New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-17
DEWEY SEATS AND TICK Els
COMMITTEE PUZZLED OVER HE Lo'A
TION OF TWO ADDITIONAL STANDS

>-r, .ba. tho ouestion Of the line OF route VI
,na land narade Of the Dewey celebration Ia,
hoor finally decided the subject OF STATUS
=, tho distribution OF tickets is the MAJ" '"f'0
q, talk and of consideration among nus .h
ested in the ceremonies OF welcome 80 -
Committee on Stands is at loss just NV 'ro
saw what stands are TO he eree'eu anu
they are TO be erected.
ri ers, ronort OF the committee gave SVN'"
Islands as the number TO be butt out oi NV o'
rronria,ion OF $4,000 and about '"e"''
thousand as their seating capacity ~
dav,s meeting Of the committee S"se
were approved that will increase 'he HU''' -,
eoo,oI s,o,ds 20 nine. and the seating capa'i'!
nv more than ten thousand. FOR ilsl"",'
stond for the singers In the city han ram ''''''
80. - oooo,,r,odate twelve hundred. under the
-. o-der Of things is TO hold twenty-five nun
ar.a scbool children special stand ior 'ne
- ARMY Of the Republic will have seven
o., hundred seats and a stand at SeVeh'E
.ooo,d-et and the Park is for the acconl'ou"-
.,oD ~ eo,.en thousand or more school ciii'u''i
whose ARRANGEMENT will show IN theH ''''
white and blue clothes the words Ne''''"0
Dewey o,.os tho
1-pless the Board Of Estimate approves '"'
recommendation Of the Board OF AIdeIIn'iI |''"'
they make a further appropriation oi F-''''V
dafrav the cost Of these stands ana 9'P"'"
,o,d for the use OF the Municipal Asse'""''' "
O. d,n7cult 10 see how the newly proposed S'"nO'
can he nut up The Board OF Estimate nav
,,ae,irq Yesterday. but took no acuon Oh '''
Alderman's suggestion. a
The stand for the children at SeNe''H
s., IS assured because President h".e "'-'
Commissioner O'Brien Of the bodIu "a
.,on ho,.e nledeed themselves TO appeal to the
9 oil he
+o,,rd ~ raise the funds. Mr.. Kane chalri'""
Of the Committee on Stands sald Yes''i '"' ''''''
,,,,oss more money is forthcoming ii VIII "e
necessary to curtai the planned DECORATIVE ''''
,,res Of the Madison square sta""S. ,
mt Committee on Distribution or Ilche's mas
,,s hands full lust now. Applications FOR seats
or .ba oa7cial stands are coming In al the ra'e
% q thousand q mail and in their own oelei'e
Tho members have found it necessai! 10 'aSU'
excitement Of their position. No more thah
.u,o tickets will be issued to any one P'ISon
No ticket will he issued 10 any person UNI" mo
~ her application has been referred 70 the i"i'
cor,r,ittee. Some Of the applications are i"aue
-, o,,r,o,,s grounds. one man who had 'ousi"
,,,,,ed IN the explosion Of the Maine THINKS nv
.hororore entitled 10 four seats on the review.
a., etana Another man who was al Sy"''
,,.t,b Admiral Dewey believes that IL WI" p''"9'
.ho Admiral IL his family Of five is accom''o-
dated AZ the city expense. All the letters nav
,'oor eled and each one will be considered ""e"
che committee meets next Wednesday,
PLENTY OF SEATS FOR SALE
THE indications are that no matter wha' may
he the paucity Of official seats there VIII Oe Nv
,ocl, % seats to sell From Grants ''h'p "
soventv-second-st. along Riverside Drive
viii he lois Of space on the park Iahus lo' S'9"'
soars who do not care TO pay for seats. N''"s
the rest Of the route every vacant LOT VIII ""'u
more or less highly priced stand ana every
vacant house VIII find place for those N"'
wish TO see the parade and are Wiling 10 pay
for the privilege
Extraordinary stories are told OF 'he prices
speculators have paid for stand privileges AS
much as $1,000 IT was said was paid Tor 'he
window privilege of a four story house III fIi'h-
ave. and it is beyond question that $40" was
maid for the use Of a bay window facing central
Park West
The Committee on Plan and Scope has sent
formal invitation to The five captains formerly
with Admiral Dewey's feet who are now in the
United States They are Captain Frank Wildes,
Of the Boston. Captain Asa Walker, Of the Con-
cord; Captain Nehemiah NJ Dyer, Of the Balu-
more: Captain J. b. Coghan. who commanded
the Raleigh, and Commander Z. p. Wood. who
commanded the Petrol Besides these special
invitations a general invitation has been sent
To all Navy officers who care 20 attend the cole
Jration 10 send applications for seats 10 Admiral
Philip.
As at present arranged the land parade win
start from Grants tomb soon the Mayors
breakfast at Clarcmont is finished The guests
at the breakfast VIII not exceed two hundred,
and viii probably be- fewer IN number Besides
the Admiral and the Mayor there Will be the
ohairmcn of The different committees II the Re
cepuon Committee. the visiting Governors
some of the officers Of the olympia Admiral
Sampson ana others Of the city's invited guests
Admiral Dewey viii lead the parade in an open
landau drawn boy four horses. Mayor Van
Wyck wiz st with him. Behind him I'm car
riages VIII come the visiting Governors and the
Reception Committee II the Mayors committee
Then Will come The National Guard of the state.
following the sailors ~ thc Olympia. led by
sousa's Band The visiting troops ,,in Do next.
then The Grand Army. followed by IN. Confed-
crate Veterans. AMI bringing up The rear VIII
be The veterans Of the Spanish-Amerlcan War.
General Roc estimates That there VIII DE thirty
four thousand men IN line. and that the march
ing soldeN viii take il all goes we'll nearly
seven hours 90 pass tine reviewing stand
GOVERNORS ACCEPT THE INVITATION
II Is certain now that General Howard Car
rolls sangu'ne prophecy that thir;y-Ave Gov
ernors will take part in the ceremonies w.n not
be fulfilled. -Four Of those invited have declined
The acceDtanccs are the Governors If New
Hampshire. Vermont. North Carolina ohio.
West Virginia. Utah. Connecticut Pennsylvania.
Delaware. Georgia and Ri de Island Governor
Stone Of Pennsylvania wrote yesterday that he
would be present with his staff Mayor Josiah
Quincy Of Boston he's also accepted the invita-
ton
Governor Hazen : P!ngree Of Michigan wrote.
No one can appreciate more than 90 the bravery
OF Admiral Dewey and The immense value 10 thc
nations = LIZ A-Ll-Ncmenls ~ Mani.a. / n-lsh 4,