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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-30

Van WICK on the far, were spoutng huge !eIs 90 %
water like great iron dolphins or these ia' Issscai
burlesquing the antics one gees IN INC
P"rhcrcs Dewey" the man with the opera glasses
n "me nad any attention to him for minute or
two 1t was remarkable how silent the Pe9Ps, a Tx
that roof were. rs II something TOO gredt IT, "a
about were going on; But presently Someoo'S ''''
Where DO you see Dewey. n-,,,b,,"
You mean 20 say you can recognize III" win
'''? 20 but that's where he always stands stood
there AT Manila YOU know"
Then the group reansed into silence and tried %
realize that Il was the came olympia tlie s ,nir
bridge the same Dewey and felt Jumps IN Thvnr
threats Some ~ their eyes grew watery. H.
only wished she had come In hcr old CRY WI
coat as she was on that first Of May motnlng, .,
BY that time the cheering began TO be heard RON
grimy hulk Of the big SOAP warehouse 10 me souan,
from the Jersey Central ana ne ten"s scroans
came from q roof on the other side or Albahy-st.,
perhaps the screams Armenian equivalents
When the great ship Of ships had passed on. then
began the Excitement ~ denifylns one arr nos
ton from those 81 the published programmes was
noted. whore the Texas. with possibly some
rcmniscence ~ taking care ~ hersef on ne
day Of Santiago. gave place 70 the BROOKLYN. INC
Of - solemn act of National homage until the great
,,ime drove some down the ladder 10 the school
rooms But that soon over
on the roof across the street odd looking women
moved about with some trepidaton. A man IN that
group recognized friend. not connected with ne
Educational Department. II may be hoped. on the
roof Of the schoolhouse waved y GROWER" 10 hlyn
inytingly. and hailed him Cheeriy with an accent
that was neither Turkish, ror Greek nor Ar
4 duil interval. partly relieved by c2ramels; fo
lowed Then. after every ono had made guesses -
to which was n TRANSPORT which hospital ship
md which the Lancaster, interest was reylved ~
tho appearance OF the Corsair at the read OF ne
Yacht division - eliminate once more IN roar OF
Ish aPpqase from he streets and persd s BELOW
when the Erin. with her many orange and green
Aags and her box kites steamed hy CALAMITY.
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about thrm- As the olympia parsed W the
fNor the crowd settled iown into IA silence al
most Frmarkahle Their were no cheers and
nov me slightest suggestion - an outburst
Questions "s ~ which # the wanehips was
"nlch Wer" freely asked nd answered
HE booming of the guns as the tomb vas
passed VAS about tho only tound that broke the
su!,hrse the crowd apparently being too tense
noise W -
WHEN THE CHEFS AWOKE
men 'h" Olympia followed by the fleet OF
""rships. passed on upward and making "A
graceful turn. started down toits anchorage at
we s'"ke'oat ST MaD's A. he Olympia APP
p'"'' hei Grants tomb for the l.cond tim. her
gums began 10 boom. and , nn,out later tho
crowd saw Admiral Dewey an TN ,rit,,. UNIV
lts ms cap That broke the spell Cheer after
.heer went up' hats We're tossed il th. air. and
Ihe people shouted until they wei, hoarse 4
ueaaiehlns chorus Of tug whistles added to the
t,r "m' we upr"ar was altogether satefac-
w. 10 ih"se who had been a little usappolnted
a. Tue lac" Of II few minutes befoe.
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WELCOMING SHOUTS AND CHEERS.
ENTHUSIASM or TIE THRONES GATHERED
IL BATTERY PARK WHEN THE
PARADE APPEARED.

