Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
People SILVER for Hours in a Bleak Wind to
See the Parade Pass.
REcoMPENsED BY A GLIMPSE OF DEWEN
Great Sea Captain Wears His Honors Modestly
and with BETTING Ease
IDOL OF THE CHEERING THOUSAND:
Schley, ms the Hero Df Santiago
Comes in for Goodlv Share
of the Tribute to True
Greatness.

NEW YORK, Sept. S0.-(Special Tele-
| am.)-Few epochs in the worlds history
have succeeded in bringing together such
| congregation as that which witnessed Ad-
miral Deweys advent into the city of New
York today Thousands of policemen
struggled helplessly to keep the eager mil
| lions within confines.
| At daybreak spectators had already taken
| their places, content to suffer for twelve
| hous in the chill of a November wind A
| tardy- conner who trusted to press badge
! to admit him through the police lines could
only pierce the intervening layers Of human-
| ity after walk of miles. At each inter-
section the pressure from the cross streets
| forced the crowd into the open lane and in
| many cases mounted patrolmen charged the
| people roughly in order to clear sufficient
| space for the marching columns. Women
| and children, victims of the surging throng
| behind, were crushed into the wires. Scores
| Of the weaker ones, bruised and faintins,
| were cared for by the ambulance corps which
! operated patrol boxes at frequent intervals.
With the good humor of an American crowd,
however, the multitude bore these hardships
| without a murmur and took its recompense
| when the hero passed.
In describing the decorations the New
| York Journal remarks that the line of march
sets and Fifth avenue particularly, with
the mansions of Gould, Goelet and Wander
| bilt on either side, was all that could be i'm
| piled in that forceful figure.
| A novel feature of the color display and
one largely employed also on yesterday, con-
sisted Of aerial banners held aloft by 1ocks
| of box kites High above the triunphal
| arch the word Welcome" done in huge
! lettering and apparently emblazoned in the
heavens owed its position to these sturdy
little agents. The most extensive piece of
| decoration was the word Dewey the let
tering and background of which were made
| up Of $500 brightly dressed children. The
| grand chorus addressed the admiral in
| words and music written for the occasion
and which he evidently felt to be one OF the
prettiest tributes of the day.
Admiral Dewey, though in apparent dan
ger of being ''loved to DEATH" went through
the ordeal with that same untiring courtesy
and gentleness of manner which have made
him an unparalleled popular idol. No effort
| to do him honor could be too insignificant to
escape his appreciative and almost wonder
ing response. The unmistakable vigor Of his
health sets aside permanently the disquet-
ing rumors circulated before he left the
Philippines station.
In the wake of Dewey followed host Of
lesser attractions who came in for their pro-
portionate share of the ovation. Easily
chief among these was Schley, who evil
IDENTIFY has the same hold upon the popular
heart in New York as in Omaha.
Rooseveks glare suffered permanent re-
Taxation, and Upton, the image of a long
limbed, ungraceful Yankee, bore his honors
like a bluff seaman.
Among the Nebraskans who witnessed
the two days pageant are former State
Senator Shumway of Dixon county Hon.
D. L. Thompson and Charles A. Magoon,
solicitor for the Department of Justice, both
Of Lincoln. E. Rosewater Of The Bee also
viewed the naval parade from the press
boat Matteawan. WILL B. WELSHANS