Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-11
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shH npline Episcopal service for the dead,
was never more appropriately rendered
han over his casket, and well did all the
.orts of New York harbor thunder as his
body was brought to the wharf, and well
lid the minute guns sound and the bells
:oll as In procession having in its ranks
:he President of the United States and his
cabinet and the mighty men of land and sea
:he old admiral was carried, amid hun
1reds of thousands of uncovered heads on
Broadway, and laid on his pillow of dust in
beautiful Woodlawn, September 80, amid
;he pomp Of our autumnal forests.
q We hail with thanks the new generation
of naval heroes, those of the year 1898. We
are too near their marvellous deeds to fully
appreciate them. A century from now
poetry and sculpture and painting and his
:ory will do them better justice than we
.an do them now. A defeat at Manila would
have been an infinite disaster. Foreign
lations not over-fond of our American in
,titutions would have joined the other side,
and the war so many months past would
lave been raging still, and perhaps a hum
1red thousand graves would have opened
20 take down our slain soldiers and sailors.
It took this country three years to get
over the disaster at Bull Run at the open
ng of the civil war. How many years it
would have required to recover from
1efeat at Manila in the opening of the
Spanish war 1 cannot say. God averted
The calamity by giving triumph to our
lavy under Admiral Dewey, whose coming
Up through the Narrows of New York har-
nor day before yesterday was greeted by
The nation whose welcoming cheers will
not cease to resound until tomorrow, and
next day in the capital of the nation the
jeweled sword voted by Congress shall be
presented amid booming cannonade and
smbannered hosts, and our autumnal
nights shall become con1agration of
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sions and the flash of that sword and the
huzza of that greeting and the roar OF
those guns and the illumination of those
nights will be seen and heard as long rs a
page of American history remains inviolate.
Especially let the country boys OF
America join in these greetings to the
returned heroes of Manila. 1t is their
work. The chief character In all the
scene is the once country lad, George
Dewey. Let the Vermonters come down
and find him older, but the same m Oldest,
unassuming, almost bashful person that
they went to school with and with whom
:hey sported ON the playground. The hon.
RS of all the world cannot spoil him. A
,ew weeks ago at a banquet in England
some of the titled noblemen were af.
ironted because our American minister
plenipotentiary associated the name OF
Dewey with that of Lord Nelson. As well
might we be affronted because the name
Of Nelson is associated with that of our
most renowned admiral. The one man in
all the coming ages will stand as high as
the other. SO this day sympathzing with
all the festivities and celebrations of the
past week and with all the festivities and
celebrations to come this week, let us
anew thank God and those heroes of the
American navy who have done such great
things for our beloved land. Come aboard
the old ship Zion, ye sailors and soldiers,
whether still in the actics service or hon.
orably discharged and at home having re-
sumed citizenship. And We men of the
past, your last battle on the seas fought,
take from me, in Gods name, salutatioD
and good cheer. For the few remaining
fights with sin and deaths and hell make
ready. Strip your vessel for the fray. Hang
the sheet chains over the side. Send down
the topgallant masts. Barricade the wheel.
Rig in the flying iib boom. Steer straight
for the shining shore, and hear the shout
of the great Commander of earth aud
heaven as He cries from the shrouds, "To
him that overcometh will l give to eat oil
the tree of life which is in the midst of the
paradise of God" Hosannal HosannaI