New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-15
DEWEY'S GREAT PAGEANT
h1Ax AND SCOPE COMMITTEE TO FIN
THE LINE OF MARCH To-DAf'
CABINET MEMBERS ALL DECLINE ~ ''N
GOVERNORS OF STATES ACCEPT IN
1rAT1oNs-vETERANso OF TWO
WARS TO PARADE

WARS TO PARADE.
VIII. .,o excention Of settlement as TO the
,,o ., march for the land parade, '"e NV
,,r,,,arv arrangements for the Dewey 'eV'l'"
.ororoories are about completed Inc Hne ~
.rob viii he agreed upon at the meeting VI
,ho Committee on Plan and Scope 'o-uaS'
Tho nrescnt indications are that the h'o"O"''
route will he abandoned. and that 'he 'f..'
,a,erv will remain on Fifth-aVe from r''''
,r,b-st TO Washington square l"d' ."
H. snnroved 10y Major General ROE "S
oral Howard Carroll and by all 'he 0o''''''
o" a,..rs % regiments who have been con-
Quilted 4 strong argument 'hd' WI"
oa ., tho meeting in favor Of A change PACK
20 the FiNh-ave. route Is tna' ,u'" 49,
1,~oad,.ay AT Twenty-thfrd-st will spoil the I'i-
49,. comments and will take off
large portion Of the majesty ~ ~
20 the arch from tho south
Tho colonnado leads from the arch righ' UP ~
.ho Twentv-third-st. curb. The marchhs W
L.. u,1 have no room 70 wheel there, ana VIII
,ava N 60 out Of their formation or e'se O"'
ocrose the path outlined by the columns % VIZ
.or,, that mark the straight line t. fH'"-"''
A,otber thing Will be urged in favor " """'
-. Roadway is that the walking 'he'' -
- than on Fifth-aves asphalt anu
,b.. as Admiral Dewey Will leave 'ne pa '"'
.ho orch nothing is 10 he gained 10y seno'hs
49, ,roone ont Of their direct way 70 o""se
storekcepers tho. carl
MI, on the arch Is SO far advanced 'ha' Oa'
pei with his force Of modeners ana I'aS''
tos taken possession Of the lnclosue' @"'
NOW putting the figures into place al
49,, ,t,ro and the biz groups are approach
tho completion. one az the plas'ere'S az
,,o oolorrade fell from his ladder yesterday
and occasioned some excitement -,
,a.ao cro,yd watching him at work and his la,
' -, into mysteries and started smaH
- ,a,ic The man Peter Brennan was 'l"'
,asi,, hunt lie recovered consciousness o''0''
It,, ~, o., ambulance and was taken -
his home in a carriage 49,.
>,o,o ~ the officers OF the President '"O'"0'
va accented the invitation Of the CITY 10 p''
,,c,,ate in the reception ceremonies l-S''"
coge refused Wednesday. pleading pressu'' ~
business and the mail Of Warren Y"
yesterday contained the refusals from the ro9
master General the Secretary Of 9'd'e anu
eoc~o,ar,. Of War. Mr. Smith wrote regre''ihs
that public engagements at the 'api'"' PIC
vent my acceptance.
Mr. Hav said. Il deeply regret that impera-
tive official engagements pat II out oi lily P0"N'
10 accent this courteous invitation
Mr. Root in his letter said. The Secretary
az War regrets lndt I4tSS va I0
,uu make IT Impossible for him to accept the
courteous invitation Of the Mayor Of the city OF
York"
James A. Mount. Governor of Indiana, in de-
clining the invitation to participate in New
York's welcome to Dewey, wrote:
very much regret to inform you that previous
oTical eneagemcuts Will prevent my attendance
'The magnificent demonstration plan FOR ne recep-
1iou Of the hero OF Mania j. nsi
The generosity and patriotic spirit or IN" 'l'1ens Oh
are IN I'M accord with these measures. which are
10 attest the sincere enpreciauon or tne herolc
crCumst "rt t mi Ioeas1re Of he in
ferest that felt by every citizen or this STATE
THREE MORE GOVERNORS ACCEPT
The LIST Of Governors of States who will at
tend the reception is growing Three more &C
cepted YESTERDAY and each said he would be
attended by his military staff
y l. Russell. Governor Of North Carolina
wrote. Il Will accept your invitation. do not
know that any military companies viii 20 from
this State as no provieion exists I'm our laws
providing for their expenses. Some of the Gov
.rnor's staff and perhaps n party If friends
vii accompany me"
Governor C. W. Atkinson. ~ West Virginia
wrote that his uniformed staff and perhaps
twenty others viii be IN his party
George = Lounsbury. Governor ~ Connect
cut. wrote that his escort Will include his staff
some NJ the state officers the n Regiment NJ
the State troops one section each ~ the Signal
Corps brigade and Tho machine gun battery. q
battalion - naval militia the first and second
companies If the Governors foo. Guards in all
about 100 men
Tinted states Senator and Major General WI
lam + Seven ~ NeU-Jersev visited jersey
CIV Yesterday 10 confer with Brigadier General
J ] Wanser about Tho arrangements FOR Dewey
DAY. Septemhor 30 It was decided that tho First
Freade. composed NJ Tho 1st and I'M Regiments.
Battery \ ~ Orange and that the hattalions -
Fac. aud W., Naval r.-l,,.~~ eh 81,