The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-30


ships that had left the line and had spread
themselves about the Olympia like hocK
of wild fowls. He did not leave the bridge
until the approaching darkness turned the
ships demoralized tail end of the procession
back to their piers.
Scenes on Land
New York, September 29.-The throngs
scattered in Battery Park surged toward
the sea wall today when it was announced
that the Olympia was in sight with Adj
miral Dewey on board From this time on
the excitement of the crowds increased and
when the guns of the Olympia began to
answer the salutes from Castle William
and Bedloes Island the shouting and gen.
eral uproar at the Battery defied descrip-
ton. The Olympia passed close enough to
the Battery for her men and guns to be
seen plainly and the thousands also recog-
nized the figure of the admiral on the
bridge and broke into such an outburst of
cheering as has probably never tioated over
the waters of the bay before. The admiral
lifted his cap and bowed repeatedly.
In the crowd were many of the visiting
soldiers who are to take part in tomorrow
land parade. There were more than five
hundred of them in one group and their
shouting would have done credit to five
times their number.
Thousands gathered on Governors Island.
The visitors scattered themselves over the
earthworks and along the sea wall and
some had seats ON Castle Williams and the
buildings overlooking the bay. The Olympia
was greeted with a great nuttering of
hon nd he N-a6 off
Castle William and after salutes had been
exchanged between the shore battery and
the warship the crowd followed the vessel
along the shore and remained watching it
until it had disappeared up the North
river.
The multitude that gathered on Riverside
drive was in itself a sight that words can
hardly picture and to those who did not see
it description can convey only bare sug-
gestion. From every direction and from all
points NORTH east and south the way was
steadily westward and the great sea of
people that had gathered in the morning
was swelled at noon by streams of persons
that flowed steadily through every street
and thoroughfare which had an outlet on
the river front.
The natural aspect of the landscape was
almost blotted out and from Seventy-sec-
ond street upward "A great wall of human
beings lined the shore, So densely packed
that a stand once having been taken no
person could move to right or left. 1t was
nearly impossible to bulge and arms were
pinoned to sides, feet seemed rooted TO the
soil and the free action of an Individual
person was practically impossible. 1t was
a case of move with the crowd or move not
at all in this section of the city. The
houses on the drive were ablaze with color
and above many of them long streamers OF
red. white and blue foated from tan flag
poles.
The name of Dewey was embroidered in
many of the large flags which covered the
fronts of the houses and sentimental
phrases of the admiral were exhibited on
many sides Hour after hour the crowds
waited patiently. uncomplainingly. The
Country CLUB of Father KnickerboclSer
was visited New York for the first time
spent a portion of the idle hours inspect
ing the wonders of the Grant monument.
Next to the Olympia and the great adj
miral himself this seemed to be the Chief
potnt Of interest of persons from outside OF
the city.
Pretty Incident
pretty incident of the day occurred
during the visit of Mayor Van Wyck on
the Olympia. The mayor had just con-
cluded an address of welcome. Admiral
Dewey hesitated a moment before he re-