Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-03
DEWEY n Washington
Magnificent Reception Given the
Admiral on His Arrival at
the Capital.
Parade at Night a Grand and Pleas
ing Pageant Welcomed by
Mckinley.
Ovation Equal to New York's Dem
onstration Only on a Lesser
Scale.


onstration Only on Lesser
Scale
Washington, Oct. 3. - The home
coming of Admiral Dewey-for hence |
forth the national capital is to be his
home-was made the reason for the
greatest tribute ever paid by Washing
ton to any individual The citizens had
made every preparation to make the
occasion worthy of their hero. Penn
sylvania avenue was one mass of col
ored bunting along the entire line of
March from the station to the white
house, and but few private residents
failed to make some display of color on
their residences. Unique designs in
fairy lamps dotted the horizon; great
searchlights threw broad beams of
bright light across the blue sky of
clear October evening and the stately
capito. and the other public buildings
which stood within the range OF vision,
Admiral Dewey and the president as
they reviewed the throng of people from
the Prov of the white Olympia project
ing from the center of the stand
erected just south of the treasury build
ing at the head of Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
On the facade of the newly completed
government postoffice building famed
forth two Inscriptions set In electric
points. the one reciting the famous
message of the president directing
Dewey to go forth to destroy the Span
ish fleet, and the other setting out the
famous admiral'S direction TO the Ia
mcnted Gridley. you may fire when
your are ready, Gridley which marked
an epoch in the history of the United
States. Twelve thousand members OF
civic organizations paraded before him
besides tens of thousands of non-organ-
lied citizens. and in a roar of cannon
rockets, and the blaze of red fire and
and the thunderous cheering of the
populace. and the warm greeting of the
head of the nation, Dewey came to the
national capital to a welcome such as
mas not been known here hitherto
His journey here from New York had
been one continuous ovation. limited
| IN its Intensity only by the density of
l.nopulation. The decorated special train
(which left the Pennsylvania railroad
fiery slip in Jersey City at 1850 in the
lafternoon was given a clear track and
| the run to Washington was made with
| out a stop. except II tiray's Ferry. on
the outskirts of Philadelphia. where en-
| gines were changed and a new train
erew came aboard.
/ Almost Immediately after going
/ aboard the train the admiral went to
his private car for luncheon, which
i was served for six, Admiral Dewey, his
son George, his brother and wife. Capt.
i Isamberton and Lieut.. Brumby There
latter the admraI lay down and tried To
get Il little sleep. but this was impossi-
/ BILE owing to the continuous ovation
i along the line.
4 II was said by the railroad officials
land traintnen that the ovation during
1.-The run from New York to Washington
lwas the most remarkable demonstra-
4 ,ion that mas ever taken place along
1.-The line Every town turned out its fuli
lpopulation and every house and cross
roads settlement was turned inside out
10 see the flying special pass.
4 A bare stop was made at Princeton,
where young Dewey had been stu
ldent and the admiral went to the plat
form IA minute. merely saying to the
boys that he was pleased with the re-
ception they had given him. 1t was
such p reception as an emperor might
f have envied. every student of the col
Ilege town being in evidence. as We'll as
1.-THE whole population of the place, whils
leollege yells rfsounded above the rum
bic of the departing train.
All Wilmington Del, as the trair
lpassea slowly through the city. many
persons endsavorad to mount the plat
Form Of the car. and boy. Charles
/ Winkter, IA years of age, who succeeded
lin doing SO. was rewarded with hearty
Z land shake by the admiral, who pressed
4 dollar gold piece in the boys hanc
$ ibefore releasing his grasp.
/, Admiral Dewey was particular,
touched all along The line ny the mum
Der of children VINO turned out to Sc
i aim They formed a Very larss part Q
g the crowd ii every town, and whereye
d here Was Il school house the childrel
d had evidently been given n special re
: cess 70 60 out ard cheer the train. Ad
l. miral Dewey said that he felt NOR
h touched and donnplimented by the at
81 tention Of the children than by almos
II any other thing that had happene
n since his return to America.
a All along the line every train, freigh
or passenger that passed the speea
e saluted il with a long drawn blast 9
e the whistle ard in all the larger town
81 where the flyer slowed down within u
plcity limits there was a continual roa
Ii of steam from factories. machine shor
n the shifting engines and trains on tn
ii sidings.
The admiral responded good-natured
If lily to all calls on his stock of strengt
that lie had been reserving for the try
vi ling ordeal in Washington. and cam
.s again and again to the platform to DO
,e as the train went by.
k The train az IT reached the line {
o the District Of Columbia, stopped for
70 few minutes at the little station
Al Deanwood. while the reception commi
IN tee went through the formality of PR
senting the nations guest the freedo
of the district. The ceremony was pc
formed by District Commission
Wright, in the presence of the admiral
fleet captains. the military and nav
t. members of the party and as many
Sc the reception committee as could