The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-30

New York, Sept. 29.-No Roman con-
queror returned to his triumph of bar
barrie splendor; no victorious king or
prince coming home from successful
war ever received such magnificent
ovation as overwhelmed Admiral Dewey
today as he stood on the bridge of
the Olympia at the head of magnifi-
cent fleet of steel thunderers of the
deep, followed by a thosand vessels of
peace, each TERED and coated black
with people, and sailed over the right
waters of the upper bay and up the
broad pathway of the sun-lit river,
whose banks were gay with millions
of flags and streamers dancing in the
wind.
The sky was blue, the water rippled
under the fresh wind that held out flags
straight and jaunty, and the wharves
and piers and rocky heights and grassy
knobs were black with frantic, enfnu-
siastic people, who strove weakly to
make their shouts heard above the per-
feet bedlam of footing whistles that
accompanied the Admiral ashore and
afioat. As the tomb of General Grant
fleet paid its tribute to the memory OF
the great warrior with national salute
Of II roaring guns. The feet then an
chored and reviewed the almost end
less procession of craft that steamed
past, all so burdened with humanity
that they looked as if they would turn
turtle before they got back to their piers.
Toward the end the parade became dis
nrtr md hon f,r
heterogeneous fiotila to get by Darkness
ut last brought relief to the tired Admi-
raj who had stood ON the bridge for
six hours bowling his Acknowledgements
to the stentorian expression of homage
New York has never witnessed before
anything approaching this wonderful,
remarkable demonstration. The Column
bian naval parade, the dedication of
Grants tomb and the reception of the
North Atlantic Squadron last fall, all
pale before this gigantic ovation to
the sailor, who, in a single morning,
destroyed an enemy's fleet without the
loss of a man or a ship. 1t Is not be-
yond the mark to say that three mill
lion people viewed the pageant from
ashore, and that a quarter of a million
were afloat
bration this morning light haze hung
over the harbor, but this was soon burn
ed up by the bright sun which Isithed sea
and city i'll it's brilliant radiance. The
wind was strong and glsty and kept the
flags swapping. The water riqypled under
the fresh breeze and the dancing little
waves seemed to raise their crlisty heads
in anticipation of a sight OF the con-
quer0r.
People who went down the bay were
lost in admiration of the display of blHnt-
ing along the water front On the East
River from the bridge TO the Battery
where the sailing craft lie in groves, the
spars were covered with such a mass
of color as might be compared to a maple
grown hillside in the deep autumn The
tall spars of the clippers We're conspic-
uous for their ensigns and signals. Ey
cry craft in the harbor was dacked oui
from stem to stern with all the grace
and attractiveness known to shippers
But the display in the East River was
not to be compared with that OF the
North River, up which the procession
was to pass.
From the peaks of every pier long
ropes strung with flags of every hue
We're stretched to the sntibbinlg post al
the corner the fronts Were decorate
with the multitude of gay devices. Iheft
We're flags on the staffs and lines of flags
above the r0Des.
The vessels at their sides We're dressed
from stem to taffrail and Sonle carriad
flags on their yards and had their dee'i-
houses covered. The wind shook the
banners from windows. port:cos and even
steeples and never. perhaps, IN this gel
GRAFTON did hearts that love it bound SC
quickly TO the sight of the flag. Up the
river, far off on the Jersey shore III
high on the misty palisades it cleaned
The best place from which to view tno
great marine panorama was naturally
from the deck of the Olympia and by the
courtesy of Admiral Dewey, an Asso-
ciated Press representative was permit
ted aboard. Very early the feet Of steam.
ships, steamboats,, yachts and tugs which
were to have a place in the line, began
moving down the bay to the allotted
points where the several divisions wera
to form, but many of them could NOT re
sist the temptation to first visit the an
chorage Of the men-of-war off Tornplins
Vile. and before II o'clock the Olympi:
was surrounded by a perfect mob of ey
cry known kind of craft, all swaamin:
with people, circling around, or pnshinl
their moses close up under the ship t