Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-10-19
CAPITALS GREAT DAY.
The Admiral Greeted in the Home of
HIS Youth.

The Admiral Greeted IN the Home OF
His Youth.
Montpelier had been filling with
people for days and when the admir-
ais car drew in at 5:25 p. IN. there
was an immense crowd at the depot.
The train backed up from the juno
ton into Montpelier, so that the adj
miral Was the first person to be seen
in the train as he sat in the vestibule
gazing upon familiar scenes. His first
glimpse OF his native city in gathering
darkness must have impressed him,
for everywhere there were flags and
bunting tapping in the breeze. A
great shout went up, "Here he comes,
and no sooner had the train stopped
than the people pressed forward to the
car. The only ones to get upon the
rear platform were Edward and VIM.
T. Dewey. two of the admiral's BROTH
ers. Edward had not seen his broth
er since the war had brought him re-
nown, and William met the admiral
for the first time in years. Then there
was a cry OF "Speech, Speech but
the admiral shook his head and said,
II can't talk"
The admiral and his brothers walked
across the platform, ignoring the car
riage in waiting, and up the main
street. The admiral had a smile on
his face, which reflected the joy at
reaching his boyhood home. He
walked TO the home OF Edward Dew
ey, stopping TO greet his old SCHOOL,
mate, b. f. Fifield, who extended him
a welcome.
Then the three brothers went into
Edward Dewey's house, the front
door being closed To the crowd, which
had surged from the street into the
yard right up TO the steps. The adj
miral returned to DIR. Webb's car and
spent the night there.
Morning Scenes.
Thursday dawned beautiful, as the
admiral expressed a hope that il
would. The hundreds who had slept
in Montpelier awoke as the cannon on
Wales hill. manned by Norwich cadets,
doomed its greeting Of sunrise. Speed
lily and stea lilly the crowds began to
grow as train after train discharged
their human freight. There was an
animated scene at the dewey termi-
nal" which the Central Vermont had
built on Langdon meadow. Twelve
sidetracks had been laid for the spe-
cial trains TO run in on. and the whole
was enclosed by fence, with gates at
the exit. Two footbridges had been
built across the river over which the
people passed to upper State street,
down which the human current
flowed to the heart Of the town.
The first thing that met the eye
was the extent and beauty Of the dec
oratlOnS. There was no limit 70 them.
The streets, the kouses, the hotels,
stores, everything were gay with flags
and bunting, with many pictures OF
Dewey and many "Welcome Home"
notices. The people spent the fore
noon in wandering about admiring
the decorations, peering into the two
big guns at the statehouse captured
by Dewey, from the Spanish ship Cas-
tilla, trying TO catch glimpse OF the
admiral ana scrambling for a meal at
noon. Ample accommodations for
feeding the multitude were at hand.
The hotels served their capacity and
the restaurants and big outdoor tents
took care Of the rest. BY o'clock,
when the parade was TO begin, all
were ready to view il and to ''see
Dewey" The streets were thronged
through which the parade was TO
pass.
The admiral spent the morning in
his private car reading the newspa-
pers. With his brother Charles he
walked from the car TO the National
Life Insurance company's building.
He spent the last hour Of the forenoon
meeting his many relatives and old
time acquaintance, who were admit
ted 10 his car by special invitation. lie
took luncheon with his brothers,
Charles. Edward and VIM. Dewey.
Mrs. Greeley, the admiraFs sister, and
the admiral's staff being at the table.
The admiral walked back to his car
At I O'Clock with his brothers. A few
minutes later a closed carriage was
driven up to the car. Ii contained
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