The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17
WILL BE SEATS FOR BLOT.
TEE CITH'S PREPARA TIoHs ron THH
DEWEY CELEBRATION,

Ior the celeOratlon IN honor OF Admiral Dewey
reported yesterday that the designs for tn,
public stands. which will be occupied free o
charge by persons whose applications for seat
are iavorably acted upon by q committee ap
pointed for the distribution OF tickets. hat
been prepared The stands as designed vii
scat 31.071 persons. According to the plant
OF the committee the stands and their respec
tive capacities are as follows;
stand on Riverside Drive from Tooth street
10 l02d street. to seat 10000 persons: one al
Bsventy-second street and Central Park West
to seat 1.b00 schoolohildren. who will DO sc
costumed and arranged a. to spell out the Ad.
mirals name in living letters; one or
the south side OF Central Park, between
persons: one on the south side OF the
Park between Sixth and Seventh ave.
nues. to seat 3.600 persons; the reviewing
stand at the Worth monument In Madison
Square. to seat 2.371 one on the south side oil
Madison Square. to asat 5000: one on the
north side OF Madison Square. to seat 1.500
platform In the City Hall Park. to hold 1000
and another stand at the City Hall Park fol-
1900 children. who will sing during the exer-
cisss surrounding the presentation Of the Low.
ing cup.
building OF stand for the Grand Army men.
who applied for one near the southern end Of
Central Park In order that they might Join the
parade at a point about half way down the
route. 1t was also announced that the New
York State officials would build q stand
seating 1.o45 In Madison Square. This stand
will be quite elaborate and will cost $4,000
Tho city stands in Madison Square will be
decorated with white stan and other matsri-
ais to mako them harmonious In design and
appearance with the arch and its coonnade.
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tion on the land which will bear all the city
stands. has been rather impatiently awaiting
tho announcement OF the Stands Com
mittes as 1t was necessary for the Depart
ment to know exactly what space tho city
stands would occupy before tho Park
Board could grant permission to private indi-
viduals and spectators to erect stands on
park property. The Park Board has been be-
sieRed for weeks By persons who wanted to
erect stands on those parts Of tho park which
will be passed BY tho land parade. and no per-
mits coudl be granted until the Stands Com
mittee made some definite arrangement The
Park Board will probably be delayed BY appli-
cations on Monday and hundreds OF plans will
DO filed with tho Building Department for ap-
prevail
The work on the arch at Madison Square 10
progressing rapidly. Five statues OF naval
heroes have already been placed In their posi-
tons near the top Of the arch. and number Of
the sections OF ornament already cast In plaster
have been placed on tho wooden framework
Az was described In q letter sent BY the
National Sculpture Society to the Committee
on Plan and Scope on Friday. the work has
been delayed great deal and the soulptors
and workmen will have to put forth every pos
sible effort to finish the arch on time. A section
Of the letter which Secretary Ruokstubl Of the
Nation nj eorl pfura Rociotv vypoka IN thu ann.
mittee 10 as follows:
Our contracts were. a. usual subject to do
lay BY strike: the work had scarcely eom-
menced whom the plasterers found this q pro-
pitlous occasion for strike. and IL being i'm
possible to wait without making the aros
impossible. we were obliged to authorize our
contractor to accede. thus Involving an ex-
pense Of moro than $780,"
None OF the sculptors would DISGUISE any
phase OF this matter yesterday. One Of them said
he wouldn't talk because II no did the plastersrs
might take 1t into their heads to strikeiaeain.
Although the sculptors were patriotic and in
terestsd enough In the work on the arch to
work every day. Sundays and Labor Day in
cluded, they couldn't persuade tho plasterers
to work with them and on Sundays the places
OF some OF the plasterers have been filled with
studio assistants and friends Of the sculptors.
The plasterers have also taken half holiday
every Saturday.
It was said yesterday at the oflces OF the
Celebration Com mittee at the City Hall that
Rear Admiral Schley had not yet been invited
to DO u guest Of the city at the celebration. but
that the Committee would send him an In.
vtation as soon as they obtained his address.
Adm Iral Schley has been quoted as saying that
he would not attend the celebration. At
tho Albomarlo. where he stays usually
when In this city. 1t was said yester-
day that he was not expected to return
until Oct 2. Secretary Warren W. Foster
said yesterday that all the Captains OF Admiral
Deweys victorious squadron had been invited
to attend tho celebration. Gov. Stone Of Penn
sylvania sent word yesterday that he would
attend. and letter OF acceptance was received
from Mayor Josiah Quincy Of Boston. Letters
OF acceptance have SO far come from the Gov
errors OF New Hampshire. Vermont. North
Carolina. Ohio. West Virginia. Utah. Conneoti-
out. Pennsylvania. Delaware. Georgia and
Rhode Island. Governors Pingree OF Michigan
and Richards Of Wyoming declined Yesterday.
Acting Chairman Guggenheimer received o
telegram yesterday from Adjutant- General Cor
bin. sayingithat the following instructions had
been sent to Gen. Merritt. Commanding the
Department OF the East:
The Secretary of War desires all the avail
able troops in New York harbor and vicinity
to take part in the parade incident to
tho reception OF Admiral Dewey. U. 8. Navy.
To this end he desires III IL has not
already been done). that you cause the
Committee having the reception in hand to be
duly notified. You are authorized to mako any
expenditure necessary to carry this sugges-
ton into effect"
Secretary Foster said yesterday that he
wished 1t understood that there would DO no
occasion during the celebration when ad-
dresses could bo delivered.
Gov Roosevelt. who arrived in this city yes
terday morning. said he had been asked to de-
clare the two days Of the celebration legal
holidays. but that he would not render any
decision on the matter until Monday. Some
doubt has been expressed as to whether he
could legally declare the days holidays
The North Atlantic Squadron. consisting OF
the cruisers New York and Brooklyn and the
battieships Indiana. Massachusetts and Texas
arrived yesterday from Philadelphia and
anchored off Tompkinsville. Admiral samp-
aon 10 in command
The ships and their mon participated in tho