The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-19
THE PLANS TO
WELCOME DEWEY.
Monster Celebration VIII be Given in
the HERDS Honor,
STORIES ABOUT THE ADMIRAL.
Friends OF the American Tar Recall
"Reminiscences Of Him That
show What Kind OF Man
lie Is.

WASHINGTON. sept l6.--speciai.-
Admiral George Dewey, The hero Of
Manila. will be welcomed here Monday
Octs5or ga. with the finest pyrotechnic
display and greatest night procession this
city has ever witnessed. The festivities
VIII continue for two days. The parade
wiz star, Immediately upon the arrival
of Admiral Dewey
10000 MIN IN LIND.
During Tho procession Che line OF march
VIII be crimson with red fire. while tri-
colored stars are 20 be thrown from either
side OF the street in such manner as to
produce arches over the marching bodies
below. ID is expected that over 2ooo0 per-
sons will bee n limo and that it win take
an hour and ID half for Che parade to pass
given point Generalization A. Miles
VIII act Ass marshal for the procession.
SOME STORIES ABOUT DEWEY.
"l want TO- visit au the countries ON
c.rtr." Said Dewey one day while denying
"a teacher Boz Vermont school, and get
acquainted with ai the ruiets.'
Heres one ruler In make you ac-
Quani,d with rIgh now erhly IeiiaIA k
ca tne teacher eAhiolilns ho,NS
twcnty-four inch stick. and he kept ms
WORD. Ult failed Oh subdue me boy.
Dewey as ID b0y was TeDchous in
.A9oi and 30 sgus not until Major Il. Is.
p u.horu became hls teacher and hoescd
bin severely dd Doe subject himself TO
discipline.
-i ..aIi never cease 90 be grateful 70
Won. sir" Doc said lu later years 20 Major
paneh0m. "you made man of me. But
for that thrashng you gave me az Mont
pelier. should probably have been IN the
state prison uy this time.
DIDN'T LIKE THE GIRLS.
When Dewey as naval officer remain
Cd An washington hc went great deal
i'm society and was "a social lion. lie is "a
member OF he Metropolitan and Army
and Navy clubs. and in speaking OF me
Admiral fellow member recently sdld.
"Georro Dewey dislkos society in It's
ordinary sense very much. / have known
him cvnr since Doe was a boy. Then he
was shy. not fond of the girls and easily
ombarra sscd. He is not any more fond OF
the women to-day as man than he was
OF the girls as young boy, nor does
hc care for the round OF social gayeties
any more imam Ir NlA 900 NttN 'fittf Gays
in MONTPELIER Yet Dewey has gained the
reputation Of being a great social man
because one sees him at every high social
function in Washington and I'm foreign
capItals. IIe goes because 10 is his idea
o. duty. lie thinks IF anyone is kind
enough 10 invite him Sc is courtesy 20 re-
sDoud TO that invitation I'm person He
has the highest sense of duty of any man
] ever knew. and carries it into the small
deta ais ~ his life.
COULD HANDLE MEN.
4 member of the Army and Navy Club
tells this story OF the Admiral.
II was with him when be was eXecu-
tive officer Of the Colorado. and ] remcm-
her one incident which shows the manner
Of man he Is.
we had a fine crew. some Of them as
powerful men as I ever saw. -Four or five
Of them went ashore one day and came
back fighting drunk.
'"The order was given 10 put them I'm
irons but the men were dangerous. Dewey
was notified of tho situation. He went 10
the place where these giants were. and he
told them 90 come out and submit TO the
irons They did not STIR Then Dewey
quietly ordered his revolvers and called
again upon the men 20 come out and they
did not move Then he said i'm the same
quiet tone: Il am going 20 count three, II
YOU are not ont here with your hands
held mp on the third count YOU won't come
out OF that place alive We knew that
Dewey meant what he said. The men
knew 10 too. They stepped out just nv
time 90 save their lives.
THE FOREIGNER STRUCK A SNAG.
while CAPTAIN Dewey was i'm command
of the flagship Pensacola Of the Euro
HrssN n,s Of "a
ors went ON shore at Malta and engaged
I'm "A street brawl. The next morning the
Captain Of the Port came out to the Pen
eacola 20 complain to Captain Dewey OF
the action Of his sailors. Captain Dewey
expressed regret Tor the occurrence bat
said that DE did not see how he could aid
the Captain of the Port. who with show
of anger retorted. You certainly can pa
rade your crew before me in order that
the rioters may DE identified
Looking aloft and pointing 10 the Stars
and Stripes waving u the masthead,
Dewey made reply:
The deck of this vessel is United
states territory and I'm parade my men
FOR no foreigner that ever drew breath
HIS BRAVERY AND DEVOTION.
Although thorough discipl.narian Dew
ev loves his men. and his devotion 10
them was made apparent when disaster
came no the old Mississippi i'm 1863. Dewey
was then a lieutenant. lie was the last
man 20 leave the vessel and was hardly
out of swimming reach when the mag
azine exploded. Not Tar from him ne
SPEED "a seaman who was trying his best
10 keep above water after his right arm
mad been paralyzed by bullet Dewey
struck out for him and gave him a lit
until they reached a floating spar. when
the wounded man was lowed ashore IN
safety.
II. Andrews Brotherhood.
A.. .1fctt,rad meeting If tho local