The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-13
DEWEY BEATEN.
rere.a to Re,rss, to the shelter of M.
Hotel.

New York, November li.-Admira
Dewey and his bride discovered today
that 1t was useless for them TO try to
walk alonz the streets Of New York at
this time. They lett the Waldorf Astoria
to do some shopping but had to rsturn
before they had half finished their t,ur,
owing TO the annoysnces they were sub
jected to from the crowds.
The Admiral and Mrs Dewey came out
through Manager Boldt's private en-
tianre on 33i street. and made short
cut diagcaally across the street to 9th
avenue. 1t was their Intention to make
some purchases for their Washington
home. 1t was then about 10 IS o'clock.
They walked down 9Th avenue about two
Hooks, apparently unobserved.
Then several boys recognized tbs dis.
tlcguishsd couple and s.artsd 20 follow
them. by the time the Admiral and
his wife got TO 2sth strest n crowd OF boys
and several men were following In their
wake. The Dewey stopped to look In
the window Of an art store. and we're
I'm inedi atsly surrounded BY the crowd.
who peered into their faces and pushed
aud jostled them. One boy pushed up
against Mrs. Dewey, and the Admiral
was obl sed 20 take him by the arm and
push him away.
They continued down 9Th avenue and
sought refuge in a store between gath
and 25th streets.
Tie store Was Immediately surrounded
r. nd ha
blocked. There we're fully 200 people
around the door. Whsn they came out
the crowd raised q cheer. The Admiral
raised his hand In a depreoating way. as
II to implore the people to let him alone,
bat no attention was paid to this sign OF
his displeasurs. on the part Of the hero of
Manila. While he and Mrs Dewey were
arch two policemen who were stationed
there salut, the couple. The Admiral
raised his hst slightly In return. 1hs
policemen scattered the crowd for q min
ute, but 1t ressssmbled again and when
the Admiral and his wife reached the
corner OF Broadway and SD street the
crowd was go great that the street was
almost impossible. Many shoppers and
others were scattered by crowds and the
noise and EXPRESSIONS OF regrst that the
distinguished couple should be subjected
to such treatment were heard.
One woman said: "It's slams that
they cannot walk tbs streets In pssc,."
At the corner OF BED strest and Broad
way two Jewish women stopped the Ad-
miral and his wife. They s,id they
wanted to shake hands with Mrs. Dewey.
TIE Admiral smiled faulty and took of
his hat.
In the crowd which by this time fol-
lowed the couple were many styllshly
dressed women who looked as II they
should know better. The couple were
stopped second time on broadway by
two women they had never seen bsfore,
who wanted to shake Mrs. Dswey's
hand.
"There goes Dewey" "Look at tbs
Admiral" were some Of the expressions
heard on all sides and which served to
augment tine crowd.
At 10th street and Broadway the Adj
mjrAl and Mrs.. Dewey went Into store.
The people followed them into the store
and surrounded them, and the clerks
had to form q flying wedge to drive them
out. Then the visitors were taken out
a side entrance. hoping In this way to
escape observation, But 1t was no use.
They were spied by the crowd and were
again surrounded. Finally the Admiral.
with his bride, sought refuge in another
store. AS soon as they got inside the
Admiral told a clerk who he was, and
before the crowd had . chance to storm
the store the doors were locked.
Several thousand people collected out
side the door, shouting and yelling. A
clerk finally emerged and. going to cab
stand across the street, brought cab to q
side entr ance on 18th street.
The cab was Immediately surrounded
and soon the street was blocked with
wagons aud carriages. When the Admir-
81 and his wife came out and entered the
carriage 1t was impossible for the driver
to move. After much difficulty = police.
man managed tn extricats the carria ge
from the blockade, of vehicles. and the
driver whipped up his horses and drove
as quickly as he could back to the waid-
orf-Astoria.
A surprise was given the Admiral by
the members Of the band Of the Olympia
tonight. they ssrenaded him at the
hotel, being taken quietly into the room
adjoining the Admirals suite. where
they struck up tune. When the Admir-
al learned what the meaning Of the
music was he went In and greet cd his
old sailors. Then he went back and es-
oorted Mrs. Dewey In and presented them
to her.
AN INSURANCE FRAUD.