gov
ernor Roosevelt extended the formal
welcome of the State to the Admiral be-
fore the mayor had an opportunity to
offer his official greeting on behalf of
the city, This ceremony will occur to-
morrow.
While much powder was flung into
smoke down the bay today, much more
will be burned tomorrow during the
great naval pageant up the Hudson
river. The marine parade, unless it is
marred by bad weather, which the local
forecaster unfortunately predicts, is ex
pected to eclipse all previous water
pageants on this side of the world. The
parade will move at one o'clock in four
divisions. First will come the warships,
headed by the Olympia and flanked on
either side by the torpedo boats. They
will be followed by a fleet of white reve-
nue. 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 Lip
toms 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 half a mil
lion people win 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 practice
ship Of the Navy, which is moored OPP
posite the Grant Mausoleum in River
side 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 u guns will be fired
in honor of the hero of Appomattox.
The torpedo boats and revenue cutters
will anchor opposite the line of war
ships under the bluff, and between these
two lines the civic part of the parade
will pass in review.
Rear Admiral Howison has gracefully
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 spec
tator and bring up the end of the line
with the Chicago. Rear Admiral Samp-
son will follow the Olympia in the New
York, but will fly the red flag while
Howison flies the blue.
Tomorrow night the grandest illumina-
tions 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
ters of fire thirty feet high flashed the
words, welcome Dewey" while stimuli
taneously from the shores of the East
and North rivers, Staten and Governors
Islands, red fire glowed and sputtered,
sending up fantastic clouds of smoke,
turning the calm water into a sea of
lurid flames and transforming the craft
in the harbor into red spectres.
THEY sERENADE DEWEY.
New York, Sept 2S.-Twelve hundred
strong, the Peoples Choral Union, led
by Frank Damrosch, paid tribute of
song tonight to the sea-heroes. About
seven hundred Of the singers were wo-
I~snen. In the steamer Warwick they left
the pier at Beekman street at $40 p.
m, and forty minutes later the War
wick lay to fifty yards from the stern
of the Olympia; where My Country It's
of Thee" ''the Star-Spangled Banner
and other stirring airs Were sung, to the
great delight of all who heard The
singers also visited and serenaded other
ships in the bay.
MON INIsyxyIrV