The Oskaloosa herald., 1899-10-05
THE Regular Army.

lery. battalion of the Fifth artillery,
n battalion of the Seventh artillery, a
battalion of the Seventh artillery.
Following came the militia of the va
rious states, with that of New York in
the van, commanded by Gov. Roose-
Welt, with squadron A as escort.
The Old Veterans.
Following these, under the command
of Mai Gen. o. o. Howard, with an es-
cort from the various veteran societies,
came the unarmed part of the parade.
This was composed of II commands.
representing as many different associa-
tons. Then came the Sons of Vet
Grams, followed by union ex-prisoners
of war associations, veterans of the
civil war not connected with any or
panization and veterans of the Span
ish-American war. with Col. John ia
cob Astor, his staff and the Astor bat
terry.
Then followed camps of volunteers
of the Spanish-American war, the pa
rade terminating with heterogeneous
following of veterans, military and
QuaSl-Inllltary ASSOCIATIONS.
Hail to the Chief.
When the admiral reached the pa
rade's starting point, ii was all the po-
lice could do to keep the crowd from
overrunning his carriage. Bands all
about started up"Hail to the Chief" I'M
til hundred bands were playing it,
but the air could be heard only once
in awhile for the tremendous cheer
ing.
Gov. Roosevelt followed the ad-
miral's carriage to the starting point
and took up a position near by. The
admirars carriage, drawn by four
horses, was driven to the head of the
line.
AS the parade got in motion the
crowds applauded with all their might
the $50 men from the Olympia.
''Those are the boys who did the
trick" shouted a gray-bearded man,
and this sentiment met with the full
agreement of the throng, who took up
the shout. The cheers for the Olym-
pia's sailors were still resounding down
the close-packed lines of spectators,
when a deeper, mightier shout arose.
and was taken up and prolonged in one
thunderous wave of sound as Admiral
Dewey's carriage, in which was Mayor
Van Wyck, followed his men behind
the guns" Admiral Dewey bowling and
smiling with barred head to the shout
ing multitude.
school Children Sing.
On Seventy-secOnd street number
of school children, on a stand built
especially for them, began to sing as
the head of the parade approached.
They first struck up, in childish treble:
.'Unfurl the Starry Banner" When
the sailors of the Olympia were seen
with Admiral Dewey, the children arose
and sang: Hail, the Conquering Hero
Comes"
Throws Kiss to Children.
The carriage stopped for a short time,
and Admiral Dewey threw a kiss to
the children, who began cheering and
throwing kisses. The carriage con-
tanning Dewey moved on, and the en-
thusiasm. which had been at fever heat
subsidized a little. The other admirals
and officers were cheered by the chill
dren. Admiral Sampson was cheered
by the crowd.
wild over SchIey.
The children were singing THE Star
Spangled Banner" when the carriage
of Admiral Schley came up. The crowd
again became frantic. Schley was
obliged to stand in his carriage. He.
ike Dewey, waved his chapeau at the
children. and the crowd went wild over
him. The carriage of Schley stopped
for a few minutes, and during that
time perfect storm of applause greet
ed him.
Hard to Keep the Crowds Back.
Admiral Dewey arrived at the re
viewing stand at Madison square at
l:45 o'clock. The enthusiasm and
cheers that greeted his appearance
were tremendous. Several times the
crowds nearly broke through the po-
ice lines in their wild endeavor to get
near the admiral. The police had eX-
aCcted the rush and succeeded in block
ing it.
The Grent Arch.
Here for the first time the admiral
saw the great arch of victory erected
in his honor. 1t is modelled after Titus
qrch in the Roman forum. From thu
Top in a quadriga drawn through roll
ing pillows by plunging sea horses Vic
tory. with Outstretchcd wings and a
laurel wreath in her hand, typical Of
he reward of the victor, reared her
beautiful outline against the blue sky.
On the attic are heroic figures of John
Paul Jones. Hull, Perry. Decatur. Far
ragut and other naval heroes, while on
the faces of the piers are magnificent
groups symbolic OF combat. the re-
turn of the victor, the call to arms and
peace. and on the spandrils are groups
representing the North and East rivers
and the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
The arch faces the sea. The approaches
are guarded by tall colnnnades, trans
forming the street at the reviewing
booth into a court of honor.
Inc various sections passed quickly III
review and the parade was over.
Sailors Make Merry.
The sailors of the Olympia and Of
the other ships of the fleet swarmed
to the number of several hundred tC
the ballroom of the WaIdorf-Astoria no
tel Saturday night, where a smoker
was given in their honor. The jolly
jack tars talked and laughed while a
frst-class vaudeville performance was
given. At the conclusion of the per
Torrance the sailors sang the Star
Spangled Banner" They did it il
voices each one of which could have
been heard above the bowling of the
loudest gale.
TIRED OUT.
Admiral Dewey Almost Exhausted