The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-02
DAY OF REST
FOR DEWEY
After New York's Remarkable
Two Days Reception.
RECEIVES TWO COMMITTEES.

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Chicago and Philadelphia Extend
Formal Invitations.
ADMIRAL NEARLY EXHAUSTED.
Tho Functions in Which He Has Figured So
Prominently Have Proven Almost Too
Much For His Strength-No Dates Set For
His Visits to the Pennsylvania and ILL
nois Cities-The Naval Hero Leaves For
Washington, Accompanied by Distin-
guished Company.
New York. Oct. I'm volume sur
passing all history New York on Sat-
urday opened the flood gates of well
come to the all conquering Dewey and
his gloriously victorious crew. Through
seven miles of human walled streets
the admiral and his men, who travers-
ed almost all earth's seas to seek the
nations foe, marched while millions
cheered.
In days of old 1t was a custom to
erect for returning conquerers an arch
commemorative of their deeds. This
city followed the time honored ar
rangement and nearly at the end of
the route OF parade the marching hosts
passed beneath most beautiful speci-
men of the designers art which had
been reared with infinite care and
skill. Around the arch the crush came
greatest, but there was another feat
ure of the reception that attracted
more attention from the man whom all
gathered to honor than did this mag
'niticent work of spotless white.
Just before the procession turned
into Fifth avenue and along the green
terraced edge of Central Park was the
wonderful memorial. On stand fully
200 feet long letters of living color read:
Welcome, Dewey" and close along
size was a national banner wonderful
ly wrought. II was all made UP of
pupils of the public schools, so at
tired and grouped that the letters of
the welcome inscription were perfec-,
and the stripes, stars and field of the
banner swayed like grand ensign in
homeward breeze. 1t was copied af-
ter the G. A. r. display of school chill
dren In Philadelphia.
To this living picture the admiral
bowed again and again, and his eyes
glistened when the child voices blend
cd in sweet harmony and welcomed the
nations guests with beautiful rem
dtion of See the Conquering Hero
Comes"
Over Three Million Spectators.
1t was wonderful day in many
senses of the word. Careful Judges
estimated that 5000, 900 people saw the
grand procession, and if this is so, it
Is safe to say that another odd million
got only the merest glimpse or did not
see so much as the flash of a bayonet
for such another crowd was never seen.
The route was made extraordinarily
l~ug to enable all to see, but those VIII
calculated made a woeful mistake il
judging the unknown quantity which
was naturally the popularity of the
admiral and his men. When they
came to realize the truth it was too
late to mend matters, and of the null
titude a good proportion went away
disappointed.
Divested of the gold lace, the twin
anchors and the four bright stars that
told his rank, Dewey would have ap.
pcared simply wholesome, enthusi-
astic citizen, and, be st OF all he SEEM
ed to think himself one, for, in every
action and every utterance, he show
ed the love he bears for the men who
fought with him, and in his quieter mo
ments his face seemeu to say: Have
not been overwhelmed with honor
part of which these others should
have"
Next to Dewey, Schley got the warm
est reception. From Grants tomb to
the reviewing stand his passing was
marked with wild cheering. Boys
broke through the lines and tossed
bouquets into his lap. "Schley!
Schley! Schley!" shouted a crowd in
Fifty-ninth street.
Through 1t ali the hero of Santiago
sat bowling and smiling with flushed
cheeks and a look of great pleasure
in his eyes. Several times when the
greeting became most enthusiastic it
looked as If he would break down.
Rear Admiral SIMPSONS greeting
was in marked contrast. He was ap-
plauded but rarely cheered CONNIE nts
about his absence from Santiago were
shouted at him,
"The men behind the guns" were
royalty entertained at a smoker at the I
Waldorf Saturday night There
was pleasing program of entertain
ment, the leading artists in the city
taking part, and refreshments galore
we're served the jolly tars The sail
ors made a merry night of it, and were
very generous with their cheers.
The Admiral Greatly FatIgued.
The functions and the receptions
that have figured so prominently in
the daily life Of Admiral Dewey since
his arrival off Sandy Hook last Tues
day morning have proven almost too
much for his strength. The admiral
has been under such perpetual phys
ical and nervous strain that he is now
almost exhausted. Saturdays cere.
monies were the most taxing on his
strength of any that he has yet had to
undergo, and he appeared yesterday
looking pale and worn. Despite the
fact that he retired early Saturday
evening and enjoyed good nights
rest, the admiral yesterday was too
to more thar remain in his
room the greater part of the time.
At 10 o'clock Admiral Dewey had an
engagement to meet the Chicago Dew
ey committee and before he came down
sent message to Mayor Carter Har-
rison requesting that he be not ex-
pected to shake hands with the men,
bers Of the committee. The admiral
explained this request by saying that
he had had so much Handwriting ON
that his hand panied him Sc
verely.