The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-05
THE LAND PARADE.
Thirty Thousand Troops Pass Before
Dewey aud Under Triumphnl Arch.

Thirty Thousand Troops Pass Before
Dewey mud Under Triumphnl Arch.
NEW YORK, Oct. New York's
welcome to the victor of Manila is
thing of the past, but the recollection of
the magnificent event will not soon fade
from memory. The land pageant of sat
urday was if possible more imposing than
the grand naval parade of the previous
dag.
There was nothing to mar the success
of the demonstration, and everything
seemed to move like some perfect piece
of mechanism.
Under the skillful management of Ma
, jor General Charles +. Roe the parade
had been formed in the streets adjacent
to Riverside park, and it came together
with exact precision, actually passing
| between two solid walls of humanity ar
raycd along the line of the parade from
One Hundred and Twenty-second street
to the arch. The crowds of spectators
on the excursion boats and along both
shores of the Hudson ON Friday had as
tonished all who saw them. The assem-
blage of spectators Saturday, massed not
by the thousands, but by the hundreds of
+ thousands, was even more amazing. The
| beautiful weather had made happy the
! spectators who had erected private
| stands.
The number of spectators who saw
| Dewey certainly reached into the mil
! lions. The admiral's progress from the
! tomb of Grant to the reviewing stand
was literally one of glorious triumph. He
rode at the head of the procession with
the mayor, Immediately following Major
General Roe and his staff. The cheers
with which he was greeted made him ride
bareheaded most of the way He was
visibly affected. Now and then his lips
twitched convulsivcly, and occasionally
he wiped his eyes.
/ Behind Dewey in carriages came his
fighting captains of May !, 1898, and
then his staff. After them came Admiral
Sampson and his staff. the captains of
the north Atlantic squadron. Then Rear
Admiral Howson and his staff, followed
I by Rear Admiral Philip and his staff,
and then II general collection of guests,
among whom were Major General Miles
and Rear Admiral Schley.
To Admiral Sampson, who looked i'll
and careworn, n warm reception was Civ
en-, but the ovation rendered to Rear Ad-
miral Schley was continuous, warm and
hearty. Schlcy, like all the other guests,
was arraycd in full dress uniform. and
he presented gallant and dashing figure.
There were, however, other heroes in
the line for whom there were evidences
that they occupy warm place in the
hearts of the multitude. General Miles
was greeted with considerable enthusi-
asm but Governor Roosevelt, dressed in
frock coat and silk hat and mounted on
Il spirited black horse, commanding in
person the 1000 national guardsmen of
the state, had II rousing reception.
There were 3O,9O2 men in line The
parade started at 10 minutes past II
o'clock, and the last company reached
the Washington arch Mt five minutes to
o. Ii required 3 hours and 50 minutes to
pass given point.
Admiral Dewey, at the reviewing stand
! at Madison square, reviewed the parade
as though it We're simply the passing of
so many troops in whom he was interest
ed. There was nothing in his manner
which indicated that he felt there was
any special demonstration on his account
AS he left the stand after remaining on
his feet for nearly four hours his chief
concern was for the people who had as
semblcd To see the great pageant He
wondered If anybody were hurt, and in
cidentally he said he had seen Il magnifi-
cent spectacle.
Admiral Dewey spent the day yester-
day very quietly. Besides receiving COM
mittecs from Philadelphia and Chicago,
he saw few callers. He was up at ;
O'Clock in the morning and had coffee and
eggs This is II ships custom, and it as
tonished the servants who were assigned
to wait on him.
This light repast was served in his
room, and for the next three hours the
admiral was alone with his letters. pa
pers and official documents. At 8 o'clock
Lieutenant Brumby and Lieutenant Cald-
well came in, and the little party had
breakfast together. After breakfast the
admiral walked up and down the apart
ment and saw some Of the members of
his family. During the forenoon he re-
ccived a committee from Chicago, headed
by Mayor Harrison, and one from Phila-
delphia, led by Mayor Ashbridge, eacl,
with engrossed invitations to visit these
cities. To each the admiral gave condi
tiona promise.
Shortly after IL O'clock the admiral in
company with Mayor Van Wyck, slipped
out of the Thirty-third street private en-
trance and went for Il drive up through
Central park and Riverside drive. They
went in IA closed carriage and attracted
> very little attention. They were bacl
before ! o'clock, and then the admira