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Title: Official Dewey souvenir programme : commemorating the reception by the City of New York to Admiral Dewey, September 29th and 30th, 1899 /
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Alder, Fred T Green, Harry C New York (N.Y.). Mayor's Committee on Plan and Scope John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
Subjects: Dewey, George, 1837-1917 Admirals Spanish-American War, 1898 Parades
Publisher: New York : F.T. Alder and H.C. Green
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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irst Day—^Thursday, September 28 1 P.M. (about)—North Atlantic Squadron will sail up from the Lower Bay and anchor off Tompkinsville in the following order: Armored cruiser New York, Rear-Admiral Sampsons flagship, Capt. Chadwick commanding ; armored cruiserBrooklyn, Capt. Jewell; battleship Indiana, Capt. Taylor; battleship Massachusetts, Capt. Train;second-class battleship Texas, Capt. Sigsbee; wooden cruiser Lancaster,Capt. Thomas; torpedo boats Morris, Porter, Winslow, Dupontand Stiletto, gunboat Marietta and smaller boats. 3 P.M.—Admiral Dewey on the Olympia will follow the squadron up the bay, and passing the fleet, will take his place in the van, with the Olympia as flagship of the squadron. 4 P.M.—Rear-Admiral Sampson, with his staff, will visit the Olympia and greet the Admiral, officially. 8 P.M.—The entire Staten Island and Jersey Coast as far as Seabright, and Long Island as far as Rockaway, will be illuminated with colored fires furnished by the Committee. , 34
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OFFICIAL PROGRAMME—Continued Owing to changes decided upon by the Plan and Scope Committee at a late hour last Friday, thefollowing programme for the land and naval parades was decided upon, and will be carried out: Friday, September 29th 8.30 A.M.—Mayor Van Wyck, on the Sandy Hook, accompanied by the Plan and Scope Committee,will visit Admiral Dewey and welcome him to the city. 12 M.—Naval parade starts up North River from Government anchorage off Tompkinsville. TheOlympia will be in the lead, followed by the squadron, presenting the same line formation as taken at theanchorage. The Sandy Hook, bearing the Mayor and official guests of the Citizens Committee, will steam abreastof the Olympia. The Glen Island, the General Slocum, the Mount Hope, the Sam Sloan and the Matteawan,carrying the Committees and City Officials, will follow the Sandy Hook, and be the only other vesselsoutside the lines. The merchant marine and the yacht flotilla will follow the warships. J. Pierpont Morga

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