The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-29
Inquired About Roast Beef.

The admiral was in particularly jo-
vial mood There came to the rear
platform where he stood, young man
wearing the uniform of a private of the
army. When he said that he had been
one of Torrey's rough riders Admiral
Schley chatted with him for some min
utes.
How did you like the roast beef?"
called out the hero of Santiago bay, as
the train drew off, and the crowd
laughed.
The admiral can't shake hands with
you," said General Henderson at the
station Those people over in Colo
RADIO shook him SO hard that they put
his right flipper out of commission.
That doesn't apply to the ladies, how
ever. it's his privilege to squeeze their
hands,
At the depot General Henderson in
troduced him to the throng of people,
though he needed no introduction, his
face was known so well, and, as his
smiling face greeted those surrounding
him, a volley of cheers were given.
Then Mayor S. S. Jones, standing upon
truck, welcomed the visitor with a
short speech. He said:
Mayor Jones' Address.
admiral Schley: Honored Sir: The
citizens of Provo have assembled this
Sabbath morning to greet you and bid
you welcome to the fertile wales of
Utah. We assure you as their repre-
sentative that in their hearts there is
a kindly feeling, and that in their
minds there is an admiration for your
brave and heroic conduct as a naval
commander
Your generous remark on q certain
occasion, in reference to the men behind
the guns, has placed you in touch with
the sympathies and the affections of
the whole nation. And while you may
visit greater cities and be honored with
civic and military parades, we desire TO
assure you that the patriotic apprecia-
ton of your noble exploits is as high in
Provo as it is elsewhere.
LAS a God-fearing and Christian COM
munity, We bid you on this peaceful
Sabbath morning Godspeed. May hap
piness and prosperity attend you. And
as you pass through our fertile wales
borne on the wings of the wind. know
this, that every town and hamlet
breathes a welcome. And the stately
pines on these lofty hills will gently
bow a recognition to the hero of Santi-
ago bay
The admiraFs response was brief. He
thanked the mayor and the assembled
crowd for their welcome, and said that
he appreciated the honor shown to him.
However" he said, IT am sure this
expression of your esteem and admira-
ton is not for me as an individual, but
for the great service which L represent,
and for the brave men who carried our
flag to victory over the seas" He end
ed his speech with "a reference to
Dewey, peerless Dewey" and the
great work he did in Manila.
When he stopped speaking, three
cheers for the admiral" We're suggested
and given with a Will. And amid the
cheering of 1000 people, the train left
for the north.
As soon as the admirars car had been
attached to the special train, George Y.
Wallace, at whose residence the party
is to remain during its sojourn here,
boarded it and remained till the trip |
north was begun. Lieutenant Colonel |
Bruback had arranged every one in the |
chair car for the formal reception by
Governor Wells and officials, and Ad-
miral Schley, General Henderson and |
Mr.. Wallace came forward. He intro |
duced the hero of Santiago and General |
Henderson to the governor.
Welcomed By the Governor.
I'm behalf of the people of Utah, 1 |
bid you welcome to the last, but not |
the least, in the sisterhood of states" |
said the governor. Il bid you and !
General Henderson and the ladies a |
most hearty welcome. The citizens of !
Salt Lake have come down to meet |
you, for they did not want you to open |
your eyes in Utah without the proper |
kind of a welcome to the state. We adj |
mire you for the great part you played |
in the late war with Spain, and we want |
to show our appreciation of your serv- |
ices. Arrangements have been made to :
entertain you while you remain with /
us, and we hope that your stay will be |
very pleasant
At the conclusion of the governors /
short address, Mayor Clark was intro |
duced