The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-14
cHEERED ALONG ROUTE.
Continuous Mass of Humanity Along
Tracks From Northfiefd to Boston.

Tracks From NorthfieId to Boston.
Boston, Oct. 13.-Admiral Dewey and
small party of friends left Mortified,
VT, at 1890 this afternoon on special
train of two parlor cars, drawn by the
engine st. Lawrence. Accompanying
by, Gen. Peck, representing Governor
Smith, George Goodwin Dewey and R.
T. McKeever of the Rutland road. The
other gentlemen who had been III the
party returned to Montpelier Oh DR..
Webb's special train.
The Dewey train ran on special
schedule, all freights along the line
being sidetracked in consequence. The
train pulled into White River Junction
at 2o5, having made the 81 miles In one
hour and % minutes running time.
Some Of the miles were made in better
than mile a minute. At every station
there was cheering crowd, and oeca-
sionally Grand Army post would be
drawn UP in line. AT each station the
train was slowed up SO that the people
could see the admiral, who sat at the
windows in the rear car.
At White River Junction the train
was sent across the river to West Lee
banon, where the train of President
Tuttle of the Boston and Maine TOAD,
containing, besides the president and
other railroad officials, Gov Frank Roi-
Inns and Adjt.-Gen. Dayling, Surgeon
General Dudley and Gen. Douglass OF
his staff; Gen. Carter, Inspector general
of the staff of Governor Wolcott Of
Massachusetts Speaker Bates and
President Smith of the Massachusetts
legislature, and several others.
CHEERED AT DARTMOUTH.
The car in which the admiral rode
was attached to President Tuttles rlain
| and Gen. Peck introduced Governor
| Rollins to the admiral saying that in
behalf OF Governor Smith of Vermont,
has he had the pleasure of committing
the admiral to Governor Rollins care
! during the passage through New
| Hampshire. The governor and admiral
shook hands, and the former introduced
his staff officers. BY this time the
crowd of sight-seers was cheering, so
! the admiral stepped on the rear pla,-
form in time to hear the Dartmouth
| boys from Hanover give their yell.
They called for speech, and die adj
miral said: Il can't make a speech"
Just then the train started, and the col
| lege boys yelled, and the admiral called
out: That's 1t, boys; you'll own the
country some day AS the train ran
| through New Hampshire the enthusi-
asm increased. Factories along the
| tracks blew their whistles, fire bells
were rung, and torpedoes were contin-
ually exploded along the track. The
run from Lebanon to Concord was done
| in one hour and forty minutes, five
minutes under the record.
AT all the stations the train ran
| slowly, and the admiral and Gov. Roll
! Inns stood together on the platform
| bowling right and left. Concord was
reached at 402, and the crowd there
was a big one. The train pulled down
| to the railroad shops, where a change
| of engines was made, a big one bearing
! the sign olympia" being in readiness
| This engine backed up to where the
admiral could see the front. II bore an
| immense gilt medallion of the admiral
on the boiler head, while under it was
| a miniature barbette with two guns,
and the inscription, Stand to your
| guns and obey orders
ENTRUSTED TO MASSACHUSETTS.
| While the train was in waiting, Ad-
miral Dewey, from the rear platform,
was greeted by several st. Paul's school
| boys, and shook hands with Mr. and
| Mrs. Colt, and Master Henry Colt, who
was lifted up in his fathers arms, and
several of the school boys whom he
| knew.
Then the train continued to Man
chester, reaching there at 4.S1 amid a
salute from the First New Hampshire
battery. AS the train passed from New
| Hampshire to Massachusetts territory,
Gen. Carter, representing the military
of Massachusetts, and President Smith
and Speaker Bates, representing Gov.
| Wolcott, went into the admiraPs car
and were introduced by Gov. Rollins,
who then turned the guest over to the
| care of Massachusetts.
! At Lowell the crowd was larger than
any seen during the day. From Lowell
| to Boston 1t seemed as if the tracks
were lined with people, so continued
was the cheering. Then the train
pulled into the Union station in this
city at 6.05, to find there a terrific jam
of humanity.