Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-03
DEWEY IS THERE
Fireworks Procession Reviewed By
Presid ID and Admiral.
CAPITALS GREAT WELCOME.
Roar of an Admiral's Salute Greeta
Dewey as His Train Rolls Into
the Beautifully Illumi-
mated City.

is here. He arrived in the early evening
after a quick trip from New York on
special train over the Pennsylvania road
His journey was marked all along thu
route by bursts of applause from the cit
les and towns through which his trair
passed. Trenton in particular gave the
admiral a noisy reception. A salute OF
II guns was fired in his honor
General Miles acted as the admirali
escort from New York. Among Others
who were in the admiral's party were his
son, George G. Dewey; his brother
Charles Dewey, and wife; Captain Lam,
berton and wife, Flag Lieutenant Brum-
by and Lieutenant Caldwell. A private
car was provided for the admiral.
The following naval officers, as special
guests, also accompanied the party: Rear
Admirals Winfield Scott Schley, w. T.
Sampson, ]. w. Philip, Silas Casey: Cap
tains A. s. Barker. M. N. Dyer, Frank
Wildes, T. f. Jewell, F. E. Chadwick.
G. ID. Sigsbee and Robley d. Evans;
Commander Il. =. Wood and Ensign e.
L. Bennett.
The admiral's arrival in Washington
was announced by an admirars salute.
The Third United States cavalry was
drawn up at the station, and Admiral
Dewey and General Miles were escorted
I'D PENNSYLVANIA avenue and through
Fifteenth street to the executive man
sion.
Dewey Meets Mckinley.
There Secretary Long was waiting
with the president in the east room. The
secretary formally presented the admiral
to President Mckinley, and half hour
was spent in an informal reception, con-
fined wholly to officials
After this the admiral, the president
and cabinet and local committee went
through the White House grounds to the
stand ut the head OF Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. From the reviewing stand the ad-
miral saw Pennsylvania avenue, with
mile of moving human columns advanc-
ing toward him. Just as they reached
the stand they swung to the right up Fiji
teenth street A better point for a
pageant review could not have been de-
vised.
As. the admiral and president stepped
upon the reviewing platform burst of
fireworks along the route of the parade
and flight of 500 rockets announced
the fact. Simultaneously every public
building in the city was illuminated, ev-
cry brass band in line struck up. and the
10000 marshaled men began the parade.
Order of Parade.
The order of parade was as follows:
Marshal, General Calvin Farnsworth,
department commander, G. A. Il.
Old Guard, Captain j. NJ. Edgar COM
manding.
Department of the Potomac, G. A. R.,
A. b. Grunwell, junior vice commander,
B. F. Chase, assistant adjutant gener
al and department officers.
Aids-past department commanders:
John A. Rawlins post, No. 1, Hiram
commander; Kit Carson
post No. 2, n. N. Mccullough, COM
Lincoln post, No. 3, George NJ.
Rowe, commander: O. P. Morton post
No. 4, $. W. Herbert, cd,nmandlegr;;
G6aTss;, COMMANDER; U. s. Giant post,
No. 6, A. d. Albert, commander; James
Garfield post No. I, William NJ. Sef-
ton, commander; Burnside post, No. 8,
A. f. Sperry, commander; Charles Sum-
Ter post, No. 8, w. II. Grimshaw, com
Farragut post. No. 10, Stanton |
Weaver, commander: Potomac post, No. |
i, Gustave Kahlert. commander; John
Logan post, No. Is, H. w. Emo, COM
nander; Phil Sheridan post, No. IA, Jeff
Jennings, commander; George H.
Thomas post, No. Is, B. p. Entrikin.
Henry Wilson post No, II.
ohm s. Hoover, commander: George U,
iorris post, No. 10, Rudolph Ullmer.
Lafayette post, No. 30 M.
'alhoun, commander; Frederick Doug
ISIS post, No. q, j. w. Butcher, com
lander
Union Veteran legion, Colonel Hanni-
al ID. Norton, commanding; Eighth bat
llon, District of Columbia volunteers,
SOL, Captain "A. e. l.. Reese. command
lg; Department Of the District of Co
mbia, Spanish American War Veter-
rs, Colonel NJ. Emmett Urell, command
X; Fifth Maryland regiment Veteran
orps. Captain f. X. Ward, command
e: Grimes Virginia battery. Captain C.
. Warren. commanding; Regiment High
'hool cadets, Colonel Gunnell, com
anding; Separate Battalion High
,hool cadets
After the parade had been reviewed
Admiral Dewey the people who lined
e avenue turned in and followed the
ocession. passing in review before the
lmiral and the distinguished party on
e stand. Ample police arrangements
I'd been made to insure the success of
is plan. "a
The Third cavalry then escorted All. 9
ral Dewey to the home of Mrs. Wash. 9
ston Mclean, at Connecticut ayenue
d X street, where the admiral will
IKE his home for the present. :