The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-23
THE ADMIRAL rAr1aUED
And Was Unable to Attend the Brs'
nret-Hia Departure.


And Was Unable to Attend the Btt
quet-His Departure.
one OF the features of the day NJ
to have been tho appearance Of AZ
miraI Dewey at the Sons of the R'Te'
luton banquet, scheduled to be giysa
| at the Mcclure at $3.50 o'clock last Might
In anticipation Of the coming Of "
admiral, the hotel was early filled Wa
curious spectators who occupied even
isch of space in the lobby and corridors
and balcony many ladies being in en-
dence on the balcony. OF course thee
was the greatest disappointment when
It became known about O'Clock that
the admiral had declined to appear 81
the banquet. pleading as an excuSs1a
fatlgucs OF the day, and on all dta
were heard unfavorable comments
These. however. were not Justified, and
the more reasonable ones could go
that the admiral had passed thrOusaa
trying experience in the afternoon ana
conceded that he was justified In DE-
cllnlng to be further wearied.
Tha admiral retired at $3.50 o'clockto,
the right, occupying General MANAGE
Underwood's private car. Attached %
the Train, also, was an annex car, "a
which the other members Of the Dewey
party were accommodated. The trtlS
was made up as the first section Of No
on the Baltimore & Ohio. Shortly
before midnight It moved over to th'
passenger station. Here another pr'
vate car was attached. bearing Coz
Grcssmcn Dovener and Dayton; e.
itor shInn, of the Washington STAT
and a number of other gentlemen waa
had accompanied Congressman Dove
ner to Wheeling. AT midnight the tram
of three cars departed for the national
capital, and win arrive there OF u
o'clock this morning.
Shortly before the departure, an ln'
telligencer reporter called, and was ~
celved by Mr.. j. H. Muddy, chief clsEk
OF General Manager Underwood. who's
In charge of the Dewey special. MI
Maddy said:
"Thc admiral retired at $3.50 ocloe@
He regrets that he could not stand 70,
night another experience like that o.
this morning and afternoon. / haye
never before seen man in public lie
so anxious 10 ulenEe. HIS declInatlOntd
attend tho banquet tonight has been
misuadc. stood, / am sure, He came"
Wheeling with n bad cold to start WIN
Again, he had no intimation that theEs
was to be n parade Wednesday ntshH
aud on account OF the untavoraola
weather he would have preferred 70
stay or the chr, but in his desire 70
please he consented to appear in 'Do
carriage. even though the weather w.
bad and his physical condition not gO'S'
The rcRult was that his cold was muen
worse this morning. Consequently %
stayed In the car and endeavored tore,
cupcratC. but without success, his cola
becoming worse as the day advanced
In the face Of all this. he consented u
appear in thu parade and to take pars
In tho speaking ceremonies. He WIS
pushed and jostled until he became aI'
most exhausted. This evening he taiS'
ed with us about his condition, and ths
conclusion was that 1t would be aiFIlos'
suicidal to SO out aEnIn, and posslDY!
encounter another crush. Tho AdTasrN'
must say, appreciated the magniaeen'
reception rendered him by the Whee.'
ing people, but as he said to-niSn.
there Is only ono of me and thousand.
CONTINUED on Firth PagN.