The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10
DEWEY's WEDDING TRIP.
Crowd of Curious People Follow the
Admiral and His Bride.


New York, .1O.-Admira1 and Mrs.
Dewey arrived in New York last night
from Washington. They were driven
direct from the West Twenty-third fer
~ to the Waldorf-Astoria where they
are the guests of Mr.. Boldt, the prOpri-
etor of that hotel The admiral and
his bride did not register.
Admiral Dewey and Mrs. Dewey will
Waldorf. The admiral and his wife
reached the West Twenty-third street
ferry at $50 p. m. They did not leave
the hotel during the evening.
The admiral and Mrs. Dewey got
away from Washington without at
tracing any attention. They came to
New York in an ordinary chair car.
Passengers who came over. Secretary
miral and his bride We're not generally
recognized by the other passengers till
after Philadelphia had been passed.
Then there was a 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 pas
sengerS a collection was taken up in
the other cars to buy some flowers to
present to the couple. but a conference
with the conductor showed them that
no flowers could be obtained until Jer-
sey City was reached. and the project
was abandoned and the money refund
ed.
A group of the passengers got around
the admiral, however, when he left his
seat for a few moments near Elizabeth
and a silk handkerchief with an Amer
lean flag embroidered on it and a hand
full of cigars We're presented to him. He
accepted them in a good natured way.
One old man grasped his hand and said
to him:
Admiral. I saw you on the Olympia
and in the parade. 1 want to say to
he bless
The admiral saw the mans kind feel
ings and was visibly affected. He
said:
That's good, thank you. I'll go and
tell my wife"
Shortly before Jersey City was reach
ed Secretary Root, who had intention
ally avoided the bride and groom dur
ing the trip, knowing that they would
appreciate being together, went over
and spoke to them.
There was a considerable crowd in
the Jersey City station when the train
rolled in waiting to see the admiral
and Mrs. Dewey. The boats were COM
ing with over commuters and there
We're more people outside the fence that
eral waiting room. AS the train stop
ped the admiral rose from his seat 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 cheered The
men in the crowd all dotted their hats.
anu l%he dQiIlIIdI uILGu MS. AS he
walked down the platform additional
cheers and individual greetings were
given. The admiral looked the bride
groom. His face was flushed and he
smiled back at the crowd and answer
ed their greetings by lifting his hat
again and again.
Mrs. Dewey also bowed and smiled.
The station master escorted the cou-
pie from the train to the Twenty third
street ferry boat. The crowd gave u
final cheer as the admiral and his wife
went down the gang plank to the upper
deck of the ferrybOat, and many of
them rushed aboard for a moment TO
get a better 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 passengers followed. They gathered
in a semi circle about the newly we'd
ded couple, and at times cheered the
admiral and his wife.
UxirmilabO ,Ochty
A newspaper man apolOgized for in
truding, and remarked that this was
an embarrassing situation. To this the
admiral assented. He said that he
rather would be excused, under the cir
cumstances, from telling what his
plans for the honeymoon were After
five minutes in this semi-circIe of cur