The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-01
George Goodwin Dewey, Son of the
Admiral, Among Those Who
Greeted ChicagO's Guests.
GRAND BALL IN THE EVENING
GREATEST FUNCTION OF THE KIND
EVER HELD IN THE CITY.
The Auditorium Decorated without
Regard to characterization to
the Admiral and His Wife.

CHICAGO, April 30.-Amid the booming
of cannon and the cheers of hundreds of
people. Admiral Dewey arrived In Chicago
to-day For the next three days he will be
the guest of this city and the programme
for his entertainment will take up nearly
every moment OF his time until his depar-
ture on Thursday morning for Jackson
vile, Ill.
The special train bearing the Admiral
and Mrs. Dewey. Lieutenant Caldwell, his
secretary. and Lieutenant Crawford, was
met near South Chicago by a special train
carrying the general executive committee
of the Dewey celebration, including Mayor
Harrison. President Charles A. Plamman-
don and the admirals son. George Goodwin
Dewey.
The admiral's train arrived at the Grand
Central depot, Fifth avenue and Harrison
street. six minutes ahead of scheduled time.
II o'clock. A strong platoon of police had
been stationed at the platform gates for
some time previous to the arrival of the
special train, and the immense crowd
which had congregated in the streets sur
rounding the station and had packed al
most to suffocation the big depot building
itself was not allowed to go inside the
train shed. The moment the train slowly
pulled into the shed. however, and the
white mustached naval hero was seen, a
roar of cheers went up from the fortunate
ones inside the station, and was quickly
taken up by 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 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
finally 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.
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.
Byron Lathrop, Mrs. Carter III. Harrison
and Mrs. Charles A. Plammandon, went
direct to the Annex where she rested until
the arrival of Admiral Dewey.
AS the admiraFs party approached the
elevated railway loop at Fifth avenue and
Jackson boulevard. member of the signal
corps wigwagged a signal to the different
stations and all the trains on the loop
stopped running until the carriages and
was done in order to prevent possible run
away accidents. The route to the Annex
lay along Fifth avenue to Jackson boule-
ward. thence Michigan avenue to the
hotel. Along those streets, for hours be-
fore the arrival of Admiral Dewey, were
gathered crowds that literally packed the
sidewalks. The cheering started at the
depot swept along the streets as the ad-
miral and his party were slowly driven to
their apartments. the applause being al
most without cessation until the admiral
| entered the hotel AS the party reached
| the corner of Jackson boulevard and Dear
| born street a signal man on the top of the
Great Northern Hotel wigwagged that fact
to land battery stationed in the Chicago
| & Rock Island Railway station, and to the
| United States steamer Michigan. out in the
| harbor. Instantly the land battery roared
| out the admirars salute of seventeen guns
while the guns of the ships were firing the
twenty-one rounds of the naval salute.
| Arriving at the hotel, Admiral Dewey
proceeded at once TO his apartments,
where, however. he was allowed to rest but
| briefly. for at 1880 p. m. he was escorted to
an informal breakfast given the admiral
/ and Mrs. Dewey by the members of the
| woman's reception committee. At 2:30 D. m
| the admiral was given reception by the
| Canadian-American Association, which
presented petition to him TO visit Canada
| at his pleasure.
| After the informal luncheon given Ad-
| miral Dewey by the members of the gen.
| eral committee. a delegation of Canadians
| called on the admiral and presented him
| with formal invitation TO be present at a
reception to be given in his honor at Hill
| Terrace. Port Stanley. Ont. on any day in
July convenient to the admiral. The invita-
tion. which was beautifully embossed and
bound in red morocco. included among its
signatures the names of Sir wilfrid Laurier
| and Sir Charles Tupper. Right Rev. c. p
Henderson, who made the presentation ad.
| dress, said the invitation came from rep
resentatives of an empire that was some
| what familiar with naval achievements and
| assured the admiral that the warmth OF
| the reception accorded him would be fully
as great as that given him by his own
| countrymen.
| Admiral Dewey in reply thanked the
Canadians very cordially for the invitation
~of all the evidences of good will showr
me since my arrival In New York last
October" said he. none has touched ms
more deeply than this. We are OF the same