The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-04
'rhM Dewey E4nmN i9nraAe.

1 Those of us who had the good fortune
 to be in New York on last Saturday, will be long in forgetting the many ex-
 citing events that occurred that day in
 the great city of our great republic.
 The floating banners, the thousands of
 of martial music the vast throng of | people counting up into the millions
 and, above all the presence of our na-
 tional hero. altogether make the 90th
 of September day long to be remem- | bered. New York however, was not the
 only place that was full of excitement
 and people on Dewey day. The people
 whom Dewey conquered are not the
 only people who have had hard luck
 even during the nineteenth century.
 Had our hero lost the battle of Manila
 he could not have been more disap-
 pointed than the boys from Connecti- cut, who were on board the Shinne-
 cock when her paddle wheel broke down l at D, m. half way between New York and New Haven. Again it is doubtful | if the Admiral was any more pleased I to reach New York than the Connecti- l cut boys when the damage was finally | repaired and the boat at last reached the city. When the accident first oc- cured, we were told that the damage would be repaired in ten minutes. But ten minutes came and went, and then
 the minutes went by groups of tens | and twenties and still the paddle ob- stinately refused to mend We were by this time in a state of feverish an-
 xiety. Many crowded about the man who was at work repairing and alter ! nately cheered and cursed him, perhaps
 to hurry him along, or, possibly be-
 cause they desired some tangible object
 upon which to express their feelings.
 The call to breakfast afforded us tenn
 porary relief. Then two or three men
 lost tbeir hats overheard, while few
 others were so accommodating as to
 quarrel. But as time went on and the
 boat did not, we gave up in despair and
 refused to be comforted by such trifing
 occurrences. A few who tried to drown
 their disappointment in sleep were
 stepped upon and walked upon. Those
 who tried to be cheerful were sat upon
 and declared out of order. Finally we
 were told that it was too late to reach
 New York In time for the parade and
 that it was probable we would
 not go at all. All of sudden
 we felt jar that shook the ship from
 stem to stern. It thrilled every heart
 and sent the blood leaping through
 every vein and a mighty cheer burst from a thousand throats. The paddle
 was repaired, the steamer swung round to her course, long line of foam streamed out behind us and once more We were on our way to the parade. We reached New York at about 130 D. m.
 which made us over two hours and half late, but we did not despair, and soon we could leave the ship, we fell in line and went dashing up the street at double quick time, off on wild hunt for Dewey and the parade. We were long time in finding Dewey, but not so very long in finding the parade, for after we had gone a few miles we heard faintly the sound of music and cheers in the distance. Before long we fell in almost at the extreme end of the parade, and soon were in the midst of scenes that baf- fled description. From pavement to roof the towering fronts of the great buildings were draped with ban ners of all description and swarmed with people. The sidewalks, the win dows and house tops were crowded. Upon every strip of ground, from open lots down to the smallest side yard were erected structures which were black with people Every square inch that could hold a human foot was oc- orIr lo nf I,o were fastened long streamers of red, white and blue which fluttered to the breeze. Mile after mile we marched through scenes of this description. At the end of one street, I forget it's name, we came to where an enormous grand stand was built up and occupied by school children dressed in white and blue Those In white were arranged in the center so that they spelled the name of Dewey across a background of blue. Next to them was another large mass of school children singing d national air and as the naval bat talion swung around the corner it caught the closing words in a mighty burst of chorus, ''The Army and Navy Forever, Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue.' Often during the march we were compelled for a short time to halt Then the fun commenced. From all sides we were under fire and were pelted with apples, bananas, sand wiches, cigars and things of all descrip- ton. As the men fought and strug gled for their share, the crowd roared with laughter.
 It was late in the day when down through the long open street we saw in the distance the white outline of the triumphal arch against a field of amber sky. The sun was very low and shin ing through a great volume of smoke, | which arose from a chimney some dis tance back in the city. The effect was very striking, the upper part of the | arch being bathed in bright yellow | Pickering light. Before entering the | we caught just q glimpse of | Dewey, who saluted each section as 1t passed him. I think he impressed us all. He has a fine strong face and a l presence. Soon after we l passed through the arch the line be-