Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-03
THE HERO AT HOME
Washington Gives Admiral
Dewey q Royal Welcome.
GRAND PAGEANTIN HIS HONOR
Nations Capital in Holiday Dress and
Cabinet and Navy Department
Greet Him Officially.
GRAND PAGEANTIN HIS HONOR
(lv ~T'elegraph.)

hn his homc-was made the occasion
Tor tn" greatest tribute Y G paid by
Washington 10 any Individual. Attel
the preliminary welcome in New York.
itself unsurpassed in its kind. it re-
manned for the highest and greatest
in the official world to hold out the
hand OF greeting to the famous AImi
raj. and 10 join with the people who are
!" be his fellow citizens in bidding him
welcome The citizens had made every
preparation to make the occasion Mor-
thy of their hero. w.
CITY IN HOLIDAY DRESS.
The decorations We're elaborate:
Pennsylvania avenue was one mass of
colOreC bunting along the entire line OF
march from the station to the White
house. and not content with this few
private citizens failed to make some
display Of color on their residences.
lniuI" designs in fairy lamps dotted
u" horizon. great searchligh,s threw
beams OF bright light across the
blue sky of a clear October night and
thc stately capitol stood revealed in al!
its Gueen!y beauty. The same device
was used effectively in the case of other
public buildings within the range Of
vision OF the distinguished PARTY on the
reviewing stand. ..0 ".. " ..".
The prov Of the White Olympia pro
inc'"d in bold relief from the stand at
tn" head of Pennsylvania avenue
Wherein stood Dewey. The central fig
urs cf the demonstration. On the ia
CAGE Of the newly completed general
pnst"t,!cr building fancd forth TWO in
SCIlnii0ns set in electric points, the
one !esitinG the famous message of the
President directing Dewey then tllous-
ands Of miles away in the Far East, to
60 forth to destroy the Spanish feet,
niid TIE other setting OFT The famous
Gridloy. YOU may fire when you arr.
ready. GridleE,' which marked al ca-
och in the history Of the United States,
THOUSANDS IN PARADE"
= we!E" thousand members VI 1::.u
organization paradeG before Him. DO
SIDES tens Of thousands of n~on-nrSan-
l2"i citizens and in a roar OF cannon
rockets. the blaze If red fire. the thun-
n,f-r"us cheering Of the %pcpujice. ana
inc warm greeting Of The head of the
lstl"n Dewey came 10 the National
Capitol to Il welcome such as has nci
ben known here hitherto.
Ills journey from New Nork had been
'ne continuous ovation. The decorated
>~l.cial train left The PENNSYLVANIA
ll''ir2a'i ferry slip i'll Jersey City at 1:5l
II IN" afternoon Wus tully in Keeping
WITH us distinguished passenger 1t
Vas made "n.of five cars the Pennsy,-
N;.ina nriZe special. the tAtlanta." a
cining car. a snoker and three parlor
,"'S 10y M accommodation of the
N'~tS!iilStnn reception committed. "
.ci-E-\f TRACK FOE DEWEY.
IN" Slecia! Was given Z clear track
N the run 70 Washington. which was
made without y stop eXcaDt at Gray's
Ferry on The outskirts Of Philadelphia.
"nere a new crew came aboard.
Almost immediately after going
abroad the train the .Admira! retired 10
his private car tor luncheon which was
served lcr sin. Admiral Dewey, his son
George. his brother and Wife. Cantain
L~anlbe!tcn and Lieut.. Brumby.
N. At-l = 50. > 1rN Al :-1 -
tried 10 set q little sleep but that was
impossible owing to continuous cheer
ing along the line.
II is said by the railroad officials ana
tla!nmen that the ovation during the
run from New York TO Washington was
the most remarkable demonstration
that has ever taken place along the
SlIic Every town turned out it's full
population and every house and cross
roads settlement was turned inside out
J." Sre the flying. speciai pass. .
HIS ALMA MATER.
The first stop was Princeton wher.
GUNS Dewey had been a student and
the Admiral went to the platform for a
minute. merely saying to the BOYS that
he was pleased With the reception thcy
il;,I gwen him. 1t was such a recep-
tipl. as an emperor might have en,.in1
every student of the college town being
IT evidence as We'll as tie whole popr
lation OF The place. Willie college wells
iesounded above the rumble of the de.
parting tr:lin.
admiral Dewey was particularly
touched all along the line by the num-
Der Of children Who turned out to sec
Rim. They formed a very large part
o. TIE crowd in every town and whar-
ever there was a school house the chill
dren had evidently been given a spc-
cia! recess to come out and cheer the
tain.
:SIrFEE CHILDREN NO rOA1y-.