A, soon as o. was known that the parade had
s,.r,.3 fh4 fhr0ngs scattered IN Battery PARK at
or,. slrced toward ihe wall, but all danger 10
,s... in iron, bad been guarded against by tho
f.r.-,ch, q Captain Westeryelt. who short time
f.f.~. ta.l ordered heavy wires strung from post
%, f...t on the i.kh,al edge. From that time on
.b. * ii4,r.rr ~ the crowds Increased. and when
Che guns ~ the Olympia began 10 answer me
.tlut.s from Cpst. Williams and Bccloes Island
.,o shoufinl, and general uproar from the Barge
orHr, to Pier deaed description
nh. olru,tia ras=.d close enough 70 the Battery
fr mr. mon and gums 20 De- seen plainly and the
thousands also recognized the agure ~ Admiral
p.v., on Tie bridge and broke INTO such an out
hurst Of choerine as hls probably never hoated
ov.r the waters - the Bay before. The Admiral
uf..l his cnu ana bowed repeatedly and not until
,na OLYMPIA passed into the North River did tho
crowd cease from waving flags and hancNerchiefs
ami shouting rs"f hoarse.
Pm the crowd were many az the visiting soldiers
who arc - talk, part IN to-day's land parade There
Were. more chan five hundred ~ them In one group
and 'h,ir shouting would have done credit 70 I'VE
times their number
\ BRISK shower anne on not long after the
throngs somewhat but the larger number braved
the wetiing IN order 20 the rest or the parade
There was considerable dissatisfaction In the
fhe customs authorities 10 accept passes for ne
Earg. Ofice piers which had been issued by the
~. customs mon thaf the Barge Office piers
controlled hy the United States Government, and
only passes issued rs themselves We're accepted
The action % the elevated road officials IN board
ing I'D their platforms 40 that there would be no
lettering there 10y persons desiring 10 see the parade
~ also commented or with Indignation by many
though the greater number admitted the wisdom OF
T. in that IL prevented possible accident from the
tanning ~ the siarways and passages.
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AT THE AMERICAN LINE PIER.

Fifteen hundred people gathered at the piers .,
The American Line OF steamships az ru',o" u''N
7-ascv sis A. the end OF the pier huiheul"'e'S 49,
looking the river constructed s'"'
seating 80 persons. which was occupied DS
49,. ,on,,arv the importers and exporters ana the"
friends and families. ,
rn. only s,e,mship ~ the international Navisa-
., conpanv al present in port Is the Fresiand' OF
the Red star Line. She les along 'he SUI"
,t~ 20 i, and was early yesterday morning
,.au'el aWav from the bUlkhead ana OUT 'o"''N
49,, ri,..r 81 that her stern was abreast OF the
,- .,d az the pier thus giving 10 her oincers
am, others a better view OF the naval parane, Ane
,r,,ro-ale deck had been reserved for we u"e0'
~s 81 fh. company and few spc'ld'Y I''N't.
.. wa wer. entertained at luncheon by inc
'x.c,.tlve officers OF the Company which in'I"u'
.,,,.t Acton president. W II. Barnes. Vice-p'es'-
.,. r.no. A Wright. second vce-presiden'' ana
,t,.ctors Houston. II. II. Rogers. w j." f"h'''S =
u Wacner and A J. Cassait-
There were also on the FrlesiaHd Nle"'n ~
,-.'.l., IT, ,ae general manager Of the two lines;
" Shackford the marine supernend-
' =, g. Wright the dock superintendent y. +.
l<oh,e ea-,bouud freight agent. and General fas-
errger Agent Kirk. The Fresland he" D""',"s
,,o,n stow, 10 stern the Belgian flag under "mch
AAe sails being conspicuous ...
among those who Witnessed the parade from ths
,u W. = " KIRK W W. Jerrries. !. H. CarIoI'
q 6 Fs,ck y Lindsay. T X. Thorne' II. T. Fhil'
,,s + 7, Ueston. Walter Smith. c. c. l-ommeH'
r m,n,v W " Osborne. H. y. White; W.
