The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-03
Revived Civic Parade in His
HOHor.

Washington, October 2 Tho home COM
ing Ct AdH1ral Des ey--ior neneeforth the
natn nsi ceTital Is to I've his home--wts
mate tie oooasien for the greatest uihu e
ever rai0 ty Nbsh a. tn to any indi ia-
asL A te the preliminary welcome IN
New York, itself unsurpassed in is
md, 1t remain,d for the highest and
zieatest in the oiDoiEl aorld to hold out
ths hand of greeting to the Admiral ami
to join With the psople who are TO be bis
sllow oitizsns ia bidding him welcome,
TIE citizens naa made every preparation
10 make the occasion worthy uf the hero.
he decorations were ella borate. Penn
sg4yania avenue was one mass of colored
bunting along ths entlre line Of march
from tue station TO the White Houss and
f. private oitizJn failed 10 make some
display of color on their residences
Unique designs in fairy lamps dotted the
horizon; great searohlights threw bread
beams of bright light acruss the blue sky
Of clear October evening and the state
h capitol st cd revealed In oil its beauty
n the powerful rays Of mans. concr1.
sfated lights. Ihe same device WINS Us d
fIectivoiy in the case of other public
buildings within the range Of vision of
Auiniral D5Ney and the President as
they review ed the thronR from the prov
OF the white Olympia projecting from the
5entre stand erected juet sou Of thb
treasury building at tne head Of PENN
sylVsnia avenue. On the facade of the
uewiy coinplAted general pest uIhoe build
ing nameu tortL two Inscriptions set in
electric poirts, the one rsciting tine IA
NOUS message OF the PleBident dtractinR
Dewey. then thousands Of miles away in
.he II hast, TO 20 forth to destroy the
spanish hee6 and q other sett ngscut the
famous Adiuiral's direction to the late
iAmenred sri1leJ, "You may IRE when
you are ready, 0rldlcy," which marked
an epooA H. the history of the United
states. Twelve thousand members OF
civic organizations paraded before him
tslnea tens OF thousands OF non-orsan-
lzsd cit zeps and in roar OF cannon,
rockets anu the Dlhze of red i1re and the
Numerous cheering of the populnce and
the warm greeting OF the head OF the ma
tIon, Dewey came To the natioL al capital
10 welcome such as has not been known
hsre, hitherto.
Bis Journey here from New York was
one Continuous ovation, limited in its
iutensity only by the density OF popula-
Ulon The decorated special train which
left the Pennsylvania railroad ferry slip
ih jersey City at !. 81 iB ths afternoon,
was fully in keeping with its distin-
guished passenger. Tie special was given
clear track ann the run to WASHINGTON
was mace without q real stop, except
at Gray's Ferry ON the outskiri OF Phila-
delphts, where engines were changed and
NEW train crew ca atoaru.
Almost Immediately after going aboard
the train, the Admiral retired TO his Iri.
vats car for luncheon which Was served
for six, Admiral Dewey, bis son George,
mis- brother and wife, Captain Lamher-
tonn anu Lieut.. brumby.
Thereafter the Admiral lay down and
tried TO get little sleep but this was
impossible owing 60 toe continuous ora
tion along the line
IL was said by the railroad officials and
trainmen that the ovation curing be
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 popRla-
tion, as did eeery house anu cross roads
Sc tlement, to Sae the special pass
A bare stvp was made at Princeton
where young Dewey mad been a STUDENT
and tie Admiral went to the platform for
a minute and told the boys that he was
pleased with the reception they had given
m. kyery student of the college town
a In evidence. as well Us the whole
populat on OF the place while college