The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-03
CHEERS FOR DEWEY
Continued From First Pmee

| possible to get the special out of town,
and notice in advance would probably
| block the tracks. Apparently, however,
the railroad telegraph operators had
passed the tip along, and the crowds
| Were on hand as though they had been
| sent for.
RECEPTION AT PRINCETON.
| A bare stop was made at Princeton,
where young Dewey had been student,
and the admiral went to the p atform
for minute, merely saying to the boys
| that he was pleased with the reception
| they had given him. 1t was such re-
ception that an emperor might have
| envied every student of the college town
| being in evidence, as we'll as the whole
| population of the place, while college
| yells resounded above the rumble of the
| departing train,g7 .G
Admiral Dewey was particularly touch
| ed all along the line by the number of
| children who turned out to see him
| They formed acvery large part of the
| crowd in every town. and wherever there
was school house the children had evil
| IDENTITY been given. a special recess to
| come out and cheer the train. There
was large crowd of children at Balti-
more, and Admiral Dewey, who had
| come to the rear platform for the sixth
or seventh time on the trip, said to the
u WI was standing ny MIN,
| That he felt more touched and comp1-
mented by the attention of the children
than by almost any other thing that had
! happened since his return to America
All along the line every train, freight
| and passenger, that passed the special
saluted it with long drawn blast of the
whistle, and in all the larger towns
where the flyer slowed down within the
| city limits there was a continual roar
steam from
| and the shifting engines and trains on
| the sidings.
| Every engineer seemed to have been
| bottllng up steam for an hour in ad-
! vance, and hung out of his cab window
| with his hand on the whistle cord while
| the fireman, hanging to the hand rails
| and running board, swung the bell as
though ringing for crossing Chester
and Wilmington seemed to have come
down to the depots en- masse and the
| train ran slowly between wide lanes Of
| people from one end to the other, Whils
| every lamp post, awning pole and shade
tree bore crop of young Americans, and
freight cars on the siding were convert
| ed into grand stands for the brief in
slant that the train swept by The adj
miral responded good naturally to all
| these calls on his stock of strength that
! he had been reSerVing for the trying or
deal in Washington and came again and
! again to the platform to bow as, the
| train went by
IN THE DISTRICT
The train as it reached the line of the
| District of Columbia stopped for a few
minutes at the little station Of Dean
wood, while the reception committee
went through the fornla1ity of presenting
! the nations guest the freedom of the
district The ceremony was performed
| by District Commissioner Wight in the
| presence of the admiraFs fleet captains.
the military and naval members of the
| party and as many others as could he
! crowded into the -adnrals car.
j. A. Porter, secretary to the pres.ds mt.
1lrst extended President McKin!ey's
greetings, to which the admiral returned
his thanks very briefly Commissioner
| Wight then said:
nis ADMIRAL al Dewey you are now in tie
me commissioners of the District, [ have
the honor of rendering you the freedom
OF the nations capital, and in behalf of
exalted to the humblest citizen, I give
you a SINCERE and cordial welcome We
feel gratified that Washington is to be
IT is the best place in the world in
which to have a home, and it is fit NJ
| that you. who have done so much for the
nation, should make your future home
in the nations capital People of Wash
ington will esteem it not only pleasure,
but an honor to dc. all in their power to
! make your stay with us as pleasant as
Manila. y .,qt|a
Admiral Dewey's reply was as brief
and as characteristic as ali of his other
| speeches have been.
4. II want j to thank you very much. my
of your regard. 1t is true that as long az
l i've, and | hope to live for a long time
4c 1Ye l intend to live. in Washington.
L thank you again for this express on
Then, dropping the tone of formaIity in
which this had been uttered, he extended
his hands and Asaid heartily: Now [
want to see my, friends. Charlie old
boy, how are you,'' and he grasped C.
c. Glover by the hand and went through
| the party shaking the hands of all who
| were within reach.
AT THE CAPITAL.
In few minutes the train was in the
! brilliantly lighted depot The middle
aisle of the station had been carpeted
clear to the carriage entrance The ccm-
mitteemen and the fighting line" as the
! brilliantly uniformed officers were term
! ed, all alighted, while w H Moses. the
chairman of the reception committee;
| Theodore Moves, of the Evening Star;
| Commissioner Ross and Archibald Green
los, went into the admra1s car and, after
q few words of formal greeting, brought
| him out Taking the arm of Mr. Moses
the admiral headed the procession down
| the station, while the officers and COM
| Titteemen fell in at the rear. 1t was a
procession as brilliant as diplomatic
reception. The throng about the railroad
station choked the streets for blocks
| about.
Troop H, of the Third United States
| ,-a1t
| Merrillatt, who was to escort the admiral
to the executive mansion, had drawn
UP on the east side of Sixth street, fac
| ing the station entrance, and the United
! States Marine band had formed on their
right. The first of the party to leave
! the station were. the committee of citi-
zens and army and navy officials who
| had gone to New York to meet the ia
nous admiral and escort him to Wash
| ington. They We're quickly followed by
the admiral himself, and when he appear
ell to take his seat in the carriage, the
crowd went almost wild with excitement
| The Marine band gave four fourishes,
which naval etiquette requires, and play
ell Under the Double Eagle" by Wag-
ner, which is said to be a special favor
tie with the admiral, and which, at his
request, the Olympia's band played as
the fleet sailed out of Hong Kong to give
battle to the Spaniards at Manila, and
again when the, famous warship started
| on her homeward voyage.
The carriage which the admiral occu-
pied with w. H. Moses, the chairman of
the citizens committee in going from
the station to the white house, was strik-
| ingly handsome, and was drawn by four
spirited bays, ridden by postillions AS
he took his seat the cavalry troops, at
| the word of command, swung out into the
street in front, and wheeling to the left
began the march up historic Pennsylva
! MIA avenue.