The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-29
$4,000 IN PARADE
TO GREET HEROES
Of OLYMP|AD
ATHLETES OWN NEW YORK.
MIGHTY DEMONSTRATION Ac.
CORDED MEN WHO WREsTED
LAURELs FROM ALL coMERs.

NEW YORK. Aug. 29.-This is
Olympic day In New York city. Not
since the famous Dewey celebration
have New Workers witnessed a greater
demonstration than that accorded the
victorious athletes who wrestcd the
worlds laurels from all corners la the
international contests held In London.
More than $4,000 persons are in the
monster parade. while the NUMBER OF
spectators total 10 ten times that fig
ure.
From every quarter OF Greater New
York. soldiers and civilians converged
today toward Forty-sixth-st and Broad
way 10 take part In the parade. Reg
ulars, militia and athletic organiza-
tons formed In the street surrounding
the starting point. ready To fall In al
the word from the grand marshal.
thousands OF men. women and
child en- lined Broadway and Fifth-ave.
all the way down town along TIE limo
Of march from Forty-sixth-st. 10 city
hall. In the big squares at Thirty
fourth, Twenty-third and Fourteenth.
SITS. and city hall, plaza masses OF
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 thare the green
mingled with the red, white AMI blue.
The fourth division OF the big 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 ali
over the town had united in making
the parade one Of the biggest things
Of its kind that has ever been seen In
New York. Acting Mayor MCGOWAN
granted the athletes the freedom OF
the city There will be q special pei
Torrance OF The Three Twins" AZ
the Herald Square theater this even
ing In their honor.
Army and Navy in Line.
Gen Frederick d. Grant, command.
ing the Department OF the east at
Governor island, detailed battalion
of coast artillery with Lieut.. Col Al
represented by a battalion OF marines
and sailors from the navy yard under
Col. s. K. Allen. U. 8. NJ. c.
The national guard was represented
by a battalion Of each of the regi-
ments-il Greater New York. They and
a detachment OF naval militia were
under command OF eut-Col. 7. w.
Huston and followed the regulars OF
the army and navy as the second d.
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 Forty-sixth-st, and Broadway
at $50 a. m. and led of promptly a
half hour later. The line OF march
was down Broadway to Thirty-fifth
ST. There turn was taken to Fifth
avenue and down that thoroughfare
TO Twenty-third-st. TO 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 and
decorated with red, 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 oficer. The
grand marshal reviewed the parade at
the left Of city hall. X
Ralph Roses Flag.
One OF the features OF the decoration
was the flag Ralph Rose. the giant
shot-putter, 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
weight thrower OF the Pastims Athletic
club, saw In Paris salon. The med
ais are oblong In shape and are If IA
karat gold. On one side Is ColuE,-
bias greeting represented by a raised
figure of goddess crowning 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 or New York fntertwined 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, 1905"
SchooIohldren to Sing.
At the city hall, $500 school chill
dren will sing national airs.
At o'clock Monday morning the
athletes will leave New York. escorted n
by the reception committee, TO visit
President Roosevelt, who will address
them at Oyster Bay and present John
J. 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