The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-29


New York, Sept. 2S.-New York was
deckei brilliantly today in honor of the
gallant sailor who Is waiting at her
gate. Had an ocean of color swept
through the city, its ebbing tide could
not have stained the streets more Drill
liantly. Hundreds of miles of red, white
ard blue bunting cover the noble Ia
cades of Broadway and Fifth avenue
and a million flags fiutter over the
town. Not even the churches have es-
caped the universal decorations. The
doors and gothic windows of Old Trim
ity on Lower Broadway are gracefully
draped with the national colors and in
ancient Trinity graveyard the tomb OF
the gallant soldier who, dying, issued
the command not to give up the ship,
lies shrouded in the silken folds of the
fiag for which he died.
A million visitors are here to partici-
pate in the glorious celebration. Every
road is pouring in a steady stream until
the streets are crowded morning and
night, the surface and elevated cars are
filled to overlooking and the hotel cor
ridors are damned with visitors. The
gaily appareled soldiers of many states
who are TO take part in the land pa
rade on Saturday began trooping in to-
day and there was no hour when uni
formed men were not moving in some
quarter of the city to the sound of fife
and drum and horns
Sailors Swell the Crowd.
Sailors and marines ashore from the
big lighting machines helped to swell
the crowd trooping in all directions
Uniformed members of the ftaff OF ar
irving governors were everywhere.
The arrangements for the two days
celebrations are completed. The great
arch at Madison square, mCdeled after
the triumphai arch of Titus and upon
which the most famous sculptorS OF
America have Iavished their genius, is
practically finished and stands superb
tribute TO the nations hero 1t is more
beautiful than the arch in Rome
Today the hotilla lay quietly at an
Choir off Tomkinsville, towering spec
tacle of naval might and power 10 the
tens of thousands who sailed down IN
tugs in yachts and steamers to see
the ships. The crush to get aboard the
OLYMPIA never abated for a minute and
as great indulgence was shown by Ad-
miral Dewey, a goodly portion OF those
who besieged the gangwayS got aboard.
AT times the ship was fairly overrun.
These crowds and the official visits the
admiral received, scarcely gave him and
his officers time to breathe.
The lackIeS NOuds SOt L-4C liiCNellS
which congress voted them and proudly
displayed them to the visitors until
Jeffries. the pugilist came aboard. Jack
loves a fighter and while the big slugger
was aboard the tars were oblivious TO
sill else.
General Miles Called.
Owing to the stream Of official visit
crs. the roar of saluteS continued al
most without interruption all day. Ma
ior General Nelson a. Miles at the head
of the Washington committee called to
submit the programme for the recep=r
ton at the national capital and Major
General Merritt and his staff, stiff with
gold braid came over from Governors
island to officially welcome Admiral
Dewey IN the name OF the army.
They We're received with all the hon.
ors BETTING their rank. but the eli
max was not reached until Governor
Roosevelt came down the bay in the
afternoon on the yacht Wild Duck. He
was accompanied 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, Cap
tain Wood OF the Petrol, Captain,
Nildes of the Boston and Captain
Walker Of the Concord.
When they got aboard Admiral
Dewey took them over the ship and the
sight of the fighting captains set the
tsrs mad with delight. Nothing could
restrain their enthusiasm, and round
after round OF cheers greeted the APP
pearance OF these officers.
Roosevelt On Board.
Governor Roosevelt was assistant
secretary of the navy when Dewey was
sent to the command Of The Asiatic
squadron. ard General Greene, who
served in the Philippines is personal
friend of the admiral of many years
standing. The sight of the captains
who were with him during the stress
o! that hot day was good for the adj
miral's eyes, so that altogether Admiral
Dewey seemed TO enjoy this official
visit more than any he has received.
The local municipal authorities are
somewhat piqued because Governor
Roosevelt extended the formal welcome
OF the state TO the admiral before the
mayor had an opportunity to offer his
official greeting on behalf of the city.
This ceremony win occur tomorrow.
While much powder was flung into
smoke down the bay today, much more
viii be burned tomorrow during the
great naval pageant up the Hudson
river The marine parade. unless it is
inarred by bad weather. which the To-
cal forecaster unfortunately predicts, is
expected TO eclipse all previous water
pageants on this side OF the world. The
parade will move at O'clock in four
divisions. First win come .he war
ships. headed by the Olympia, and
fianlzed on either side by the torpedo
boats. They viii be followed by a feet
of white revenue cutters.
Many Yachts In Line.
Following them viii be the steam
yachts in double column. led by the
Corsair, the flagship of the New York
Yacht club To Sir Thomas Lipton's
Erin has been accorded the honor OF
heading the starhoard column of this