The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-06

House-Hearty Ihere-The
Grand Parade
Washington, October 1.-The home
looming of Admiral George Dewey-for
Ihenceforth the national capital is to be
his home-was made. the occasion for
1.-THE greatest tribute yer paid by Wash
welcome in New York, it
lself surpassed in its kind, it remained
flor the highest and greatest in the Off
lcial world to hold out the hand of
Igreeting to the famous admiral, and to
join with the people who are to be his
fellow citizens in bidding him welcome.
The citizens had made every prepara-
ton to make the occasion worthy of
their hero.
The decorations were elaborate;
Pennsylvania avenue was one mass of
lcolored bunting along the entire line
lof march from the station to the White
house, and, not content with this, few
tprivate citizens failed to make some
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Unique designs in fairy lamps dotted
THE horizon; great search lights threw
broad beams of bright light across the
blue sky of a clear October evening,
and the stately cSpitol too revealed
in ali it's queenly beauty in the power
full rays of many concentrated lights.
THE same device was used effectively
in the case CT other public buildings
within the range of vision of the dis
~Itinguished parry on the reviewing
island.
THE REVIEW STAND.
Ejected in bold relief from the stand at
the head Of Pennsylvania avenue
whe1eon stood Dewey, the central fig
ure Of the demonstration. On the ia
lcade Of the newly completed general
lpostoffice building famed forth two
inscriptions set in electric points, the
one reciting the famous MESA e of
the president directing Dewey, then
thousands of miles away in the far east
to go forth to destroy the Spanish fleet,
and the other setting out the famous
ladmiral'S direction to the lamented
IGridley, you may fire when you are
ready, Gridley," which marked an
epoch in the history of the United
States.
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organizations paraded before him, be-
side tens Of Thousands of non-organiz-
ed citizens and in a roar of cannon
rockets, the blaze of red fire, the thun-
derous cheering of the populace, and
the warm greeting of the head of the
nation, Dewey came to the national
Icapital to a welcome such as has not
been known here hitherto.
HIS JOURNEY FROM NEW YORK.
His journey here from New York had
been n continuous ovation. The dec
IOrated special train which left the
Pennsylvania railroad ferryship in
Jersey City at 1:50 O'Clock in the after
moon was fully in keeping with it's dis
Itinguished passenger. It was made VI
lof five cars, the Pennsylvania's prize
Especial, h Atalanta, a dining car, g
combination smoker and three parlol
Icars for the accommodation of the
washington reception committee. The
special was given a clear track and the
run to Washington was made without
Ia stop except at Gray's ferry on the
outskirts Of Philadelphia, where en-
lgines were changed and a new trair
Grew came aboard.
Almost Immediately after goins
aboard the train, the admiral retired
Ito his private car for luncheon, whicf
WAS served for six-Admiral Dewey
ibis son George, his brother and wife
captain Lamberton and Lieutenan
IBrumby.
Thereafter the admiral lay down anc
tried to get a little sleep, but this wa
impossible, owing to the continuou
cheering along the line.
OVATION ALONG THE ROUTE.
1t was said by the railroad official
land trainmen that the ovation durinj
1.-THE run from New York to Washington
Twas the most remarkable demonstra
ton h a has ever taken place aloni
THE line. Every town turned out it
full population and every house an
lcross roads settlement was turned in
side out to see the flying special pass.
A bare stop was made at Princeton
Iwhere young Dewey had been a stu
dent, and the admiral went to tn
platform for a minute, merely sayin
Ito the boys that he was pleased wit
1.-THE reception they had given him. ]
twas such a reception as an empero
might have envied, every student q
the college town being in evidence, a
well as the whole population of tn
lplace, while college yells resounde
labove the rumble of the departin
train.
Admiral Dewey was particular
touched all along the line by the mum
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him. They formed a very large pa
Iof the crowd in every town and wher
lever there was a school house, tn
children had evidently been given
Especial recess to come out and chez
THE train.
There was another large crowd c
Ichildren at Baltimore and Admire
Dewey who had come to the rear plat
form for the sixth or seventh time o
the trip said to the train master VIII
WAS standing by him that he felt NOR
touched and complimented by the a,
tention Of the children than by almos
any other thing that had happene
isince his return to America.
All along the line every train, freigt
Tor passenger, that passed the specis
Isaluted it with a long drawn blast c
1.-THE whistle and in all the larger town
lwhere theflyer slowed down within tn
city limits there was a continual roa