F Fros' l. Horden C. L. W; ai,% e A req e
j. BoWer W NJ hanson y e a,H Ms n
fSn-Sm Yrs Ransom OH; Msi R6 a. tsS'[ X
~ -, ~, o. - Phillppl W II. Cosgrove. J.
sai5sr 4 Tainll' 2 H II 7 Fn5 M,AF'. Il + "
3inI,n@lr ,GMrS%iiSf,s. ir j. Casey Miss r. 4.
T5ofne NJ, j. stone. Mss F. R Mees9n' " =
AlgGer NJ r I.inaIEsy F. wsvne George Heath
Hao j. M1 81 and ,3 Nj r. S Sc " BEe2 Mrj
p Dwyei Mrs ADA May Riley. william AsopP'
Thomas May. Charles wilson ana James w.
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School No % and Staten Island. But no one
seemed to think that that could be the Olympia
herself When a young man with pair 81 opera
glasses enthusiastically remarked, By jinso. that's
FarraRuts old nag" old heads said dersiNely'
"Where2"
ION that other mast behind said tho opera
glass man.
But no one believed him. The wind. blowing
straight out OF the east. stinened the Stars ana
Stripes and that other nag 80 that the opera
glasses could make out something Ike FOUR white
dots on u dark ground The masts undoubtedly
belonged 90 4 war vessel But none or the people
with the sandwiches. the sunshudes ana other PIC
nicking paraphernala could believe that this was
indeed she At last came sphii not Whlt', Dul'
with the sun on The other SID" or u. "a shlhy duh
color and then report Then all OF the Sc'tech-
inC and Whooping and Wailus OF steam Ministries
that the breeze dd not carry over 10 jersey came
u the ears OF the people on the IN roof ana th'N
stopped their talk and looked with all tnelr eyes
vhilc the olympia returned the Governors Island
salute. . 49,, ~
From that roof magnificent view OF her was
had as she moved quietly along the nag OF New
York city showing beyond her port quarter WI.
the Sandy Hook carried the Mayor. AZ she came
nearer the New Yorker. on the near SIDE ana the
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POLICE AFLOAT AND ASHORE.

THEIR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE BIG PA
RADE CARRIED OFT sUCC EssFULLY.
The police arrangements for the naval parade
successful. chief - Police Devery vs.
aboard the Patrol. and had under his command
twenty-five tugs and steamboats, manned by police
officers to keep the course clear. All tho police
boats were I'm charge OF either captain OF
q sergeant while Deputy chief William W. Nc
Iaughlln com handed the steamer Julia Stafford
and Deputy Chiof Cortrahf tho tug q. y. Kuper,
that were Immediately behind the Patrol 4 num-
Der Of roundsmen and pairolmen were detailed on
every boat.
chief Devery he'd Deputy Chiefs Mackelsr. ot
BROOKLYN and Clayton 4 Queens with him on the
Patrol The Police Commissioners had rendered
the use OF the Patrol 20 Mayor Van Wyck for the
exclusive use Of the police and there were no one
besides the officer, named on board
When the parade started AT Staten Island tho
Patrol took up her position ar the head Of the pro-
cesslon She was fanked either side by the
hr.boats NeW--Yorker and Robert \. Van Wyck. The
Two nreboats pumped steady stream of water
from their Big nozzles and thus kept the smaller
craft at respectful distance. THIS served 10
Keen 'he course clear and there was bnt little
Interference from outside boats while The parade
Wa passing zap the North Rirer
chief Devery directed the movements ~ the
police Ge-t ly means u flag signals. Occasionally
he rsod large m"gaphone 10 warn some ad-
v,uturOus boat 20 ke'p Is distance Nhen the
procession reached Grants tomb he had much 70
H. ln or,.r to k,on the arg" number Of craft
az SAFE dirtance and 20 avoid collision
ia. SANDY HOOK and Commissioners Hess and
A. u were aboard the julia SaHord Inspector
mon,s on tine North River IRON, The Battery to to
o,,rl ~ -,,f5s, 30 Fifty-ninth-st and
Inspector Kan, had charge from Fifty,ninth;st
20 'a a nS. % ;, o., tomb inspector Harley had
uri,r his command -ix captains t~enty;hve ser
Eornts fortv rounl-men and thousand patrol.
