The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-11
DEWEY's HOME COMING.
Hearty Greeting Extended by Friends
and Neighbors.

and Nelghbors.
Shelburne. vt, Oct. 11.-Admiral
Dewey is at home at last and happy to
be within the shadow of the Green
mountains and beside the water of
Lake Champlain, away from the noise
and hustle that have filed his ears
of Sandy Hook. The fact that the ad
niral is really in Vermont was signalled
last night on tall mountain peaks by
bon fires and electric Searchlights from
one end of the state to the other. Ad-
miraI Dewey is the guest of DR.. w.
Seward Webb at his magnificent coun-
try residence, Shelburne farm, and will
not become the states guest until
Thursday, at the capital, Montpelier.
He came here on a special train from
New York city occupying DR.. Webb's
magnificent car, the Elsmere.
In the party were the admiral and his
son, DR.. Webb, Flag Lieutenant Brum-
by, Governor Smith of Vermont, and
several railway officials While in New
York state Admiral Dewey remained
within the car chatting with the others
of the party. But after crossing the
Vermont line, above Whitehall, the adj
mira1 seemed to grow a little nervous,
spoke of his home coming repeatedly
and went out on the rear platform, al
though the car was an observation one,
to view the scenery. He seemed to be
very happy, and to those who were
the admiral had had a touch of home
sickness.
AS the train neared Shelburne the
admiral watched the changing scenery
fntently. Here and there a flag was
seen, but it is nature that has done
the lavish painting on this great oc-
caSiOn, for the Vermont woods are one
mass of autumn color. When the train
pulled into Shelburne the villagers and
folks from the surrounding towns, even
as far away as Burlington, had made
up a crowd of nearly 5000. The en-
gine stopped just at the station, so that
T. nh a-f
of a little grass plot down the track.
When the train stopped Admiral Dewey
stood upon the rear platform. Preceded
by DR.. Webb he walked across the
lawn where an open landau, drawn by
two black horses, was in waiting. AS
the admiral walked across the lawn a
band from Burlington played Under
the Eagle" selection made at the
special request of the admiral.
As Admiral Dewey stepped into the
carriage salute of seventeen guns was
fired from behind a mass of shrubbery
nearby. Admiral Dewey remained erect
in the carriage, with hat and gloves in
hand, bowling and smiling to the peo-
pie around him. He was dressed in a
gray cutaWay suit and wore a silk hat.
DR.. Webb handed in the admiraPs son,
who took a seat. Then the crowd of
eager people closed around the carriage
until the admiral looked into a sea of
faces. Just at the steps of the car
riage stood a man in working clothes,
Michael Mckenzie, of this town, notice.
able because of his height. Suddenly
Mckenzie threw his cap into the air
and yelled: Lets give three cheers
for Admiral Dewey, the hero of Ma
Mia" The cheers were given.
The admiral started, looked wonder
ingly at the man, dropped his hat and
gloves and then impulsively shook Nc
Kenzie's hand, which was still in the
air after tossing his hat. Instantly the
hands of the crowd were Outstretched
toward the carriage, but Admiral Dewey
started back in fear. drew his hand
toward his body and said:
mo, no, I can't do that, my hands
are very sore, too sore for that"
Bowing again and speaking almost
inaudibly an expression of thanks, he
sat down. The crowd drew back little,
Lieutenant Brumby and DR.. Webb took
their seats and the carriage passed out
of the station grounds.
Along the road were drawn 200 school
children, each with a flag and headed
by their teacher. At a signal the chill
dren sang a parody on Yankee Doodle
Dandy beginning: Yankee Dewey
went to sea- The movement of the
carriage was so timed that it reached
the end of the line as the chorus was
reached and Admiral Dewey, who stood
up in passing, bowed his acknowledge
ments. The horses were then whipped
up and the admiral was driven to Shell
burne house at Shelburne farm, three
miles away. In the carriages which
followed were other members of the
party, with the admiraPs valet on the
box with the driver of the second car