The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-03
All Along the Route Of His Train from
New York.
WELCOMED BY THE PRESIDENT
lie Was Received at the White House
as the Nations HOnored Guest
Cordially Greeted by His Ola
Comrades of the Navy.
Washington VIII BE His
Future Home.

wAsHINGToN. oct 2.-The home-o''"-
ing Of Admiral George Dowey-ior he'''-
forth the National Capital is TO DC i.'
- wa. made the occasion for 1ne
.reatest tribute ever paid by Wasnins'o"
10 any individual After the pre'i'l'''''
,ce,come i'm Sew York. itself unsuli'"s
a. 49, kind if remained for the hisheS'
and Greatest in the official world To hola
ONT the hand of greeting to the famous
.,ro,ral and TO Join with the peopie VINO
are to be his fellow citizens in D'''''s
him welcome. ... ,ro,ara.
tion To make the occasion worthy va
nero The decorations were eioDoi"'0
pennsvlvania Avenue was one
colored bunting along the eAl'l'
march from the station TO the W A'l'
-, ana ,ot content with this. few pri-
80 citlzens failed 90 make some ois-
nav az color ON their residences. Unique
desiens iu fairy lamps dotted @he hoII-
zon. great searchiishts threw oroa4 "e'''"7
Of hriaht light across the blue Sky ol
clear october evening. and the sla'eN
capitol stood revealed in All IT'S queei"S
beauty I'm the powerful rays or many coH-
centrated lights. Tine same deVlce "@S
used effectively in the case of other puO-
lic buildings within the range OF VISION
of the DISTINGUISHED party on the review
ing stand. .......,..
FAMOUS WORDS.
MI ,~oyy M thc white Olympia pro-
TOD in bold relief from the stand-at the
Ioad of PENNSYLVANIA Avenue. "neIe'"
.tood Dovev. the central figure OF the "e-
..,,,.trstion. ON the facade of the ne"ly
completed general postoiice nuiio'll-'
earood forth two inscriptions sfi lh '.',
roinrs the one rcciting the famous "'1a-
ssre of the President directing heNDs
tbo, thousands OF miles away ih 'H'
far cast-to go forth Co destroy the ora"-
isb fleet and the other seiunS ""t '"'
fsmous Admiral's direction to lne lanl'"'
ed Grid.ey you may fire when Yo" are
ready. Grilley," which marked 'h ei''"
In the history Of the United States
twelve thousand members of civic or
canizati7n4 paradcd before him beside tens
~ thousands of n0n-orsanized citizens
and IN a roar of canon rockets, the pla1e
M red fire. the thunderous cheering oil 'H'
nopulace and the warm greeting OF lne
ned of the nation Dewey came To lhe
National capital TO q welcome snch as
has nat been known here htherto'
Bis tourney here from New YORK had
49,, one continuous ovation The decor
stod eneclal train which left the Penn
svlvania Railroad ferry slip IN Jersey at
30 I'm the afternoon was iuliy I'D Keep
ing with It's distinguished paAehser' ~
was made up Of five cars, tne fehnss u
vania'g prize special. the Atlanta JIM
ing car "a combination smoker ana l"lee
p4rlor cars. for the accommodation WI
the Washington reception commute
qpccial was given clear uach' an" ''0
nm, ia Washington was made without
sion except at Gray's Ferry, on tne ou1-
skirts of Philadelphia, where engines
were changed and a new tram ere" V"'i'o
aboard. ,...,
Almost Immediately after going aboard
,be train tho Admiral retired 20 mis- pfl-
,,fo car for luncheon. which was served
Cor six Admiral Dewey his son George
his brother and wife Captain lAmbel'on
ana Lieutenant Brumhy. Thereafter the
Admiral Law down and tried TO get
uttIe sTeep. but it was impossible. OWING
80 tho continuous cheering along the
line. ....,,>.,.,, ,,..,
=, mas said by the railroad officials and
.-s,rroen that the ovation during the
..,. tror, New York TO Washington was
tbe most remarkable demonsuauoh '""'
mas ever taken place along lhe i"'
t.verv town turned out its iuii pop"'".lo"'
ana every house and CROSSROADS se'.,'-
mont was turned inside out To S'' ''''
flying special pass ,,...,,,o,,
,,,orc ,oung Dewey had been STUDENT
ana sha Admiral went 10 the pat III
cav minnie merely saying 70 the boys
,,at be was pleased with the Iecepti"h
tnev had given him. IL was such re-
ccntion as an Emperor might nave enc
,.,ed every student OF the college Town
being io evidence. as we'll as the Whoio
population of the place.
Admiral Dewey was particularly touch-
Ga AN along the line by the numper "i
children who turned out TO see MN. Ihoy
formed a very large part oi me crow"
in every town and wherever there was
A .chool-bouse The children had evdehliF
hocn given a special recess to come oil'
and ch.cr the train There vas another
large crowd OF children ar Baltimore ana
Admiral Dewey who had come 10 inc
rear platform for the giNth or seNenlh
time ON the trin said 90 thc irin-maslet.
who wss standing by him, that me- le't
more touched and complimcnted by the
attention OF the children than by almost
any other thing that had happened since
his return o. America.
Al alono the line every train. freight
or Messenger. that passed the special sa-
l,ted a with "a long drawn blast of the
whistle. and In ali the largest towns,
y,here the fver slowed down within the
.ltv limits. there was continual roar of
steam whistles from factories. machine
shops and the shifting engines and trains
m the siding Every engineer seemed 70
have been b0ttlng mp steam for an hour
d. IA of qg Ngip
dow with hls hand on the whistle cord.
while the nrcmen. hanging to the hand
rails and running board. swung the bell
g though ringing for a crossing.
YOUNG AMERICA.
chester and Wilmington seemed TO have
come down tO The depOts en-masse and the
train ran slowly between Wide lanes OF
people from one end OF the town to the
other, While every lamp post. awning pole
and shade tree bore ,rop Of young
Americans. and the roofs nd freight cars