The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01
THE CHILDREN'S TRIBUTE.
NEARLY 1000 or THEN SANG TO
DHHEP As HE PASSED.


n the blaRer OF me W" ,, ~. 49,.
iha, Inoso IN ~. ..,nIs,i s,onn.a
~ "uAo -, m. p..,h.s Th.w
Just alter the Admiral passed onoer t'" eIe,
yated structure AT columbus a'o"ue ""u
SevenJ-second street, rlu'ns oas'"a' u ''o s1"
nigh hbove MIN. az IN tertaceu saiuen' . Wv VI
human ioliaHe-the very mower o' Ne" ~
little boys and girls arrayeh In oIue ana ~nte.
There were 2,2oo OF the Young 'oNs rom 'n'
boroaRhs OF Manhattan ana tne prom. n'ooN-
Jn. Richmond and Queens. Ihose VINO wore
white were so seated IN He oiock.'one s'otsnE
stand at the Junction OF oeh'ru' iaIM "ee'
ana SevenU-second stree' o" 10 'peh y"
playground OF blue tho name'
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DEWEY.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Tho stand was opposite eaii apartmens
houses. the Majestic aad DaEo.s' respee'Neu
on the south and north side OF sevsnty-second
street. While waiting Tor tho nava. "srFio,
the children SANG patriotic meiooies ana
caused the masses packed on the slue"aiks'
thronEing balconies ana STANDS ana chnRine
70 the limbs OF the PARK treos 10 purs' INTO irs-
ouent ana spontaneous appsuSe'
The children. under the tuteaRs OF FRANK
Damrosch. mad ocen orIloR LOT more .nsn
week TO greet the humirS httine'' ,"e',
speelaity was the otar Spane'eu psnhef' anu
they made tho Welkin ring Win ooHen
ZINES before me heau OF tue pai"oo "ao u.
slGht OF the chlInren s'ano' ms happeneu
about l2;2o z. NJ. Before the mouhteo ponce
were seen distinctly the chioren on INC sena
hni observed the nutterihg Oh nays anu maui
kerchlefs. on the sioes OF the street, Hke 'oan,-
'hg eau'es on inc 'srses Vi ru'"ihk e .r
ana they set up an saunah' snou. VI
no comes sohoo' superIn'enueh' ya.pe.
ana heooer pa"roscl' ',nneu'e'eu Ds"n
10 shout thihEs tnrouRh Hekapnones ="
the muit'uoe OF chi'uien "uu 'neii 'eas" ,
~ the nun ana ouZ" tnat was 'neesran' ooD"
INC to"er"hS s.anu no'h.nS eNoeps
messages eou'u 20 noaEu y, Hn'oo
ne "ho'o "oo"se'on s'oppeu a. A
mlrais carriage 'aosu ."e s'anu' ne .,o'e'
sraVey removed ms ma, anu sn'eu 'aAo'is IN
'he oiree''oh vi ene '". .., WV nv
ihH enthusiestca'y oee 'he SoiAtus
ing nero Iomes. 'uhe WIN Nu.ea
the hohira uou"''eSs oeeauie eo"e"S,a'
'aih'"aF oe,or' no wv " ."o ~ u ~
rou'e. no s'oou uncofe,eu porhAp' Ior n",l
minute ana iookea as II ne were H nurn ,uiC
Dressed ana Illne en 'as'eu' nhi'e .nS
iFos" Voiee0 VI 'ao ,' .eu WIG
enthusiasts erowa,hR oa'eonies. T,nuoWs'
s'anus anu s,oe"aAs oeeeme nan ueiii,ouS
suu seu' NY enee' A'''t e"se.' INC S'oe"
also eauRht mo eon'ak 'on A,'eF 'ne' hau ,oa-
oereo the as. o'auHa Vi '"o'i 49, anu .ne,e
was ah eruptIoh y. nase "uu NAM oi.Nis,''
fVen inc "h''e anu u'ue o"snes "orn y, the
ehi'oreh were 'anNeu On enu "a'oua os'
vas prooao' '"o of 'nio' nn'"u.e'' III
'houEh nopou' 'ook an, aeeu'ae Ae
count o, 'iIhe' ina. nv hunta e.'pp'u
Dol TO THO senoo' eh'iots' wv "es
eusty northwesterN vino olo1'ne anna"
oirecIJ 'htousn oeSen'y-Heeonu "Iee' ano
Dos .ues s"eopihe Wy cio"us VI ouS'' " VIC" ot
the mats ia1Es NUN oei o' 'he ieRu.a.s anu
n'i''''anien "no uia'I"eu "i'ot VIC roll
zone Oh 'hs so,u'or' oiHAo lanNs y" oabtuie
their oouholnR uIee' All theS mao 70 10 was
a break through the crowd, catch and return
,ha 10,
Director Damrosch. when he saw Gov.
Roosevelt coming shouted up the steep array
q, vounr.,.r,. 9TH. Gov.rnor {. Coming
Va yo"pke'oi'. A"' 'o'eiuo' - 'otiS
along. When he gets here you will sing. My
Country. It's OF Thee" No other man 10 the
paraoe' e1eep' 'ns hanira, h'"Seii. Teeei,eo
sueh an enthusiastic greeting az the soldier
49, ,n,oru.d ,h.nunh tho r'.osnhor. ,h.,
were informed 'hfousn the meeApnono tna'
uno, "t thur. ,r".a tn. sbriII..s cheer and
.n. - ,.olo.,.d the, h.d Nav n.,rd
from the juvenile singers. At this moment the
Forty-seventh Regiment oame along. looking
.rrro. srd v ali drilI.d sev.r.l comn.ni,. y,
IL stopped Just below the chtldren's stand.
One Of tho little boys threw q pear among the
E ,t anu 'hen wnntn mluu'S .ns
Forty-seventh was undergoing hercor bonn
bardmont than it will prob ably ever have to
.rconnt.r .Yc.nt I, aiming timas n, ne.,a
encounter except IL pipina pnos vi peeoe.
Every little boy and girl OF that 1880. away
above the SoIdters contributed either q pear a
..ak 49,, 1900 $500. an .nn,. .s..d
peach an orange q oAnana' an apple SAND
witch to the shower OF prolectlies. The Forty
aevsnth did not turn a hair
-, ,t ~. ~, a,,ah. d.,.,, ,na,,,,
Aost Oh 'he lrul' was eauen' asi'ly' lnaioa'.he
that the cbtchers knew something about the
Rrent national Kame. Some OF il. however.
,,,L ~. .oI,ia- q, ed, ,I.o.a 81 81.
struck the soiniers IN tender places and tney
40. sSe at 20 ~ tSa NJ II tb
stan ~ nur s, M S h,,d 40 more ~
Jns me- r%asWs "i Il dannsr6ns snn sIsn d,,rss
spefltui Put tne chiiursn mao gwen on lIsa
10 tne uWemsrs ia tne aldI ,s nousss nearDt
hnu mere was At iuteIiuitteht shower q 'luie
tn. an tms mi II. IN nna passea; 40 ons
tnrrW ah ~ ~ we regu,ar I. 9ecaute was
ny lne rlghtltJ Oi tutlI ulsclpllno tudt