Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-29
WELCOME
What New York Expects to Do in
Honoring the Manila Hero.
GREATEST OVATION EVER GIVEN.
Grand Naval and Military Displays
Will be Features-Arc de Triomphe
The Metropolis Will Try to DO
HonOrs for the Nation.

New York, Aug. a6.-1'he greatest
welcome ever given to any hero by
any city is that New York proposes to
give Admiral George Dewey, the win
ner of the first great victory of the
Spanish-American war, and truly
great figure which that conflict devel-
oped. The long time which has elapsed
sen one whit the enthusiasm OF the.
reception. Indeed, the long delayed
opportunity of doing honor to the com
mander who sank the. Spanish Asiatic
fleet in Manila bay has only served to
whet the desire of the people to show
their appreciation of the man of deeds.
New York, being the eastern gate
way of the United States, has set out
not only. ON its own behalf, but as a
representative of the entire country, to
make the arrival of Admiral Dewey
and his flagship Olympia an event so
impressive as to be without parallel in
the history OF heroic triumphs.
But in addition to this demonstra-
zeal spectacles are promised which will
surpass anything of the kind ever at
tempted.
As the plan now stands, two days.
will be given to the celebration. A
third day is talked of. The! first day
will be taken up by the naval parade
and formal reception 10 Admiral Dew
ey and his officers, and the second to
the land parade of the military. \
civic parade on the third day is the
feature in contemplation
Sept. 80 is the day set for the naval
parade. Admiral Dewey has cabled
that he will be here on Sept. 90, and
no one doubts that the man will
arrive with the day.
Secretary of the Navy Long will
have every available ship in these wa
tiers for the celebration, The vessels
will begin TO arrive here about Sept.
20. l's
The naval parade will take place
over the usual course, from Tompkins-i
vile up the bay and North river ito,
Grants tomb, where salutes will be.
fired.
The parade will be fanlied by a jam
of river craft, and between shore lines.
by densely packed and cheering hui
manity.
This will be the day spectacle. For
night it is proposed to illuminate the
East river from Warde's Island to the
Battery and the North river from
Claremont to the Battery. The statue
of liberty will also be blaze of light,
and the entire upper bay will be on
fire the night of the admiral'sS arrival.
1t is also proposed to have nine; indie
pendent displays of fireworks in the,
several boroughs. The most conspicu-,
Gus illumination will be on the Brook
Ign bridge.
The display of fireworks will cost
about $4,000. and the company which
has agreed to take charge of it for
that price guarantees the finest illu-
mination that has ever been given.
In addition TO this. Chief Engineer
Martin has elaborated a plan for a
great sign thirty-siN feet high and 300
DeweN!" 1t will be composed OF 5000
electric lights and can be read from
Sandy Hook. Search lights will be
placed on the towers.
According to the present outlook
$4,000 will be spent in the decoration
of public buildings for the general
purpose of making the city look beau
tiful."
The committee on water parade has
reported in favor of securing two
floats decorated in staff. On these
boats will be placed singing societies
which will render songs and hymns of
praise. The floats, which will be pre-
pared by the Scripture society, will
cost $1,000.
There will be no public ceremonies
on Sunday, but the museums and pub
lie buildings will be opened and all
possible will be done for the. enjoy
ment of the hundreds of thousands Of
visitors who will be in town. The re-
ception of the admiral at the city hall
and the great military parade will
take place on Monday.
For the military parade there will,
according to the best estimates. be
$4,000 troops in the city. About 10000
of these troops will be from other
States, for the committee wishes TO
make the celebration as national as
possible.
The most pretentious feature of the
military parade will be the triumphal
arch to be erected at the intersection
of Fifth avenue and Twenty-fourth
street and run along Madison Square
from Twenty-third street to Twenty
sixth street. The arch is to be SO con-
structed that it can be seen not only
north and south on Fifth avenue. but
also along Broadway from Union
Square to Herald Square.