Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-02
Leaves New York This Afternoon
by Special Train
IS CnEERED EVERYWHERE.
sn.,iaI Guest OF the Nation st wash
tnston, where n Great Wei
come IL Prepared.

Nov York. oct. 2-Admiral Dewey
arose carly this morning and began pre-
parations for his departure at 10 o'clock
for Washington.
After a light breakfast. after which he
,battdd with the members Of his family.
The admiral expressed himself az being
much refreshed after the fatlgiing In
tdcnts u the past week. The admiral
saw no visitors this morning, but Kept
20 hls rooms attending 10 some personal
business until about II o'clock when,
with the party cscurtlng him he started
Tor drive before proceeding 10 the
Admiral Dewey has received 50 many
letters of Welcome and congratulations
since his arrival In the United states.
that he finds II impossible to answer
them aa he would wish. lie therefore
asks the press 10 convey his acknow-
iedrcmenis 81 their receipt and his
tharka Tor their kinducfa and good
wishes Of his many friends.
Mayor Van Wyck called about 10
O'Clock AMI had short talk with the
admiral whom he bade good bye.
Hoforp he allowed the mayor 20 leave
Admiral Dewey told him to thank the
people N New York Tor him Tor the
remarkable demonstration In his honor.
''it was magnificent" said the admir-
al "nnd far exceeded my expectations
Admiral Dewey ard party went by The
naval tug Nyack 10 Jersey city. whore
they boarded the pcnnFylvanla railroad
train. leaving Tor Washington at i.i5 ..
whcn Admiral Dewey LEFT the Wal
durf Astoria a. go 20 jersey city the
wtnsinwa u an the houses between
Thrty.thlrd street and Fifth avenue
were hllcd with people anxious 10 catch
glimpse ~ him. Down Fifth avenue
the ilnc extended each side u the Htrvct
nlcd with people. Members of
the committee who had personally
escorted Admiral Dewey through the
two days celebrations assembled In the
h3tod before " o'clock. They were St.
clair McKeiway. Richard Croker. EN-
Governor Morton, William McAdoo. W.
W Foster and James Spcllmnnn. sena-
tor pcpew was missing. He was 10 go
60 Washington, however, on a special
train during the afternoon ana be pres
cnt az the ceremonies there
The committee went up 60 Admiral
Dowey'n room with some Of the mcm-
hers 90 the Washington committee.
which II 10 escort the admiral to the
capital These wet a@'intor nsdheld
Proctor Of Vermont, mmnnder Baird
and John jay Edison. Mr. McKelwny.
who headed the local committee. went
NlNNAhN NNN ANA llAAANANH NANNAIAN NANANNH
Gentlemen. here IL the admiral"
Admiral Dewey bowed and when
asked II he was ready 10 20 he said no
was and he and Mr. Edison started
down stairs ana took carriages. His
ron. George Dewey. Jr., and the ad-
mirul came out of the hotel together.
and Mr. Edison handed the admiral In
60 his carriage. The crowd Immediately
recognized the admiral who was In
CIVILIAN clothing, ana great cheer went
No. Admiral Dewey bowed his ac-
knowlcdgmcnts.
George Dewey got Into tho carriage.
and when AIR, Edison entered. Sailor
Nyrir of the olympia was on the seat
with the driver, The police cleared the
middle pf the street and the carriage
started 0if Then there was renewed
cheering and waving ~ handkerchief
and iags and the admiral took on his
hat and smiled Then the carriage
stopped ns Mr. Edison told the driver
20 walt Tor the other carriages.
The crowd tried 20 break through tho
police lines when the carriage was
stopped, hut the police managed 10
fnwe the people back again. The cheer.
inR was continuous, The first carriage
after that ~ Admiral Dewey contained
VT. and Mrs. Charles Dewey and Sen-
hior Proctor. the second. Captain cOgh-
Ian and Mrs. COghlan and Commander
baird. the third. Captain and Mrs.
laluhurtun; the fourth, Lieut.. nrumby
and Ensign Caldwell. and the nth, tho
Two chinese servants, Al the way
down the avenue TO Twenty street
The admlrarF arrival was awaited by a
huge crowd. Az his carriage came
along the people chcered him again and
again, the admiral acknowledging the
grootlng BY raising his hat and bow
ing. The carriages drove down Twenty
htlh street 10 the river. where the ad-
mlrnl boarded the naval tug Nyack.
Trenton, n, J.. oct. 2-Tho train
bearing Admiral Dewey to Washington
passed through here az 2:52 o'clock. No
STOP was made, but as the train APP
preached the city a salute Of seventeen
tlnA was fired on the state house
Hrounds and the whistles " various
inciurica were blown.
Nnout 300 persons gathered around
W. STATION ~ catch n glimpse ~ the
ulsunEulshe1 hero, but he did not APP
pear Hundreds Of people evaded the
IahroadH order denying admission Ia
uhe railroad platform by purchasing
Veheu Tor nearby stations.
Admiral Dewey. uncie Dead.