The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-04
- BY MARX NORRIS.

/ dec0rar1on or the lower uonzy III mont
room, which win be AdmiuR4zDe Dewey 8
sleeping chamber, receives the xnII rays
Of the sun, which Is let insoaafhDee sides
by a bay window, a private bat5fs att
tached to this withaa lihxafX5on the
left, all SO arranged that shisau1f eau Be
shut of from the rest .ofzthe house. Al
second sleeping apartment Is In the rear
of the front ~bedchamber, and oqer the
dining room Is a large and nicely furnishs
ed reading ROOM The arrangement Of
the third floor is somewhat similaE there
being one extra bedroom on that floor.
Two baths are on both the second and
third aosrs. A well equipped kitchen and
laundry are In the basement
Before the admiral Is the pleasant task
Of settling his various belongings. Two
months ago the greater part Of his dun
mage" as he would term 1t, would not
have made a load for a one horse express
wagon. Naval officers, who ~sefdoufshave'
a fixed abiding place, are accustomed to-
travelling light
But into his new home Admiral Dewey
is receiving many articles, most OF them
being gifts from various people and organ
izations. On his sideboard be may place.
the two beautiful loving cups which were
presented to him in New York. One Isl
OF solid silver and the other Of solid goIdd
The gold one Is almost too valuable to bel
In common use and would prove q great
temptation to burglars.
In his library he can place the beauti<
fully carved mahogany table given him
by the New York chamber Of commenced
On his buffet he may display the silver
service which the people Of Chicago have
bought for him. This numbers 10 pieces
and cost $4,000. Among the other presJ
ents which have been sent him is q fuif
dinner service OF 6ne china, especially
decorated for the hero OF Manila BAY,
and a fine piano.
In the back yard he win find room for
his chow dog Bob, although 1t Is q ques-
ton whether Bob will agree with the
Indian cheetah given him by an English
regiment. In fact, il the admiral wishes
to preserve peace In his home he wiz
have to give some attention to the char
acter Of the pets which he accepts. as
almost every variety of animal or bird
known to be capable OF acquiring any de-
gree Of domesticity has been offered to
him.
1t is no new thing for a nation to thus
honor a great warrior. Military and na-
val heroes of all lands have been simi-l
larry rewarded. England made Nelson
a knight and gave him a purse Of $70.-l
600. The Duke OF Wellington received
gifts amounting to fully $3,000,000, most
of which were cash Germany gave to
Bismarck for his services in the Franco
Prussian war a landed estate worth ST.
100000 and made him a prince to boot
Won Moltke received 100000.
We gave Admiral Farragut a home hi
Washington 1t is now occupied By his
son. To no less than five famous uniont
generals have been presented homes and
money, the list beginning with McCleIlan'
In 1854 and ending with Miles In 1881
Homes were given to the widows Of GEM
erals Hancock and Logan In memory OF
their husbands.
General Grant was most ei9nailyI
honored, for be received not one homej
but three-in Washington, P~hiladelphis
and New York, respectively. The New
York house, presented to him shortly aft3
er his return from his tour around thsj
world. cost something like S121,Q00, and
the balance Of the sum contributed, more5
than 100000, was given to General
Grant in the form Of dividend paying -
c~urities.