Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-06
DEWEY At WASHINGTON
His Homecoming Celebrated
at the Nations Capital.
AN ILLUMINATION AND PARADE
The Admiral Greeted by President Nc
Kinley, Secretary Long and Other
Cabinet Members.

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coming of Admiral George Dewey-for
henceforth the national capital is to
be his home-was made the occasion
for the greatest tribute ever paid by
Washington to any individual. After
the preliminary welcome in New York
itself, unsurpassed in its kind, it re-
mained for the highest and greatest in
the official 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 well
come. The citizens had made every
preparation to make the occasion
worthy of their hero.
The decorations were elaborate.
Pennsylvania avenue was one mass of
colored bunting long the entire 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 residences.
Unique designs in fairy lamps dotted
the horizon; great searchlights threw
broad beams of bright light across the
blue sky on clear Octol er evening,
and the stately capitol stood revealed
in its queenly beauty in the powerful
rays of many concentrated lights.
The same devise was used effectively
in the case of other pubic buildings
within the range of vision of Admiral
Dewey and the president, as they stood
to review the great throng of people
which passed slowly along beneath the
Prov of the white Olympia, which
LII .-k -.
at the head of Pennsylvania avenue.
On the facade of the newly COM
pleted government postoffice famed
forth two inscriptions, the one reciting
the famous message of the president,
directing Dewey, then thousands 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 Gridley,
'tYou 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, be-
sides tens of thousands of monogram
ized 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 to the ma
tional capital to welcome such as
has not been known here hitherto.
A mighty roar went up from the
crowd as the admiral alighted at the
portico of the executive mansion. As
he stepped from the carriage, Colonel
Bingham, representing the president,
stepped forward to escort him to the
east room, where Secretary Long, CAS-
sistant Secretary Allen and a brilliant
assemblage of naval officials were ready
to extend to him the greeting of the
navy. Secretary Long was at the door,
and, as the admiral entered, the secre-
tary grasped his hand, and with en-
thusiasm, said:
Admiral, welcome you home.
This is the navy department. for the
moment, and your associates of the
navy are assembled here to give you q
hearty greeting"
Thank you, thank you," responded
Admiral Dewey, first exchanging few
words of greeting with the secretary
and then with Mr.. Allen and the other
officials.
There was no formality, and after
the first greetings Secretary Long in
vited the admiral to accompany him to
the presidents library, where Mr..
Mckinley and the members of the cab
met were awaiting him.
Arm in arm, Secretary Long and the
admiral proceeded by the elevator to
the upper floor of the mansion. The
members of the cabinet had assembled
in the cabinet-room, while the presi-
dent was alone in the library adjoining.
AS Secretary Long entered with the
admiral, the president came forward to
greet the famous sailor, and, grasping
his hand, wished him a hearty well
come. The admiral acknowledged the
cordial sentiments expressed by the
president, and then asked as to the
health of Mrs. Mckinley, saying he
had heard, with great regret, that she
had not been we'll. In reply, the presi-
dent suggested that the admiral meet
Mrs. Mckinley. They stepped. out to
the corridor, where Mrs. Mckinley
makes sitting-room, and here found
her with some of her lady friends.
The admiral was presented and received
from Mrs. Mckinley, as well as the
president, most hearty welcome home.
Carter Goes to Leavenworth.
New York Oct 4-Ex-Cantain