The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-03


who turned out to see him. They formed
a very large part of the crowd in every
town, and wherever there was school
house the children had evidently been given
a special recess to come out and cheer the
train There was another large crowd of
children at Baltimore and the admiral,
who had come to the rear platform for the
sixth or seventh time during the trip, said
to the trainmaster standing by him that
he felt. more touched and complimented by
the attention of the children than by almost
any other thing that had happened since
his return to America. All along the line
every train, freight or passenger, that pass
ed the special saluted it with a long-drawn
blast of the whistle, and in all the larger
towns where the flyer slowed down within
the city limits there was a continual roar
of steam from factories, machine shops ana
the shifting engines and trains on the sid
ings Every engineer seemed to nave oeen
bottling up steam for an hour in advance.
and hung out of his cab window with his
hand on the whistle cord, while the fire.
man, hanging to the handrails and running
board, swung the bell as though ringing
for a crossing. Chester, Pa, and Whining
ton. Del, seemed to have come down to
the depots en- masse, and the train ran
slowly between wide lanes of people from
one town to the other, while every lamp
post. awning pole and shade tree bore
crowd of young Americans, and the roofs
and freight cars on the sidings were con-
yerted into grand stands for the brief in
"
raj responded good-naturedly to all these
calls on his stock of strength that he had
been reserving for the trying ordeal on the
way, and came again and again to the
platform to bow as the train went by
Mckinley Extends Greetings
The train. as 1t reached the line OF the
District of Columbia, stopped for a few
minutes at the little station of Deanwood,
while the reception committee went
through the formality of presenting the
nations guest the freedom of the Distrlct.
John Addison Porter secretary to the
president, first extended President Mckin-
ley's greetings, to which the admiral re-
turned his thanks very briefly. District
Commissioner Wight then extended the
freedom of the capitol.
Admiral Dewey's reply was as brief and
as all of his other speeches
have been.
"I want to thank you very much, my
friends" said he, "for this testimonial Of
your regard. Il is true as long as l live,
and 1 hope to I've long time (cheers),
intend to live in Washington. I thank you
again for this expression"
Then dropping the tone of formality in
which this had been uttered he extended
his hands and said heartily, NOW, I want
to see my friends. Charley, old boy, how
are you?" and he grasped c. G. Glover by
the hand and went through the party
shaking the hands of all who were within
reach.
In few minutes the train was In the
brilliantly lighted depot. The middle aisle
Of the station had been carpeted clear to
the carriage entrance. The throng about
the railway station choked the streets for
blocks about.
When the famous admiral appeared on
the arm Of Chairman Moses of the recep-
tion committee, the crowd went almost
wild with excitement The marine band
gave the four 1ourishes which naval eti-
quette requires and then played Under
the Double Eagle" by Warner, which ID
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