The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01

lie bowed and bowed again and ngain and
again. IL was plain to see that he was deeply
Affected by the demon stratIon that the little
ones made. or course. the stoppaRe OF the Ad-
niraPs carriage delayed the whole line, and,
pleasing as the sight was to him he cou Id not
enjoy II too long. AZ the end OF about four or
nve minutes he told the driver to drive on. but
as long as he was In sight OF that stand his eyes
were upon the children and when after he had
passed and their voices could be heard In an
other song he loogei back at them.
sHowERISG EATABLEs on THE TROOPS.
Eighth avenue from Seventy second street
all the way down to Fifty ninth, whore the
next turn was made. was practically two con-
tlnuous stands. The people were packed In
them and In front OF them like sardnes In q
pox' There was moro color in the crowds on
these stands than there had been further up
town. There were moro American flags
sometimes for half a block every body on tho
stand seemed to he armed with the 1as. which
was Kept continually waving. As II had hap
pence further uptown the cheering began
the moment the Oympia's sailors were seen
and II grew and became continually greater al
they passed until. When the Admiral's car
rage came along. 1t reached its he ght. and It
Kept up as long as the Admirals carriage was
In sight. 1t was a happy crowd on these
parade had half passed the people followed
an example that had been started at Tooth
street OF firing eatab'es at the supposedly
weary men who were in the line OF march,
Beck at lOO'h street, when the Tenth Battalion
from Albany marched by and came to a pa rade
rest. somebody fora Joke threw an apple at one
OF the soldiers. who caught II. The other men
In the line held out their hands and It was a
signal for shower OF apples. sandwiches,
bananas and everything else in the eatnble
line that the crowd had Some OF the eatable
missiles were well aim ed whether inten tionally
or not and soldiers caught them in
the neck. policemen got them In the jaw
and officers caught them In the eye. The COM
ranles behind Albany when they came along
held out their hands too and ten minutes after
there was a hungry crowd on the stand with
not crumb to eat. Whether the news OF what
had happened at Tooth street travelled down
10 these stands at Seventy. second street and
Fifty-ninth street or not II was very soon after
the Admiral's carriage had passed when the
same sort OF sport was INDUCED In by the
crowds along there.
The houses along Central Park West were
more elaborately decorated than they were up
town. The trees on the park side Of the street
were decorated with red. white and blue paper
tape. Somebody had gone through the district
W i
was Just the width OF tick r tape, and on 1t were
printed the words Welcome Dewey" in an
endless string. This tape had been thrown In
the air after the fashion that Is in vogue in the
big buildings In Wall street when there is q
ceiebration going on in that neighborhood.
and streamers OF 1t were flying everywhere.
ACROSS TO FIFTH AVENUE
tremendous crowd was gathered at Fifty
ninth street and Eighth avenue. The circle there
was packed. The low buildings on the south
side held as many people as could be crowded
on the roofs. The statue OF Column bus had o
circle OF urchins around IL. Each OF the trees
along the north side had it's occupants. The
continuous stand stretched on across Fifty
ninth street to Fifth avenue. At the
turn. Eighth avenue was crowded from
house line to house line for nearly a
block below the route and so Durland's
Riding Academy had roof full. This was the
biggest bunch Of people that had been encoun-
tered from the start. 1t was bigger because
there was more vacant space and the cheering
that went up there when the Admirals carriage
came along reminded everybody who had been
at the river parade OF the frightful hubbub that
had been the distinguishing feature OF that
event As the Admrals carriage reached
Seventh avenue and Fifty ninth street woman
In one OF the stands leaped UP. clambered over
the guard rail and rushed into the street max
ing for the carriage. Policemen seized her
quickly and hurried her back. Her long waiting
In the stand had made her historical.
sALUTEs OF scHLEy AND OTHERS.
Admiral Dewey returned the salutes OF these
crowds as he had the salutes Of those all the
way down the line with his saluting hand.
The men in the carriages following the Ad-
mral's were not all SO wise as he. Many Of
them kept their hats OF most OF the time and
as the weather was raw and chilly they may
consider themselves in great good fortune II
they did not catch severe cold. 1t
was interesting TO watch the salutes OF
those various men. They all had different
ones Some OF them touched their hats. some
Of them made strict military salutes. others
took OF their hats and waved them. others
waved their hands. Admiral Schley was ono
Of these. II appearances went for anything, he
had acquaintance all along the line Of parade.
for he was continually waving his hand up In
the air In a manner that indicated recognition
OF those in the windows Of the houses along
the route.
FIFTH AVENUE IN GALA DRESS
The big hotels at Fifty-ninth street and
Fifth avenue. the Plaza. the Netherland and
the Savoy. were gorgeously decorated and
were crowded apparently from roof to street
with people who cheered with the enthusiasm
Of the people In the street. The crowds around
the plaza here. too. were immense and re-
sembled the crowds at tho circle. three blocks
away. The line swinging into Fifth avenue. It
could be seen from the head OF 1t that the ave.
nue. up hill and down was dressed in It's finest
clothes and was crowded as tiR htly as the people
could be packed in inside OF the police lines.
Above the heads OF the people the houses
seemed to be a mass OF bright colorS Ao allah.
crate and so general were the decorations. At
each cross street the story was tho same.
Back for halfa b ock the people were wedGsd in
Oh all sorts OF contrlvanceS that would lift them
above the heads Of the people In the avenue it.
self and beyond them. in the avenues
running parallel on either side. crowds
could DO seen hurrying In the vain hope that
some here though they were late they would
BE- able to fnd a place where they could see tho
parade and get q glimpse OF the Admiral. 1t
could be seen also that the surface railroad
cars and the elevated cars were damned full OF
people hurrying in boh directions. There
were private sthnuA eyeryWhere along Fifth