Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-02
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IO SDcClIiC liIIlC Out VIC WOuiu w D.
to have you with us, Oct. 3. wher
President Mckinley is to be present a
the laying Of the corner stone OF oul
new post office. While we may not b'
able. perhaps, to give you as elaborate
celebration and as perfect a cere
mony as was yesterdays, we can and
do promise you an equal degree OF en-
| thusiasm. If you cannot come to u:
now, then consider the invitation a
standing one and come at your owr
pleasure. / now hand you the forma
invitation of the committee"
Admiral Dewey received the bound
invitation that Mayor Harrison extend
ed to him. The admiral held the invi-
tation in his hand and turned its
pages. AS he continued to turn over
the leaves, he glanced up and said:
Mr.. Mayor and Members OF the
Committee-The honor is mine. l con-
slider II a great honor to be waited up
on by such a delegation as this, and
consider 1t a greater honor that the in
vitation is put in such a nice way. al
lowing me to set my own time to visit
your city. l wish / could go to your
city. tomorrow, but that is impossible.
AS you know, | am soon due in Wash
ington. Then ! must go to Vermont.
| must have some rest and | have not
been there for years. II is my great
regret that / cannot go at once to your
city l wish so much l could be there
when President Mckinley will be there.
I have a great regard for Chicago 1t
is a great city and during the last year
some OF the grandest letters / have
received from ('hicaDn
thank you. Mr.. Mayor, and | thank you
Chicagoans."
At Admiral Dewey concluded there
was a moments pause Each Of the
two principals seemed 10 hesitate At
that instant someone in the front Of
the crowd stepped forward to shake
hands with the admiral. Mayor Har-
rison quickly interposed himself be-
tween the admiral and the enthusiast
tic Wcsterner. saying as he placed his
hand on :he mans shoulder: Don't do
that please. don't ask Admiral Dewey
to shake hands. this morning
Then man stepped back into the
crowd. Admiral Dewey seemed much
embarrassed by the incident and he
first held out his hand ard then with
drew it,
Mayor Van Wyck then seized the or
porturity thus offered to get away ana
placing his hand under the elbow Of
Admiral Dewey's right arm. escorted
him out through the door. AS the adj
miral was leaving the room there was 4
burst Of applause and he turned and
waved a salute with his hand as he dis
appeared behind the heavy curtains
Mayor Harrison expressed himself as
we'll pleased with the e2tion given
him ard the committee. When asked
if he thought thct Admiral Dewey
would go to Chicago. he looked surpris-
ed and said: GO: OF course he will. !
Didn't he say HI would go sometime
That's all we came for. to get his
promise To 60 whenever he pleased"
Ferdinand s. Peck. United States |
t. he Paris Exposition. |
was among the Chic3goans. today and |
said: When Admiral Dewey goes to
Chicago he can have the whole town.
the county and the state"
The corridors of the WaldorfAstoria |
were thronged all day with people |
anxious to catch even a glimpse of the |
they began to come in and they were |
and going all day. But none
of them were given the pleasure of see
ing Admiral Dewey. He was not down
in the corridors of the hotel at any
time. When he was escorted to the
room to meet the Chicago delegation
he was taken down a private stairway
and returned the same way. In every
manner his movements
were guarded to keep the curious crowd
from approaching him.
Admiral Dewey will leave the Wal
lorf-Astoria, tomorrow at 1215 O'Clock.
on his journey to Washington. The
trim from Jersey City to Washington
will be made on the most elaborate
special train ever run by the Pennsyl
vania Road. Admiral Dewey's person
al party will consist of himself. his
son. George Il. Dewey. his brother,
Charles Dewey, and wife: Capt. Lam
berto1 and wife; Flag Lieut. Brunby
and Lieut.. Caldwell. A special private
ear will lie provided for the admiral.
In addition the following naval officers,
as special guests, will also accompany
the party: Rear Admrals Sampson
Schley, Philip and Casey: Captains c.
D. Sigsbee and Robley D. Evans, Com
mander T.. =. Wood and Ensign E. l..
Bennett Gen. Miles will also be in the
party.
The special train will leave Wash
ington, at 7.3O A. NJ, tomorrow morn
ing. arriving in Jersey City, at 1890
with eight members of the Dewey cele-
bration committee on board. The COM
mittee is headed by Hon. w. V. Cox of
the Smithsonian Institution, and will
await the admirals arrival at Jersey
City. Returning to Washington, the
special train will leave the Jersey City
depot, at 1.50 p. NJ, arriving at Wash
nigton at $50.
Immediately upon the trains arrival
II Washington. Admiral Dewey will be
iriven to the White House 10 greet the
President, the cabinet and other Off
Gals, who will receive him il The east
-oom of the White House. vt the
White House the admiral VIII remain
until about T. NJ, when he Mill walk
to the grand reviewing stand, which
has been erected just south of the
treasury department at the head of
avenue, where he will re-
view the evening parade.