The record-union., 1899-10-11
DEWEY IN HIS
NATIVE STATE.
The Admiral of the Navy Arrives at
SheIburne, Vermont.
Given an Enthusiastic Welcome When He
AIighted From the Train.
Driven to the Country Residence of
DIR. w. Seward Webb, Whose
Guest the Admiral Will Be Dur
ing His Stay-To Be Entertained
by the State Tomorrow.

SHELBURNE Vt), Oct. 1O.-Ad-
happy to be within the shadow OF the
Green Mountains and beside the waters
of Lake Champlain, away from the
noise and hustle that have filled MS
ears since his flagship, the Olympia
came in sight of Sandy Hook. Inc Iacl
that the Admiral was really IN YER
mont was signaled tonight on tan
mountain peaks by bonfires and elec~
tric searchlights from one end of the
State to the other.
Admiral Dewey is the guest of Dr.
w. Seward Webb, at his magnlhcent
country residence, Shelburne Farm
and will not become the States guest
until Thursday He came here on q
special train from New York City this
morning, occupying DR.. Webb's mag
nif1cent car, the Elsmere. In the party
were the Admiral and his son, DR.
Webb, Flag Lieutenant Brumpy, Gov
ernor Smith of Vermont and several
railway officials. While in New YORK
State Admiral Dewey remained within
the car chatting with the others OF the
party. But after crossing the Vermont
line, above Whitehall, the Admlrai
seemed to grow a little nervous spoke
of his homecoming repeatedly, ana
went out on the rear platform, al
though the car was an observation one,
to- view the scenery. He seemed to De
very happy, and to those who We're
around him it appeared almost as II
the Admiral had had a touch of home
sickness.
AS the train neared Shelburne the
Admiral watched the changing scenery
intently. Here and there a flag was
seen, but it is nature that had on the
lavish painting on this great occasion,
for the Vermont woods are one mass
of autumn color.
When the train pulled into Shelburne
the villagers and folks from the sur
rounding towns, even as far away as
Burlington, had made up a crowd oil
nearly 5000. The engine stopped just
at the station, so that the rear car,
the Elsmere, was abreast of little
grass plot down the track When the
train stopped Admiral Dewey stood up
on the rear platform. Preceded by DR..
Webb, he walked across the lawn,
black horses was in waiting. AS the
Admiral walked. across the lawn a
band from Burlington played Under
the Double Eagle" a selection made
at the special request of the Admiral
AS Admiral Dewey stepped into the
carriage a salute of seventeen guns
was fired from behind a mass Of
shrubbery near by.
Admiral Dewey remained erect in
the carriage with hat and gloves III
hand bowling and smiling to the pee
pie around him. He was dressed in
gray cutaway suit, and wore silk
hat DR.. Webb handed in the Ad-
mirals son, who took a seat. Then
the crowd of eager people closed
around the carriage until the Admiral
looked into sea of faces. Just at
the steps of the carriage stood a man
in working clothes, Michael Mckenzie
Of this town, noticeable because of his
hight. Suddenly Mckenzie threw his
cap into the air and yelled: Lets give
three cheers for Admiral Dewey, the
hero of Manila"
The cheers were given.
The Admiral started, looked wonder
ingly- the man, dropped his hat and
gloves, and then impulsively shook
McKenzie's hand, which was still in
the air after tossing his hat. Instant
ly the hands of the crowd were out
stretched toward the carriage, but Ad
miral Dewey started back in fear, drew
his hand toward his body, and said:
No, no; 1 can't do that. My hands
Bowing again and speaking almost
inaudibly an expression of thanks, he
sat down. The crowd drew back a lit
tie. Lieutenant Brumby and Dr. Webb
took their seats, and the carriage
passed out of the station grounds.
Along the road were drawn up 200
school children, each with flag and
headed by their teacher. At a signal
the children sang a parody on Yankee
Doodly Dandy, beginning: Yankee
Dewey went to sea-"
The movement of the carriage was
so timid that it reached the end of
the line just as the chorus was reached,
and the Admiral, who had stood up in
his carriage, bowed his acknowledge
up, and the Admiral was driven to
Shelburne House at Shelbulme Farm,
two miles away. In the carriages
which followed were other members of
the party, with the Admirars Chinese
valet on the box with the driver of the