Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-10-07
|CRAND CLIMAX
/ Of DEWEY WEEK
Great Land Parade the Feature ofthe
Closing Day of Gotham's
Celebration.
MILLIONS WATCH The MARCHERS
Countless Multitude Witnesses the
Greatest Parade in the Ma
tons History
GOLD LOVING CUP FOR DEWEY
Admiral Presented With n Superb
Testimonial by the Mayor on
Behalf OF the City-.De-
tails Of the Day.
MILLIONS WATCH The MARCHERs
GOLD LOVING CUP FOR DEWEY

New York, Oct. 2.-The second day
OF the city's welcome to Dewey opened
clear and cool, the temperature being
just low enough to keep the crowds on
the move for warmth. Many people
were out at sunrise TO secure desirable
points from which TO view the parade,
and lower Broadway was well filled
with those anxious to have a look at
Dewey on the way to the city hall.
The first ceremony today was the
| presentation at the city hall of the
! gold loving cup to the admiral by
| Mayor Van Wyck in behalf of the city.
At o'clock the police boat Patrol,
with special reception committee on
board, including Levi Z. Morton,
Chauncey Depew and Richard Croker,
started TO the Olympia. The admiral
boarded the Patrol which steamed to
the Battery, where the city's guest was
met by reception committee, escorted
! by Squadron A and detail of mounted
| police and proceeded up Broadway to
| the city hall. All along the street
there were cheering crowds and City
| Hall park was filled to the limit with
| people who shouted noisy and en-
thusiastic welcome as Dewey came in
sight.
Governor Roosevelt was among the
first to arrive at the city hall for the
presentation ceremony. The mayor
appeared few minutes later. Then
came Admiral Philip and Admiral
| Schley In short time the mayors
Office was filled with military and naval
l.. f..lI 4 III
was q center OF attraction. Captain
Coghlan, formerly OF the Raleigh, came
in and was greeted with "Hoch der
Kaiser" He smilingly responded.
When Dewey and his escort APP
preached, coming up Broadway, Mayor
Van Wyck and the rest OF the COM
pany FASTENED to the platform in front
of the building, where the presentation
was to take place. The mayor had just
reached the platform when Dewey
came up the stairs. The admiral
walked over TO the mayor and with a
hearty "Good morning" shook him
warmly by the hand
Captain Lamberton, other officers of
the Olympia and members Of the com
mittee followed. Dewey evinccd a de-
sire to shake hands with all the naval
officers and introduce them to the
mayor, He almost hugged Schley and
patted Coghlan on the back. AS Dewey
greeted Schley the crowd sent up cheer
after cheer for "Dewey and Schley."
Mayor Presents Loving Cup.
AS soon as the greetings were over
the mayor began speech presenting
the city's loving cup. The mayor said:
"The true dignity of manhood can
never be over-estimated in the study
of the influences which build up or
preserve the state Hero worship, if it
be merely n manifestation of the full
recognition and appreciation Of such
manhood in an individual leaders per-
Torrance of his duty to the state,
either I'm war or i'm peace, is most com
mendable. 1t holds up his high stand
ard to be emulated by the living us
well as the unborn millions to be. TO
such hero death itself bows, for he
lives in the memory of all time. In
this spirit / shall not hesitate in this
presence freely to express America
estimate of your character AMI
achievements. The nation gladly
would have its dominion extended over
the face Of the globe in order that the
admiring millions OF additional fellow
citizens might be here today to pay
homage to you and welcome you back.
Your countrymen are interested in
and know every detail of your life.
Your joys, your sorrows, are theirs.
They have traced your ancestry, your
character, your deeds from the cradle
rocked by a fond mother to the Olym-
pia rocked by the rolling waves of the
mighty deep"
The mayor then rapidly sketched the
events of Dewey's life; his early inter
est in sea fighting; his service under
Farragut in the gulf squadron during
the civil war and his fight with the
confederate ram Manassas. lie drew
comparison between Dewey and Far
ragut, both of whom, through long
years of peace, devoted themselves to
the study of their profession, so that
when the time came when the country
needed their services, they were ready
to give splendid service. lie contin-
ued:
Whole World Was Watching.
THE world stood enthralled and
then broke out in loud huzzahs, which
can never be silenced, when the cleo
tric sparks flashed out the news over
the globe that on the 1st Of May, 1898,
your feet 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
moment conquered. The Pacific ocean
was that instant cleared of hostile
forces, leaving to the remainder of our
naval and land forces the task OF
sweeping clean the Atlantic ocean and
her islands OF the depressed, half-fam-
ished scattered bands of Spanish
stragglers.
This was all accomplished in a
naval battle of less than seven hours,
including the coolly ordered intermis-
sion for breakfast. Not an American
was killed, but 200 Spaniards were laid
low, and 700 wounded, the Spanish
navy destroyed and an empire lost to
her forever. History records no
achievement of such superb complete
ness as the battle in Manila bay.
This demonstration is no more than
a tribute to personal friend, fellow
citizen. 1t is simply deserved recog'
milton of debt due a public servant
who has proved himself grandly eff
ficieutly faithful to his country's wei
fare and honor. You are called man
of destiny. You are-but it is the des-
tiny of merit and worth-the conscien-