Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-10-07
THE NATIONS GUEST
Admiral Dewey Receives an
Ovation In Washington.
DENSE CROWDS ALONG The ROUTE
Hensred Here Warmly Welcomes ~
President McF<tRies sad Govern
usent OetcGsi.-Gtsep Freedom
of the Dt.trt~s OF CsiuHabts.

WASHINGTON. Oct 3.-Ths home
coming OF Admiral George Dewey-fOr
henccforth the national capital IL 20 be
his honle-was made the occasion for the
greatest tribute ever paid by Washington
to any individual After the preliminary
welcome In New York, itself unsurpassed
IA ia kind. IL remained for the highest /
and greatest In the official world 90 hold \
out the hand Of grssting TO the famous
admiral and 20 join with the people Who
are 20 b. his fellow citizens In bidding
him welcome.
The citizens had made every prcpRra-
ton 70 make the occasion worthy of their
hero. The decorations were elaborate.
PennSylvnnia avenue was one mass OF
colOrcd bunting along the entire line of
march from the station to the White
House. aud. not content with this. Few
private citizens failed 10 make some dis
play 20 color on their residences. CniQue
! designs in fairy lamps dotted the horizon
4 great scarchlightS threw broad beams Of
| bright light across the blue sky of clear
October evening. and the stately capitol
stood revealed la all is Queeniy beauty IN
| the powerful rays uf many concentrated
| lights. The same device was used effect
lively IN the case OF other public buildings
which stood within range or vision Of
the distinguished party which review
81 the great throng of people which
passed slowly along beneath the PROV of
the white Olympia which projected In
bold relief from the stand az the head of
Pennsylvania avenue. whereon stood
Dewey. the central figure Of the demon
stration.
Twelve thousand members 81 civic Orra-
nizations paraded before him. besides
tens of thousands 81 nonorEaniEcd citi-
zens and In a roar of cannon rockets anc
the blaze OF red fire and the thuRderous
cheering OF the populace and the warm
greeting 81 the head OF the nation Dewey
came o. the national capital 60 a welcome
such a. has not been known here hither-
, 20.
! Ills Journey here frOm New York had
. been one continuous ovation. limited Ia
its infensity only by the density OF popu
! lation. The decorated special train. whirl
left thc Pennsylvania railroad ferry slil
+, I Ia 49, Ci.F "a 4 ..so IA the astcrnoou
was in keeping with is distinguishc'
passenger. it was made up OF ave cars
: the penusylvania's prize special. the Alta
luuta. dining car. a combination smuk
d er and three parlor cars Tor the accom-
{ modation of the Washington reception
Il committee. The special was given a clea
>. ] track. aud the run Go Washington wa
!, made without stop except at Gray
! Ferry, on the outskirts Of Philadelphia
where engines were changed and a me-
: trein crew came aboard.
IL Was said by the railroad officials an
= trainmen that the ovation during the ru
y from New York 10 Washington was n
D. most remarkable demonstration that Ia
D. ever taken place along the line. Eve'
= town turned out its full population, al
: every house and crossroads settlemel
" was turned inside out 10 see the nyiI
special pass.
ls 4 ba.e stop was made al Princeto
le where young Dewey had heen a studet
G. and the admiral went 90 the platform Z
m minute. merely saying 10 the boys IN
y be was pleased with the reception tn
=. had given him. IL was such receipts
=, as an emperor might have envied. eve
!, student of the college town being in e
: dence as well as the whole population
10 the place. while college yells resound
as above the rumble OF the departing traiI
ie- Admiral Dewey was particularly tou'
u ed all along the line by the number
he children who turned out 90 see al
,a- They formed a very large part OF
y. crowd in every town. and wherever tn
was a schOolhOuse the children had 4
deI;ly been given q special recess 20 CO
out aud cheer the train. There was
other large crowd OF children at Ba
more, aud ADMIRAL Dewey-s who