The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-10-04
MILLION VISITORS
And New York is One Sea OF
FIuttering Bunting.
ALTO HONOR DEWEY.
The Naval Procession Up the
Hudson River Nine Miles
Long. The Military
Parade,

Long. The Military
Parade,
The city of New York was gorgeous
y deckcd ThurEday in honor of the gal
lant Dewey. Had an ocean of color
swept through the city, its ebbing'tido
could not have stained the streets more
brilliantly. Hundreds of miles of red,
white and blue bunting cover the noble
facades of Broad way and Fifth avenue,
ard a million flags futter over the
town. Not even the churches have es-
capped the universal decorations. The
doors and Gothic windows of old Trini-
ty on lower Broadway are graceful ly
draped with the national colors, and 10
ancient Trinity graveyard the tomb Of
that gallant sailor, who dying, issued
the command not to give up the ship,
lies shrouded in the silken folds OF the
flag for which he died
A million visitors were present and
participated in the glorious celebration.
The arrangements for the two days
celebrations were completed Thursday.
The great arch at Madison square.
modelled -fter the triuuphal arch Of
Titus aRd upon which the most famous
sculp lptors of America have lavlshed
their genius stands superb tribute to
the nations hero. 1t is more beautiful
than the arch in Rome.
Thursday the fotilla lay quietly at
anchor of Tompkinsville, towering
spectacle of naval might and power to
the tens of thousands who sailed down
in tugs, in yachts and in steamers to
TO see the ships. The rush to get
| aboard the Olympia never abated fora
minute, and as great indulgence was
shown by Admiral Dewey, a goodly por-
ton of those who besieged the gang
ways got aboard. At times the ship
| was fairly overrun. These crowds and
the official visits the admiral received
| scarcely gave him and his officers time
to breathe.
Owing to the stream Of official visi-
! tors, the roar of salutes continued al
| most without interruption all day.
| Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, at the head
| of the Washington committee. called
to submit the programme for the re-
ception at the national capital, and
Mai Gen. Merritt and his staff, stiff
| with gold braid, came over from Cover
nor's Isl.nd to officially welcome Ad-
miral Dewey in the name Of the army.
They were received with all the honors
beftting their rank.
Commander George ". Baird, who
| sailed with Farragut and Dewey in the
west Gulf squadron 10 1861, unrolled
package which he had carefully guard
ed all the way to the Olympia and dis
| playing faded blue adniral's ensign
| upon which we're stitched four white
stars, he ssid to Admiral Dewey: Cad
miral, T wish to present to you the first
| sdmirals hag ever broken out IN the
navy Of this country. The grand ola
admiral whose name aud memory all so
revere, first hoisted this ensign UPON
the good ship Hartford. before New
Orleans, and afterward upon the Frank
lin, and since it came down from that
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 success
fully followed short while ago, ldeen
the proper person for Farragut's mantle
to fall upon.
This flag was made by Quartermaster
Kno~les out of blue Lumber. flag
| when Farragut was first made a rear
| admiral. Two white stars were seTed
on it. When Farragut was made an
admiral two more white stars we're sew
cd on it. Farragut f-w this flag on the
Hartford at New Orleans and afserward
in the Mediterranean.
Admiral Dewey was deeply affected
and tears were in his eyes as he gazed
at the souvenir. 1t was several mo
ments before he could fnd his voice
Finally he said: I'll fly it'll fly II
at the masthead-I'li fly it in the pa
rsde-Ill fly it always-and-and,
when strike my admiral's flag this will
be the flag l shallstrike y
This was the most impressive scene
that has occurred on the Olympia since
her arrival in port and for some time no
one spoke. The silence was broken by
Dewey who called his Chinese steward
and ordered case of champagne.
Thursday night there was a prelimi.
;llumi notion of rare beauty. All
the buildings on the water front were
lighted up Oa the Brooklyn bridge,
10 letters of fire 80 feet high, flashed
the words, Welcome Dawey," while
simultaneously from the shores of the
Est aud North rivers, Staten aud
Governors islands, red fire glowed and
sputtered, sending up fantastic clouds
of smoke, turning the calm water into
a sea of lurid fame and transforming
the craft in the harbor into red spec
| tres.
While much powder was flung into
smoke down the bay Thursday, much
more was burned Friday during the
naval pageant up the Hudson River.
The marine parade eclipsed all previoIs
water pageant on this side Of the world.
1t moved at one o'clock, in four divis-
ions. First, came the Olympia, faux
cd on either side by the torpedo boats.
They were followed by feet in double
column, led by the Carsair, the flag
ship of the New ork Yacht club. The
third division f the feet consisted OF
the merchant marine steamers and an
inoi,crimiuate fleet Of tugs, barges and
unattached vessels brought up the rear.
The line was several miles long, some
estimates going as high as nine. When
the parade reached Grants tomb IN
River park the O!ym moia came to anchor
| ba]o,p tvo hnautiful floats representing