The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-29
parade win move at / o'clock, in four
divisions.


pAEeuS VIII WlVNs Ut UStVeAt ~ AVHt
divisions.
The Naval Pafddo.
First will come the wnrships. headed
by the Olympia, and fianked On either
side by the torpedo boats. They viii
be followed BY fleet OF white revenue
cutters. Following them win be the
steam yachts In double column, led by
the Coraair, the aagshlp of the New
York Yacht club. Sir Thomas Llpton's
Erin has been accorded the honor OF
heading the starboard column Of thls
division. There WIN be 1sT yachts In
line. The third division viii cOnslsf OF
the merchant marine steamers and an
indIscriminate feet of tugs, barges and
unattached vessels will bring up the
rear. 1t is expected that the line viii
be nine miles long. and that half a
million people viii be ahoat. The pa
rade, with the Olympia In the van, will
move up the North river to the stake
boat st. Marys, an old practice ship Of
the navy, which Is moored opposite the
Grant mausoleum in Riverside park,
After rounding the stakeboat the
Olympia will come to anchor below two
beautiful floats representing peace and
victory, and each warship in Its turn
viii drop in below the flagship.
The national salute Of twenty-one
guns will be fired in honor OF the hero
OF Appomattox. The torpedo boats
and revenue cutters will anchor oppO-
site the line of warshlps under the blum
and between these two lines the civic
part of the parade will pass in review.
Howison Gracefully Yields.
Rear Admiral Howison has gracefully
yielded the precedence to Rear Admiral
sampson in the matter Of ships d.
vision. The commander Of the South
Atlantic station will simply be present
as spectator, and bring up the end Of
the line with the Chicago. Rear ADJ
mIral Sampson win follow the Olympia,
hut will fly the red flag, while Howison
files the blue.
Tomorrow night the grandest illu-
mination and fireworks display in the
history OF the city will occur. Tonight
there was a preliminary illumination Of
r: beauty. All the buildings on the
water f.ont were lighted up. On the
Brooklyn bridge. in letters Of living
fire, thirty feet hib.i, flashed the words:
'rWelcome Dewey" while simultaneous
ly from the shores of the East and
North rivers Staten and Governors
Islands, fires glowed and sputtered.
sending up fantastic clouds of smoke,
turning the calm water into sea Of
lurid flame, and transforming the craft
in the harbor into red spectres.
AMER His English Friend.
The lion cub given to admiral Dewey
was given name by the admiral this
forenoon in his cabin on the Olympia.
The admiral invited Captain Iamber-
ton, lieutenant Brumby and Chaplain
w. H. Reeny ints his cabin, and llfti
ing the box containing the cub to the
table, said:
"Gentlemen, we must give this lion
hearted cub o name. have decided to
call him Chichester IN memory OF my
English friend, Captain Chichester, Of
the British cruiser Immortallte."
| Admiral Dewey has not made up his
mind what to do with the cub.
Ensign G. y. DelOrgas. OF the Royal
Greek navy. was presented to Admiral
Dewey by w, B. Bailey, chief engineer
Of the New York. The Junior officers Of
the New York were presented at the
same time by Captain Chadwick.
a committee OF one hundred citizens
has subscribed sufficient money to de-
fray the expenses Of band to head the
civil war veterans in the land parade.
This organization will be headed by
| General Howard, and rs ranks will be
opened to any credited veteran. Gem
eral Howard announces that over 1000
men win be In line. General Howard
said to-day that Commander in Chief
Kay had exceeded his authority when
he Issued an order saying that G. A. r.
men should not march as individuals In
the Dewey land parade.
General Howard said: Kay Is not
over me, but II he were ] would con-
slider that his order that G. A. r, men
should not march as individuals In the
parade counted for little. Us he entirely
exceeded his authority In Issuing IT,.
| General Roe has assigned us a place
for 1900 men In the parade, and have
sent him list of the organizations that
are 10 I'LL the space"
a magnificent floral piece, shaped like
n horseshoe. was presented to Admiral
Dewey to-day in the name OF the COM
| monwealth Of the state by VIM. A.
Twombly. OF Boston.