The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-04
Cheering Crowds.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-The home |
coming of Admiral Dewey was made
the occasion for the greatest tribute
ever paid by Washington to any indi
vinual. The citizens had made every
preparation to make the occasion
worthy of their hero. The decorations
were elaborate. Pennsylvania avenue
Was one mass of colored bunting along
the entire line of march from the sta
ton to the White House and no private
citizen failed to make some display of
colors on his residence Unique de-
signs in fairy lamps dotted The horizon;
great searchlights threw broad beams
of bright light across the blue sky of a
clear October evening and the stately
capitol stood revealed 10 all its queenly
beauty in the powerful rays OF many
contracted lights. The same device
was used effectively in the case of
other prominent buildings, within the
range Of vision of Admiral Dewey and
the President as they reviewed the
throng of people from The PROV of the
white Olympia projecting from the CEN
ter of tue stand erected just south of
the treasury building at the head Of
Penn ylvania avenue.
The Admiral's journey from New
York had been one continuous ovation.
The decorated special train which left
the Pennsylvania railroad slip in Jer-
sey City at l: 30 in the afternoon was
fully in keeping with its distinguished
passenger The special was given b
clear track and the run to Washington
was made without stop except at
Gray's Ferry on the outskirts of Phila-
delphia, where engines were changed
and a new train crew came aboard.
A bare stop was made at Princeton,
where young Dewey had been stu
dent and the Admiral went to the plat
form for minute, saying TO the boys
that he was pleased with the reception
that they had given him. 1t was such
a re ception as an emperor might have
envied, every student of the college
town being in attendance, as well as
the whole population Of the place, while
college yells sounded above the rumble
of the departing train.
Admiral Dewey was particularly
touched all along the line by the num-
Der of children who turned out to see
him. They formed very large pro-
portion of the crowd in every town
and wherever there was school house
the children had evidently been given
a special recess to come out and cheer
the train. There was another large
crowd of children at Baltimore, and
Admiral Dewey, who had come to the
rear platform for the sixth or seventh
time on the trip, said to the train
master, who was standing by him, that
he felt more touched and compli-
mented by the attention of the children
than by almost any other thing that
had happened since his return to Amer
lea.
The President received the Admiral
in his private library. Arm in arm
Secretary Long and the Admiral pro-
ceeded by the elevator to the upper
floor of the mansion. The members of
the cabinet had assembled in the cabi-
net room, while the president was alone
in the library adjoining. AS Secretary
Long entered the library, the President
came forward TO greet the famous
sailor, and grasping his hand wished
him hearty welcome.
The Admiral acknowledged the cor
dial sentiments expressed by the Presi-
dent and asked as to the health of Mrs.
| Mckinney, saying ne mao nearu WIN
great regret that she had not been WE'LL
In reply the President suggested that
the Admiral might meet Mrs. McKin-
ley. They stepped out to the corridor,
which Mrs. Mckinley makes a sitting
room of, and there found her with
some of her lady friends. The Ad-
miral was presented and received from
Mrs. Mckinley, as well as the others, a
most hearty welcome home.
The parade in the evening surpassed
anything ever before seen in Washing
ton.
1t was 8: 10 O'Clock when the fatigued
recipient of the days demonstration
had arrived at the home of Mrs. Wash
ington Mclean. The Admiral was
met at the head of the stairs by Mrs.
Mclean and her daughters aud her
grandson, Captain Frederick Burger.
Mrs. Mclean welcomed the Admiral
and turned over the house to him, for
his use during his stay in Washington.
Mrs. Mclean and the members of her
family then left, going to her country