The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-10-06
TWO GRAND PARAOES.
The largest and Most Magnifi-
cent Pageants Ever Seen on
Land and Water.
FROM NEW YORK TO WASHINGTON.
Every Town Along the Route Turned
Out Its Full Population TO
See the Train.
A Reception in the Nations Capital an
Emperor Might Envy-ihe City Dee
grated Eiaborsteiy-An ovation
to the Great Admiral

Of the gallant sailor who IS waiting a
her gate. Had an ocean of color swep
through the city its ebbing tide couIc
not have stained the streets more bril-
liantiy. Hundreds of miles of red
white and bite bunting covered the
noble facades of Broadway and Fifth
avenue and million flags fiutter over
the town. Not even the churches have
escaped the universal decoration.
Quite an interesting event occurred
when Commander George W. Baird,
who sailed with Faragut and Dewey in
the West Gulf squadron, in 1861, un'
rolled package which he had careful
ly guarded all the way to the
Olympia, and displaying a faded
blue admirars ensign, upon which
were stitched four white stars, he said
10 Adm. Dewey: II wish to present TO
you the first admirars flag ever 'brok-
en- out in the navy of this country.
That grand old admiral whose name
and memory all so revere first hoistcd
this ensign upon the good ship
Hartford, before New Orleans aud
Afterwards on the Franklin; and since
1t came down from tSst masthead it
has never been whipped by the wind
or worn by the elements You, the
worthy successor of that great admiral
whose tactics you SO successfully fol-
lowed a short while ago, l deem the
proper person for Farragut's mantle to
fall upon"
Adm. Dewey was deeply affected,
and tears were in his eyes as he gazed
ut the souvenir. 1t was several mo.
ments before he could find his voice.
New YORK, Sept. S0--Adm. Dewey's
reception began Friday under most IA
vorable auspices The weather was
bright, clear and crisp. The first Of the
two days celebrations was devoted
&c 4 demonstration on water.
At one o'clock sharp the squadron
got under way. II was an inspiring
moment when the column started up
the harbor and the great naval parade
began to be reality. First came the
police boat Patrol, which was the
apex OF wedge spreading out TO
the fireboats New Yorker and Van
steamer Sandy Hook, having on board
the mayor and the Representatives of
the city of New York, with the stand
ards of the city flying from the fore
ia, al. l4t do .f
the Olympia, the flag ship Of Adm.
Dewey on the port side.
After the Olympia came the armored
cruiser New York, the flagship of RI.
Adm. Sampson, with her big turrets
and guns appearing Ii IS moving fort
ress as she followed in the wake of the
admirars ship. The Chicago brought
mp the rear of the column.
Following the New York were the
two frst-class battleships Indiana and
Massachusetts. Then followed the
gun boat Marietta, small by compari-
son with the Lancaster, with the aux
Hilary cruiser Scorpion behind.
The admiraps cruiser at 2:25 o'clock
was opposite Seventy-ninth street.
Then there was tremendous demon
stration. Cannon roared, the people
yelled and flags and handkerchiefs
were waved from the streets and hun
dreds of roofs and windows.
Tue parade was one hour and fifteen
minutes passing Fulton street The
uagg.'u ,pnn.Al NJ OIL
hour.
NEW YORK, Sept. 80 - BY actual
count the number of men in the Dewey
land paraie Saturday afternoon was
80, 9O2.
The parade started at 10 minutes
past II o'clock, and the last company
reached the Washington arch at min
utes 10 6. 1t required 8 hours and 50
minutes to pass given point.
The number of persons who saw
Dewey well reached into the millions.
The admiraPs progress from the tomb
of Grant TO the reviewing stand was
literally one of glorious triumph.
He rode at the head of the process
sion with Mayor Van Wyck, i'm
mediately following Maj. Gen.
Roe and his staff. The cheers
with which he was greeted made
him ride bareheaded most of the
way. He was visibly affected
The three Standardization, Samp-
son and Philip-as they rode by with
their brilliantly accoutered STATS
were easily recognized and got flatter-
ing applause, as did many OF the
popular officers of the North Atlantic
squadron.
II was Rr. Adm. Schley who divided
the honors with the central figure of
the day. lie received demonstration
second only TO that of Dewey. People |
along the line of march fairly rose at
him shouting their already lacerated /,
Threats to the breaking point "llurrah |
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