The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-07
men in GREY
ARE SALUTED
BY OUR DEWEY
The Admiral's Salute Announces that
he Is in the South = Great
Crowds Meet the Train.
THE STREETS ARE JAMaED.
He WIN bo Taken About the city 10
Day-oompliments the COnfedsE-
ates-His Speech Guarded,


MEMPHIS, Tenn, May s.-At sun.
set to-day an admirals salute an
nounced the arrival in Memphis Of Adj
miral and Mrs. Dewey. Thousands Of
cltizons and visitors greeted the dis
tinguIshed couple as they stepped from
the special train and were driven to the
Peabody hotel.
The special train left st. Louis this
morning at O'Clock and arrived In
Memphis at G:45 p. m. over the Illinois
Central. The days journey had no sig
nifcant features beyond the fact that
at every station en- route crowds vera
present and insisted on seeing the ad-
mlral. The receptions at Belleville, Ills,
Cairo, Ills, and Fulton. KY. were thu
most prominent, Admiral Dewey shRlS,
ing hands with many enthusiastic peo-
pie.
Thousands of people were at the Pop.
lar street station when the train AZ
rived. The streets were 5ammed and
even the roofs OF adjacent houses werS
utilized by many to catch a glimpse Of
the admiral.
When the admiral entered an open
landau he arose and bowed to the
thrcng. Immediately afterward Com
pany A, Confederate veterans, made It's
appearance and Admiral Dewey again
arose and uncovered his head, Gal
liant looking fellows, these" he said,
and he again saluted the men in grey.
Under the escort Of the Confederate
veterans and the reception committee
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey were driven
to their hotel.
Memphis Full Of Visitors.
At $3.50 tonight limited reception
was held in the pnrlors Of the hotel.
The celebration in honor OF the city's
guests will begin tomorrow and ex-
tend through Tuesday. Memphis is
full of visitors and nearly every down.
town business house is profusely decor
ated In the national colors.
Tomorrow morning Admiral aud
Mrs. Dewey will be taken for drive
about the city. In the afternoon there
will be q. floral parade, and later q re-
ceptIon by the coiored men OF Memphis
and at night ball at the Grand Opera
house.
Tuesday will be given over to recop.
tions at the exchanges and clubs, and
at night a general reception will be held
at the Peabody hotel under the aus.
plces Of the women's clubs Of the city.
At South Fork, Tenn, to-day, where
the engine stopped for water Admiral
Dewey was standing alone in the rear
of his car when suddenly an old gentle
man, evidently u farmer, rode up and
asked:
'Is Captain Dewey on this tramp
The admiral smiled and replied, "Yes;
I am Captain Dewey. What do you
want?"
"Are you the fighting man I've heard
so much about2" asked the stranger.
"I Reckon" !" Said the Admiral.
"well yes, reckon So" replied tho
admiral.
"well. I knew the train would stop
mere lOT WATER bdlh N4tG LlLAAAAGLI A4EO
my little girls gathered these flowers
in the woods for you. We amt city
people, but I thought you'd like them.
so I rode over and fetched them to you."
The admiral grasped the mans hand
warmly and said, go and tell your lit
tie girls that say God bless them and
thank them for me for the flowers"
Admiral Dewey was questioned to-
night concerning a statement to have
been made by him ut the University
club luncheon In st. Louis relative 70
the United States being able to whip
any nation on the earth. and that Eng
land was this country's friend and It
should be so regarded"
"The best answer to that question"
said the admiral. sis the statement In
this mornings papers in st. Louis by
President Lyonberger. OF the University
club, in which you will note he states
that I did not make the statement at
tributed to me. but that 1t was made
by the president of the club"
CAIRO, Ills. May G. - The Dewey
special train passed through Cairo on
Its way to Memphis at 1:O5 p. m. A
large crowd at the station gave Ad-
mlral Dewey an enthusiastic reception.