The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27
HOWDY, DEWEY,
SAYS RALEIGH
A Salute of Seventeen Guns
Fired.
IN THE ADMIRAL'S HONOR
GOVERNOR AND HIS STAFF IN
NEW YORK.
THE MILITARY COMPANIES GO TO-DAY
The Fayetteville Company and One Raleigh
Company viii Represent the State in
the Parade. They viii Start
Back Sunday.
Back Sunday.
North Carolina welcomes Dewey.

North Carolina welcomes Dewey.
Yesterday afternoon in honor of his
return to his native land a salute of
seventeen g,lns-the full admirals sa
'ute--was fired in front OF the State
Capitol
Today the Chief Executive of the
State, with his personal staff, will arrive
in New York to join i'm the ceremonies
of welcome to the great admiral.
Tomorrow morning at 8 O'Clock two
military companies from North Carolina
the oldest and one of the newest in
the State--will arrive there to take part
in the great military parade. These
are the Fayetteville Light Infantry and
one company composed or representa-
tives from the two companies here-B
and X This company will go 80 strong.
They leave this morning at 11:13 over
the Seaboard Air Lime and the Cape
Charles route, arriving in New York
at 8 o'clock Thursday morning. The
Fayetteville company will join this or
garization at Cape Charles and be UNI
der its commanding officers.
These two companies will carry the
States coloas, and will be quartered at
the corner of Broadway and sd streets,
at Lycoam Hall. one of the most promi-
nent places in the city. The equipment
carried will consist of knapsacks, over
coats, rifles, belts and bayonets.
The soldiers leave New York for home
Sunday morning at 8 o'clock and should
arrive here at 2:16 Monday morning.
Captain Bernard, of Company b, ana
First Lieutenant Broughton, of Com
pany X, will be in command.
Governor Russell and his staff left
here yesterday morning over the Sea-
beard Air Line for New York TO parti-
cipate i'll the Dewey celebration. In the
party were Senator and Mrs. Marion
Butler, Col. Francis Macon, of War
renton; COL j. E. Alexander and Col
p. III. Lybrook, Of Winston; Captain
George l.. Morton, commander of the
State Naval Brigade and president OF
the National Association of Naval Re
serves; Capt. Ed. w. Manning, Assistant
Quarterlilaster- General of Naval Re
serves, both Of Wilmington. AT Hem
derson the party was joined by Col.
Il. p. Hobgood, Jr., and at Warrenton
by Col. Chas. A. Cook. Mr. Ceburn
Harris, of this city, went as color bear
er.
Some days ago the New York World
wrote Col. +. A. Olds, requesting him
to arrange for the firing of a salute
here, ait the capitol, this being in ac-
cord with the general plan to, have
snch salute fired in each capital on
the day Dewey, the great admiral,
reached the United States. The World
also requested Col. Odds to arrange for
the ringing of the fire alarm bell in
announcement of Dewey's arrival, this
to be done as soon as he was sighted
off Sandy Hook. 1T was expected this
would occur today or tomorrow But
''Uncle George" is a quick man, and
got to New York two days ahead of
time. The Adjutant General was seen
and said he was delighted at the OPP
portunity to honor Dewey by sa-
lutte. Governor Russell also heartily
approved. The Adjutant General re-
quested Colonel Odds to arrange the de-
tails. Mr.. Louis A. Mailer was also seen
and expressed his entire willingness to
have the fire bell rung. But the tele-
gram announcing Dewey's arrival did
not come in time TO permit notice
to the public by the ringing OF the fire
alarm, and so this feature was dis
pensed with, in order that there might
be no confusion.
AIT sunset last evening the salute
was fired, seventeen gums, the salute
to an admiral. The rapid fire Hotch-
kiss cannon was placed in front of the
statue of Washington and was manned
by Ordnance Sergeant Pike and de-
tachment of the Raleigh Light Infan-
try, Company B, Third Regiment, head
ed by Sergeant Williams and Corporal
Patterson, detailed at request by Capt.
j. J. Bernard. The gun is little but
loud, and spoke a brave welcome 10
Dewey in the presence of a throng OF
interested people So this State did a
share of the welcoming, the greatest
and most general that any hero has
ever receivd ON this continent.