The sun., 1900-05-01
DEWEY IN WINDY CITY.
Gr' at Crowds Cheer Welcome to Ad-
miral In Chicago.
WAS AGAIN AHEAD OF TIME.
Train Bearing Guest of the City
Rolled Into the Depot Six Min
utes Before 1t Was Due
to Arrive.

NHi'dSo' AllIil oO.-4AHllu the BOOMING
Of cannon and the cheers of hundreds of
people Admiral George Dewey arrived in
Chicago. For the next three days ~
VIII be the guest of this city, and the
programme of his entertainment will take
up nearly every moment of his time until
his departure Thursday morning for
jacksonville, Ills.
The special train bearing the admiral
and Mrs. Dewey, Lieutenant Caldwell.
his secretary, and Lieutenant Crawford
was met near South Chicago by special
train carrying the general executive com
Alttec Of the Dewey celebration and in
cluding Mayor Harrison. President
Charles y. Plamondon and the a,lmiral's
snn. George Goodwin Dewey.
The admirals train arrived 1T tho
Gaanl Central depot, Fifth avenue and
Harrison street, six minutes ahead of
SclodHlc Tine a strong platoon II DO
Ice had been stationed az the platform
gates f"r some time previous To the ar
.iral Of the special train, ana The i'm
a.en$c crnwl which had congrcgnted in
the streets surrounding the station and
had packed almost to sulfocation the biz
deppt building itself was not allowed To
- inside the train she'd The moment
the train slowly pulled into the Shed.
however. and the white mustached naval
hero was seen Il roar of cheers went up
from the fortunate ones inside the sta
tion and was quiclSly taken up by the
thousands in the streets.
Crowd Refused to Budge.
Escorted by the members of the general
executive committee Admiral Dewey and
l.ieutenants Caldwell and Crawford pro-
ceeded down the long platform and
mounted the steps leading to the drive
way, where carriages were in waiting
Even under the vigorous pressure of the
police the immense crowd would hardly
yleid enough room for the carriages, but
cheered continually and pressed closer.
The police finally succeeded in clearing
the street, and the party proceeded down
Harrison street i'll the route for the Au-
ditorium annex, where the apartments
overlooking Lake Michigan had been re.
served. Mrs. Dewey, who was some |
what fatisued from the long journey
from Washington, did not accompany
Admiral Dewey on his ride through the |
down town streets, but, accompanied by
the special committee of the womans re.
ceptlon committee, Mrs. Il. Ryan La.
throp, Mrs. Carter III. Harrison and Mrs.
the annex, where she rested until the ar
rival of Admiral Dewey.
Leaving the Grand Central station the
order of the escort to Admiral Dewey
and party was as follows: Platoon of no.
lice. band, Major b. f. Alsip and staff
commanding escort: First cavalry, Hi.
nois national guard; guard of honor. Hi.
nois Naval Reserve Veteran association.
carriage containing Admiral Dewey,
Mayor Harrison and Charles A. planon
Ion; carriages containing Lieutenant
aidwcll Lieutenant Crawford and mem
Ders of the Chicago committee.
One Round OF Applause.
The route of the procession from tbc
irpot to the annex was literally packed
Nith eager SightseerS, who almost con.
lnuously applaudcd the admiral.
As the escort approached the elevated
allroad ioep ~ Fifth avenue and .Iarl. /
ON boulevard Il member Of the Signal
orps wigWf"grd Il signal to the different
leNatcd tower stations. and I'LL the trains s
N the loop stopped running until The
arriagcS and escort passed under the
tiucturc. This was done in order to ,
revent possible runaway accidents. ,
The route To the annex lay along Fifth ,
own Michigan avenue to the hotel. AZ
he party reached the corner of jackson
oulcyard and Dearborn street signal |
IAN on the top of the Great Northern
otel wigwagged that fact to ii land bat,
Try stationed in the Chicago. Rock Is.
md and Pacific railway yards and the
Ulcers of the revenue cutter Morrill, and
'nited States steamship Michigan out in
le harbor. Instantly the land battery
'ared out the adlnirals salute of II
1ns, while the guns of the ships fired 21
)unds.
Arriving at the hotel, Admiral Dewey
roceeded at once to his apartments,
here, however, he was allowed to rest
ut briefly and then was escorted to an o
formal breakfast given the admiral !!
nd Mrs. Dewey by the members of the II
oman's reception committee. The adj e
iral was later given reception by the .
anadian- American association, which p
'esented an invitation to him to visit o
nnada at his pleasure.
The evening programme included an u
umination of the lake front at T:3O, u
ception to committee members mt the D
uditorium ut . y. M. and the naval X
llitary and civic ball in the Auditorium