The Penn's Grove record., 1899-10-06

| YOU that was ever rendered military OIL
civil hero. Such an o%utpouring of the PEG,
pie was never dreamed OF before. Never
has the heart of America turne with such
perfect accord and trusting confidence to
one OF her sons as 1t does to you. | place
at your disposalthe freedom and unlimited
hospitality of the city of New York"
The Admiral replied to the Mayor:
"Mr. Mayor md Gentlemen: OF course
It would be needless for me to attempt to
make a speech, but my heart APP
preclates all that you have said. How 1t is
that You have overrated my work so much
I cannot understand. 1t is beyond any
be such nm uprising OF the country. l sim
ply did what any other naval oflcer In the
service would have done, 1 believe"
After the Mayor had been aboard the
flagship about twenty minutes he and his
party, with Admiral Dewey, took the Ad-
mirnl's launch and teamed over to the
Sandy Hook. The admiral boarded the
Sandy Hook at IL 20 a. M, and when he
returned to the flagship the great feet OF
excursion boats let their sirens and steam
whistles loose.
Immediately after Admiral Dewey re-
turned from the Sandy Hook, the wigwag-
ger on the bridge signaied the feet to pre-
pare to get under way. An old quarter
master hurried a small dark roll of bunting
to the main, hand over fist. t hung there
while the bugle sounded the call to quar-
ter3, and the marines mustered aft. Then,
lust as the signal to weigh anchor was
given, a pull on the halyards opened the
roll and spread the four-starred flag, which
Farragut flew as he ran the fort in New Or
leans. 1t was the flag which was presented
to Admiral Dewey. As 1t broke, sailors at
their station and the marines on the quar-
ter deck, greetedit with enthusiastic cheer
ing.
This was the order of the leading vessels
in the parade:
Police boat Patrol.
Fireboats New Yorker and Van Wyck;
Olympia, protected cruiser, flagship Of
Admiral D Dewey.
Sandy Hook, carrying theM Mayor and other
city officials.
| New York, armored cruiser, flagship of
Rear-Admiral Sampson.
Indiana, battleship, frst-class.
Massachusetts, battleship, tlrst-class.
Texas, battleship, second-class.
Brooklyn, armored cruiser.
Torpedo boats Porter and Dupont.
Marietta, gunboat.
Lancaster, gunnery ship, full rugged.
Scorpion, auxiliary cruiser.
| Chicago, protected cruiser, flagship OIL
Rear-Admiral Howison.
The torpedo boats Ericsson, Winslow and
Gushing.
Revenue cutters Manning, Algonquin
Gresham, Window and Onondaga.
Transports Sedgwick, MCPHERSON and
Mcclellan; Missouri. hospital ship.
Steamer Monmouth flying flag OF the
State Of New York and having on board
representatives of the Naval Militia Of New
York. The Monmouth was followed by
other vessels of the Naval Militia.
General Sloeum and Glen Island having
on board the General Committee OF Citi-
zens.
After this came the yachts, then the
merchant vessels and last the smaller craft.
II is estimated that there were over a
thousand ships In the parade.
The ships slowly sailed up tbs Hudson,
the entire fleet being grc-ped in a most
picturesque position. Both shores were
lined with dense masses OF people, and
saluting batteries we're on nearly every
wharf end. Steam whistles added to the
din, but above all came the tremendous
crashing music of the cheers. Admiral
Dewey never left his place on the bridge.
but paced slowly across and back, raising
his hat as the cannon doomed In his honor
AS the tomb of General Grant, on River
side Drive, was reached the feet paid Its
tribute to the memory of the warrior will
a national salute OF twenty-one roaring
guns.
The feet then anchored and reviewed
the almost endless procession OF craft tina
steamed past, all so burdened with human
ity that they looked as II they would "turi
turtle before they got back to their piers
Toward the end the parade became disor
ganized, and 1t took hours for the het
erogenous dotilla to get by. Their
was a dazzling illumination at night OF tn
harbor, the city and the shores OF the Hud
lson, the East River and New York Bay
The illumination was carried out on a seal
which, it is said, had never previously beef
attempted in this country.
As Admiral Dewey conquered afoat o.