The times., 1899-10-03

| favors. He dwelt on the times that ar,
long, long gone, and he rehearsed oft
told Dewey stories while the crowd peeret
across to the New York shore And Dewey
came When ne was not expected.
Arrived On Tug.
While lookouts scanned the stream about
the foot Of Twenty-third Street a neavy
sea- going tug, painted sooty black. came
across the river. There was nothing spec.
tacular IN the craft. She was not even q
handsome tug. Somebody who knew. said
she was the Nina. Several men stood in
! the pilothouse. Some of these wore gold
and blue and some were in civilian dress
4 murmur OF there he is'' started in the
/ waiting crowd, and this murmur grew
! louder as the committeeman grew stronger
in the belief that Dewey was on board
The platoons of police dressed, and came
4 to attention, and the committeeman gave
| the final touches to the sets OF their frocb
coats. The murmur there he is and see
| him" continued to swell as the strong but
| homely tug warped in and cast her tenders
| over. man with a mustache almost
| white and a smiling ruddy face, dressed in
| sombre brown. could be seen standing in
| the wheelhouse, bowing, and again and
again doffing his silk hat of latest block
/ The murmur swelled to cheer, and hearty
| though mufIied applause came from many
/ gloved palms. AS the gangplank was
| thrown out the police presented batons and
! two sailors leaped nimbly ashore and made
| fast the land ends of the gangway. A
group of men stood at the port companion
way. The murmur had long since swelled
to a cheer that was taken up by the
crowds congregated on the Pennsylvania
pier and the Pennsylvania ferryboat, the
Philadelphia
/ Tba fret TO- -,ty, he a<,,ia ir
was John Joy Edison. and behind him
quickly came Admiral Dewey. AS his feet
touched the pier he shouted in hearty
fashion, Hello. Charley" and ran against
| G. C. Glover, whom he shook vigorously
by the hand,
While the Admiral was exclaiming to
Mr. Glover. Charley, you have no idea how
glad I am to be back in Washington, a
scramble of handshaking began and the
Washington committee closed in around
Dewey.
Old Friends in Waiting.
Rear Admirals Crowninshield, Bradford.
Van Reypen, Melville, o'Neil, and Endi-
eott, Brigadier General Haywood aud
Captain Lemly maintained their posi-
tions in line, and finally Admiral Dewey
got loose from the enthusiastic Washing
ton committeeman long enough to move
Al -
hands first with his right hand and then
withohis left. But there was something of a
perfunctory flavor in all that handshaking
with the men who stood there glittering
in gold braid and lace. There was Moth
ing perfunctory, though, in the manner in
which he shook hands with his old friends.
Admiral Dewey wore a silk hat dark
worsted frock coat, light striped trousers,
patent leather shoes, and a silk-faced
brown chinchilla overcoat, which he wore
tightly buttoned. When the spasm of
handshaking and congratulations had sub
sided R. Ross Perry faced Admiral Dewey
while the committee formed a circle about
the two. There with the waves of the
North River beating beneath them and
around them, with the craft of many types
and many nations passing, Mr.. Perry well
coined Admiral Dewey on behalf of the
people of Washington. He said:
Courtesfes Exchanged
Admiral Dewey, you were yesterday
the honored guest Of a great State.
Today the nation proclaims you as her
own. We are sent to take you TO your
home at the National Capital There
the American Nation is waiting to set
the seal of her approval upon your
achievement. Her heart went out to
you when year ago in Manila Bay the
thunder of your victorious cannon told
tie nations of the earth that America
had come among them. Today your
country is waiting with a benefcent
hand TO welcome you as a mother well
comes home from the battlefield her
eldest son who brings with him the
golden shield of victory. Welcome
home.
AS the crowd was once more about to
close in, Simon Wolf faced the Admiral
and, presenting him with a medal said
| have been honored at the re-
quest of the executive committee to
present this slight testimonial Of our
esteem. The medal is commemorative
and historical, bearing as 1t does your
impress and contains also metal cap
tured by you on the great day. May l.
1898. May you long wear 1t in health
and happiness.
The Start South.
AS Mr.. Wolf reached for the lapel of
Admiral Dewey's brown chinchilla overcoat
that he might pin on the medal, the Ad-
miral said: Never mind, / don't think
I'll put it on till | get into my uniform"
and he put the medal in his pocket.
The first man to take the Admiral by the
hand as he came ashore was W. " Cox
Vice Chairman of the general committee
After the speeches the line of march was
taken up with Admiral Dewey and Mr. Cox
in the lead. AS the double line of men
mounted the stairs that led to the foot
bridge that passed above the roofs, thou
sands Of men and women and children on
the ferry boat Philadelphia caught sight of
the Admiral They yelled and waved their
hats, and handkerChiefs and parasois~ and
umbrellas. few seconds later the Ad-
miral came into the view of the throng
that packed the ferryhouse The cheering
grew loud and long. and the air was full OF
hoarse and shrill shouts
As the Admiral entered the ferryhouse
and then walked down the platform OF the
trainshed the shouting seemed to make the
great iron girders and trusses of the build
ing rattle. He entered the private car At
Atlanta. The cheering continued without
intermission. though it rose and fell like
mighty waves. When everybody who was
to make the trip to Washington was on
board, the train pulled slowly out amid
wild shouts, and the wilder shrieking of
locomotive, steamboat, mill, and factory
whistles.
The Admiral's car was the last in the
train, and from 1t foated an admiral's flag.
The interior was iavishiy decorated with
flags and flowers. When the train left Jer-
sey City the Admiral was left alone with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dewey, George Dew
ey, jr.. Lieut.. Thomas M Brumby, and
Lieut.. H. H. Caldwell. Luncheon was
served.
Enthusiasm in Jersey.
The locomotive engine No. GIL, which
drew the train from Jersey City TO Gray's
Ferry, was driven by Joseph Rood. who
fought with Dewey in the gunboat Mis-
sissippi in Farraguts feet, and who has
been in the employ OF the Pennsylvania