Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-03
WASH|NCTOK'S TURN,
Oewey's Welcome Greatest III
butte the Capital Ever Paid
DECORATIONS ELABORATE
Night Effects Unique and Particularly
Beautiful.
OVATION ON TRIP FROM NEW YORK
The Admiral Acclaimed by Crowds
All Along the Way-Civic Parade
n Disappointment-Go Tyler
and stan Arrive.
OVATION ON TRIP FROM NEW YORK

WASHINGTON, october 1.-The home
coming Of Admiral George Dewey-for
henceforth the national capital is to be
his home-Was made the occasion of the
greatest tribute ever paid by Washington
10 any individual. After the preliminary
welcome in New York, itself unsurpassed
in its kind. Il remained 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 welcome.
The citizens had made every prepara-
tion to make the occasion worthy of their
hero. The decorations were elaborate.
Pennsylvania avenue was one mass of
colored bunting along the entire line Of
march from the station to the White
House, and not content with this, few
private citizens failed to make some dis
play OF color on their residences. Unique
designs i'm fairy lamps dotted the horizon,
great search-lights threw broad beams Of
bright light across the blue sky Of clear
| October evening. and the stately Capitol
stood revealed in all It's queenly beauty,
| in the powerful rays Of many cOncen-
! trated lights The same device was used
| effectively in the case Of other public
buildings within the range Of vision Of
the distinguished party on the reviewing
stands.
PROV OF THE OLYMPIA.
The PROV Of the white Olympia project
Cd in bold relief from the stand at the
head of Pennsylvania avenue, wherein
/ stood Dewey, the central figure Of the
demonstration on the facade of the
newly-completed general post-ofice build
/ ing famed forth two inscriptions, set in
| electric points-the one reciting the fa-
nous message from the President, direct
/ ing Dewey, then thousands Of miles away
/ in the far East, TO 60 forth and destroy
the Spanish feet and the other setting
out the famous Admirars direction to the
! lamented Gridley: "You may fire when
/ you are ready. Gridey." which marked
/ an epoch in the history of the United
| States.
! Twelve thousand members Of civic or
eanizations paraded before him. besides
D
zens. and in roar of cannon rockets, the
/ blaze Of red fire. the thunderous cheering
I Of the populace. and the warm greeting
| Of the head Of the nation, Dewey came TO
/ the national capital TO a welcome such as
/ has not been known here hitherto.
JOURNEY FROM NEW YORK.
] His Journey here from New York had
| been one continuous ovation. The deco
rated special train which left the Penn
sylvania railroad ferry-slip in Jersey City
! at $50 i'm the afternoon was fully in keep
/ ing with its distinguished passenger IL
was made up of five cars-the Pennsylva-
/ Mas prize special the ATLANTA; dining
/ car and combination smoker, ana three
parlor-cars for the accommodation Of tho
/ Washington Reception Committee The
/ special was given a clear track, and the
run to Washington was made without a
| stop. except at Gray's Ferry, on the out
| skirts of Philadelphia. where engines were
! changed and a new train-crew came
aboard.
Almost Immediately after going aboard
| the train, the Admiral retired 10 his prl-
vate car for luncheon, which was served
for six-Admiral Dewey, his son George,
his brother and his brothers wife, Cap
tain I,amberton, and Lieutenant Brumby.
Thereafter the Admiral lay down and
tried to get a little sleep, but this was
impossible. owing TO the continuous cheer
ing along the line.
REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATIONS.
If was said by the railroad officials and
| trainmen that the ovation during the run
from New York to Washington was the
most remarkable demonstration that mas
ever taken place along the line. Every
town turned out its full population ana
every house and CROSSROADS settlement
was turned inside out to see the hylhs
special pass. ,-..,
A bare stop was made at Princeton,
where young Dewey has been a student,
and the Admiral went to the platform Tor
q minute merely saying 10 the boys mat
he was pleased with the reception they
had given him. 1t was such a reception
as an emperor might have envied, every
I student of the college town being in evi-
dence. as well as the whole population Of
the place.
TRIBUTES FROM CHILDREN.
Admiral Dewey was particularly touch
ed all along the line by the number Oh
| children who turned out TO see him. They
formed a very large part of the crown III
every town, and wherever there was d
| school-hOuse the children had eNiuehuy
been given a special recess TO come out
| and cheer the train.
| Tbere was another large crowd OF chill
dren at Baltimore, and Admiral Dewey
| who had come To the rear platform LOT
| the sixth or seventh time on the trip,
| said 10 the trainmaster who was stand
inc nv him that he felt more touched ana
communicated by the attention OF the
children than by almost any other thing
that had taken place since his return 10
| America.
STEAM SALUTES
All along the line every train. freight
ar messenger, that passed the special salu-
ted n with a long-drawn blast OF the whis-
! tie and in all the largest towns, where
the flyer slowed down within the city
limits there was a continual roar OF
steam whistles, from factories, machine
shops. and the shifting engines and trains
on the sidngs. Every engineer seemed
| TO have been bottling up steam Tor an
| hour i'm advance, and hung out OF MS
cab window. with his hand on the WINS
tie cord. while the fireman. hanging to the
handrails and running board, swung the
bell as though ringing for a CROSSING
| Chester and Wilmington seemed 10 nave
come down to the depots en- masse, ana
the train ran slowly between VIDE lanes
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