mon INSPECTOR Grant had i've captains, twenty
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on Thursday until long after midnight THIS morn,
ing. As car reached tho Battery II was
Immediately nlled with sightsee-s. and any one
attempting 10 board only AZ far 20 tho tlty lihI
was compelled 10 hang 10 tho dashboard The case
vas similar in Harlem. all terminals having crowds
waiting for cars. making II aim Isl impos-pie LOT
peopl" along the route to get standing room
The crosstown lines. cOmposed mostly OF morse
cars. were troubled more than others by thS
crowds and some. ~ them we're almost compelled
10 stop running The Third-ave line tried the
experiment Of electric cars at midnight Thursday
on the one hundred and twenty ifth-st me run
ming 10 Grants tomb and finding II satisfactory
ran thirty-two ears Yesterday. These we're III ga
diton 10 the horse GERS already running on mat
line
Tho coming home 81 the people was even worse
for the surface cars. In going 10 the places OF
vantage 10 the parade they did not start al
amy inr buf kept up the rush hI me morn
ing. Returning different story, as they mace
ID dash for the at one ana tht same uHr'
The cars were packed almost 10 suHOcaton, pco-
PIE hanging 10 the rear tenders. guard rams stops
aud every conceivable place The broadway cable
cars were blocked several times by the army OF
wondering people At Twenty third-st., VINO We're
viewing the arch Numbers Of police managed to
make light OF the chaos. and after DELAYS or from
hv, 10 ten minutes the cars were moved
The railroads were disappointed with the ero"ds
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CROWDS WE'LL HANDLED.
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN AGAINST ACCT
DENTS AT FERRIES AND RAIL
ROAD STATIONS

Railroad men aul al! others who had anything
10 do with the great problem of hauling the
crowds yesterday were jubillnt last night ever the
fact that q j. SAIL 10 he The most successful at
tempt oyer mad" ln tho city. and with fewer acct
dents than ever known. The crowds seemingly did
no, begin 40 any one time but poured into the
city from dawn. The Brooklyn Bridge was a par
icularly Formidable place for the troubles - the
irllrn.u. hui. notwithstanding the estimated
crowd ~ ?-t'o. there vas not hitch en- any way.
stationed ou fuo Bridge was Captain Easton.
with nyr hundred police from various precincts
fie W. assisted hy Sorgc1nts Brophy. Phillips and
Murphy The men We're stationed on Both road
WAYS and on fhc promenade at a distance Of
about nifty feet They were particularly ordered
10 keep the crowd moving on the prom ma To- and
10 sec that all cars the roadwlys we're kept
constantly running. The trolley cara we're crowded
from abou' O'Clock until noon on their way 10
Manhattan. and on their return commenced 10
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CROWDS ON EVERY HAND.
HUMANITY PACKED THE RIVER FRONT
TO SEE DEWEY.
STREETS TuRONGED EVEN DURING PA
RADE HOURS MlLTlTUDE

STREETS TnRoNGED EVEN DURING PA
RADE HOURS MILTITUDEs
VIEW THE ARCH
The river pageant. with its opportunity 10 So.
the flagship Of the hero Of the hour, attracted to
the West Side Of the city yesterday hundreds ~
thousands - people T. was impossible 20 pass
along any part OF the river front from the Bat
terry 10 Grants tomb without hcholdug crowds
or every pier roof top or other available place
where persons could gather and see the stately
procession Of the country's huge fighting ma
chimes pass hy There was no counting them.
