Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-10

| the West Twenty-third street ferry to the
| Waldorf-Astoria. where they are the guests
of Mr. Boldt. the proprietor of that hotel.
| The admiral and his bride did not register.
| Admiral and Mrs. Dewey will probably
spend a day or two at the Waldorf. They
did not leave the hotel during the evening.
The admiral and Mrs. Dewey got away
| from Washington without attracting any
| attention. 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.
| Secretary of War Root among them, said
| that the admiral and his bride were not
| generally recognized by the other passen-
| gers till after Philadelphia had been
passed. Then there was a genera, desire
| on the part Of everybody OH the train to
see them. People bought chair car tickets
| 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 and groom.
AT the suggestion of one of the passen-
gers, collection was taken up In the other
| cars to buy some flowers to present to the
| couple. but 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.
"A group of the passengers got around
the admiral. however, when he left his
seat Tor few moments near Elizabeth,
ana SILK handkerchief with an American
nag embroidered on it and handful of
cigars were presented to him. He accept
ed them in Sood-natured way. One old
man grasped his hand and said to him:
ADMIRAL, 1 saw you on the Olympia and
IN tne parade. want to saw to YOU may
the Lord bless you"
The The admiral saw the mans kindly
said:
IN That's good, I thank you. I'll go and
Shortly before Jersey City was reached,
Secretary Root, who had Intentionally
avoided the bride and groom during the
trip, Knowing that they would appreciate
pelng together. went over and spoke to
There was considerable crowd in the
Jersey City station when the train rolled
IN, waiting to see the admiral and Mrs.
Dewey. The boats were coming over with
outside the fence that separates the train
shed from the general waiting room. As
tne train stopped. the admiarl rose from
his seat and started with Mrs. Dewey out
OF the car. The crowd was awaiting 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.
down the platform, additional cheers and
Individual greetings were given. The ad-
miral looked the bridegroom. His face
was flushed, and he smiled back to The
crowd and answered 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 q final cheer
as the admiral and his wife went Down the
gangplank to the upper deck Of the ferry
boat and many of them rushed aboard for
moment to get a better look at them.
The admiral took Mrs. Dewey around
the deck, outside the big capin, and stood
with her out In front of the pilothouse,
hoping to be alone. The, crowd Of pas
sengers followed. They gathered in a semi
circle about the newly welded couple. and
at times cheered the admiral and his wife.
A newspaper man apologlzed for intrud-
ing. and remarked that this was an en-
barrassing 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-circle of curious
people the admiral and Mrs. Dewey walked
into the cabin, which was almost empty,
and sat down together on one OF the side
benches, away back in the stern of the
boat. They were alone only for few mo-
ments, however. Then one by one persons
take seats opposite. In five minutes all the
seats were crowded
The admiral appeared slightly embar-
rassed, but he talked on unconcernedly to
Mrs. Dewey, trying, evidently. TO appear
unconscious of the curiosity of the other
passengers. He took it all good naturedly.
When the boat reached the Twenty-third
street ferry house the crowd hurried out
to the street in front to see the distin-
guished 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 expected, 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 leav-
ing by the wide stairway to the street, and
entered one of the Pennsylvania Railway
Company's cabs. The crowd In front
learned what he had done, when a cheer
rose from some boys at the carriage en-
trance to the station, and the carriage sped
out and across to Twenty-fourth street
with the horses at fast trot. Half dozen
coupes followed the admirars as far as
Fifth avenue and then turned Off
The admirafs carriage turned at Thirty
third street and stopped in front of the prf-
proprietor of the Waldorf. The admiral
and Mrs. Dewey hurried out of their cab
and into the door before another crowd
could gather.
F. d. Thomas. Mr.. Boldt's manager met
the admiral and his wife and led them to
the private suite adjoining the apartments
of Mr.. Boldt, where they will remain while
in the city. Mrs. Deweys maid had come
on an earlier train and the baggage was al
ready there. Dinner was also ready to
serve in the apartment.
The admiral and Mrs. Dewey will use
MI Boidts private entrance and will have
going to 90 about in disguise, but it is his
wish to be as little noticed as possible, and
his movements are not to be heralded in
advance.
The admiral must have known when he
was mere few days ago that he was to
be married to-day. for he had everything
arranged for. Some flowers. sent in to
Mrs. Dewey. were delivered at the hotel in
the afternoon.
Mrs. Dewey was dressed for travelling in
a black figured silk dress, trimmed with
white satin V In the waist a gray travel
ing cloak. and black velvet and lace
toque. The admiral wore a gray cutaway
coat with black overcoat and silk hat
The copule carried no luggage of any sort
with them. but jackie in uniform was ON
the same train with bag and It is said
he was In attendance on the admiral. He
did not go over on the same ferry, how
ever.
Admiral Dewey did not register at the
hotel. "