Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-30
"A ROAR OF CHEERS
Crowds of Thousands Welcome Ad-
miral Dewey to Chicago.
TEE DETAILS OF HIS RECEPTION
Cannons Doomed SaIutes From
Shore and Ships.
IN VITED TO CAN ADA

By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 3O-Amid the booming
of cannon and the cheers of hundreds of
people Admiral George Dewey arrived in
Chicago today. For the next three days he
will be the guest of this city, and the pro-
gram for his entertainment will take up
nearly every moment of his time until his
departure Thursday morning for Jackson
Vile, III. The special train bearing the ad-
miral and Mrs Dewey, Lieut.. Caldwell, his
secretary, and Lieut.. Crawford was met
near South Chicago by special train, car
rying the general executive committee of
the Dewey celebration, including Mayor
Harrison President Chas. A. Plamondon
and the admirals son, George Goodwin
Dewey.
Cheered by Thousands.
The admirals train arrived at the Grand
Central depot, 9th avenue and Harrison
street, six minutes ahead of schedule time,
IL O'Clock. A strong platoon of police had
been stationed at the platform gates for
some time previous to the arrival of the
special and the immense crowd which had
congregated in the streets surrounding the
station and had packed almost to suffoca-
ton the big depot building itself was not al
lowed to go inside the train shed. The mo-
ment the train slowly pulled into the shed.
hero was seen roar of cheers went up
from the fortunate ores inside the station
and was quickly taken up by the thousands
In the streets Escorted by the members of
the general executive committee, Admiral
Dewey and Lieuts. Caldwell and Crawford
proceeded down the long platform and
mounted the steps leading.ro the driveway,
where carriages We're in waiting. Even un-
der the vigorous pressure of the police the
Immense crowd would hardly yield enough
room for the carriages, but cheered con-
tinually and pressed closer. The police final
ly succeeded in clearing the street and the
party proceeded down Harrison street en-
route for the Auditorium annex where
apartments overlooking Lake Michigan had
been reserved
Escorts for Both Admiral and Wife.
Mrs. Dewey, who was somewhat fatigued
from the long journey from Washington,
did not accompany Admiral Dewey on his
ride through the downtown streets, but,
accompanied by the special committee Of
the woman's reception committee, Mrs.
Bryan Lathrop Mrs. Carter H. Harrison
and Mrs. Charles A. Plamondon. went di-
rect to the annex, where she rested until
the arrival of Admiral Dewey.
Leaving the Grand Central station the
order of the escort to Admiral Dewey ana
party was follows:
Platoon Of police.
Bard.
Major B. F. Alslp and staff, commanding
escort.
First Cavalry, l. N G.
Guard of honor, Illinois Naval Reserve
Veteran Association.
Carriage containing Admiral Dewey
Mayor Harrison and Charles A. Plamon-
don.
Carriages containing Lieutenant CaId-
well, Lieutenant Crawford and members of
the Chicago committee.
Incidents Along the Route.
As the escort approached the elevated
railroad loop at 9TH avenue and Jackson
boulevard a member of the signal corps
wigwagged signal to the different ele-
waited tower stations, and all the trains on
the loop stopped running until the car
riages and escort passed under the struc-
ture: This was done in order to prevent
possible runaway accidents.
The route to the annex lay along 5th
avenue to Jackson boulevard, thence down
Michigan avenue to the hotel. Along those
streets for hours before the arrival of Ad-
mtral Dewey were gathered crowds that
literally packed the sidewalks, and that
kept the police busy from filling the streets
also, and the cheering, started at the depot
swept along the streets as the admiral and
his party We're slowly driven to their apart-
ments. the applause being almost without
cessation until the admiral entered the
hotel As the party reached the corner of
jackson boulevard and Dearborn streets a
signal man on the top of the Great North
ern Hotel wigwagged that fact to a land
battery stationed in the Chicago, Rock Is
land and Pacific railway yards and to the
officers of the revenue cutter Morrill, and
United States steamer Michigan out in the
harbor Instantly the land battery roared
out the admiral's salute of seventeen guns
while the guns of the ships were fired in
the twenty-one rounds Of the naval salute
Invited to Visit Canada.
Arriving at the hotel Admiral Dewey pro-
ceeded at once to his apartments, where
however he was allowed to rest but briefly
for at 1870 pm. he was escorted to an in
formal breakfast given the Admiral and
Mrs. Dewey by the members of the wo-
mans reception committee.
At 2:3O pm the admiral was given a
reception by the Canadian-American Asso-
ciation, which presented an invitation to
him to visit Canada at his pleasure.
Tonights program includes an illumina-
tion of the lake front at 7:30 pm, a re-
ception to committee members at the Audi
torium at pm, and the naval, military
and civic ball In the Auditorium at 10 pm.