The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-15
TO OSALUTE DEWEY
Mayor Hoos Appoints a
Committee to Take
Charge Of the
Matter.
STATE WILL LOAN CANNON
Brass Twelve Founders VIII
Thunder a Welcome to the
Great Admiral.
STATE WILL LOAN CANNON

Tbroueh the efforts Of Mayor Hoos Jer-
sew Citv will be able to fire the Admlral ,
salute in honor of Admiral Dewey, as the
Olvmpfa. passes up the Hudson River
Hoos has secured the necessary permis-
sion from Quartermaster General bonner
Nv and two brass twelve pounders from
the State Arsenal will be lent TO Jersey
CITY for the Dewey celebration mayor
foos has been month trying TO get lhe
cannon. He first wrote to AdJutant oen-
eral .Stryker asking for them but received
no reply. He then appealed TO GoVefhof
VOORHEES, who interested himself IN tne
scheme and used his good off1ces Win
ouartermaster Donnelly and gained the
necessary permission. Mayor Hoos re-
ceived letter from Quartermaster Don-
nelly this afternoon. It follows:-
Hon. Edward Hoos,
Mayor of Jersey City,
Jersey City, N. j..
sir-your letter of the Sth inst, to
thes Governor of this State requesting
the. loan Of cannon t3r Ter use T. on Adnipal ang raj
Dewey, has been referred 10 thls o.
fee - bross
tweIva hv o'nu founders and a couple Of
breech loading Howitzers, from Wnlcn
a loan could be made for the purpose
desired upon the usual rc;1I c1nqnei3rIr he fl1r
nished at cost price
Respectfully,
RICHARD A. DONNELLY,
ouartermaster General.
P S.-Upon receipt OF your answer ,sae
bond conditioned for the safe KEEP
ing and return of gun or guns VIII
he senf to YOU. State number and
kind of ammunition desired
Mayor Hoos has decided to ask for three
guns. He will reject the howitzers, as
he has been told that they are dangerous.
He will ask for Napoleon guns.
The Mayor has appointed committee
to look after the salutes- To eacn ne
sent this letter.
Jersey City, N. j., Sept: Is, 1899.
Dear Sir-In order to make proper
arrangements for the fring OF saTalSs af t,is
arrival / take great pleasure N ap-
pointing you member of the COM
1nittee of Arrangement named Tor TINS
suggest that you meet the other
members of the committee at my
office on Monday, September H. .si. az
piAn Of action. Jersey City does not
intend to be behind New York in her
welcome to our great naval nero anu
portunI.y Of displaying your patriot
E. HQOS, Mayor.
These gentlemen comprise the commit
,ee.-F. G. Wolbert, E. F. c. Young,
Frank O. Cole, John Nimmo, Joseph r.
bernstein. r. G. Smith, Myron Furst,
John Mullins, Robert Davis, James Luby,
Josenh A. Dear, DR.. L. J. Gordon Ludwig
Segeel. Robert Muir, Jacob Detwiller, j.
II. Olhansen, Adam Dittmar, Max Sta
niles. 7. c. Gibbons, Isaac Goldenhorn,
John D. Carscallen, j. w. Hardenbergh
DR.. John D. McGill. Justice Gilbert Col
Inns. Andrew J. Coreoran, William George
Nelson, John Landrine, Joseph s. Moore
Oliver Perry, Theodore Smith, Joseph
Jewkes, Frank Mallory, William Oberg-
fell. William Hogenkamp, Richard Brown
F.. r.. Vessels, John H. Carnes, Nichoaus
OFT. Christian Pfor Charles e. Cordy, r.
]. Wortendyke Colonel Gilbert Robinson,
Henry Otterson, Martin Collins. Freder-
lex Mersheimer, Joseph 2. Finn, Robert
Simpson, Reuben Simpson, Fred Shaef-
fer. John Erickson, General P. F. Wan
ser, VIM D. Edwards, Allan L. McDer-
mott, Job Fl. Lippincott, George B. Field
er, Benjamin L. Stowe, Robert Carey,
Henry Lembeck. Dennis McLaugh-
lin, John P. Feeney. Michael j.
O'Donnen, Michael F. Connolly,
Louis L. Finke James G. Haskins,
Alex Mclean, Carl Ruempler John J.
Toffey, Thomas J. Degnan, Dr. Henry
Haase, Alderman Fry, Alderman Decker,
John Edelstein, Jas. E. Hulshizer, Jr-,
Joseph Banks. Richard Lahey. Daniel
Cleary, Daniel Lewis. Richard Wash
burn, James Murphy, ex-Mayor Trap
hagen, Geo. Perkins, Samuel Dickinson,
Judge Blair, Joseph Bedle, Chas. Black,
Frank L. Sheppard, Richard DePuy, Geo.