The Portland daily press., 1899-10-02
"AS DEWEY RODE b."
Climax To Admiral's
Welcome Home.
IN Historical Event in New York
Saturday.
One of Grandest Pa
geants Ever Seen.
The Tars sEnjoy a Banquet at
Waldorf-Astoria.

New York, September 30.-The land pa
rade today CAPPED the climax. 1he city,
state ard nation united in one vast DEM
onstratinn worthy Of trio hero OF Manila
ami OF the princinles Tor which he fought.
The earth tremblsd beheath the tread Of
80 00O men and he sir was torn with
shouts OF millions. Thousands Of men,
four land and sea forces. militia Of for
eign states ana the veterans Of the civil
and Spauish-American wars swellsd the
prooe ssion.
Walls of people miles long stretched
down the line Of march on either side q
dense, impregnahle mass. Fifth avenue
from Both strest to the Washington arch
where the parade disbanded, was solidly
packed with spectators who ovsrtiowed
Into the bniitlines, windows and on to
TIE roof lines and sat in emhrasures and
on crowded sceffolding Along Broad
way, where It dressed the avenue, the sky
scrapers ware as crowded ct the top rs
at the bot ON and for blocks down the
intersecting streets the crowds hung from
the windows and Dre escapes and multi
trdes of them were on the focfs, lying
fias on their s.omaohs peering down. For
hours they waited patiently and good
naturedly TO see Dewey and when they
saw him Trey waited for nearly three and
one-half hours while the procession
passed Far down this living line the
column marched while the sunlit air was
gorgeous with banners and vibrating
with shouts Of welcome and admiration,
the clatter OF horses and swords when the
cavalry sabres flashed and plumes waved,
the rumble of artillery, the snarl of
drums, the clear drawn buRie call and the
blare of military bands. Seventeen asrl-
al bombs from the top of the Waldorf
Astoria, heraided the approach to the re-
viewing stand in Madison square.
DEwEY'S JACKIES.
Several companies of mounted police
brought up the procession. When the
head of the column appeared the lackies
of the Olympia marching rank on rank
with an easy rolling step and Sousa's
band playing as only it can play. those
In the stands leapsd upon their seats and
everybody greeted the advancing column
with cheers. The tars OF the Olympia
were dressed in plain blue, with brown
leggings and black cartridge boxes They
wore loose, flannel caps, which flappei
over their eyes and which, with the
ribbons swapping jauntily over their
temples and the blue steel swords inn
pressed rhs people nightly. The sailors
ware large boned and solemn with faces
bronzed and bodies that seemed all
musoles-the kind of men one would like
to have back of him In u fight. The COM
mander was on foot with sword blade
resting on his right shoulder. walking In
front OF his men. A squad of sailors
dragging rapid-tlre six pounder brought
up the rear of the Olympia's battalion.
Then came ths hero, the Admiral and
the officers of the feet in gold laced uni
:orms and gold trimmed cooked hats. All
vere in open barouches and at their head
Vas the man of the hour. Mayor Van
Wyek sat teside Admiral Dewey in the
carriage. The front seat was banked
with beautiful floral pieces. Admiral
Dewey Was recognized on the instant and
the Olympis's men seemed tame COM
pRrad with the shout raised IN MIS- honor.
Everybody waved and oheered and most
everybody jumped up and down In fran
tic enthusiasm. Admiral Dewey to5k 1t
all calmly, smiling and bowing right and
left and occasionally lifting his gold
trimmed beaver rs he rode along. The
gallant captains of the ships engaged In
the destruction of Montojo's fleet. except
tattle, followed and also got a rousing
welcome. The Rear Admirals. Howison
Sampson and Philip, as they rode by
with their staffs, got scattering appause
as did many of the pnpuar officers of the
North Atlantic squadron. The governors
of the several states who rode in car
riages, though many of { ham were popu-
lar and W ,uld have received big demon
strations at any other time, passed almost