The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-04

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thaAk ypus Mr.. Chairman and gsntls-
pAsn of the soDmittee for the gracious,
cordial and kindly; MslAens watch you
have giyap me- TO my home"
The band played THE Star Spangled
Banner. and then Cardinal Gibbons
pronouncea the bsnediction.
Following the benediction the ar
rangemsnts for the review Of the mill
tary escort BY Admiral Dewey were
carried out. There were demands
from the crowd to hold up the sword"
Admiral Dewey lifted 1t. and then 1t
was raised again by one of the COM
mitteemen. Upon the latter quitting 1t
down Admiral Dewey. at the request Of
a photographer perehed on step lad
der nearby, held the sword In both
hands while tho camera was snapped.
There was few moments delay In
tho starting Of the escort, and dur
ing the interval the admiral and the
president were Joined iAsths stand by
the cabinet ofncials. The Olympia
men, who had been placed at points
Of vantage whence they could see their
chief honored, nrst marched across the
plaza to take the place Of honor at the
right Of line and were greeted with
continuous cheering. When they fell
into place the review began. General
Miles and his staff rode by In salute
and then took up position on the
plaza north Of the stand.
In the rear Of the Olympia's men
marched attachments from the Ma
chias, the Marietta and the Iowa, and
the famous black goat, which is the
mascot, trotted along with the tackles
with most amusing importance.
A Trying Day For Dewey.
When the review was concluded the
admiral and President Mckinley en-
tered the lattsr's carriage and were
driven to the White Heuse. Thence
the admiral was taken to the Mclean
residence, always through cheering
crowds.
For Dewey II was trying as well
as a triumphal day. The strain upon
the admiral reached almost to the
breaking point. None but those near
est to him could see how he labored to
rcpress his feelings during the ad-
dress Of Secretary Long, but when
he arose to receive the sword from the
hands of the president no one could
mistake the flash of the white gloved
hand as 1t rose to dash away the tears
before the admiral came to the right
attitude of attention before his chief.
When it became Dewey's turn to re-
ply his voice failed him, and he made
the effort twice before his lips would
respond. When he did succeed his
tones were clear and steady, but SO low
that only those nearest him could hear.
There was an exquisite bit Of comedy
following the trying formalities,
though 1t escaped all but those d.
rectly on the stand, AS tho admiral
closed and took his seat he turned to
the president and in tone of quizzical
appeal inquired: Nov, really, don't
you think did pretty well for an
One Of the most remarkable features
Of the eventful day was the ovation
to Rear Admiral Schley on the return
of the party from the capitol to the
White House. His carriage was sew
eral numbers behind that of the presi-
dent and Admiral Dewey, and received
an ovation that could be scarcely rank
ed below that accorded to the admiral
himself The crowd surged around his
carriage till the horses were brought
to foot pace. and finally company
of cadets came to the rescue.
Admiral Dewey was given an i'm
promptu reception at the Metropolitan
club late yesterday afternoon. 1t was
a complete surprise to him, his first
intimation of 1t being when one of the
club members called for him. The ad-
miral was accompanied by Flag Lieu
tenant Brumby. He walked over from
the Mclean residence, and at the club
old friends greeted him en-
The rest Of the after
noon the admiral spent quietly In his
rooms at Mrs. McLean's residence.
Last night President Mckinley. in
honor of Admiral Dewey. gave thelarg-
est dinner party In the history Of tho
White House social functions. Covers
were laid for over so persons. The
guests included the cabinet, the gov
ernors of nine states. justices of the
supreme court, some of the members
of both houses of congress, army and
navy officials and others. 1t ives
brilliant affair.
An Impromptu Reception.
Admiral Dewey had an important
conference with President Mckinley
at II o'clock this morning for the pur-
pose Of a full consultation over the
situation in the Philippines. 1t was
the first formal conference between
the president and the returning ad-
miral.
Admiral Dewey will leave here for
New England Monday night. He goes
direct to Shelburne Farms, near Bur-
llngton, VT, as the guest of W. Seward
Webb, the railroad magnate. From
there he goes to Montpelier, on the
18th inst, to attend reception, for
which elaborate preparations have
been made. Boston will be visited
next, where reception is scheduled
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