The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-25

pedestal a Broadway car ran against
guy rope Of the derrick, and derrick,
| statue and workmen fell over on top OF
the car. There was a slight panic among
| the thousands of people watching the
! structure from the sidewalks, but the
police finally restored order. No one was
| hurt and the figure of the sailor was but
slightly damaged.
| Gov. De Forest Richards, of Wyoming,
| has telegraphed asking leave to with
| draw his previous refusal to participate
in the celebration. The reply was sent
that New York would be pleased to
| welcome him.
Concerning the committee Of seven that
Is to attend Admiral Dewey during his
stay in this city, Mr. Foster said he nad
received a reply in writing from Chaun-
cey M. Depew and in person from Rich
ard Croker and William McAdoo. Mr.
Croker said the committee could make
any use Of him they desired and that he
was ready to do anything in his power
| to help along the success of the cele-
bration. With the exception of Lew T.
Morton and William G. Whitney, all the
members of the committee have accepted.
Neither Of the last two has been
heard from.
WAITING FOR DEWEY.
Although it is four days before the nose
of the Olympia will pass the hook, Man
haitian is choked with Dewey excitement,
and Dewey patriotism surcharges the at
mosphere No one is thinking of business
or trying to transact any more than Is
necessary to keep commercial wheels
slowly turning.
New York has honored many great
men, but the preparations for the recep-
ton of Admiral Dewey exceed anything
ever attempted before Go down Broad
way to Madison square and try to pass
the great Dewey arch, which is nearly
completed. From early morning until
midnight you will have to fight your way
through the crowd gathered. And 1t is
not a crowd of New Workers, either, but
Of men and women from Colorado, Min
nesota, Iowa, Texas and the New Eng
land states. They have been arriving for
week past in such numbers that there is
not hotel bed to be had in the city to-
day. Every incoming train on the trunk
lines is loaded with them.
1t is estimated that there are 100000
strangers from Western and Southern
states in New York and more coming at
the rate of 10000 day What the crowd
will be when the population of the sub
urban towns pour in, augmented by the
innumerable delegations from the interior
of New York state and Pennsylvania, no
man will ever be able accurately to esti-
mate.
The influx of strangers is so great the
New Yorker has been showed to one side.
He wishes to see the wonderful Dewey,
but the man from Illinois and Iowa Is
ahead of him.
TO ARRIVE THURSDAY.
The latest calculations made Dewey and
the Olympia about 1,100 miles from New
York harbor No one knows the precise
hour at which he will enter the harbor
and be received by Rear Admiral Samp-
son, but fair estimates place it at about
8 o'clock next Thursday afternoon.
Two hours before that time the North
Atlantic squadron, under command of
Admiral Sampson, will anchor off Tomp-
kinsville in the following order: Armored
cruiser New York, the flagship; armored
cruiser Brooklyn, battleship Indiana,
battleship Massachusetts, battleship Tex
as, cruiser Lancaster, torpedo boats Nor
ris, Porter, Winslow, Dupont and Stiet-
to and gunboat Marietta. The fighting
captains, Chadwick, Taylor, Train, Jew
ELL Sigsbee and Thomas will be in charge
OF them.
All preparations will be made for the
firing of the proper salutes as the Olympia
approaches. After she has entered the
harbor she will pass the fleet, guns roar
ing and flags flying and saluting, and take
her place in the van, supplanting the New
York as the flagship.
Rear Admiral Sampson will then order
out his gig and pay his official respects
to Admiral Dewey. This will constitute
all of the proceedings of the afternoon.
Admiral Dewey will remain on the
Olympia that night and not officially be-
come the guest of the city until the next
morning. From his bridge he will wit
ness the most remarkable illumination of
the harbor ever had. This illumination
will commence at o'clock Thursday
evening.