The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-03

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2.-The home
coming of admiral George Dewey, for
henceforth the national capital is to be
his home, was made the occasion for thu
greatest tribute ever paid by Washing
ton to any individual. After the pre-
liminary welcome in New York, Itself
unsurpassed in its kind, it remained for
the highest and greatest in the official
world to hold out the hand of greeting
to the famous admiral, and to join with
the people who are to be his fellow
citizens in bidding him welcome.
The citizens had made special prepara-
ton to make the occasion worthy of their
hero. The decorations were elab rate.
Pennsylvania avenue was one mass of
colored bunting along the entire line Of
marching, station to White house and
not content with this, few private citi-
zens failed to make some display of color
their residences. Unique designs in
fairy lamps domed the horizon; eat
searchlights threw broad beams of bright
light across the blue sky of a clear Oc-
tob-T evening, and the stately cal itol
stood revealed in its queenly beauty in
the powerful rays of many concentrated
lights. The same device was used eff
fectively in the case of other pubic
buildings which were within range of
vision of the distinguished party who
passed slowly along beneath the ow
of the white Olympia, which projected
in bold relief from the stand at the head
of Pennsylvania avenue, whereon ST od
Dewey, the central figure of the demon
On ho Of
completed government postoffice building
famed forth two inscriptions, set in cleo
trio points, one reciting the famous mes
sage directing Dewey, then thousands Of
miles away in the far East, TO go forth
to destroy the Spanish fleet. and the
other setting out the famous adm;rals
direction to the lamented Gridley: You
may fire when you are ready, G. .idley,"
which marked an epoch in the history or
the United States.
Twelve thousand members of civic or
ganizations paraded before him, besides
tens of thousands of non-organizad citi-
Zens.
UNPRECEDENTED WELCOME.
Amid a roar of cannon, rockets and
the blaze of red fire and the thunderous
applauding of the populace, and the
warm greeting of the head of the nation.
Dewey came to the national capital with
welcome such as never has been
known hitherto. His journey here from
New York had been one continuous ova-
ton limited in its intensity by the density
of population.
The decorated special train which left
the Pennsylvania railroad ferry slip in
Jersey City at 1:5O in the afternoon was
fully in keeping with its distinguished
passenger, 1t was made up of five
cars, the Pennsylvania prize special. the
Atlanta, a dining car, combination
smoker and three parlor cars for the ac-
commodation of the Washington -recep-
ton committee. The special was ven
clear track, and the run to Washing
ton was made without a stop, except at
Gray's ferry, on the outskirts of Phila-
delphia, where engines were changed and
new train crew came aboard.
Almost Immediately after going
aboard the train the admiral retired to
his private car for luncheon, which was
served for siX-Admiral Dewey, his son,
his brother and wife, Capt. Lamberton
and Lieut.. Brumby Immediately there
after the admiral lay down and tried
to get little sleep, but this was impos
sible owing to the continuous ovation
along the line. 1t was said by the rail-
road officials and trainmen that the ova-
ton during the run from New York to
Washington was the most remarkable
demonstration that has ever taken place
along the line. Every town turned out
its full population, and every cross
road settlement was turned inside out TO
see the flying special pass. 1t had been
the intention of the well-meaning COM
mittee to notify the towns along the
route at what hour the special might he
expected but the train dispatcher at Jer-
sey City heard of it and entered q hasty
protest, saying that it was next to Inn
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