The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29

New YORK, sept. Zo.-NeW York was
decked brilliantly today in honor of
the gallant sailor who is waiting at her
gate. Had an ocean of color swept
through the city, it's ebbing tide could
not have stained the streets more bril-
liantly. Hundreds of miles of Ned, white
and blue bunting adorned the noble
facades of Broadway and Fifth avenue
and million flags fiutter everywhere.
Not even the churches have escaped
the universal decorations. The doors
of old Trinity, on lower Broadway, are
gracefully draped with the national
colors, and out in the ancient grave
yard the tomb Of that gallant sailor.
who. dying, issued the command,
Don't give UP the ship" lies shrouded
in the silken folds of the flag for which
he died.
A million visitors are here to partici-
pate in the glorious celebration. Every
road is pouring in a steady stream,
until the streets are crowded morning
ana night, the surface and elevated cars
are f1iled to overlooking and the hotel
corridors are damned with visitors The
gayly -apparelled soldiery of many
states who are to take part in the land
parade ON Saturday, began troopine IN
today, and there was no hour when uni
formed men were not moving in some
quarter of the city to the sound of
fife and drum.
Boatload after boatload of passengers,
sailors and marines ashore from the
pig nghtlng machines, helped to swell
the crowd troo2tng in all directions
Uniformed members of the STATS of
The arrangements for the two days'
celebrations are completed. The great
arch at Madison square, modelled after,
the triumphal arch of Titus, upon which
the most famous seulptors of America
nave lavished their genius, is PRACTICAL
~ nnlshed and stands a superb tribute
to the nations hero. 1t is more bean
tliul than the arch in the Roman forum.
Today the flotilla of iron and steel
lay at anchor off Tompkinsville, a tow
er1ng spectacle of naval might and
power to the tens of thousands who
sailed down in tugs, in yachts and
steamers to see them. The crush to get
aboard the Olympia never tagged for
a Hlnute, and as great indulgence was
proportion of those who besieged the
gangWays got aboard. At times the
ship was fairly overrun. These crowds |
ana the official visits the admiral re- |
ceived scarcely gave him and Ills on
GERS time to breathe.
Inc jacks got the medals which con- |
gFess voted them, today, and proudly |
q Z s them to the visitors until |
Jefffles, the pugilist, came aboard |
JACK loves fighter, and While the big |
slugger was aboard the tars were |
oblivious to all else.
Owing to the stream of official visi- |
Tors the long stream of salutes contin- |
ued without interruption all day. Ma
1or-General Nelson A Miles, at tho
mead o. the Washington COMMITTEES |
called to submit the program for tho
reception at the national CAPITAL and |
Merritt and his STAFF |
sim with gold braid, came over from
governors Island to officially welcome |
Admiral Dewey in the name of tha
army. They were received with all tho
honors BETTING their rank, but the eli
max was not reached until Governor
Roosevelt of New York came down the |
Duck. ~
He was accompanied by General
Francis V. Greene, some officers of tina |
New YORK naval militia, and several of |
DeWey,s captains at Manila, including
Capt. Dyer of the Baltimore. Cant |
Wood of the Petrol, Captaln |
Wildes OF the Boston, and Capt Walker
VI the concord. When they got aboard |
Admiral Dewey took them over the
ship. and the sight of the fighting cap
talns set the tars mad with delight.
Nothing could restrain their enthusiasm
and rounG after round of cheers greet
ed tae appearance of these officers.
Governor Roosevelt was assistant sec
rotary of the navy when Dewey was
sent to the command of the Asiatic
squadron, and Gen. Greene, who served
in the Philippines, is a personal friend
of the, admiral of many years stand
ing, The sight of the captains who were
with him during the stress of thaS
hot day in Manila bay was good for
the admirals eyes. so that altogether
Admiral Dewey seemed to enjoy this
official visit more than any he has re-
ceivec. The local mun%lpal authorities
were somewhat disappointed because
Governor Roosevelt extended the form
al welcome of the state to the admiral
before the mayor had an opportunity
to offer his official greeting on behalf
of the city This ceremony will occur
tomorrow.
While considerable powder was flung
into smoke down the bay today, much
more will be burned tomorrow during
the great naval pageant up the Hudson
river. The marine parade, unless It is
marred by bad weather, which the To-
cal forecaster unfortunately predicts, Is
expected to eclipse all previous water
pagelnts on this side Of the world. The
parade win move at l o'clock in four
divisions. First will come the warships.
headed by the Olympia. and flanked on
either side by the torpedo boats. They Il
will be followed bya fleet Of white /
be the steam yachts in double column, i