The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-02
DEWEY HERE.
Three Thousand People
Cheer Him In the P.
R. R. Station.
SCHLEY'S GREAT OVATION
Vast Throng Shouts tt
self Hoarse AS He
Passes Along
GOVERNOR VOORHEES, GREETS HEROES
New jerseys Prominent Part
In Friday and Saturdays
Celebration.

over three thousand people gathered IN
and about the Pennsylvania Railroad
station this morning and gave Admiral
Dewey rousing reception as he passed
through on his way to Washington Al
though it was announced that the tram
would start at 1850 O'Clock people began
to gather in the station as early as II
o'clock, not in large enough numbers
however, to interfere with the usual
routine of the station. Just before twelve
O'Clock the private car in which the Ad-
miral was to travel was backed into the
station on the extreme north track 1t
was the observation Pullman 'tAtalanta,
and consisted of the observation, dining
and sleeping compartment and
kitchen. The compartments were elabor-
ately decorated with the National colors
and the buffet in the dining room was
eiaborately banked with flowers, while the
National flag was gracefully festooned
about the rail of the observation and of
the car.
The appearance of the car seemed to be
the signal for the gathering Of the crows
but the police arrangements, under Chief
Murphy, were so good that there was no
confusion. Eighty men, under command
of Inspector Archibald and Captains Cody
Kelly, McKaig, Cox, Nugent, Wohleben
and Farrier, were distributed about the
station in an admirable manner. A lane
from the entrance to the station from the
Adams Express Company's wharf to the
AdmiraPs car was roped off and the police
allowed no one except officials of the road
to get under the ropes. Policemen were
CT of oil ho 7f,.oy7 fo ffa CT
tion and at convenient intervals along
the bridge leading from the express
wharf to the station.
At 12:3O o'clock the special train from
Washington bearing the committee from
Washington to invite the Admiral to the
National Capital arrived at the station.
It discharged It's distinguished passengers
and was then taken over to the north and
Dewey's car was added on. The Wash
ington train consisted of six cars, five
Pullman drawing room cars and COM
plete smoking and baggage car. There
were gentlemen in the party, among
them being several naval officers who ar
rayed in the Snowy dress uniform of the
Navy, added color to the scene. The
naval officers were:-Rear Admiral
Crowninshield, Rear Admiral Bradford.
Rear Admiral Van Reipen. Rear Admiral
Melville, Rear Admiral Endicot and Brig
adler General Charles Hayward, COM
mander of the Marine Corps. The officers
of the committee present were M. ".
Cox, of the Smithsonian Institute, and a
son of the famous Sunset Cox, vice
chairman, and William P. Wickle, secre-
tary. ]. Addison Porter, private secre-
tary of Mr.. Mckinley. represented the
president, and the army was represented
by General John M. Wilson, Chief of the
Engineer Corps: Colonel M NJ Parker
and Colonel B. III. Warner. There was one
colored man In the delegation, William
McMurray, an assistant in the Congress
sional library. Among the others on the
committee were:-Commissioner Frederick
Singer, Chaplin Brown, s. H. Kaufman,
J. b. Larner, J. w. Babson, e. C. Jones'
E. o. Parker, G.. Schaffer, Simon Wolf,
and other representative citizens of the
District of Columbia.
When the committee had alighted from
the train they formed in a procession
and marched down to the Adams Express
Company's wharf This was completely
covered with thick velvet carpet. as
was also the stairs leading from the
wharf to the train she'd While waiting
for the arrival of the Admiral the party
was Joined by Governor VOORHEES,, who
was accompanied by General Wanser,
Quartermaster General Donnelly, Inspec-
tor General Congdon and Commander
Washington Irving of the Naval Reserve.
The officers were in uniform. Drawn up
along the string piece of the wharf was
Chief Murphy's guard Of honor, consist
ing of twenty-eight of the talest men in
the force. 1t was the intention of the
Chief to have this force form a hollow
square around the Admiral and conduct
him to the train, but the cramped space
Of the landing place would not admit of
any such manoeuyre and 1t had to be re-
quctantly abandoned. While waiting for
the Admiral Major q. K. Pangborn. who;
as schoolmaster, soundly thrashed
Dewey when a hoy, Joined the party.
About one o'clock the Government tug
Nina, which was to bring the Admiral and
his party from the TwentyIthird street
ferry, was seen coming down the river
Captain Carroll, superintendent of the
Pennsylvania ferries, was on hand to
Station Master Keifer was ready to see
that everything in connection with the
train was in order.
At lis the Nina came up to the wharf.
Admiral Dewey was discovered In the pi-
lot house. If he suffered any fatigue or
annoyance from Friday and Saturdays s
ceremonies ne showed no traces OF II To-
day. He was dressed In sea brown over
coat; pair of light trousers and wore
patent leather shoes and shining silk
hat with just the faintest suspicion Of q
rake to it.
AS soon as the tug was made fast Adj
miral Dewey stepped briskly up the gang
plank He was met by Vice Chairman
Cox Of the Washington Committee, who
grasped his hand and handed him parch-
ment done up with red, white and blue
ribbon, wmch conveyed to him the free
dom Of the city of Washington. The Adj
miral thanked him and then. seeing the
naval officers standing near by in row.
he went up TO them and shook hands
with them, all Of whom were personal
friends of his.
The committee then closed around him
and tnfroducfjons followed.
Admiral exclaimed Governor voor-
bees pushing bis way through the throng.