The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-10-05
ALL NAIL TO THE CHIEF /!
The Nation Greets the Returning
Hero.
MILES UPON MILES OF PEOPLE
L'ne Up in III day sra1e 10 Meiccm: the
t:eierious Admiral 10 His Native lseJ.
The Order Of Parade.

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New York, Specialize Roman CHI
querer returned to his trump. Of
Jarbaric splendor, 10 victorious k:lS
or prince, coming home from sue
cessiul war, ever received such mag
nihceat ovation, as overwhelmed Aa-
miral Dewey Friday. as he stood on
the bridge Of the Olympia at the head
OF magnificent fleet OF steel thua
derers OF the deep followed by a thou-
sand vessels OF peace, each TERED and
coated black with people, ard saIe%,
ever the bright waters OF the uppc.
oay and up the broad pathway OF the
sunlit river, whose banks were gay
with millions Of flags and strcame:,
dencing in the wind The sky was
blue, the water rippled under the fresh
wind that held cut flags straight and
jaunty, ard the wharves and piers anG
rocky heights and grassy knobs were
black with frantic, enthusiastic peo-
pie, who stliyed weakly TO make their
shouts heard above the perfect Dedlam
OF footing whistles that accompanied,
the admiral ashore and aAoat
The feet anchored and reviewed the
almos. endless procession OF craft that
steamed past, all so burdened with hui
mality that it seemed as IL they would
turn turtle before they got back to
hCj nj -
parade, the line bc,ma (fa3rSaa ed
aad it took hours fer the heterogene-
GUS fotiila to get by. Darkness al
last brought rel eff to the tired admir-
al who aad stood on the bridge for SIX
hours, bowing his Acknowledgements
to the stentOrian express iCn Of homage.
New York has never before Witnessed
anything approaching this wcnde -ful,
remarkable demonstration. The CO.
lumbar naval parade, the dedication
CT Grants tomb and the reception Of
the North Atlantic Squadron last fall,
| all pale before this gigantic ovation
to the sailor, VINO in a single morning
destroyed an enemy's fleet without >''e
loss Of man or q sAip. 1t Is rot be-
yond the mark to say that 5000, 1,c00
| people viewed the pageant from ashore
and that 250,0Oe were afoat.
TIE formal welcome Of New York to
Admiral Dewey was extended In the
| forenoon, when the mayor and a. d.s-
| tnguished body Of over 1000 oi1c. c.als
and guests, including the special vel
coming Committee, called on the at
miral. The party went cut On the big
steamer Sandy Hoax, escorted by the
police beat Patrol.
The ceremony, which began at II
| O'Clock, was CT short duration. The
party included Governor insolvency
CT South Carolina; and Mcmillan, ot
Tennessee; Archbishop Corrigan; Sen
atcr Depew, Richard Croker, and some
CT Admiral Dewey's relatives.
Had it been possible for Admiral
Dewey to have cbtaired a birds eye
view Of Greater New York he would
have seen in his honor the greatest
number CT individuals ever att2rctei
by a sng!e man or a single idea. The
estimates OF those who helped cele.
brate Dewey's arrival run from $500,
600 upwards.
/ The land parade Saturday capped tn
climax. The city, State and nation
united in one vast demonstration wo-
thy OF the hero OF Manila. The cart
trec3 Died beneath the tread of 500
MEN, and the air was torn with shout
! Of millions. The naval parade Of Fri
3 day was magnificent and super
spectacle, but the wonder or msler
times was the great land parade.
Thousands of proud men OF Cur Ian
and sea forces, militia CT fifteen State:
and the veterans OF the Civil and Span
ish-American Wars swelled the prcces
siCn and gave it the dignity in siz
;. that it boasted in sentiment. Walls {
people miles long stretched down til
- line OF march On either side, dens
). impSegnable mass. Fifth Avenue frol
Fifty-ninth street to the Washingto
;! arch at Fourth street, where the parat
+ disbanded, was solidly packed wit
< spectators, who overflowed into tt
e buildings, windows and on the 70,
II lines. sat in embr asures and crowde
y scaffolding.
|, Along Broadway, where 1t CROSSE
o the avenue, the sky-scrapers were {;
g crowded at the top as at the bottor
% and for blocks down the intersect1z
streets tenants hung from the windo7
and fire escapes, and multitudes
them were ca the roofs Of fats {
! their stoMachs peering down.
= Fer hours they waited patiently al
Il gcod-naturedly TO see Dewey, and VIII.
IS they saw him they waited On unco
sciously for three hours and ha
n while the procession passed. Far dov
l. this living line the column march
;. while the air was gorgeous with t
, mist OF banners and vibrating wi
l. shouts of welcome and admiration, t
clatter 6 horses hoofs when the ca
n airy sabers flashed and plumes wave
- the rumble of artillery, the snard
n drums, the clear-drawn bugle call a.
y the blare OF military bands.
10 At the given signal. the platoon
= police advanced, clearing away t
crowds that overdcwed over into t
street Some i.tile distance benma,
bay horse, rode Major Gene,
Il Charles F. Roe, N. G. N. Y, follow
,r by his staff. Then came Sousa's Ba
ID playing spirited air, and behind
% ! was battalion OF sailors from
q Olympia.
ls Thea followed the carriage of A
;" miral Dewey, by whose side was sest
the mayor of the city. In respanse
" the cheers cf the thousands OF sre.
ID tors. the Admiral bowed. xignt a-d IL
Is aud appeared greatly pleased at
e. warmth OF his reception.