The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-04

| Thus protected and flanked by force
of police the carriage reached the White
House with long gap between it and
the next preceding.
| Out of the store of his experience the
| President was able to give Admiral
| Dewey one valuable suggestion before
| leaving the Capitol. The venerable
| Cardinal Gibbons was presented and
after an exchange of greetings the
President asked the Admiral if he felt
equal to general ordeal of handshaking.
| The hero of Manila shrank from the
shock, explaining that his right arm was
partially paralyzed from his experience
in New York
Let me suggest to you," said the
President, that hereafter you shake the
other mans hand, don't let him shake
yours. You save yourself by not letting
them get the grasp on you.'
The start from Mrs. McLean's resi-
dence was made promptly ait 10 O'Clock.
Accompanied by an escort of police and
committeeman and headed by the ma
rine band, the Admiral was driven to
the White House through cheering
crowds. Here he quickly alighted and
was shown into the East Room, where
he was met by the President and the
members of the Cabinet. Only a few
minutes elapsed before the Admiral re-
appeared with the President, and they
took seats in the White House carriage.
The members of the Cabinet occupied
the next three carriages, former Secre-
tary Alger sitting with Secretary Long,
and then followed the various officials
who had been assigned places near the
central figure of the demonstration.
The carriages swept briskly down the
curved driveway into Pennsylvania ave
nue, there was a blare OF bugle com
| mands, a crash of bands and the great
procession started. 1t was a magnificent
and inspiring sight as the parade swung
! into the long stretch of the handsome
| thoroughfare. Through the broad
street, cleared from curb to curb, with
| the majestic Capitol towering at the
| further end and the somber Treasury
| behind, the marching hosts moved be-
tween two solid walls OF enthusiastic
| shouting, gesticulating humanity, bank
ed solidly from the curbs rising, tier on
| tier. on every conceivable kind of struc.
| tufe, to the crowded roofs and windows,
while above, below and all about flut-
tered flags, bunting and Dewey en-
| blems and devices forming back
ground of brilliant color.
| At the head of the line rode Major
| General Nelson A. Miles, commanding
| general of the army, in the full mi
form of his rank with the yellow field
| marshal's sash from shoulder to hin.
He was astride superb gray horse.
| richly caparisoned. Back of him was
rank after rank of ~
officers OF high rank The brilliant
coated marine band added color and IN
! spring music to the gay scene, aud fol-
| lowing them came every describable kind
/, Of soldier, sailor and marine, mounted
] and afoot, infantry, artillery, Cayairs:
! the marines in their short blouses ana
| helmets, the jacllies from the k:GCt-b
/, and other warships; battery after bat.
+! terry Of light artillery, the mammoth
! S-inch siege guns of the Seventh artil-
/ lery, each drawn by eight horses hen
! the crimson trappings of the artil sry
! changed to the yellow of cavalry, as line
after line Of the yellow plumed tro )pers
| rode by.
| And then, Dewey! All that had gone
| before was but a brilliant interlude of
| the coming of the man of Manila riding
with the President, on his way to the
| Capitol to receive the national tribute.
| What an ovation! From end to end
| the avenue rang with deafening cheers.
and the banks of humanity took on
| life and motion, as flags and handker-
| chiefs We're waved madly.
Following the Admiral came the Off
! GERS and men of his flagship, the Olym-
pia, in double ranks stretching across
| the avenue, and then distinguished Off
GERS of the army and navy. The mem
bers of the Cabinet rode in carriages.
With them, also, in the several car
riages, rode Captain Lamberton, Flag
Lieutenant Brumby, and others of The
Admiral's staff
Still another brilliant division was
formed by the Governors of States,
mounted and accompanied by their
staffs. At their head rode Governor
Edward G. Smith, of Vermont, the ma
tive State OF Dewey, with numerous
staff brilliantly uniformed. Then came
Governor L1ewelyn Powers, of Maine;
| Governor Wolcott, of Massachusetts;
| Governor Atkinson, of West Virginia.;