Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-03
HIS SWORD OF RONOR
Dewey Presented With the Magnif-
cent Sword Voted by Congress
as Nations Gift.
Secretary Long Makes the Speech
and President Mckinley Pre-
sents the Token.
Dewey Responds witha Neat Speech
Of Thanks Grand Military
Procession.

| washington, Oct. 3.-Dewey left Nc
Leans residence for the capitol at 10
O'Clock to receive the sword of honor
voted MIN by congress. He emerged
from the house with Chairman Moses
OF the local reception committee, and
the two took seats in carriage. When
the admiral appeared resplendant in
heavy epauletts and gold lace the great
throng in the streets broke out into
long and loud burst of applause. Ac-
companied by an escort of police and
the committeeman. headed by the
marine band, the admiral was driven to
the white house through the cheering
crowds.
Reaching the portico the admira.
alighted and was shown into the white
room. where he was met by the presi-
Ident and members of the cabinet. Only
a few minutes elapsed before the ad-
/ miral reappeared with the president
and took seats in the white house. car
riage. Members of the cabinet followed
in carriages. The carriages swept
briskly into Pennsylvania avenue.
/ there was blare of bugle commands,
q clash of bands and the great process
sion started. 1t was magnificent and
/ inspiring sight as the parade swung in
to the handsome thoroughfare
1 Through broad streets the marching
hosts moved between solid walls of en-
thusiastic. shouting, gesticulating hu-
q | o,,tf
and rising, tier on tier. on every con
4 ceivable kind of structure to the crowd.
ed roofs and windows, while above be-
low and all about tluttered flags, bunt
ing and Dewey emblems.
i AT the head Of the line rode Miles,
Il commanding general of the army, in
the full uniform of his rank. with the
yellow field marshal's sash from shoul-
der to hip. He was astride a superb
gray horse riciIy caparisoned.
u Back of him were rank after rank of
military and all officers of high rank
Following them came every describablt
kind of soldier, sailor and marine
mounted and afoot, infantry, artillery
and cavalry; jackies from the Raleigh
Il Gnu ctiiSl Noi siilRS, tDdlltis dIleT DAT
terry of light artillery and the mann
moth siege guns of the Seventh artil-
lery. Then the crimson trappings OF
the artillery We're changed to the yell
low of the cavalry, as the troopers rode
Iby. Then came Dewey.
Ailthat had gone before was but a pre-
tlude to the coming of the man of Ma
Mia, riding with the president on his
way to the capitol to receive the ma
tons tribute. Mckinley raised his hat
Ionly occasionally, leaving it to the ad-
llniral to acknowledge the plaudits of
the multitudes by lifting his chapeau
From end to end the avenue rang with
deafening cheers. Flags and handker-
chiefs We're waved madly. Following
the admiral came the officers and men
Iof his flagship and then the distin-
lguished officers of the navy and army,
members of the cabinet and the ad-
mirals staff in carriages. Then the
governors of states, mounted and ac-
companied by their staffs
The troops of the district of Coium-
bia closed the procession Dewey
reached the capitol half an hour before
the scheduled time for the ceremonies
and proceeded with the president and
other members of the party into the
lobby of the senate and waited for
noon, which was announced by the
booming of cannon. The party ther
passed to the stand at the portico. The
crowd cheered as the party took seats.
= Prayer was offered by Rev. Bristol, the
presidents pastor. Ross Perry then
made hearty address of welcome on
behalf of the city and introduced Long,
who made the speech of presentation.
Long began by reading the cable to
Dewey at Hong Kong, April "a. 1898.
directing him to proceed to Manila and
capture or destroy" the Spanish
squadron. Dewey's reply from Manila,
May /, telling of his great victory;
Longs dispatch thanking him in the
name of the president and people and
notifying him that he was appointed a
rear admiral; act of congress of June
Is, 1898. voting Dewey sword of
honor and medals for his men. The sec
retary then said:
"The victory OF Manila bay gave you
rank with the most distinguished naval
heroes of all times. Nor was your
merit most in the brilliant victory
which you achieved in a battle fought
: with the utmost gallantry and skill,
waged without error and crowned with
overwhelming success. 1t was still
more in the nerve with which you
sailed from Hong Kong to Manila har-
Dor. No captain ever faced more cru
clal test than when on that morning,
bearing the fate and honor of your
country in your hands, thousands of
miles from home, with every foreign
port in the world shut to you; nothing
between you and annihilation but the
, thin sheathing of your ships. your can
non and your devoted officers and men,
you moved upon the enemy's batteries
on shore and sea. With unflinching
faith and nerve and before the sun was
half way up in the heavens. you had