The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-05
=. largest and Most Masnifi.
..ot PagcantS Ever Seen on
Land and Wafer.
:, GEO. DLVEY HIGHLY EONORtD.
uero Of Manila Presented With
- .,e Flag Of Adm. Farragui.
of the Hartford.
,.,,.a Loving cup. Valued AZ
ana from the Citizcns al New
Adm. sChiey shares
usnors with Dewey.

,,s yorK. Sept So New York was
.5o,.l.ianLy Thursday IN honor
,..oc,,lan, sailor WHO S waiting al
80 Had AL ocean of color swep,
.t the city its cbbinS tide could
.t.,c stained the streets more Oril-
., llundrcd, of miles of rcd.
.. and b.u. bunting covered the
,. lcadcs ol broadway and tIilh
..,oe ana a million Gags fluttcr ovcr
...,,vp Not even The churches have
.,,.J III. universal decoration. the
..,, and co.h,c windows OF O.d
,.o..y on lower broadway are grace
/, ~ drapcd with ;hc national color
:. IN anc.cn, Trinity graveyard the
ns5 oi ,aa, gallant sailor VINO dy-
Issued the command not To give up
d. sb.n lies shsouied in the silken
.5.o, the flag for which he died.
,..a,o, visitors are mere TO partic.
. IN the glorious celebration.
,.vo,.,n3 marines ashore from the
a.. 4,b,nr machines helped to
,r,. the crowd trooping IN al dircc-
Triformed members of the
,,4otarriying governors were every
,,
r,. ,rran.,.m,n:s for the two.days'
,..-s..oa .rc comp.e;cd. The great
49,, p. Madison ,ou.re modclcd after
..v..nqn.a. Area Of THU, ana upon
r., ,,e MOS. famous sen ptors Of
...,c, lave ,avi,ncd their genius, is
radically finished and stands a su.
49,, ,r.iy,e 10 The nations hero. 1t
/, more beautiful than the arch in
i~s
u,o.O Al. .hc sailors or the Oiym-
"a aaho fought IN the battle Of Manila
h, were called 20 the quar,erdcck and
l,ejun IN review before the admiral.
Cap.. Lamber,on addressed the men
l,eav, informing them that congress
nd voted to each a medal, comm mo-
n..re Of their valor and victory in
re, 6rh, with the Spaniards. and
IA, Adm Dewevhad ordered that the
r.i,,. he dis,ril,,ed 80 that the men
ra3 wear them durinr the celcbra-
lg,
Tie ceremony was an interesting
ne and the nroud Jaekies. when dis
s.,,ed turned away with bcaminc
a,,A hurriur their prizes to their
l,es>,s
Another interesting event occurred
,aen Commander George W. Baird,
,ao sailed with Fararut and Dewey in
be Wcs, Gu.f squadron. in 1861. un-
,r.5, Observation-Disclosures oar.t,,l
d guarded all the way to the
0,mpa. AMI disa.avinr a faded
sUe aimiraps ensirn. upon which
,e,e sti.caed four white stars he said
70 Aam pewc,. 81 wish 70 p,esent n
y,u the frs, admirars flag ever 'brok-
tt out in The navy Of this country.
IA: grand old admiral whose name
I'D memory all so revere frs, hoisted
I''iord before New Orleans and
''e'wards on the Franklin; and since
came down from tnat masthead it
B" never been whipped 10y the wind
" worn ty the elements. You, the
''''hy successor Of that great admiral
'i'ss tactics you so successfully fol-
'Ted a shor; while ago, | deem the |
''0per person for Farraguts mantle to .
%" upon
Aam. Dewey was deeply affected. |
I'' tears were IN his eyes AS he cazed |
'as souvenir. /. was several mo,
'''ts before he could find his voice.
'ls..y lie SAD:
I'll ayit INAyitatt the masthead
=" Hy Il N the parade-Ill fiy it al
'9s-and and-when | strike nv ad-
'iafs flag his will be the fac ! Shall !
d~e''
OHiug,othe the stream Of official Wis.
'o'A the roar Of salutes continued al
10" wlthou, in,crrunt;on all dav
"a. Gen. Nelson A. Miles At the
''d Of the WASHINGTON com.
-'ee' called TO submit the nrooramme
" The recep,ion >, ,ha n.,;on,l
,s,,l .,a NJ P''o" al 'he national
~n. slif with gold braid came over
''a Governors Island 70 omci,llv
'-'ome Adm. Dewey the name Of
IS . army. They were received with