Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-10-05

The Admiral Affected TO leafs-
His Voice TrembIes When Speak,
ing of the Honor Done Him-Ma-
ior-General Miles and Other Men
of Prominence Talk About Ii.
New York, oct. 3.-Greater New
York, after having spent almost full
week of time, bubbled over with en-
thusiasm and spent money enough TO
establish hundred national banks I'D
her welcome to Admiral Dewey, CON
graduates herself that she has success
fully carried out the GROWING event ol
the nineteenth century, and that she
has bestowed upon worthy nero the
grandest reception ever rendered an III
dividual in the history OF the world.
Those who were officially responsible
for the success of the celebration leei
particularly elated over the iaci lhat
during all of the festivities which were
witnessed by at least 2.OO0,0Oo Nlsllors,
there were no accidents OF Il starting
nature and not a single life was lost
to mar the pleasure OF the occasion.
Nearly all of the visitors nave return
ed to their homes and the city has
again taken on its everyday appearance
of'a hustling centre of business acti-
witty The work of removing the deco
rations. tearing down stands, etc. has
commenced, and within forty-eght
hours New York will look practically
the same as she always does when not
dressed up in holiday attire. Admiral
Dewey. whose courage and bravery
were so manfully demonstrated in the
.,I;t ,Ioo 9 nj
Spanish and American fleets in Manila
Eay. has also demonstrated the fact
that he is IL tender hearted man as
Weu. The attention shown him and
tho kind and patriotic words showered
upon him by city and state officials, re-
ception committees. school children,
and the visiting multitudes i'll all walks
of life. affected him 10 tears on more
than one occasion, and while he says
that he was glad when it was over, he
cannot talk of the great display of
friendship and hospitality without his
voice trembling with emotion.
Before taking the train for Washing
ton where another reception awaits
him. the Admiral said he had not been
fully informed as to what he would
have to submit TO over at the National
Capital but if he was to be treated no
worse than New York treated him, he
thought he might be able to undergo n
couple of more days of il. after which
he would go to the home of his brother
in Vermont and take short rest
Saturday Evenings Banquet.
The men behind the guns OF the
Olympia had their particular Innings
IN the celebration in the evening ut the
oil
rather leg-weary after marching in the
long parade the smoker bufret-lunch
and vaudeville performance arranged
for their enjoyment was doubly aitrac
tive.
There were 4J0 jackics ut :he Snok-
er: $50 from the Olympia, % each from
the ships in SIMPSONS squadron-the
New York. Brooklyn. Texas. Massachu-
sets and Indiana-and - from al the
other naval vessels in the parade
The smoker was begun mt s o'clock,
and the lunch, which was really some
thing more. was served the first thing.
All kinds of sandwiches, lobster chick
en-, potato and herring salads. many
special c0nfections, contrived by the
chef. Nesselrode pudding. Neapolitan
cream. fancy cakes, coffee and nuts
were served. also whiskcy and beer to
drink and cigars and pipes to smoke.
There was no limit TO anything.
While the sailor boys We're enjoying
their fun amid the splendOrs cf the
brilliant ballroom the vaudeville WAS
going on under the direction of Oscar
HammerStein.
Anna Held, Marshall Il. Wilder
James J. Corbett and his sparring part
ner, Joe Kennedy, Louise Beaudct. TIE
Hawthornes. Marie Dressler, Ezra
Kendall, Fallettrs monkeys and host
of special artists furnished an odmir-
able show.
The boxes were filed with army and
navy officers, their families and otter
guests of the city.
Randolph Guggenheimer made a
short speech Of welcome to the jackes
rendering them the freedom of the city.
Miles Praises the Reception.
In an interview after the reception
was brought to II close Ma ior- General
Nelson A. Miles said
"It was the grandest thing | have
ever seen. Certainly it surpassed any
thing in the way Of Il reception TO a
man of the people in the history of
this country. 1t was magnificent, and
New York has more than reason to feel
proud.
II attended the Queens Jubilee in
London, and have no hesitancy in say
ing that as a spectacle our parade was
far superior. There may have been
more spectators in I.ondon-on that
point | cannot speak authoritively- -but
in point of impressiveness and enthusi-
asm the occasion could not stand com
parison with ours.
What impressed me most in making
a comparison between the two occa-
sions was the difference between the
arrangements for handling the crowds
and the crowds themselves. The Lon
don crowd might more properly be call
ed mob. The police arrangements
were entirely Inadequate.