The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-10-04
THE DEWEY TRIUMPH.
A MILLION VISITORS IN
NEW YORK.
THE GREAT CITY Is ONE SEA
OF OFFLUTrERING BUNTING.

| New York, Sept. % New York
is gorgeously decked today in honor
of the gallant sailor who is waiting at
her gate Had an ocean of color
swept through the city, its ebbing
tide could not have stained the streets
more brilliantly Hundreds Of miles
of red, white and blue bunting cover
the noble facades of Broadway and
Fifth avenue, and a million flags
autter over the town. Not even the
churches have escaped the universal
decorations. The doors and Gothic
windows OF old Trinity on lower
| Broadway are gracefully draped with
the national colors, and in ancient
Trinity graveyard the tomb of the
gallant sailor, who. dying, issued the
command not to give up the ship,
lies shrouded in the si.ken folds Of
the flag for which he died.
MILITIAMEN IN EVIDENCE.
A milton visitors are here to parti.
cipate in the glorious celebration.
Every road 10 pouring in steady
stream until the streets are crowded
morning and night, the surface and
elevated cars are filed to overaowing
and the hotel corridors are jammed
with visitors The gaily appareiled
soldiers of many States, who are to
take part in the land parade On Satur.
day, began trooping in today and
there was no hour when uniformed
men we're not moving in some quar-
ter of the city to the sound of fife
and drums and horns
Sailors and marines ashore from
the big fighting machines helped
to swell the crowd trooping in all
directions Uniformed members of
the stats of the arriving governors
were everywhere.
The arrangements ror the two daye
celebrations are completed. The
great arch at Madison square, model
led after the triumphal arch at Titus
and upon which the most famous
sculptors of America have lavished
their genius, is practically finished
and stands superb tribute to the
national hero II is more beautiful
than tie arch in Rome.
SWARMED OVER OLYMPIA LIKE
HUNGRY ANTS.
Today the hotilia lay quietly at
anchor of Tompkinsville The crush
to get aboard the Oimmpia never
abated for a minute, and a great
indulgence was shown by Admiral
Dewey, goodly portion Of those
who besieged the gangways got
aboard At times the ship was fair
ly overrup. These crowds and the
official visits the admiral received
scarcely gave him and his officers
time to breathe.
The jackies today got their medals
which congress voted them. and
proudly displayed them to the Wis.
itors.
Owing to the stream Of official
visitors, the roar Of salutes contin.
ued almost without interruption all
day. Maj Gea. Nelson a Miles, at
the head of the Washington com
mittee, called to submit the pro.
gramme for the reception at the ma.
tionsi capital. and Maj Gen. Merritt
and his staff, stiff with gold braid,
came over from Governors Island to
officially welcome Admiral Dewey in
the name of the army They were
received with all the honors BETTING
their rank
FARRAGUT'S FLAG
Conmaoder George w. Baird, who
sailed with Farragus aod Dewey iu the
west Gulf squadron in 1861. nurolled
package which be had carefully guard
ed sl! the way to the Olympia and dis
playing faded blue admiral's eusigo
upon which we're stitched four white
stars. be said TO Admiral Dewey :"Ad-
misal. wish so presens to you he36rst
admiral's Gag ever 'broken OUT 10 the
navy Of this country The grand old
admiral whose name and memory all so
revere. first hoisted this ensign upon
the good ship Hartford, before. New
Orleans, and afterward upon the Frank.