The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-10-05

who saw il. On the port beam of the
Olympia was the escorting ship Sandy
Hook. with the mayor and other dig
nitaries aboard, and in her wake at
intervals of 400 yards stretched out n
mile long the towering warships, the
armored cruiser New York. the battle
ships Indiana and Massachusetts, the
cruiser Brooklyn battleship Texas, the
old frigate Lancaster. the gunboat
Marietta and the Chicago. the flagship
of the South Atlantic squadron.
Admiral Dewey went up into the af-
ter bridge as soon as the start was
made and remained there during the
parade.
A Heroic Figure
outlined against The sky for the thou
sands ashore and afloat. The guns Of
the Olympia only spoke once before
Grants tomb was reached. That was
when they parked in answer to the
deep baying of the guns OF old Fort
William on Governors island. When
the feet rounded the stake boat above
Grants tomb on Riverside avenue, and
each ship had let go it's salute, the
sound that arose was inspiring, a mad
fantastic roar that continued for al
most ten minutes. The parade at this
point began 10 become disorganiZed,
NY pleasure craft leaving the line
" low and crowding so fiercely about
the Olympia that she was manouvered
with great difficulty. The excursion
beats, loaded TO the guards with peo-
pie, were almost criminally reckless as
they passed along, many of them list
q So EAR that one wheel was buried
deep while the other scarcely touched
the water The admiral was some
times annoyed by the crOwding of
these craft, but he retained his equa.
nimity through it all. bowling and re-
moving his cap to the eXulting and
/ cheering crowds. When the crowd OF
vessels about the flagship became so
dense that the progress of the rest of
/ the parade was impeded the admiral
ordered the police patrol boats to clear
/ the way of the ships that had left the
/ lire and had spread themselves about
/ the Olympia like a flock Of wild fowl.
He did not leave the bridge until the
approaching darkness turned the ships
in the demCraliZed tail end of the pro-
cession back TO their piers.
Gorgeous Display of Fireworks.
Never before in the history Of New
York has this city ever witnessed n
greater pyrOtechnical and electrical
display than that with which the re-
turn of Admiral George Dewey was
surrounded in the harbor and water
surroundings the Island of Manhattan
last night. No more picturesque spec
tacle has ever been presented to so
large a cOncourse gathered on both
shores of the North river as that of
the great hulks Of the battleships Of
Dewey's feet silhouetted against the
dark background of the sky and shin
ing from stem to stern with millions OF
incardeScent lights, while all around
numerous brilliantly decorated yachts
and other river craft honorcd the ma
tionG hero.
Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht, the Erin.
was brilliantly lighted with streamers
Of white lights and the name ERIN"
in green between the masts.
From the bay the letters of the
Brooklyn bridge "Welcome Dewey"
were plainly discernible, and were one
Of the features of the celebration,
many persons going out on the bay in
boats to see this display.
There was apparently no end TO the
display Of fireworks. Every wharf
landing and pier had its quota of sight
seers and the enthusiasm was abun-
dant From the house tops as well as
from the sidewalks powder by the bar
rel was burned and rockets sent aloft
in honor of the hero Of Manila bay
Over on the Jersey shore the display
was just as generous and the sky was
lighted with the blaze of fireworks,
making the surrounding seas bright as
midday. Staten Island contributed to
the general display Of fireworks.