The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-01
DEWEY DAY IN CHICAGO
Enthusiastic Reception Is Giveu
the Admiral.

Chicago, April S0-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 win be the guest of this city, and the
programme for his entertainment will
take up nearly every moment until his
departure. Thursday morning, for Jack
sonviIle, III.
The special train bearing the admiral
and Mrs. Dewey. Lieutenant Caldwell, his
secretary, and Lieutenant Crs wford was
met near South Chicago by a special train
carrying the general executive committee
of the Dewey celebration and including
Mayor Harrison, Charles A. Plamondon
Dewey.
The admiraTs train arrived at the Grand
Central depot, Fifth avenue and Harrison
streets, six minutes ahead of schedule
time, IL O'Clock. A strong platoon OF
police had been stationed at the platform
gates and the immense crowd which had
station and had paced almost to suffCca-
ton the big depot building itself. was not
allowed 10 so inside the train shed.
The moment the white mOustached hero
was seen, roar of cheers went up from
the fortunate ones 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
Lieutenants Caldwell and Crawford pro-
ceeded down the long platform and
mounted the steps leading to the driveway,
where carriages were i'm waiting.
Mrs. Dewey no was somewhat fatiSued
after the long journey from Washington
did not accompany Admiral Dewey on
his ride through the downtown streets,
but accompanied by the special commit
tee CT the WOman's reception committee,
Mrs BryOn Lathrop, Mrs. Carter II. Har
r1Sos: and Mrs. Charles A PiOmOndOn,
went direct to the annex where she rest
ed until the arrival of Admiral Dewey.
The route 10 the annex was Fifth
avenue TO Jackson boulevard. thence
down Michigan avenue. Along those
streets were gathered crowds that liter
ally packed the sidewalks. The cheering
starting at the depot swept along the
streets as the admiral and his party were
slowly driven TO their apartments the
applause being almost without cessS ton
until the admiral entered the hotel
As the party reached the corner of
jackson boulevard and Dearborn streets,
a signalman on the top of the Great
Northern hotel wlgWagged that fact tC
land battery stationed in the Chicago,
Rock Island q Pacific railway yards. and
to the officers OF the revenue cutter
Morrill,, in the harbOr Instantly the land
battery roared out the admirafs salute Of
seventeen guns, while the guns of the
ship We're fred in the twenty-One rOGnds
Of the naval salute.
At 1890 p N. an informal greeting was
given the admiral and Mrs. Dewey by
the women's reception committee.
After an informal luncheon given Ad-
miral Dewey by the members of the gen.
eral committee, a delegation OF Cauadi-
ans called on the admiral and presented
HIM with a formal invitation TO be pres
ent at a reception to be given in his
honor at Hill Terrace, Port Stanley, Ont,
on any DAY IN July convenient TO the adj
Iniral-
Admiral Dewey, in reply. thanked the
Canadians very cordially Tor the invita-
ton. "Of all the evidences Of good will
r.Irr m = ArrN-
last October" said he, none has touched
me more deeply than this. We are of the
same blood. There is but slight differ
eHceS between US and L want TO say that
the one man who stood at my back dur
ing those trying days at Manila was an
Englishman. But FOR the support and
the moral courage ne inspired me with, 1
don know what would nave happened.
1 refer 10 Sir Charles Seymour.
The admiral said that his engagements
were many ana that he was not prepared
10 state Off-hand whether or not he would
accept the invitation.
Never in the history Of the great Audi
forum has there been within it's walls a
sight more beautiful than that revealed
tonight when the great ball given in
honor OF Admiral Dewey was az its
height.
There were present. perhaps, somewhat
too many people TO allow of all dancing
in comfort bat when the dance pro-
gramme proper was fairly under way
the older people sought the boxes and
the spacious Foyer 4tdFli-E the uilpf 10
the Younger people, who used it until
daybreak Fully 2.e00 persons were pres
emit
Ii being a naval ball the predominating
decorations were OF white and green. A
canopy was drawn over the hall, making
Il resemble a huge white-capped wave
the deep green at the bottom shading
softly into the puresJ white at the top
most edge. AT intervals around the tiers
of boxes were placed white gaieons
which seemingly started from the mist OF
bunting and del'aate nued electric tights
which concealed them a few feet from
tie prov where dOlphims rose from the
imaf mary sea below.
Above each galleOn rose a towering
mast bearing in relief q lions head. and
fiuttering with the signal flags of the
navy. Behind the figurehead of each gal
icon stood a saiior-a veteran of the
Standardization war-who saw active
service III the Caribbean sea. Un,1 after
the admiral left the hall. these men stood
steadily Deering out over the PROV of the
fanciful and beautiful ships
At midnight, the admiral and Mrs
Dewey left the hall for a luncheon In
their honor given in an adjoining room
hs Hobart C.. Chatheld-TayloT. and then
after returning to the ball room for
brief interval. he and his party retired
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