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Commodore Dewey, together with New York Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck

Commodore Dewey, together with New York Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck, led the grand parade in a horse-drawn carriage, a splendid Victoria pulled by a quartet of sturdy bays. Forty-three other coaches, filled with assorted dignitaries, followed, along with almost 35,000 military personnel.

Commodore Dewey, together with New York Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck, led the parade on September 30, 1889.

Dewey Arch
USS Olympia

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