The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-15

Washington, April l2.-Tho ova
ton that followed Consul Genera]
Lo", since ho set foot on American
soil, on his ret IN from Habanu, cul.
minated tonight in Washington in
what WAS in many ways ono of the
most remarkable dcmonstr ratious the
city has over seen. From the mo
mont he alightcd in tho railroad
! station in tho afternoon no was sur
rounded by II cheering crowd that
followed him to tho State department
and tho spectacle of army and navy
officers and government employees
cheoring outside the vory door of
tho Office of tho Secretary of State
was wholly unprecedented in the
history of that staid department. At
night tho city turned out in thous
ands when Il seronade was given
Con. Leo ut his hotel and stood for
hours in tho street waiting Il glimpse
Of him.
Tho night demonstration was al
mostas quick and unprecedented us
TINT which had greeted Con. Lee at
the depot and State Department. The
United States marino band had been
secured from tho barracks and the
'ooHcnty.iirst regiment band, under
tho leadership of Prof. Fanciulli,
formerly conductor of tho marino
band, camo over from Now York on
an afternoon train. Tho crowd as
somblcd without calling and by s
o'clock was J,O0Ostrong in the streets
about the Shorcham hotel where Gen.
Loo IS quartrrcd. Before tho close
it was twice that size. 1t was after
y o'clock boforo no appeared on
ono Of the small corner balconies.
accompanied by committee of the
Union Veterans legion and tho Con
frtorHto Nctoraiis association, which
was jointly in charge of tho affair.
Tho bands struck up the "Stur
Spangled Banner" and there was u
burst Of fireworks from tho neigh
boring houses whilo mounds Of red,
whito and blue lights famed at in
torvals along the street, throwing the
crowd on tho balcony into sharp re-.
lief against Il background of flags.
Tho crowd yelled itsolf hoarsc, call
ing for Loo and demanding speech.
The speech was brief and so much
broken ny applause that Tho crowd
caught probably little moro than it's
general drift. Gen. Leo said:
"Aftor all tho speeches | have been
forced to mako in tho past two days
| can hardly hopo to mako myself
' hoard over this great gathering. I
can only assure YOU that such great
demonstration seems to mo out Of all
proportion to tho simple fact of my
humble presence here, and an,
frank to shy I don't 500 that I dc.
serve it, having only tried to do my
duty as an American, whore circum
stances placed me-"
Tho crowd broke out afresh anG
there were yolls; "Thats it," "That's
what you did"
Gcn. Leo continued:
81 have to thank you heartily 70,
this splendid endorsement of m,
course. 1t is ,hing that cal; hard
ly como to man moro than once il
n life time and it moves mo more
than | can put in words"
"You can act pretty quick" criet
man in the crowd, and then som,
ono yelled "War, fight" and th,
oheorIn% drowned everything else.
IL have not come to talk war;
continued Gen. Lee, "but if wa,
comes, in few days or few years
tho present crisis has proved that il
Will find us II united people and onl,
tho contest will DO rs to who cm
carry the flag farthcst and fastest >
"Thcro is one thing in conclusion
l want to thank my good New Yorl,
friends who have como SO promptly
to the front tonight. 1t is only an.
other evidence that New York is
ready rs sho has been in tho past 70
stand by Virginia, and if tho trial
comes | can assure yon all that Yir-
g'n'" will be found standing shoul-
der to shoulder with Now York"