Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-03


irg, but kept to his rooms attending to
some personal business until about II
o'clock when, with the party escorting
him, he started for a drive before pro-
eeeding to the railway station.
Admiral Dewey has received so many
letters of welcome and congratulation
since his arrival in the United States
that he finds it impossible to answer
them as he would wish. He therefore
asks the press to convey his acknowl-
edgment of their receipt and his thanks
for the kindness and good wishes of his
many friends.
Mayor Van Wyck called about ten
o'clock and had a short talk with the
Admiral, whom he babe goodbye.
Before he allowed the Mayor to
leave, Admiral Dewey told him to
thank the people of New York for him
for the remarkable demonstration in
his honor.
ut was magnificent" said the Adj
miral, land far exceeded my expecta-
tions.'
When Admiral Dewey left the Wal
dorf-Astoria to go to Jersey City, the
stoops and window stills and ratings Of
all the houses between the hotel end of
31st street and Fifth avenue were fill
ed with people anxious to catch a
| glimpse of him. Down Fifth avenue the
line extended, both sides of the street
being filled with people. Members of
the committee who bad personally es-
corted Admiral Dewey through the two
days celebration assembled in the hotel
before IL o'clock. They were st. Clair
McElway, Richard Croker, ex-Gov.
Morton, William McAdoo, w. W. Fos-
ter and James Spellman. Senator De
pew was missing. He is to go to Wash
! ington, however, on a special train dur
ing the afternoon and be present at the
ceremonies there. The committee went
! up to Admiral Dewey's DON with some
of the members Of the Washington
| committee which is tt escort the admir-
al to the Capital. These were Senator
| Redfield Proctor, of Vermont, Comman-
| der Baird and John Jay Edison. Mr..
McElway, who headed the local COM
mittee, went through no formality,
simply saying:
Gentlemen, here is the Admiral"
Admiral Dewey bowed and when asked
if he vas ready to go, he said he was,
and he and Mr.. Edison started down
stairs to the carriage. His son, George
Dewey, followed.
The Admiral and his son came out
of the hotel together, and Mr.. Edison
handed the Admiral into his carriage.
The crowd Immediately recognized
the Admiral, who was in civilian
clothing, and a great cheer went up.
Admiral Dewey bowed his acknowl-
edgements.
George Dewey got into the carriage
and then Mr.. Edison entered. Sailor
Nygard, of the Olympia, was On the
seat with the driver.
The police cleared the middle of the
street and the carriage started off.
Then there was renewed cheering and
waving of handkerchiefs and flags and
the Admiral took off his hat and
smiled. Then the carriage stopped as
Mr.. Edison told the dryer to wait for
the other carriages.
The crowd tried to break through
the police lines when the carriage was
| stopped, but the police managed to
force the people back again. The
cheering was continuous.
The first carriage after that of Ad-
| miral Dewey's contained Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles Dewey and Senator Proctor;
the second, Capt. Coghlan and Mrs.
| Coghlan and Commander Baird; the
third, Captain and Mrs. Lamberton;
the fourth, Lieut.. Brumby and Ensign
Caldwell, and the fifth. two Chinese
servants.
All the way down the avenue to
| T|wenty-ffth street the Admirai's ar
rival was awaited by a huge crowd.
AS his carriage came along the people
| cheered him again and again, the AG-
miral acknowledging the greeting by
raising his hat and bowling, The car
| riage drove down T~wenty-ifth street
to the river, where the Admiral board
ed the navy yard tug Nina.
TRENTOM'S WELCOME.