The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-10
BRIDAL COUPLE IN NEW YORK
They Ard Greeted Enthusiastically On
Every Hand.

New York, November 9.-Admiral and
Mrs. Dewey arrived in this city tonight
from Washington. They We're driven direct
from the West Twenty third street ferry to
the Waldorf-Astorfa, where they were the
guests of Mr.. Boldt, the proprietor of the
hotel The admiral and his bride did not
register.
The admiral and Mrs. Dewey got away
from Washington without attracting any
attention. They came to New York in am
ordinary ohair car, the Madeline, which
was the first car behind the engine on The
four-car train. Passengers who came over,
Secretary of War Root among them, said
that the admiral and hGs bride were not gem
orally recognized by the other passengers
| until after Philadelphia had been passed.
| Then there was general desire on the
part of everybody on The train to see them.
People bought chair car tickets for the
purpose off being in the same car, and 9th
ers who did not get chairs walked Through
the car for the purpose of seeing the bride
and groom.
At THE suggestion of one of the passen-
gers a collection was taken up in the cars
TO buy some flowers to present ito tae
couple, but a conference with the conductor
showed them that no flowers could be OBJ
tained until Jersey City was reached, and
the project was abandoned and the money
refunded.
Presented Dewey With Cigars
A group off passengers got around the ad-
miral, however, wLnen he left his seat for
a few moments near Elisabeth and a silk
handkerchief with American flag EN-
brofdered on 1t and "a handful of cigars were
presented to him. He accepted them in a
good-natured way One old man glasped
his hand and said ito him.
Admiral, saw you on the Olympia and
in the parade. 1 want to say to you, may
the Lord bless you."
ha NJ Iii,
and was visibly affected. He said:
''Ihat's good. 1 thank you. In go and
tell my wife"
Shortly before Jersey City was reached
Secretary Root, who had Intentionally
avoided the bride and groom during The
| trip, knowing that they would appreciate
being together, went over and spoke to
them.
There was a considerable crowd in the
Jersey City station when the train rolled
| In, waiting to see the admiral and Mrs.
Dewey. Boats were coming over with COM
muters and there were more people outside
the fence that separates the train shed
from the general waiting room. AS the
| train stopped the admiral rose from his
| seat and started with Mrs. Dewey out of
| the car. The crowd was waiting down the
| platform, and as Mrs. Dewey stepped down
| from the car she was cheered. The men in
| the crowd all doffed their hats and the ad-
miral lifted his. AS he walked down the
| platform additional cheers and individual
greetings were given. The admiral looked
| the bridegroom. His face was flushed and
| he smiled back at the crowd and answered
| their greetings by lifting his hat again and
| again.
The Crowd Cheered
| Mrs. Dewey also bowed and smiled. The
station master escorted the couple from the
| train to the Twenty-third street ferry. The
| crowd gave a final cheer as the admiral and
| his wife went down the gang plank to the
| upper deck of the ferry boat, and many
| of them rushed aboard for moment to
| get better look at them.
| The admiral took Mrs. Dewey around
| the deck outside the big cabin and stood
| with her out in front of the pilot house,
| hoping to be alone. The crowd of passen-
gers followed. They gathered in SEMI
| circle about the newly welded couple and
| at times cheered the admiral and his wife,
| A newspaper man apologized for intruding
| and remarked that 1t was embarrassing
situation. To this the admiral assented. He
said that he would rather be excused, under
| the circumstances, from telling what his
| plans for the honeymoon were. After five
| minutes In this semi-circle intercourse the
admiral and Mrs. Dewey walked into the
| cabin, which was almost empty, and sat
| down together on one of the side benches,
! away back in the stern OF the boat. They
were alone for only few minutes how
| ever. Then one by one persons began to
| opposite In five minutes all the seats Were
| crowded.
| The admiral appeared slightly embarrass-
ed but he talked on unconcernedly to Mrs.
| Dewey, trying evidently to appear uncon-
| cerned and unconscious of the curiosity or
the other passengers. He took 1t all good
naturedly
| When the boat reached the Twenty-third
| street ferry house the crowd hurried out to
| the street in front to see the distinguished
| passengers walk to their carriage and to
| give them another cheer big policeman,
| learning who was coming, opened wide
| path through the crowd
The admiral did not come the way the
| crowd expected, however. He apparently
! did not attempt to evade the curious. He
| simply went down with Mrs. Dewey to the
| lower floor of the station, instead of leaving
| bv the wide stairway to the street and en-
| tered one of the Pennsylvania railroad
company's cabs. The crowd In front learn
ed what he had done when cheer rose and
some bows at the carriage entrance to the
station gave the alarm and the same old
crowd rushed eagerly forward to intercept
the party but were too late.
The Admiral and Mrs. Dewey hurried
out of their cab and into the door before
another crowd had time to gather.
Won I,uelow Will Go to England