The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-03
He is Home at Last, as in the
Future he viii Reside at
the Capital.
SPLENDID WELCOME EXTENDED.
The City Ablaze With Lights and
the People Overlooking
With Enthusiasm.
THE CIVIC PARADE PASSES
Before Him in Rewew..Presldent
and Mrs. Mckinley Give him
Cordial Greeting.


WASHINGTON. Oct. 2.-The home-
coming OF Admiral George pewey-for
hencerorth the national capitol Is to be
his homc-was made the occasion Tor
the greatest tribute ever paid by. wash
ington to any individual. After the
preliminary welcome In New York. IT.
self unsurpassed in Its Kind i remained
for the highest and greatest in the Of
fetal world to hold out the hand Of
greeting to the famous admiral and to
Join with the people who are to be his
fellow citizens. in bidding him welcome.
The citizens had made every prepara-
ton to make the occasion worthy OF
their hero. The decorations were elab-
orate. Pennsylvania avenue was one
mass OF colored bunting along the en-
tire 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 resi-
dences. Unique designs in fairy lamps
dotted the horizon; great searchlights
threw broad beams of bright light
across the blue sky OF a bright October
evening. and the stately capitol sto9d
revealed in all its queenly beauty in the
powerful rays Of many concentrated
lights. The same device was used eff
fectvely in the case of other public
buildings which stood within. the range
Of vision Of the distinguished party
which stood to review the great throng
of people which passed slowly along
beneath the prov Of the white Olympia,
which projected in bold relief from the
stand at the head Of Pennsylvania ave-
nue., whereon stood Dewey, the central
figure of the demonstratien, on the
facade OF the newly completed general
postofiice building, famed forth two In
Bcrlptions. set in electric points, the one
recIting the famous message OF the
President, directing Dewey. then thou
sands Of miles away in the far east, to
go forth to destroy the Spanish feet.
and the other setting out the famous
admiral's direction to the lamented
You may fire when you are
ready, Gridley." which marked an
epoch in the history Of the United
States, Twelve thousand members OF
civic organizations paraded before him.
besides tens of thousands Of non-organ-
lied citizens. and in roar OF cannon
rockets and the blaze OF red fire and
the thunderous cheering OF the popu-
lace, and the warm greeting OF the
head Of the nation, Dewey came 10 the
national capitol to welcome such as
has not been known here hitherto.
The Journey From New York.
His journey here from New York had
been one Of continuous ovation. limited
in It's Intensity only by the density of
the population. The decorated special
train which left the Pennsylvania rail-
road ferry slip in Jersey City ut 1860 in
the afternoon, was fully in keeping
with its distinguished passenger. 1t
was made up of FIVE cars, the PennsyI-
vana's prize special. the Atalanta,
dining car, combination smoker and
three parlor cars for the accommodation
Of the Washington reception committee.
The special was given clear track,
and the run TO Washington was made