Admiral Schley on his left.

Surrounding them were officers of both branches of the service.

For four hours Admiral Dewey stood there, acknowledging the salutes and saluting the flag.

The following day, October 1st, saw the great naval parade through the waters of the Hudson River.
A decade passed, and then came the Hudson-Fulton celebration of September 25--October 9, 1909.

Of chief importance to the Avenue was the civic procession of September 28th, when the floats, depicting a great number of historical events, moved down the Avenue to Washington Square.
On the east side of the thoroughfare, from Fortieth to Forty-second Street, opposite the Public Library, there had been erected a Court of Honour.