Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-03
PROUD DAY FOR DEWEY.
Immense Crowds in New York Go
Wild Over the Great Ma
~
val Hero.
olyApIA's MEN HEAD THE PARADE.

0lYMPIA'S MEN HEAD THE PARADE.
Gold Loving Cup Presented to the
L admiral by the City of New York
q The Stirring Scenes of the Day
-Schley Receives His Share of
Applause.
New York, Oct. 2.-The second day
pf New York city's official welcome to
Admiral Dewey opened cool and clear.
There was hardly cloud in the sky,
and the temperature was just low
Enough to keep the crowds on the
move for warmth. Many people were
put at sunrise to secure desirable points
From which to view the parade, but
lower Broadway was well filled with
those who were anxious to have look
at Dewey on his way to the city hall,
whether they were to see the great pa
cade or not.
Following is the programme of the
events of the day:
a. m.-Subcommittee of the reception
Committee boarded the police boat Patrol
at West Fortieth street to take Admiral
Dewey off the Olympia.
/ 7:30 a. m.-Admiral Dewey boarded the
Patrol.
8 a. m.-Admiral Dewey landed at the
Battery and was driven up Broadway, es-
corted by squadron A.
$3.50 a. m.-Dewey and his escort reached
The city hall, where he was met by the
mayor and the city's guests.
a. MA loving cup was presented to
Dewey by the mayor on behalf of the city.
10 a. m.-Dewey and the city's guests were
driven to the Warren street pier, where
they boarded the Sandy Hook, which land
ed them at West One Hundred and Twenty
ninth street Breakfast was served on the
boat
IS IL a. m.-Dewey took his place near the
head of the parade line, which started
from One Hundred and Twenty-second
street and Riverside drive, marching south.
2 p. m.-Parade reached Madison square,
where Dewey reviewed the column.
p. m.-Last of the line passed the re-
viewing stand.
p. m.-Dewey dined with his relatives
pn shore.
Squadron" at the Metropolitan opera
house, for the benefit of the Dewey home
fund
$3.50 p. m.-Smoker for the sailors of the
Olympia at the Waldorf-Astoria.
Following is the route of the parade: From
Riverside drive, down the drive to Seventy
second street, east along Seventy-second
street to Central Park West, down Central
Park West to Fifty-ninth street, east along
Fifty-ninth street to Fifth avenue, down
Fifth avenue to Washington square.
Dewey left the line at Madison square
and reviewed the parade, just before it
passed under the triumphal arch.
First Ceremony of Day.
/ The first ceremony Saturday was the
presentation at the city hall of gold
lowing cup to the admiral by Mayor Van
Nyck on behalf of the city of New
York. AT seven o'clock the police boat
Patrol with a special reception com
mittee on board made up of st. Clair
McKelway, William McAdoo, Levi p.
Morton. Chauncey M. Depew, Richard
Croker and Warren M. Foster started
for the Olympia. The admiral board
ed the Patrol, which steamed to the
Battery, where the city's guest was
met by the following committee: Will
liam Berri, Gen. Francis V. Greene,
James Stillman, John c. Calhoun, Ed
ward Lauterbach, j. @. A. Ward,
Charles 81. Knox, John H. Starin, War
ner Van Norden, Justice w. w. Good
rich, Justice Charles M. Van Brunt and
%. s. Cookney.
The admiral, accompanied by the
reception committee and escorted by
squadron A and detail of mounted
police, proceeded up Broadway to the
city hall. All along the street We're
cheering crowds and City Hall park
was filled to the limit with people, who
shouting noisy enthusiastic welcome
as Dewey came in sight.
Dewey and schley Cheered.
Admiral Dewey evinced desire to
shake hands with all the naval Off
GERS, and introduce them to the mayor.
He almost Rugged Rear Admiral schley,
and patted Capt. Coghlan on the
back.
As Dewey greeted schley the crowd
sent up cheer after cheer for dewey
and Schley."
Loving Cup Presented.
AS soon as the greetings were over.
the mayor began his speech, presenting
the city's loving cup. The mayor said:
1.-THE true dignity of manhood can never
be overestimated in the study of the in
duences which build up or preserve state.
tion of full recognition and apprecia-
tion of such manhood in the Individual
leaders performance of duty to state,
either In war or peace, Is most commend
able. 1t holds up his high standard to be
emulated by the living as we'll as the I'M
born millions to be. To such hero death
itself bows, for he lives in memory all the
time. In this spirit / shall not hesitate in
this presence to freely express Americas
estimate of your character and achieve
ments.
Your countrymen are interested in and
know every detail of your life Your joys
and your SORROWS are theirs. They have
traced your ancestry and your character
and deeds from the cradle rocked by fond
mother to the Olympia. rocked by the roll
tng waves of the mighty deep.
The World EnthraIIcd.
1.-THE world stood enthralled and then
broke out in loud huzzahs which can never
be silenced, when the electric sparks flashed
out the news over the globe that on the 1st
OF May, 1885, your fleet had destroyed in
manila bay the Spanish navy, silencing the
forts and taking the Philippine islands,
thus stripping the east of every vestige of
Spanish domination. Spain was that mo-
ment conquered The Pacific ocean was
that instant cleared of hostile forces. leay-
ing to the remainder of our naval and land
forces the task of sweeping clean the At
lantic ocean and her islands of the de-
pressed, half famished and scattered lands
of Spanish strugglers.
This all was accomplished in naval
battle of less than seven hours, including
the coolly ordered intermission for break
fast. Not an American killed, but 200 Span