New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-30
THE PASSING THRONG.

q left Albany at 5:25 this morning" said Roger
Watrous OF NETWORKS capital. at the Fiith
Avenue Hotel yesterday, and we
BIG CROWDS were due to arrive in New-fork az
FROM $50 Instead OF that. we got into
ALBANY this city at 1890 That's what this
enthusiasm for Admiral Dewey did
for Albany IS almost empty OF its population
on account OF the number Of people who have come
here to join in the welcome TO the Admiral Last
night the two river boats he Drew and the new
one the Adirondack loft Albany carrying Over -
thousand people from that city alone. All trains last
night and this morning were loaded In the same
way and Abanys population seems 10 nave s"' %, NY
en masse and come to New-York Entnuslasuc TOT
the Admiral In Albany. did YOU ask They're mao
about him there and that they should come down l IN
such numbers 20 greet him tells the story OF WHY
We think of him in Albany. Personally. I regard
him as the greatest Of living Americans and one OF
This is a great day for san Francisco said
George Harris Of that city, at the Gilsey House
yesterday. FOR we built there. AT
SAN FRAN the Union Iron Works. the cruiser
cisco PROUD Olympia of which Admiral Dewey
or THE IS Justly proud And. naturally
OLYMPIA an this parade and popp I'm honor
II the Admiral and his fighting
flagship fills us with pride. San Francisco IS
really a wonderful place. You talk OF your foliage
IN the East but you ought to see the flora ana
fauna Of California It spells YOU for those OF other
parts u the country There used 10 be an aaser-
tOn IN popular pay tIdt an lfNhS b''N'' "'''
some good society and little water. which brought
about the reioindcr that That's all H. needs
Barring the part about good society. Of which We
have the best the water part applies 20 rs. Any
whore You can get water IN California you can
grow anything. one ~ the things the Eastern Of
nccrs at Camp Merritt admired most last year was
Golden Gate Park Camp Merritt was just across
Tho road from H. The camp was barren oasis OF
knee deep sand. white across the street Jay what IS
acknowledged 20 Doe one OF the most beautiG larKs
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what water can do. for only a few years ago that
wonderful PARK vas me sam" n III ana Sy bring
Ing water. and water only. 10 1t, these great
changes have been wrought
"wha, do think Of Dewey" said ex-governor
r. C. Warmoth OF louisiana at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel yesterday. Il think OF
EX-GOVERNOR him what every patriotic Amer
VARlrOTrra lean must that he IS one OF the
OPINION OF best braniest and quickest
DEWEY naval commanders that the
world has ever produced.
His battle at Manila. judged by what II ae-
complishcd in proportion to what it cost Is with
cut parallel In history. and FOR the man VINO
wrought these changes and who restored the pres
tise Il the American flag on the seas there On"
be no honor too great FOR q grateful na'oh -
render In Louisiana We feel about him as 10 you
here ln NeW-lork. X are proud or nm ana ''"'
b. IS of our people.
"The epDcarance II your streets now reminds mo
~ the aspect of those ~ New-Oreans at Mardi
Gras time ~ course no such crowd has ever as
s,mb'-I in NcN-Oreans during Mardi Gras' but
in proportion TO Size IL must have been nearly as
great ihlrk there Is ono thing We do ""t''r
,h.r. however and that Us We handle crowd
better ln the Hay Of housing them. but then we
h.,... tne M4rN Gras regularly every year and are
PREPARED FOR ~ ana know beforehand very NOOK
nnd c1rn'r boz th. city who're II is l'7s''ie 20 s'""
people away. ..
II sh,l.bc hero about ten days longer and then
r,f.ti. 20 y N-Dfletu~.