The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-14
DEWEY REACHES BOSTON.
THE ADMIRAL ALMOST MoBBED IN
THE STREETS.

| Police Lose All Control of the Crowds at
tho station aud mt q Grand Stand Where
Dewey Reviewed q Parnde-Tho Admit
raj Compelled to Flee to His Hotel.
BosroN. Oct. 13.-Admiral Dewey reached
Boston tonight aftor q rapid ride from YER
mont and received such a welcome as Boston
probably never gave any man before.
Certainly no such wild tumult OF approval an
OF welcome has greeted any President OF the
United States that has visited Boston In this
generation. Looking from his window at the
hotel upon the crowd massed on fremont and
Boyston streets and upon tho Common as far
a. the eye could reach. tho Admiral remarked
that he never saw 80 many people in so small
space in his life
The special train bearing the Admiral ar
rived in Boston ut 8:05 this evening. The
special from Northfield arrived at White River
Junction at 2: 05 and az soon as IL had crossed
tho river the Admiral's car was attached to
the special train sent by President futile
OF the Boston and Maine road from Boston.
Gov Smith OF Vermont kept the Admiral at
White River Junction and he was welcomed to
New Hampshire by Gov. Rollins and staff.
Aboard the Boston train representing Massa-
chusetts we're President g. Z. Smith o. tho Mas
achusetts, Senate and Speaker Bates Of tho
House and for the city. Mayor Quncys
Municipal Committee. consisting OF Alpheus II.
Hardy. q. H. Leonard. William o. Blaney. j. M.
L. Rail. W. II. Lincoln. John Hopewell. George
8. Draper. W. B. Plunkett. President Robinson
and Secretary Preston OF the Chamber OF Com
merce. met the special train at Wilmington
Junction and assisted In tho of1lclal welcome
to Boston.
The crowd at tho North Union station was
too big. too turbulent and too eager for sight
OF Dewey to be controlled by the police.
f),ip ~ ND VI no
special committee OF the city government were
in waiting at the station and boarded the
Admiral's car as soon as the train stopped. The
Mayor extended formal welcome to the city.
About the time the Admiral's party
the lines and in an instant suraed
abont the carriages In q way that threatened
destruction OF life and property. One woman
hustled and bnEetod aeontwas literally thrown
into the Admirals carriage and seizlng the Ad-
mirns hand and pumping it un and down. she
The crowd took up the cry and pandemonium
and, and the carriages so.r moved . again: just
hs Homne,e con,ro ovsr mss ana IN
excitement exc The horses had been en X
tremely FESTIVE and ono OF them at
tached to the carriage had jumped
had noticed it. The Admiral quietly
latter spoke to the driver and the trouble was
ended at once :, 49,. o.
prn"h up ~ dIne on Iausc"uy anu |anai
streets were 1.2oO Grand Army men. led by
Department Commander John E Gil
man; the K.arsarge Veterans. com.
E %a%dsS War by vse oDs b. osnss the
Capt John Weeks. commander The carriages.
to toll the corner Of fremont and Boyiston streets
M Ssss: = a &
Tho Admiral reached the reviewing stand at
G45 and took his w Place to view the parade as
9uneeS Aldermen w" Barr % N Ms' p n.{s
r. ss % see$
SsHs a e. sS ~
R head saying: a'' ,O' '"' 'A'''F '"''A
M &y arm oa IL n nss fsneRed down the tin,
to be satisfied with that. Perhaps q
sne crown had
pouring in from al sides as water brakes
through dam The Admiral turned quickly and
taking the Mayors arm fastened into tho
Hotel Tourane and up to his apart
ments. the state suite on the second
floor. on the corner, OF fremont and
Boylston. streets. He had thought
the parade was over. but when he saw that
II had only Just begun ard had been momen-
and the rest o Inc from h,
place. several times expressing his regret that
he had left the stand before the review was
finished.
=, Tho parade ended at 7:15 o'clock. At 1920
Gov. WOcOtt called to nav bia reSDpctS