The Detroit times., 1908-08-29
$4,000 IN PARADE
To GREET HEROES
OF 0LYMP|AO
ATHLETIC OWN NEW YORK.
MIGHTY DEMONSTRATION &C.
CORDED MEN WHO -WAEefHe
LAuaELe FROM ALL coMgRc.


NEW YORK. AUG. ap,--This Ia
Olympic day Ia Now York city, Not
since the famous Dewey celebration
have Now Workers. witnessed o greates
demonstration than that accorded the
victorious athletes who wrostod the
worlds laurels from all Corners In the
International contests held In London
More than $4,000 persons are In the
monster parade, while the numoer al
spectators total to ten times that fg
ure.
From every quarter Of Greater New
York. soldiera and civilians convergod
today toward Forty-sixth.st and Broad
way to take part in the parade. Reg
ulars. militia and athletic organixa
tons formed In the street surrounding
the starting point. ready to fall In a,
the word from the grand marshal.
Thousands OF mon. women and
children lined Broayway and F1ftk-ave
oil the way down town along tie line
OF march from Forty-sixth-st TO city
hall. In the big squares at Thirty
fourth, 1wenty.third ind Fourteenth
OTIS. and city hall. plaza masses oil
people gathered.
Broadway Mass OF Bunting.
Broadway was mass of bunting
Many of the big business houses on
Broadway had their places lavishly
decorated. Here and there the green
mingled with the red, white AMI blue
The fourth division OF the bis par
ade consisted Of automobiles filled
with members OF the American Clym
pic team and city officials with Major
Du Bots commanding.
City and government officials and
athletic clubs and organizations al
over the town had united in making
the parade one of the biggest things
New York. Acting Mayor MCGOWAN
granted the athletes the freedom OF
the city. There will be a special per
Torrance OF "The Three Twins" al
the Herald Square theater this even
ing In their honor
Army and Navy in Line.
Gen. Frederick ID. Grant, command
ing the Department OF the east 81
Governors island detailed baTallior
OF coast artillery with Lieut. Col. Al
len commanding, and the navy was
represented by battalion OF marines
and sailors from the navy yard under
Col. s. L. Allen. u. s. NJ. G.
The national guard was. represented
by a battalion of each of the regi
ments in Greater New York. They and
a detachment of naval militia were
under command of Lieut.-Col. t. w
Huston and followed the regulars of
the army and navy as the second di'
vision OF the parade. The First regi'
ment of Irish Volunteers, Maj. Gilga:
commanding was also in line. Three
troops OF mounted police, followed by
the police band, formed at the starting
point at Firty-sixth-st and Broadway
at $3.50 a. m. and led off promptly a
half hour later. The line of march
was down Broadway TO Thirty-ffth-
St There turn was taken to Firth
avenue and down that thoroughfare
to -Twenty-third-st. 10 Broadway, TO
University place as far as Thirteenth
st and then eastward again to
Broadway and so on down to city hall
A big reviewing stand had been
erected in front Of the city hall anu
with-fadr white and blue
and green. The parade was dismissed
at Park Row after passing the review
ing stand before Acting Mayor Nc
Gowan as reviewing Offices. The
grand marshal reviewed the parade at
the left of city hall.
Ralph Roses Flag.
One of the features of the decoration
was the flag Ralph Rose, the giant
-sAet- patter- carried when the Ameri.
can team paraded before King Ed
ward in the exposition stadium.
Acting Mayor MCGOWAN presented
the medals, the handsomest and the
most costly ever given In America.
The model Is after an effect that the
designer, Charles Dieges, the old
weigh thrower or the Pasttme Athletic
club. saw In a Paris salon. The med
ais are oblong in shape and are of IA
kaEat-gnld-- On one side Is Colum.
bias greeting represented by raised
figure OF goddess browning an ath-
lete with a laurel wreath of victory.
On the diverse side are the shield
of the United States and the seal OF
the city of New York intertwined with
laurel wreaths. On scroll Is the In
scription, presented by the citizens
of New York In Commemoration OF
the Homecoming of the Victorious
American Team from London. 1908.
sehoolehiIdren TO Sing.
At the city hall, 1900 school chill
dren will sing national airs.
At s o'clock Monday mornig the
athletes will leave New York, escorted
by the reception committee, to visit
President Roosevelt, who will address
them at oyster Bay and present John
]. Hayes, the Marathon winner, with a
prize.
The freedom OF the city has been
granted to the athletes In a proclama
ton issued by Acting Mayor Meow
an.
BOSTON WOOL,
BOSTON, Aug. 29.--The Commercial
Bulletin OF Boston. DHsfuE It's fePeft
upon statistic gathered for the govern
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