The age-herald., 1899-09-29
NEW YORK SCENE
 IF BRILLIANCE The CiI Decorated in Honor
 of DeWey 4 MILLION VISITORS THERE Olympia and FlOtilla at Anchor at
 TamkinSVille. ROOSEVELT VISITS THE ADMIRAL Sampson Will Take Precedence in Mat ter of Ships Division Everything  in Readiness for Today's
 Naval Parade
Olympia and FlOtilla at Anchor at
 TamkinSVillo.
ROOSEVELT VISITS THE ADMIRAL

New York, September 2S.-New York was decked brilliantly today in honor of the gallant sailor who is waiting at her gate. Had an ocean of color swept through the city it's ebbing tide could not have stained the streets more brilliantly. Hundreds of miles of red, white and blue bunting cov- CT the noble facades 9f Broadway and Fifth avenue and a million flags lutter over the town. Not even the churches have es- caped the universal decoration. The doors and Gothic windows of old Trinity on lower Broadway are gracefully draped with the national colors and in ancient Trinity graveyard the tomb of that gallant sailor who dying issued the command not to give up the ship, lies shrouded in the silken folds of the flag for which he died.
 A Million Visitors
 A million visitors are here to participate in tle glorious celebration. Every road is pouring in steady stream until the streets are crowded morning and night, the sur face and elevated cars are filled to over flowing and the hotel corridors are damned with visitors. The gaily appareled soldiers of many states who are to take part in the parade on Saturday began trooping in to- day and there was no hour when uniformed men were not moving in some quarter of the city to the sound of fife and durm and horns.
 Sailors and marines ashore from the big fighting machines helped to swell the crowd trooping in from all directions. Uni formed members of the staffs of arriving governors were everywhere. The arrange ments for the two days celebration are completed. The great arch at Madison square, modelled after the triumphal arch of Titus and upon which the most famous sculptors of America have levished their genius is practically finished and stands 6 superb tribute to the nations hero. It is more beautiful than the arch in Rome.
 FIotilIa Anchored at T0mkinsYile
 Today the flotlla lay quietly at anchor at Tomkinsville a towering spectacle of naval might and power to the tens of thousands who sailed down in tugs, yachts and steam CTS to see the ships. The crush to get aboard the Olympia never abated for minute, and as great indulgence was shown by Admiral Dewey a goodly portion of those who beseiged the gangways got aboard. At times the ship was fairly over run. These crowds and the official visits the admiral received scarcely gave him and his officers time to breath. The jackies today got the medals which Congress voted them and proudly displayed them to the visitors until Jeffries, the pugilist, came aboard. JackieS love a fighter and while the big slugger was aboard the tars were oblivious to all else. Owing to the stream of visitors the roar of sautes continued all most without interruption all day.
 Major General Miles at the head of the Washington committee called to submit the programme for the reception at the national capital and Major-General Merritt and his staff stiff with gold braid came over from Governors Island to officially welcome Admiral Dewey in the name of the army. They were received with all the honors befitting their rank, but the climax was not reached until Governor Roosevelt of New York, came down the bay in the afternoon on the yacht Wild Duck. He was accompanied by General Francis V. Greene, some officers of the New York naval militia and several of Dewey's cap tains at Manila, including Captain Dyer of the Baltimore, Captain Wood of the Petrel Captain Wilder of the Boston. and Captain Walker of the Concord. When they got aboard Admiral Dewey took them over the ship, and the sight of the fighting captains set the tars mad with delight Nothing could restrain their enthusiasm and round after round of cheers greeted the appearance of these officers.
 Roosevelt maKeia Cali
 Governor Roosevelt was assistant secre- tary of the navy when Dewey was sent to command the Asiatic squadron and Gen. eral Greene who served In the Philippines is a personal friend of the admiral of many years standing. The sight of the captains who were with him during the stress of that hot day in May was good for the ad- mrals eyes so that altogether Admiral Dewey seemed to enjoy this official visit more than any he has received. The local municipal authorities are somewhat piqued because Governor Roosevelt extended the formal welcome of the state to the ad- mira before the mayor had an opportunity to offer his official greeting on behalf of the city. This ceremony will occur to- morrow.
 While much powder was flung into smoke tomorrow during the naval pageant up the Hudson river. The marine parade unless it is marred by bad weather which the local forecaster unfortunately predicts is eX- pected to eclipse all former water pageants on this side of the world. The parade will move at o'clock in four divisions. First will come the warships headed by the Olympia and fianked on either side by the torpedo boats. They will be followed by fleet of white revenue cutters. Following these will be the steam yachts in q double column led by the Corsair. the flagship of the New York Yacht club To Sir Thomas Lpton's Erin has been accorded the honor