The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-20
CELEBRATION IS HALTED.
NREDLHss DELAYS THREATEN ITS
COMPLETE SUCCESS.

The Tammany memb ers OF the committee
In charge OF tho Dewey celebration, who have
had almost full sway In most OF the AFFAIRS con-
nected with the celebration since Gen. Daniel
Butterheld's illness prevented him from acting
as chairman Of the Celebration Committee.
have delayed and altered the plans OF the oele-
bration 90 much already that unless some
thing 10 done to Offset the effects OF their
indifference the celebration 10 likely to
be disappointing in several respects to the
thousands that will be In this city on the occa-
sion OF Admiral Dewsy's return.
The Committee on the Erection OF Stands. OF
which John p Kane 10 Chairman. received
$4,000 in the original distribution OF the
money appropriated for the celebration. The
committee was told to 20 ahead and erect
stands costing 100000 HorEan & slattery.
the architects. were Instructed to design
stands costing $4,000. Tho stands they de-
signed will cost at least S40.350. The dsoora-
tions on them will cost $4,000 moro. and the
architects fee and the wages OF attendants
will bring the figures still higher. The result
10 that the ommittee in charge OF the distri-
button tickets 10 at q standstill Yesterday
Mr.. Kane decided to award contracts only for
the two City Hall platforms and the three Mad
ison Square stands, and only tickets for those
I'VE stands are to be distributed at present.
About a week ago the Board OF Aldermen
passed q resolution requesting an additional
| appropriation of$25. 900 for the parade. When
II was passed Mayor Van Wyck said the resolu-
ton was worded Incorrectly and must be
| passed again In different form. Yesterday he
decided. according to Alderman John T. Nc
Gall, that the original resolution was all right.
| the Alderman In the meantime having made
| two attem pts failed to get a quorum together.
The Council 10 expected to meet to-day and
Councilman Oakley. who 10 member OF the
Committee on the Erection OF Stands.
| has said that he will propose resolu-
| ton appropriatlnR $50 900. OF which It 10
| understood SIT. 500 will be used for the erec-
ton OF a stand for the members OF the NUM-
| sipal Assembly and their constituents and
friends. II the required four-dfths vote 10 not
| forthcoming In the Council for the $25. 900 APP
| preparation at least. it 10 hard to see how the
Committee on the Erection OF Stands will be
| able to erect any stands at all on Riverside
Drive and the south side OF Central Park.
| whore the largest stands were to have been
placed. Several builders have expressed
doubts as to the possibility Of erecting the
larger stands In time II there is any moro delay.
Gen. Howard Carroll. who by virtue OF his
| chairmanship ofthe Committee on the Naval
Parade. is member OF the Committee on Plan
and Scope. voiced the opinion yesterday OF
several other mem bers OF the Central Commit
tee in regard to the difficulty Of carrying out
| the programme for Saturday. tho chief event
| OF which will be the land parade. There will
be least 80 900 troops In line on that day, and
| they will march over route about seven miles
| long. The convenience OF the Admiral. the
| invited guests OF the city and OF the Thousands
who come here at great expense said Gen.
Carroll. is OF param cunt importance In fact IL
10 the only thing that we ought to consider. and
| II We are going to crowd too many events Into
dov ,oht to n, ha las m n
at once am sure that the land parade will
| not be dismissed at Washington Square until -
| or 10 p. ". under the present arrangement
| The middle OF the column surely will not reach
| the reviewing stand ut Madison Square. where
| Admiral Dewey will be. until after dark That
| will not do. 1t ia unfair to every one OF the
city's guests. officially invited or not to expect
| them to stand waiting so long as they would
have to do II the parade were not started earlier
than l P NJ or noon. We must rsmem Der that
these sailors from the Oily mpa. who will head
| the parade. won't be good marchers
| Il am in favor of making some change right
away so as to have that parade start before
neon. Just as a suggestion l would say that
| the luncheon or breakfast which has been
| planned to take place at Claremont on the
morning OF Sept. 80 might be postponed until
| Sunday. That breakfast la the one disturbing
| factor In the problem. and in my opinion 1t
| ought to be cut out OF tho programme tor
Saturday"
Gen. Roe said he would DO everything in his
power to start the land parade at noon. II 1t
| started at p NJ. he said. the head OF the COL
umn would not reach the reviewing stand at
Madison Square before 3 p NJ. The most we
| could expect OF troops we'll drilled and march
| Ing In close formation" said Gen. Roo. would
be that 1000 OF them would pass given point
| In one hour 1t Ia more likely that it will take
an hour for 5000. or even 5000 to pass point.
The latest figures which wo have OF the
| size Of the parade are 80 100 troops 1t will
| take a parade OF that size about Ave hours
| to pass point on the route. There are likely
| to be many delays. 1 can imagine very we'll
| how the crowds would delay the head OF the
| column again and again at such points as
| Fifty ninth street from Eighth avenue to Fifth
| avenue There will be another delay at Twenty
| sixth street and Fifth avenue that will last
| fully fifteen minutes. The Admiral and the
| invited guests will leave tho parade at that
point and the parade will stop while they take
their places on the reviewing stand"
Gen. Roe concluded by saying that the very
best he could possibly hope for was that the
| head OF the procession would reach Washing
| ton Square. the place OF dismissal. at about 4
| p. NJ. In that case the parade would not be
| dismissed until o p. NJ. or Top. NJ. The SUBJ
| the Committee on Plan and Scope on Friday
| afternoon.
Gen. Roe announced the following distrlbu-
| ton yesterday OF visiting troops to armories
ana halls In this city:
Fourth Ohio Hall at 125th street and Park
| avenue; Second New York and Fourth New
| York Battalion at Twenty Regiment
| Armory: one regiment OF Hudson River Com
| panieS at Wendel'S Hall. Forty-fourth street
| and Eighth avenue: First. Second and Third
Battalions Of the Fourth New York at Seventy
nrst Regiment Armory; Seventy fourth New
York at Ninth Regiment Armory; Fourth Sig
nal Corps at Dokell Riding Academy. Fifty
sixth street: Tenth Battalion and Third Signal
Corps Of Albany on boat: Sixth Battalion
OF BinEhamton at railroad station. foot
OF West Twenty-third street; Ninth Penn
| sylyania at Twelfth Regiment Armory; First
Battalion. Washington Light Infantry. at
Twelfth Regiment Armory; Frst Company
| Governors Foot Guards OF Connecticut at
sonntAg's Hotel. 10th street and Lsnox ave-