The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-26
new YORK
PREP AIRING TO
WELCOME
Admiral Dewey and His Brave
Sailors e. Public Buildings
Being Decorated.
THE CITY ALREADY CROWDED,
Hotels Are Full, and Furnished
Rooms Pretty Well Taken
Up..More Friction.

NEW YORK, Sept Zb.-brom tne
Battery to Harlem, the streets show
evidence OF the preparation for Ad-
miral Dewey's welcome. Nearly every
office building in the business districts
on Broadway and the down town thor
oughfares is being decorated with fiags,
bunting, shields and streamerS and the
enthusiasm displayed in the adoFnment
Of private houses Is not behindhand.
Fifth avenue, as the main route Of the
parade, presents busy appearance.
stands are building all along It's length.
on the steps Of churches, Offices and
dwellings. Vacant windows bear huge
pictures Of the admiral. coupled with
the sign: ITO let for Dewey Day"
The town is already crowded with
people. All the hotels are full and fur
nished rooms are pretty well taken up.
Among the vessels already in the
harbor to participate in the welcome to
Admiral Dewey, are several which are
usually engaged in the coastlng and
sound traffic. These are well provided
with state-rooms and their agents have
already bid for the hotel overflow. 1t
Is proposed to provide sleeping and eat
ing accommodations on several of them
during the week.
Included in the sightseeing floating
hotels are some of the boats used as
transports In moving troops to the
West indies.
Special inducements are being offered.
the patrons of the hotel boats to remain
over and witness the yacht races next
week.
The committee of seven Of the re-
ceptlon committee will visit the
olympia as soon as Admiral Dewey will
receive them on Thursday afternoon,
and formally make known to him the
city's plans for his reception. The
mayors private secretary will accom-
pany the committee and ask Admiral
Dewey If 1t will be convenient for him
to receive the mayor of New York at IL
o'clock the following day.
Levi P. Morton has accepted the invi-
tation 900 one of neOmmitt tteen>of
seven. All have now accepted except
William C. whitney. who has not yet
been heard from.
At meeting Of the United Irish So
cIetles of New York to-day, resolu-
tions were adopted. declaring that;
whereas. committee of officers
representing the Irish volunteers, walt
ed upon Major General Roe. grand mar
shal Of the parade, and asked and were
refused place in the parade, we take
emphatic exception to this action as
lnvldious, II not hostile TO the Irish vol
unteers, and resent the unjust discrim.
lnatIon as depriving the regiment Of
the honor OF position in the line Of
march as admirers and fellow citizens
of the hero Of Manila, Admiral Dewey"
Rear Admiral Sampson received
eighty seats for the reviewing stand for
the use OF the officers of the fleet. The
admiral hnd made request for 15O.
There ls much speculation as to the
probable time of Admiral Dewey'B ar
rival of Sandy Hook. In the opinion Of
many officers the Olympia will not be
sighted first of Sandy Hook. They
think that in all probability the admiral
will so time his approach to the Amerl-
can coast that he will have to put into
some bay. possibly tho Delaware, for
the purpose of painting his ship before
proceeding to New York.
Aboard the flagship, It was said that
the Texas had been selected ns the
ship to go out to meet Dewey and es-
cort him to port. Whatever ship is Sc
lected for the service viii remain with
the feet with steam up until the
Olympia is sighted from the highlands
Of NavesInk and she will then steam
down the bay, and meet Dewey's flag
ship outside.
Orders have been issued for the gath
ering of the veterans Of the Spanish
American war. who will march on the
day of the land parade us the Manhat-
tan provisional regiment Colonel John
Jacob Astor will command. The regI-
ment will follow the visiting National
Guard organizations and win fall into
the line Of march at Riverside Drive
and One Hundred and Twenty.second
street The first general order, issued
to-day By Colonel Astor, says that all
unafIlliated veterans WIN wish to march
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