Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-01
BRILLIANT DAZZLING
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state came the famous C]orsicana Ri
files.
Tie District of Columbia was con
splcuous by a battalion, several de-
tached companies and an ambulance
CI:pA @ #
Following these. under the command
or Maj. Gen. @. o. Howard, with all es-
cort from the various veterans socie-
ties. came the unarnled part of the pa
rade. This was composed Of eleven
representing as many DIFF
feTent associations.
- SONS OF VETERANS.
Their 2ame the Sons of Veterans fol-
lowed by Union eN-Prisoners of War
ass citation. veterans of the civil war
not connected With any organizations
and veterans of the Spanish-American
war, With Col. job Jacob Aston ara
the Aston battery.
Then followed several companies OF
~volunteers of the Spanish war, the pa
AGE terminating with a Heterogeneous
following Of veterans. military al,a
quaSl-mllltary associations.
NOISY HERALDS.
Seventeen aerial bombs from the top
Of the Waldorf-Astoria heralded the
approach TO the reviewing stand in
Madison square.
several companies of police. mounted,
brought up the procession. When the
mead OF the column appeared. the Jack
les or the Olympia. marching rank on
rank with an easy. rolling step and
'Sousa's blue coated band playing as it
only car play. Those in the stand
leaped upon their seats and everybody
greeted the column With cheers. The
tars of the Olympia We're in plain blue
With brown leggings ma black car
fridge BOXES. loose flannel capes lap
ped over their eyes and their sword
band made a picket Of steel over them.
Inelr caps. With the ribbons swapping
jauntily owe their temples and the blue
steel sword band impressed. the people
h sailors We're large
'boned and solemn. with faces bronzed
and odies that seemed all muscles-the
Kind OF men one would like to have
back of him in a fight. The command
er was on foot with shining sword
biode resting on his right shoulder.
Walking in front Of his men as army
o1t'cers do. \ squad Of sailors dragging
a RAPID fire six-pounder brough UP
the rear Of the Olympia's battalion.
THE HEROES.
Then came the heroes. the admirals
and officers eff the fleet. in ali the glory
OF their gold laced uniforms and gold
rlmmed cooked hats. All were in open
barouches and at their head was, the
man of the hour. Mayor Van WICK
sat beside Admiral Dewey in the car
riage. The front seat was banked with
beautiful floral pieces. The people did
have to give q second glance ait the
whose features had been blazoned
upon their memories for months. He
was recognized on the instant and the
cheers and huzzas- that had greeted the
Oiympia,s men seemed tame compared
with the shout (which was raised.
The roar seemed fairly to ift the
sky. There is no conceivable kind of
noise the people did not make. Every
body waved and cheerei and nearly
everybody jumped up and down in
frantic enthusiasm. Old men were as
enthusiastic as boys and just about as
noisy. Admiral Dewey during his last
few days experience has become some
what accustomed to these vociferoals
greetings. and he took it all calmly,
smiling and bowling right and left and
occasionally lifting his gold trimmed
beaver as he rode along.
The gallant captains Of the ships en-
gagged in the destruction of Montoio's
fleet. except poor Gridley, who died a
month after the battle, followed and
also got a rousing welcome.
THE THREE AJoMIRAI1s.
The three rear adm:rals. Howison,
Sampson and Philip, as they rode by