Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-29
Admiral Dewey Attracts a Million
Visitors to New York.
THE ROAR OF sALUTEs
Tho strccts nnd Hotels Crowded win
men in Military nndc,vit,an Dress
Flags ma Hunting observed
Everywhere Captains who
Fought With Dewey nt Mnni," chi,
Upon lim.
(By Telegraph to virgInian-Pilot.)

(By Telegraph to Virsnian-P ilot.)
New York, Sept 2S.-New York Is
gorgeously decled to-day in honor of
the gallant sailor who is waiting at her
gate. Had an ocean OF color swept
through the city. It's ebbing tide could
not have stained the streets more brill
liantly. Hundreds of miles of red,
white and blue bunting cover the noble
facndes of Broadway and Fifth avenue,
and n million flags futter over the
town. Not even the churches have es-
capped the universal decorations. The
doors and Gothic windows of old Trim
ity, OH lower Broadway, are gracefully
draned with the national colors. and in
ancient Trinity graveyard the tomb Of
that gallant sailor. who. dying. Issued
the command not to give up the ship,
lies shrouded in the slken folds of the
lag for which he died.
A MILLION VISITORS.
A million visitors are here to partici-
pate In the glorious celebration. Every
road is pouring III n steady stream un-
I'll the streets are crowded morning and
night, the surface and elevated cars
are filled to overlooking ana the hotel
corridors arc jammed with people. The
gaily apparelled soldiers of many States
VINO are TO take part In the land parade
on Saturday. began trooping in to-day,
and there was no hour when uniformed
men were not moving in some quarter
OF the city to the sound of fife and drum
and horns.
y a TOWERING sPECrACLG.
To-day the flotllla lay quietly at an
tt1-1 ll,,
spectacle of naval might and power to
the tens of thousands who sailed down
in tugs. in yachts and In steamers to
see the ships. The crush to get aboard
the Olympia never aba,ed for n min
ute and as great indulgence was shown
by Admiral Dewey, a goodly portion OF
those who beseged the gangways got
ABOARD. At times the ship was fairly
overrun. These crowds and the OIL
cial 'isvits the Admiral received scarce
~ gave him and his officers time TO
breathe.
The Jackes to-day got the medals
which Congress voted them. and proud
~ displayed them to the visitors until
Jeftries. the puglist, GENE aboard
Jack loves a fighter and while the big
Siugser was aboard the tars were OBJ
livious to all else.
ROAR OF SALUTES.
Owing to the stream of official visi-
tors, the roar of Salutes continued al
most without interruption all day. Ma
1or-General Nelson y. Miles, al the
head OF the Washington committee
called to submit the program for the
reception at the national capital, and
Major-General Merritt and his staff
stifi with gold braid. came over from
Governors Island to officially welcome
Admiral Dewey in the name of the
army They were received with all tho
honors befitung their rank, but the.
i climax was not reached until Governor
Roosevelt, Of New York, came down thf
bay in the afternoon on the yacht Wild
Duck. He was accompanied by Gen.
erai FRANCIS v. Greene. son.a- officers
OF the New York Naval Militia and
several OF Deweys captains at Manila
including Captain Dyer, Of the Balti.
more; CAPTAIN Wood. of the Petrol:
Captain Wildcs. of the Boston and
captain Walker. of the Concord When
they got aboard Admiral Dewey took
them over the ship. and the sight of
the fighting captains set the tars MAD
With delight. Nothing could restrain
their enthusiasm and round after round
OF cheers greeted the appearance of
these officers.
Z ROOSEVELT BEATS VAN WICK.
Governor Roosevelt was assistant sec
rotary of the navy when Dewey was
sent to the command Of the Asiatic
squadron, and General Greene. who
served In the Philippines. personal
;. friend of the Admiral's of many years
standing. The sight OF the captains
who were with him during the stress
of that hot day in Manila Bay was
good for the Adn1iral's eyes, 50 that al
( together Admiral Dewey seemed to
enjoy this official visit more than any
he has received. The municipal author
titles are somewhat piqued because
Roosevelt extended the formal well
come of the State to the Admiral be.
fore the Mayor had an opportunity to
offer his official greeting on behalf of
the city. This ceremony will occur
& tomorrow.
= GREAT NAVAL PAGEANT TO-DAY.
While much powder was flung into
smoke down the bay to-day, much
more Will be burned tomorrow during
the great naval pageant up the Hudson
/. river. The marine parade, unless 1t Is
s marred by bad weather, which the To-
cal forecaster unfortunately predicts,
4 Is expected to eclipse all previous water
z pageants on this side Of the world. The
{ parade will move at l O'clock, in four
y divisions. First Will come the warships,
headed by the Olympia and tianked on
( either side by the torpedo boats. They
e Will be followed by fleet OF white
revenue cutters. Following them Will
be the steam yachts In double column,
lied by. the Corsair, the flagship OF tn.
II New York Yacht Club. To Sir Thomas
u Lipton's Erin hns been accorded the
honor OF heading the starboard column