The record-union., 1899-10-03
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ity of the line which was becoming
taut. He started away, and cautioned
the others to do so also. Everybody
cheered him as the tug passed out of
the slip.
The Nina put in at the Pennsylvania
wharf near the express company docks.
There was tremendous throng pres
ent to welcome the Admiral, and the
cheering began as soon as the boat hove
in sight. On the way across the river
the Admiral was very jolly. He spoke
to General Miles of the reception he had
been given in New York, and said:
General it was magnificent.
He also spoke of the CORRESPONDENCE
he had received in great patches, over
some of which he laughed with Cen
eral Miles, as he told hun of it. He
spoke of one letter he hal got from a
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 reception turn
his head, and that if he pursued the
course he had been pursuing 10 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 head the list.
In speaking of the crowds that lined
the route of the parade on Saturday
Admiral Dewey said that it was a 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
n rhoa i'm n G
off, and the cheering was tremendous.
The boat was tied up, and the Admiral
was aided off by Lieutenant Bru,nby
and Mr.. Edison.
The eighty members of the Washing
ton committee were drawn up in front
of the landing, and Admiral Dewey
stepped forward and saluted w. V. Cox
of the committee, with whom he shook
hands.
Mr.. McKelway formally turned the
Admiral over to the Washington peo-
pie. General Miles hal come upon the
dock with all the other officials on the
boat, and Mr.. McKelway said to Gen
eral Miles:
General Miles, / hand over Admiral
Dewey to you. See that he is well
taken care Of
A number of the members of the
committee then stepped forward and
greeted the Admiral, and r.. Ross Perry
delivered a speech of welcome.
The crowd, which had ceased cheer
ing during the speech of Mr.. Perry and
during Dewey's reply, l-t itself loose
again, and the enthusiasm for another
minute was rampant
Simon Wolff of the committee then
came forward and pinned a hlonze
medal made from piece of cannon
captured at Manila, on the breast of the
Admiral. 1t was a presentation from
the committee in honor of the reception
to be given him in the capital, and bore
his portrait in relief and suitable in
scription.
The Admiral and General Miles NOV
ed forward together toward the train.
Admiral Dewey walked along an ele-
waited structure which had been espe-
cially overlaid with green velvet car
peting. The police kept the crowd back.
The special train in waiting included
| the parlor car Atalanta, provided for
the Admiral. General Miles assisted
him into this car, and Admiral Dewey
turned and bowed to the people before
he stepped on the handsome car A
| final parting cheer was given him while
the members of the committee were
boarding the other cars of the train.
The engineer threw open the valve and
the train started for the capital.
| Aboard the train was a committee
! representing the District of Columbia.