The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-29
DEWEY DOUBTS HIS ABILITY.
TO GO THROUGH WITH THE LONG
NEW YORK RECEPTION.

Presentation to Him of Admiral Far
rngut's Flag brought Tears to His
Eyes-New York GaiIy Decorated
in the Admirnl's HOnor-OIympia
VIII Lead the Great Naval Parade
TO-day-Was the Recipient Nester-
day of Many Official visits.
New York, Sept 2S.-Admiral Dewey has
already expressed some doubt that he will
be able to go through the duties attendant
on his reception without suffering extra
ordinary fatigue.
The routine of the admirars movements
for the two days of the celebration has
been fixed. 1t will occupy at least twelve
hours of Friday and sixteen hours of
Saturday.
On Friday at Il o'clock, on board the
Olympia, Admiral Dewey will receive the
Mayor and the reception committee. Some
what later, about noon, he will return the
call, going aboard the Sandy Hook, at an
chor near the Olympia.
At o'clock, on the Olympia, leading the
naval parade he will start the procession
for the stake boat, opposite Grants tomb,
anchored opposite One Hundred and Sixth
street. At o'clock it is expected the re-
view will begin. II viii last about three
or three and a half hours. He will dine,
according TO present arrangements, where
he may see fit, probably aboard the Olym-
pia, though some fifty clubs have opened
| their doors to him.
In the evening the Mayors boat will be
placed at his disposal for reviewing the
| Illuminated city He has decided to sleep
on the Olympia.
New YOrI<'s Decorations.
! New York is gorgeously decked to-day in
honor of the gallant sailor who is waiting
at her gate.
| Had an ocean of color swept through he
city, its ebbing tide could not have stained
| the streets more brilliantly. Hundreds Of
miles of red, white and blue bunting cover
! the noble facades of Broadway and Fifth
avenue and flags flutter over the town.
! Not even the churches have escaped the
| universal decorations. The doors ami
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 i'm the silken
/
A million visitors are here to participate
in the glorious celebration. Every road s.
pouring in a steady stream until the
| streets are crowded morning and night the
| surface and elevated cars are filled 10 over
| flowing and the hotel corridors are
! iammed with visitors. The gally appareIled
| soldiers of many states, who are to take
part in the land 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 drum and horn.
Sailors and marines ashore from the big
! fighting machines helped to swell the crowd
| trooping in ali directions. Uniformed
members of the staff of the arriving Gov
| ernors were everywhere.
ARRANGEMENTS Completed.
The arrangements for the two days Gel
| ebra tions are completed. The great arch
AT Madison Square, modelled after the tri-
umphal arch of Titus and upon which the
most famous sculptors of America have
lavished their genius, is practically fin
| ished and stands a superb tribute 10 the
nations hero. 1t IS more beautiful than
the arch in Rome.
To-day the fotila lay quietly at anchor
| off Tompkinsville. a towering spectacle
of naval might and power 20 the tens
| of thousands who sailed down in tugs, in
yachts and in steamers to see the ships.
| The crush 10 get aboard the Olympia
! never abated for a minute, and as great
| Indulgence was shown by Admiral Dewey,
| a goodly portion of those who besieged
the gangways got aboard. At time the
| ships was fairly overrun. These crowds
| and the official visits the admiral received
scarcely gave him and his officers time TO
| breathe.
The tackles to-day got the medals which
Congress voted them and proudly dis
Dlaved them to the visitors until Jeifres,
the pugilist came aboard. Jack loves a
fighter and while the big slugger was
aboard the tars were oblivious to all else.
Owing to the stream of official visitors,
the roar of salutes continued almost with
out interruption all day, Maj. Gen. Mel
son A. Miles, at the head Of the Washing
ton committee, called to submit the pro-
gramme for the reception at the national
capital.
Presented Farragut's Flag.
Commander George W. Baird, who SAL
ed with Farragut and Dewey in the West
Gulf squadron in 1861, unrOlled a package
which he had carefully guarded all the
way 10 the Olympia, and displaying fad
ed blue admiral's ensign upon which were
stitched four white stars, he said to Ad-
mral Dewey:
admiral. l wish to present TO you the
frst admirals flag ever broken out in
/ y
admiral whose name and memory al 50
revere. first hoisted this ensign upon tht
GOOD shin Hartford before New orleans
and afterward upon the FRANKLIN; aao
since il came down from that masthead
II has never been whipped by the wind
or worn by the, elements. Yod. the worthy
successor of that great adm raj whose tac-
ics YOU successfully followed a short
while ago, / deem the proper person for
Farraguts mantle to fall upon"
This nag was made by Quartermaster
T<now5ss out of a blue number flag when
Farraeut was first made rear admiral
Tlvo white stars were sewed on it. When
Trarragut was made an admiral two more
white stars were sewed on IT, Farraeui
Gew this flag on The Hartford at New or
leans. and in the Mediterranean. Admiral
Dewey was deeply affected and tears were
in his eyes as he gazed at the souvenir. II
vas several moments before he could find
his voice Finally he said;
'Tu fly ii-rH fly II a the masthead-Pl
ev il in the parade-Tn fly it always-and
when l strike my admirafs flag, this VIII
be the flag I shall strike.