Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-03

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! one he extended his left hand and he car
| rled the right arm as if ii were crippled.
Sergeant Eagan had lined up the mount
ea police on the dock, and when he gave
| the cue the police let loose three rousing
| cheers, which were taken up and re-echoed
by the people who had crowded the, sur
| rounding docks. The admiral raised his
hat and smiled. Then Sergeant Eagan
came forward and said: Pleasant jour-
forward and inquired: What did you
say, captain?"
Il wished you a pleasant Journey" re-
| piled the sergeant.
'Oh, thank you,' said the admiral quick
| ly, and smiled and bowed again.
| shortly afterward the tugs whistle gave
The admiral. who was standing in the bow,
with General Miles and several others,
was the first to discover the possible dan
ger in the vicinity of the line, which was
| becoming taut. He started away and eau
| toned the others to do SO also. Every
body Gheered him as the tug passed out of
The Nina put in at the Pennsylvania
wharf near the express company dock.
mere was a tremendous throng present
10 welcome the admiral, and the cheering
| began as soon as the boat hove in sight.
On the way across the river, the admiral
wac Eefy Jolly. He spoke to General Miles
| of the reception he ha,. been given in New
| York and said: General, 1t was magnifi-
cent"
He also spoke of the correspondence he
| had received in great patches. over some
| of which he laughed with General Miles as
| Inc told him of 1t. He spoke of one letter
ne had got from Scotchman who had
| been giving him advice. Admiral Dewey
! said the man had told him he was a great
| man, but that he must not let the recep-
tion turn his head. and that if he pursued
the course he had been pursuing to the
end his name would be high in history.
but he must remember that there are other
great men. and that his name would not
hold the list
In speaking of the crowds that lined the
route of the parade on Saturday, Admiral
Dewey said that 1t was one sea of human
faces, all smiling. and that he had never
seen so many beautiful teeth"
AS the boat put up at the pier. the crowd
which had gathered recognized the admiral
VINO was preparing to step Off, and the
tied up and the admiral was aided off by
LIEUTENANT Brumby and Mr.. Edison.
Ihe eighty members of the Washington
landing and Admiral Dewey stepped for
ward and saluted the committee, with
whom he shook hands.
Mr Mckelway then formally turned the
admiral over to the Washington people.
General Miles had come up to the dock
with all the other officials on the boat, and
Mr Mckelway said to General Miles:
General Miles. 1 hand over Admiral
Dewey to you. See that he is well taken
| care Of"
number of the members of the commit
tee then stepped forward and greeted the
| admiral, and B. Ross Perry delivered a
| speech of welcome. lie said:
admiral Dewey. you were yesterday the
honored guest of a great state Today the
| nation claims you as her own. We are
| come TO welcome you to your home in her
capitol city. She awaits there to put the
| seal of her appreciation upon your great
achievement Her heart went out to you
when, a year ago, in Manila Bay, your
triumphant cannon told the other nations
| of the world that this nation had come
| among them as one of them, but it is
only today that she can give you the benefi-
cent hand of welcome, and she does it as
a glad mother welcomes her son who comes
! from the battlefield bringing with him the
sheaves OF victory"
Admiral Dewey listened attentively to
the p speech, and then bowed to Mr., Ross
II am very greatly honored sir. Thank
you.'
The crowd, which had ceased cheering
during the speech of Mr.. Perry and Ad-
| miral Deweys reply, let itself loose again
! and enthusiasm for another minute was
rampant
Simon Wolff, of the committee. then
| came forward and pinned bronze medal,
| made from piece of a cannon captured
| at Manila, on the breast of the admiral.
| ~ vas a presentation from the committee
| In honor of the occasion of the reception
to be given him in the capital and bore
his portrait in relief and suitable inscrip-
| ton. Mr.. Wolff said:
On behalf of the committee. 1 present
| to you this medal of historic significance,
not only on account of the impress it
| of which 1t is made. May you always
wear it in health and happiness"
Admiral Dewey bowed and mirnured a
| low Thank you" Then the vast crowd
| cheered again.
| Admiral Dewey apologized as he put out
his left hand to each man by whom he
was greeted.
| The admiral and General Miles moved
| forward together toward the train. Ad-
mlral Dewey walked along an elevated
structure which had been especially over
laid with green velvet carpet The police
kept the crowd back.
The special train in waiting. included the
parlor car Atalanta, provided for the ad-
miral. General Miles handed him into this
car. and Admiral Dewey turned and bowed
to the people before ne stepped into the
given him while the members of the COM
| mtttee were boarding the other cars of the
| train. Then the engineer threw open the
valve, and the train started for the cap
| ttal
Aboard the train was committee rep
resenting the District Of Columbia. These
present the freedom of the District Of
Columbia to Admiral Dewey just as soon
boundary line of the District. The ad-
dress of welcome is printed on parchment,
and the inscription reads:
THE freedom OF the National Capital Is
| hereby rendered to Admiral George Dewey
| of the United States navy, as the guest OF
the District of Columbia on the occasion
| of The ceremonies in honor of the achieve
ments Of the forces under his command ir
the harbor of Manila and as a mark OF
| respect for his official and personal con-
| duct under all the trying circums tances
| of that memorable PERIOD
| The document was signed by the above
| named gentlemen on behalf of the COM
| mittee. 1t was presented to Admiral
| Dewey after the reading of the inscrip-
| ton.
| PHILADELPHIA, Oct AS soon as
the party had boarded the special train
| the admiral had a short audience with a
| few members Of the Washington commit
tee. in his special car at the rear of the
! train.
The car was then cleared and dinner
| served for Admiral Dewey and five mem
| bers of his immediate party, his son. his
| brother and wife. Captain Lamberton and
Lieutenant Brumby; The train was pulled
out at exactly 1.5O. increased its speed rap
| idly at the city limits and was soon speed
| ing south at sixty mile gait
The train slowed UP slightly as it dashed
| into Newark. where the station was packed
with people and the track lined for several
| hundred yards each way. The cheering of
| the crowd brought the admiral to the win
dow, but it is doubtful if one person in n
hundred recognized the dark. sunburnel
as the flyer dashed past. But they cheered
with a wild yell that penetrated the train
even above the roar and whir of the
| wheels.
The train came into PHILADELPHIA over
| the New York division of the Pennsvlvania
railroad and was switched to the Philadei-
| phia. Wilmington Il Baltimore tracks at
| Gray's Ferry, near the southern confines
| of the city. where the locomotives crews
were changed. The locomotive was gayly
| decorated with flags and bunting. the
| smokcstack being almost obscured by the
| national colors.
The passage of the admiral through this
city aroused unbounded enthusiasm
among the patriotic residents. At every
| way station, from the extreme northeast