10 estimating their numbers
THRONES At EVERY PLACE
Far and near they clustered. at the river front
itself I'm the distance where only glasses could
make ;he details of the parade visible on the
Jersey shore 70 the Palisades everywhere and
anywhere. one would have thought that all the
rest Of the city had been left bare and desolate
Of humanity. 50 great was the crowd that had
Concrogatcd to see Admiral Dewey. the Olympia
Hnd the feet, but this was far from being the
case. Ever during the time Of the parade itself
there was a sureinC. uncountable thrOng which
filled Broadway Ffth-nve.. the Bowcry and
other thoroughfares. particularly between Four
tcenth and Forty second sts. 1t seemed as II
every street and avenue leading TO Madison
Square sent TO the confluence al the Dewey Arch
g. mighty current Of humanity. which whired
and edGied and fingered near the spot TIL pushed
Out Of the way by the incoming flood.
The fact that there apparent diminu-
tion OF the people account OF the naval pa
rade furnishes proof Of the fact that has been
apparent for weeks. namely that the city is
filed 10 ovcrfowinR The thronG passing the
Fifth Avenue Hotel and The Hoffman House was
a study for the novelist. the historian the
painter and the student of human nature. It's
Ike Will not lie seen again in many day. 1t
was a goodnaured crowd. a patriotic crowd.
hut withal a compressed crowd. Again and
again were the streetcars blocked in front OF
III. arch. and again and again were the police
compelled 10 work hard 10 relieve the conges-
ton.
The optmst could ask for nothing pleasanter
than the expression of the faces they were
Npturned toward the white figures which
lection for the Admiral The good face and the
bad face. the finely moulded face and the face
without expression. the face OF the with
enthusiasm for his fellow and the face of the
Icing made sour and hateful by selishness and
Crino-aN PASSED in review OF the motonless
softer and often rohler as the eyes took I'm the
beauty and patriotism of the scene.
CONFLICTING TIDES AT DUSK
Toward dusk the spectators Of the naval
parade drifted back across the city 20 homes on
the East side. Brooklyn. Long Island city ana
Long Island points. and thu great city seemed
20 be a seethng mass Of streams OF humanity.
Slowing hither and thither in all directions
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lacking ~ ADORNMENT.

Many sghtseers expressed surprise y's'o'"as al
49, onnearence o. the Empire and Bowling Green
,,ud,ngs which are TWO OF the most conspicuous
md costly buildings In this city. The TWO DW'd-
ugs were sadly wanting in decorations The only
decorations on the Empire Building were an A'"o'
can flag that flew from the stan on '"p Oh ."s
o'snA ,yindovs on he sixth floor so as 10 be oo-
served from the street From ths sasR sse o whis
Bowling Green Building was unfurnndd, :" aSd over
one Of the entrances susrenoen no,rsd,on mere
Spnau nag. The nag was the only osso'AS' '
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VIEWED FROM BROOKLYN.
EVERY AVAILABLE PLACE on THE WATER
FRONT FILLED WITH PEOPLE

FRONT FILLED WITH PEOPLE.
Aside from the crowds along the Bay Ridge
shore, who spent the mcrning In watching tina
formation Of the parade. the largest congregation
OF people yesterday In Brooklyn seen along the
Heights and down on the piers extending from
Hamilton-aVe. 70 the end OF Fulton-st Every
window Of the many stored brownstone houses
along Columbia Heights was filled with faces. At
such times one realizes the number OF friends he
has and the householder in the streets adjacent to
the BROOKLYN water front appreciated that fact yes
terday In many cases the people gave HOUSE,
parties, and invited their friends 70 come IN the
morning and stay all day. winding up with the
fireworks IN the evening.
on Montague Terrace. which runs out and over
hangs Montagie-st. the crowd dense BY
noon that IT was feared the railing would collapse.
A special detail OF policemen sent FOR. and the
crowd had TO loosen up and drop back bit.
