The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-10
ANNOY BY THE CURIOUS.
Dewey and His Bride Stared at by
Many Iil-Bred People.

of Mrs. Boldt. the proprietor Of that hotel
The admiral and his bride did Tot register.
Admiral Dewey and Mrs. Dewey VIII
probably spend "A day or two at the hotei'
The admiral and his wife reached the West
Twenty-third-street ferry at $50 p. m, haV-
ing come from Washington on the express
which left the capital at 12:45. and arrived
at Jersey City at 6:10. Admiral and MIS-
Dewey were driven directly TO the Waldorf
Astoria, where they spent the evening. They
did not leave the hotel during the evening
The admiral and Mrs. Dewey got away
from Washington without attracting any at
tention. They came to New York in an
ordinary chair car, the Madeline, which was
the first car behind the engine on the four
car train. Passengers who came over, Sec
retary of War Root among them, said the
admiral and his bride were not generally
recognized by the other passengers till after
Philadelphia had been passed. Then there
was general desire on the part of every
body on the train to see them. People
bought chair car ticAets for the purpose OF
being in the same car, and others who did
not get chairs walked through the car for
the purpose of seeing the bride ard groom.
AT the suggestion of one of the passengers
a collection was taken up in the other cars
TO buy some flowers TO present to the
couple but a conference with the conductor
showed them that no flowers could be OBJ
tanned until Jersey City was reached and
the project was abandoned and the money
refunded.
PRESENTED WITH CIGARS
A group Of the passengers got around the
admiral. however. when he left his seat for
a few moments near Elizabeth and a silk
| Lox
broidered on it and a handful of cigars were
presented to him. He accepted them in
good-natured way. One old man grasped
mis- hand and said to him.
Admiral. I saw you on the Olympia and
in the parade. / want to say to you, may
the Lord bless you
The admiral saw the mans kind feeling
and was visibly affected. He said: That's
good, thank you. I'll go and tell my wife,"
Shortly before Jersey City was reached
Secretary Root, who had intentionally
avoided the bride and groom during the
trip. knowing that they would appreciate
| being together, went over and spoke to
them.
There was "a considerable crowd in the
| Jersey City station when the train rolled in,
waiting to see the admiral and Mrs. Dewey.
| Boats were coming over with commuters
and there were many people outside the
| fence that separates the train shed from the
| general waiting room.
| As the train stopped the admiral rose from
| his seat and started with Mrs. Dewey out
| of the car. The crowd was waiting for
| them down on the platform, and. as he
stepped down from the car he was cheered.
| The men in the crowd all doffed their hats
! and the admiral lifted his. As he walked
| down the platform additional cheers and in
| dividual greetings were given. The admiral
| looked the bridegroom. His face was flushed
| and he smiled back at the crowd and an
| swered their greetings by lifting his hat
| again and again. Mrs. Dewey also bowed
| and smiled.
| The station master escorted the couple
| from the train TO the Twenty-third-street
| ferryboat. The crowd gave a final cheer
| the admiral and his wife went down the
| gangplank to the upper deck of the ferry
boat and many Of them rushed aboard for a
| moment to get a better look at them. The
| admiral took Mrs. Dewey around the deck,
| outside the big cabin, and stood with her
| out in front OF the pilot house, hoping TO
| be alone. The crowd of passengers fol-
| lowed. They gathered in a semi-circle about
| the newly-vedded couple and at times
| cneereu aQnlral ana MS VIE.
| GIVEN NO PRIVACY.
| newspaper man apologized for intruding
and remarked that it was an embarrassing
| situation. To this the admiral assented. He
| said that he would rather be excused under
| the circumstances. from telling what his
plans for the honeymoon were. After five
minutes in this semi-circe of the curious
the admiral and Mrs. Dewey walked into
L tha nahf hin, xxhic
| sat down together on one of the side
| benches, away back in the stern Of the boat.
They were alone for only a few minutes,
| however. Then by one persons began
to walk around the cabin and to take seats
opposite. In five minutes all the seats were
| crowded. The admiral appeared slightly
| embarrassed, but he talked on unconcern-
/ edly to Mrs. Dewey, trying, evidently, to
| appear unconscious of the curiosity OF the
| other passengers. He took 1t all good-na-
| turedly.
| WI. the boat reached the Twenty-third-
street ferry house the crowd hurried out to
| the street in front TO see the distinguished
| passengers walk to their carriage and to
! give them another cheer. A big policeman
| learning who was coming, opened a wide
| pathway through the crowd. The admiral
| did not come out the way the crowd ex-
| pected, however. He, apparently. did not
| attempt TO evade the curious. He simply
| went down with Mrs. Dewey to the lower
| floor of the station instead of leaving by
| the wide stairway TO the street and entered
one Of the Pennsylvania Railway Com
| pany's cabs.
| The crowd in front learned what the ad-
miral had done when a cheer rose from
| some boys az the carriage entrance TO the
| station and the carriage sped out and
| across TO Twenty-fourth street, with the
| horse at a fast trot. Half a dozen coupes
| followed and there was a race to the Wal
| dorf. Secretary Roots coupe followed the
| adpirars as far as Fifth avenue. and then
| turned off.
| The admirals carriage turned at Thirty
| third street and stopped IN front of the pri-
| vate door TO the apartments of Mr.. Boldt,
| proprietor Of the Waldorf. The admiral and
| Mrs. Dewey hurried out OF their cab and
| into the door before another crowd had
| time 10 gather. +. d. Thomas. Mr. Boldt's
| manager, met the admiral and his wife
| and led them TO the private suite adjoi ming
the apartments of Mr. Boldt. where they
maid had come on an earlier train. and the
| baggage was already there. Dinner was also
ready TO serve in the apartment.
| The admiral and Mrs. Dewey will use M
| Boldt's private entrance and will have their
own dining room. The admiral is not going
/