New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-25
DEWEY HASTENS ARRIVAL.
WILL RE HERE ON SEPTEMBER rs, AS
REQUESTED.

PREPARATIONS BEGUN FOR THE BUILDING |
OF THE ARCH IN FIFTH-AvE.. AND WORK
WILL PROBABLY START ON MONDAY.
Acting Mayor Guggenheimer yesterday re-
.e3ved the following telegram from Admiral
Dewey:
villefranche, August "a
Randolph Guggenhemer. Acting Mayor.
VIII arrive Thursday. IS as requested
This Will enable the committee 10 hold the
naval parade Friday and the land parade on
Saturday and obviate the necessity of having
day intervene between the two parades- 1t
will also lessen the cost Of the celebration, as
the expense of keeping the soldiers here over
Sunday would be large.
About a score OF carpenters were busy yester-
day morning building fence at Twenty fourth
st and Fifth-ave-, TO inclose the space TO be
taken up by the Dewey Arch. The fence Will
he finished by this morning, and Monday, it
is expected. work will be begun on the frame
work Of the arch. The space nclosed extends
from just east Of the Broadway car tracks 10
within few feet from the sidewalk of Madison
Square The arch is to be about forty by sew
enty-hve feet and two Of the columns will stand
In the square. II will face directly toward
Fifth-ave
Warren w Foster secretary Of the Reception
Committee. received yesterday a permit from
President Clausen Of the Department of Parks
for the erection Of the columns or such other
portions Of the arch the committee Of the
National Sculpture Society may desire on park
lands The permit is granted subject TO the
condition that when the arch is removed any
damage TO the park shall be repaired by the
Dewey Reception Committee
Carl Bell. who has charge of the force Of
in hase n Madison
Square Garden. is satisfied with the progress
made The workmen have been hampered by
the visits of the public, and orders have been
given that no one is TO be allowed in the work
shops.
General Howard Carroll has received no reply
as yet to his telegraphed request to Secretary
Long that "Old Ironsides" the Constitution
be brought TO this port from Boston 10 be used
in the naval parade. His mail contained
letter from the Secretary informing him that
the Navy Department had detailed Captain
Robley D. Evans to the service Of the Reception
Committee. to help them all he can IN the
preparations for the naval parade.
a dispatch from Cold Spring received yes
terday from General ButterhAld's attendants
said that the Generals condition was much
improved. and that he hoped TO be able 10 re-
sumo his work some time in the coming week
Charles r Lamb of the Sculpture Society.
who is supervising the preparations at Twenty
fourth-st.. said that there would be no damage
done 10 the streets the park. The arch needs
no foundations. Its own weight VIII keep II IN
place. He could not say what would be the
approximate weight but declared that the fig
ures which being constructed for the cor
nices would weigh at least fifteen tons.
Some unfavorable comment was made when
the division Of the $4,000 appropriated was
announced at the meeting Of the Plan and Scope
Committee and only $4,000 apportoned
for the entertainment OF visiting military or
PLANTATIONS. A like amount was set aside for
refreshments. and although General Roe de-
clared that the $1,000 was utterly inadequate
for the entertainment Of the soldiers, he was
told that his committee could get no more. The
indications are that more than ten thousand
soldiers from different States desire to partici-
pate in the demonstration, and experience has
shown that Il will cost at least 81 day Tor
each Of them Unless some other arrangement
can be made at once General Roe will reply 10
future communications from commanding off,
GERS Offering 10 bring their commands that
they must be prepared TO defray their own ex-
penses.
The different sub-comraittees are being over
whemed with suggestions from cranks with
ideas and business men with things to sell
Models Of lamps from manufacturers of glass
ware and candles. pictorial postal cards from
dealers in novelties, and poems from amateurs
who desire 70 attain fame and fortune at the
expense OF the committee are only few or the
things Mr.. Foster finds in his mail daily
Badgemakers and engravers who have not
learned that the contracts for badges and Tor
the engraving have already been given camp
on his doorstep, and accompany him TO and
from his temporary office in the City Han.
One Of the letters received by Mr.. Foster was
from r W Page OF No. $50 Vance-st., Mem
phis Tenn. Mr. Page wants place as drum
major in the military parade. He describes
himself as six feet ten in my socks, and
seven feet four In full regalia. l am a redhot
novelty in the shape Of a drum major, and
there will be nothing else like this in the pa
rade" Mr.. Pages services were not engaged:
Another letter comes from A. j. Andrews, or
Richmond Va. He describes himself as poet
and offers to come 10 New-York TO exhibit ms
prowess for the consideration Of free board at
hrst class hotel and passage paid, and good
stateroom In his letter he says: Il herewith
send you letters from prominent genteeInen
regarding my poems. on receipt OF sou
the hanouet 10 be given Admiral Dewey You
will he so highly pleased with the poems mat
think Won will use your influence with the May
or to send me $1,000 on behalf OF the ne oa!y ana
citizens of New-York Drop me a line
A postal card told Mr Andrews that there
were many poets out OF work in New-York In
Mr. And-evs's letter was this recommendation.
signed Barney Bauman. Richmond; Ihess
poems unlike anything ever redu III my
life"
The following cable messages have been ex-
changed between Admiral Dewey ana Ohe ~
cety 81 the Sons OF the Revolution:
August %, 1899
Admiral DEWEY villefranche. France
The Board Of Managers Of the Sons or me Kevo,
luton by unanimous vote or eS zen voyr arrival
as NAV SUIT your convenience Please answer IN
oa' FFRRF%bnTE ecK 8 rALLMADGE. President
MORRIS p FERRIS. Secretary.