Although on some OF the piers an effort was
made TO keep spectators on II seemed 10 be In
effectuaI and through the morning they kept
struggling through the barriers until almost every
pier was well filed The boys dsported themselves
I'm red white and blue coverings for their hats
while many of the girls were dressed in the Ma
tional coors. \ group of small boys engaged
ln fastening small flags 70 boxes. which were then
pushed out onto the water and left carry the
waving National emblem to an unknown port As
these ttle craft breasted the waves and raised the
nag above the rough waters the crowds along the
shore cheered again and again.
The poorer side streets running up from the water
front between Fulton and Hamilton ferries were
never so quiet before. The noisy boys and girls
had with one accord hocked down the water
ana after diligently searching out some point OF
vantage held 1t FOR hours against all corners
Up 10 o'clock Atantc-avc. one OF tina
busiest streets In the borough. 1t seemed though
haf The town at least was bent on going over the
South Ferrl-some for the purpose OF getting look
outs along the Manhattan water front. others 10
take the Staten Island boats and others rode for
hours back and forth. content with getting a pass
ting view Of the parade from wherever the ferry
boat should happen TO be.
The columns on Montague Terrace were COM
pleted early yesterday morning, and although IL Il
doubtful that Dewey or any one on his ship Noticed
Rrookyn's tribute, yet Brooklyn people fet that
they had done their duty and the columns wers
admired by all who Jaw them
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SEEN FROM GOVERNORS ISLAND.
SENTRIEs HAVE TROUBLE KEEPING ViSI
TORS FROM THE LINE or SALUTE
&.


FIRING
The ferryhoat General Hancock carried over four
thousand persons 10 Governors Island 20 view the
parade but there were hundreds Of others who
wanted 20 60 that were disappointed, owing to the
fact that they had thought transportation would
re free 20 ALL as Il is usually excepting on Sundays
and had failed 10 obtain permits The visitors
,rattorad themselves over the earthworks and
Along the sea wall and some % them by special
limitation occupied seats witch had been erected
IN Castle William and several holdings overlook
sng the Pay.
Though an excellent Wow r the pageant could DO
obtained from any point on the long sea wall,
,earlv all the visitors as they arrived attempted 70
take ND 81 position IN front OF Castle William, not
withstanding the fact thai they were directly N
range Of the battery from which the salute 70 Ad-
,niral Dewey was 10 be fired. II required three or
four senirics 10 keep them away from the line OF
fire and some u the visitors We're indignant at the
soldiers. who courteously warned them away Most
Of fht-c were women. ard they tIled every u'N''e
~ cude the vigilance OF the sentrles ot,
on Iu 20 away when yon want 10 nIt. sald
Tho, women. but the trouble Of the senirl"s was
1nandant Of the post. whose peremPtory refusal 70
allow any one go inside the fixed lines ended al
TSere wcre many family parties VINO "a 9TS4snd
fln post coutecu. These latter were 50 muh 81
Gus however. that me suppI.S 81 ., ' ras,ric,
The variety Of ther purchases .sise marade
persons remained on IN" Island Az, Sratwnrks
lad PASSED in order to be- ON hand Tor tnt H''""' ~
last might a., 80, D,,.rrrta uas
,-...f.l with a. great huttcrinE 0t handkeIC =
I'D Gag AS IL arrived of Castle NNlam gnu d.o H.,
i,.,,.- rad bon exchanged between the shore bat ,
,.rv and the waiship the crowd followed IN" ~
IONS, no shore and remained watching II NM! ~
s.rrea,.d Nh, the North River many RctlNK nv!
80 coveted space inside the lines as they were "'
stopped after tie firing ,,., r,oo.e,, would
/, had beeu expected that Admiral Dewey 49, ~
nav Visit 10 the island yesterday 10 ~ ,est
lGic,al caU of General Merritt but az INC i ms
,nnmen, the Admiral found that his time was 1o ~
filiv occupied. and his VISIT was o''''''" U''"
,fier the CELEBRATION