The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-01
THE DEWEY WELCOME.
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would have received big demonstrations
at any other time, passed almost unno-
ticed. The crowds would have none OF
them today. They yearned only for the
brass buttons and gold lace of military
and naval heroes, and would have moth.
ing else.
Both Major General Miles and Major
General Merritt got ovations. The
former wore band of yellow across has
breast and seemed always to have his
cap OIL acknowledging the salutations OF
the throng.
! But it was Rear Admiral Schley who
| divided the honors with the central fig
| ure OF the day. He received a demon
! stration second only to that of Dewey
The people along the line of march fair
ly rose at him, shouting their already
acerated threats to the breaking point.
"Hurrah for the hero Of Santiago!
There is the man that smashed Ger
vera's fleet" Hip, hip, hurrah for
Schleyr and kindred cries came from
all parts of the line.
| In the upper Fifth Avenue some en-
thusiastic lady threw him a handful OF
roses. They landed fairly in the car
riage The Admiral leaned forward
picked them up and lifted them to his
lips. Instantly all the ladies i'll the bal
cony seemed possessed with the desire to
have their flowers similarly hon0red, and
he was fairly bombarded. Many Of the
flowers fell into the street, only to be
caught up by eager spectators and car
ried to the carriage. Before he got to
Madison Square Admiral Schley was up
to his arms in flowers.
The marines and sailors of the North
Atlantic Squadron, eight battalions of
them, attracted much attention. The
marines with their brass helmets march
ed with peculiar step, neither seamen's
roll nor landsmen's tread, but com
bination. The men of the Brooklyn got
perhaps the most applause.
The provisional brigade of the army
lacked the confident, easy step for which
army veterans are noted.
This, perhaps, is accounted for by the
fact that most of the United States
army veterans are serving their coun-
try on the other side of the world, and
those now here are only rockies.
They were preceded by battalion of
the West Point cadets in their snowy
uniforms of gray, with white duck
trousers, moving like one man; eight
hundred legs moving like clock-work,
every cap and bayonet in perfect line.
perfect line.
Governor Roosevelt, riding a spirited
black horse at the head of the National
Guard of the State of New York, and
surrounded by brilliantly uniformed
cc.1 in.
uous ovation from one end of the line
to the other. He was in civilian at
tire and wore a silk hat, that rs when he
had it on, as he was waving it right
and left for more than half the time.
He was escorted by Troop A, whose
Dlumes, rising and falling with the
moving of the horses, beautified a
block The artillery seemed more real
than the infantry or cavalry, and the
commander of the Seventh light artii-
lery gave the people an exhibition set
ting his battery at gallop and charging
down, the horses plunging and cannon
wheels rumbling like rolling thunder.
The crowd gave whirlwind of APP
plause. The National Guard of all
the States made IL brilliant showing
and were evidently proud of their APP
pearance and of the reception they re-
ceived.
Before Madison Spare was reached
admiral Dewey and the receiving party
in carriages, passed the front of the
procession and alighted, at the review
= Jig stand opposite Twenty sixth street,
and took their places In the boxes hung
with laurel wreaths, that had been
reserved for them.
There for the first time, the Admiral
saw the great arch of victory erected
in his honor. 1t is modelled after Titus
arch in the Roman Forum. From the
top, i'll Il quadriga drawn through roll
ing pillows by plnging sea horses, Vic
tory, with outstretched wings and a
laurel wreath III her hand, typical of
the reward to the victor, reared her
beautiful outlines against the blue
sky. On the attic are heroic figures OF
John Paul Jones, Hull, Perry, Deca-
tur, Farragut, and other naval heroes,
while on the faces of piers were mag
niicent groups symbolicaI OF combat,
the return of the yictors, the call to
arms, and peace, and on the spandrels
are groups representing the North and
East Rivers and the Atlantic and Pa
cific Oceans. The arch faces the sea.
The approaches are guarded by tall,
colonnades transforming the street ut
the reviewing booth into court OF
honor. All about Madison Square the
decorations charmed the eye. Flags
on wires ran from the tall tower of
the Madison Square Garden and all
the facades as far as the eye could
see UP and down Fifth Aveue were
brilliantly arrayed with bunting and
flags. The national streamers flew from
the cornices and thousand box kites
foated high into the blue sky. Here
the Admiral reviewed the entire pa
rade. Only one distressing incident oc-
CURED within his view. A wire had
been stretched across the space be-
tween two of the stands on the park.
The awful press of people broke it
and they surged into the avenues, those
in front powerless to resist the pressure
Of the thousands in the rear.
The police officers on foot were help
less. Try as they would they could not
stem the tide which promised to impede
the entire parade. Suddenly a half hun
dred mounted policemen galloped UP and
haying formed a line charged and shov-
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