The Portland daily press., 1899-11-10
THE DEwEYS IN NEW YORK

THE DEWEYS In NEW IOhk
Couple Attracted Lots of Attention ON
Their Journey Thither.
New York, November a.-Admiral
Dewey arrived in New York tonight from
Washipg top. The Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey were driven to the Waldorf-Astorii
where they are the guests Of MIR. Bolt.
the proprietor of that hotel. The Admit
raj and his bride did not register.
Admiral and Mrs Dewey will probably
spend day or two at the Waldorf. They
did not leave the hotel during the eve
ming. The Admiral and Mrs. Dewey
came to New York from Washington 10
.n 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 wsrs not generally recognised by
the other passengers until after Phiia-
delphia bad b.en passed. Then there was
q general desire on the part Of everybody
on 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 s-'isction was taken up in the
other cars TO 49, acme fiowsrs to present
to the couple, but e~-fsrvpos with the
conductor showed them tn~s No fiowers
could be obtained until Jersey o. vn,
reached and the prcjsct was abandons-
and the money refunded.
A group OF the passengers got around
the Admiral, however, when be left his
seat for @ few Inoments near Elizabeth
and silk handkerchief with an Amsri-
uan flag embroidsred on 1t and a handful
Of cigars were presented to him He 40
oepted them In good natursd way.
Shortly before jersey City was reached
Secretary hoVs, ss~ ipvo"~----..-
avoided the bride ana groom during the
trip, knowing that they would appreciate
being together went over and spoke T.,
them.
There was considerable crowd in the
Jersey City station when the train rolled
in, waiting to see the Admiral ana MIS-
Dewey. Boats were coming over with
commuters and thsre were more people
outside the fence that separates the train
shed frvm the general waiting room. As
the train stopped the Admiral rose from
his scat 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
oheered. The men In the crowd all dei'ed
their hats and the Admiral lifted his. As
they walked down the platform addition.
al cheers and individual greetings wsrs
given. The Admiral looked the BRIDE
groom. His face was flushed and he
smiled back at the crowd and answered
their greetings BY lifting his hat again
and again. Mrs. Dewey also bowed and
smiled. Assistant Station Master KilIey
esoorted the couple from the train to the
2Srd street ferry boat. The crowd gave
dnal cheer as tbs Admiral and his wife
went uown the gang plank to the upper
deck Of the ferry boat and many Of them
rushed aboard for a moment to get bet.
ter 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 pas
fengers followed. They gathered In o
about the newly welded
couple and at times cheered the Admiral
and his wife. A newspaper man apollo |
yizsd for intruding and remarked that 1t
was an embarrassing situation. To this
she Admiral as,snted. He said he would |
rather be excused under the oircum-
stances from telling what his plans for
he Honeymoon wers. After dve minutes
IN this semi -oirols Of the curious, the Ad- |
niral and Mrs. Dewey walked into the
,abin, which was almost empty and sat |
Town together ON one OF the side benches |
away back In the stern Of the boat They |
were alone only for few minutes, how
svsr. and then one BY one persons began |
to walk around the cabin and to take |
seats opposite. In another five minutes |
all the seats were crowded.
The Admiral appeared eighty embar-
raised bat he talked on unoonosrnsdly to |
Mrs. Dewey, trying evidently to appear
unconscious OF the curiosity Of the other |
passengers. He took 1t all good nAtursd-
ly.
When the boat reached the 2srd street
ferry house, the crowd hurried out to the
street In front to see the distinguished
couple to the carriage and give them an
other cheer.
The Admiral did not come out the way
the crowd expected, however. He appar-
emily did not attempt TO evads the cprious
but he simply went down with Mrs
Dewey to the lower 1oer OF the station
instead Of leaving By the wide stairway
to the street aud took one OF the Psnnssl-
vania RAilroad company's cabs. The
crowd In front lsarned what he had done