The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-09-12

this monster salute dies away and the
Olympia steams on to her place at tb'
head Of the line Of Rear Admiral Samp
sons squadron there will be such q
footing Of whistles and dipping Of en-
signs as never were heard or seen be
fore in New York harb0r
After Rear. Admiral Samp'On and
oth'r naval off ;ers have called on the
a lmiral Mayor Van Wyck will be
taken by the steamboat Sandy Hook t.
the Olympia, where ne will welcome
the Admiral in the name Of the citizens
Of New York. The rest Of the day will
be taken up in preparations for the
naval parade aud other features of the
program to take place on the morrow.
BY the time the milkman' 8 cries are
heard In the streets Of New York, Jer-
sey City. Hoboken and Weehawken or
Friday morning, September ~, crowds
Of persons will begin thronging through
the streets on their way TO get the most
advantageous places on the many piers
lining the banks of the Hudson on
either side And by the time the sun
Is well up, the shore wall along River
side Park, extending from Seventy
Ond street to Grants Tomb, will have
hardly square foot Of good sitting
room left In fact, by the time that
the signal is given for the start Of the
great naval parade at / O'Clock Friday
afternoon both shores of the Hudson
will be black with thousands Of patri-
otto citizens anxious TO give voice to
their welcome TO the great man who
won such a signal victory in Manila
Bay. Water craft Of every description
from the wicked looking little torpedo
boat 30 the mammoth excursion boat,
w!ll follow in the wake Of the warships
and i'll awake the echoes of the pals
AIDES with the many toned shrieks Of
their whistles Tne naval parade will
conclude about sundown. giving the
spectators chance to refresh them.
selves before the grand pyrotechnic dis.
plays Of the evening and the illumi-
mated water parade.
The fireworks parade will start about
s 80 o'clock, hOtillas of illuminated
boats going down the North and East
rivers to meet off the Battery, where
six huge barges loaded with fireworks
VIII await them From various points
along the banks Of both rivers displays
Of fireworks will light the sky in many
hues, and when both h0tillss meet OIL
the Battery pyrotechnicll climax will
be given TO the day which VIII be seen
and heard from the Highlands Of Nave
sink to the hills Of Yonkers. Strings
Of electric lights formed into thirty
foot letters, forming the words "Wel-
come, Dewey" will be strung across
Brooklyn bridge, and all night long
this blazing welcome to the great naval
commander will light up the upper and
lower bays
On Saturday morning at 8 O'Clock
Mayor Van Wyck will present to Ad-
mirsl Dewey the loving cup at City
HILL Park. At 10 80 o'clock a break
fast in honor Of the Admiral will be
given at Olaremont. on Riverside drive.
and at ~ 80 O'Clock the land parade
will start from Grants Tomb. The
route, which may be changed, stands
at present as follows Grants Tomb,
Riverside drive to Seventy street,
to Broadway, to Fifty.seventh street
to Fifth avenue, TO Washington Square
The parade will be reviewed by Ad.
miral Dewey at Madison Square.
Major-Gen. Roe has announced that
only regiments from the States and de-
tachments from the army and navy will
have positions in the line of march.
All offers to parade from outside organ
izAtlons have been refused.
For the last few weeks the Commit
tee on Music and Fireworks has re-
ceived a number of songs from which
to select the one most fitting to ceie-
brate Dewey's return. 1t is said that
Secretary Foster will have piano
taken to Oity Hall, where the tunes
will be played and the songs sung
while the committee makes its selec'
tion.
Just before the start Of the land pa
rade Admiral Dewey will be asked to
plant an elm near Grants Tomb by
which to commemorate his home'com
ing and which will be known as the
Dewey Elm. ."