Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02
NOW CHICAC0'S GUEST
Admiral Dewey's Arrival AN
nounced by Saiutes.
GREAT CROWDS AT THE STATION.

Hero of Manila BAY Is Heartily Well
coined by Cheering Thousnnds-C Cavalry
Railway Station to the Auditorium An
mex, Who're Breakfast Was served-Mrs.
Dewey Taken Care of by Women.
Chicago, April 3O.-George Dewey Is
in Chicago. For the cannons on the
lake front have announced his arrival.
The admiral arrived at the Grand
Central station during the morning on
handsome special train over the Bal
timore and Ohio road. In the party,
besides the hero Of Manila, were Mrs.
Dewey, Lieutenant Commander James
@. Gilmore and Lieutenant Harry Fl.
Caldwell. aids to the admiral, and j.
II. Maddy, representing the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad.
The. streets in the neighborhood of
Nhe railway station were packed with
people anxious to get glimpses of tho
nations naval hero several hours be-
fore the arrival Of the train, and the
police had their hands full keeping
even partially clear way to the de-
pot. When the train finally arrived
the engine drawing it was just putting
under the train shed when the crowd
within the station started the cry,
''There comes tie admiral!" In an ins
slant the crowd. waiting without took
up the shout, and, from mouth to
mouth for several blocks thousands
shouted, Dewey is here! Hurrah for
Dewey!'
Mado Welcome to Chicago. or
On the train with the admirals par
ty when it pulled into the station We're
the members of the general executive
committee and others, who had gone to
South Chicago earlier in the day to
| meet the admiral and extend the city's
first welcome as he passed within, its
limits. In the welcoming party were:
Mayor Harrison, Martin B. Madden, G.
W. Meysenburg, John M. Cutter, John
r. Lingren, u. p. Brosseau, John
Franklin, j. w. Nye, Franz A. Lind
strand, Robert ]. Roulston, G. Il. Mid
dendorf, Victor Elting, Zina r. Carter,
G. H. Wacker, w. B. Main, A. f..
Gartz W.. B. Conkey, Charles II.
spalding, Thomas Gahan, Graeme
Stewart, James II. Channon, John G.
Spry, George H. Jenny, John v. Clark,
DR.. John B. Murphy, Charles A. Pla-
mondon, Addison G. Thomas, Hobart
@. Chatfield-Taylor, j. NJ. Glenn,
George Dewey, son of the admiral;
Commanders l.. BlocSlinger and f. N.
Symonds, Surgeon j. Miller Moore and
Lieutenant G. Z. Gelm, representing
| the navy.
Women Meet Mrs. Dewey!
| At the station to meet Mrs. Dewey
was a special committee of women,
consisting of Mrs. Bryan Lathrop, Mrs.
| Carter II. Harrison and Mrs. Charles
| A. Plamondon. Mrs. Dewey greeted
each member of the committee cor
daily and seemed pleased that COM
| mittee of women should be ut the sta
ton to welcome her. The women who
were gathered III the crowd in the sta
ton and outside seemed more anxious
for II glimpse Of Mrs. Dewey than of
the admiral. Mrs. Dewey was es-
corted from the train to waiting car
rage by the members of the woman's
| committee and driven direct to the
| Auditorium Annex. She was cheered
as she left the station and frequently
along the route to the hotel.
| Cavalry In the Escort to Hotel.
| Az tlle SlatiOu 10 meet lue dululFaI 5
party was detachment from the First
cavalry, l. n. G., with its jangling
sabers, commanded by Major Alsip,
and Il guard of honor from the Naval
Reserve Veteran association. Admiral
Dewey, his aids and the members of
the Chicago committee. proceeded from
the station under this escort. The line
of march was along Harrison street to
Franklin to Jackson boulevard. Michi-
gan avenue and to the Auditorium An
| mex, where Mrs. Dewey and the woln-
ans committee again Joined the adj
miral and breakfast was served to the
members of both parties. -
When the procession reached Michi-
gan avenue a salute of seventeen guns
was fired by the land batteries sta:
toned on the lake front and the rev.;
enue cutter Morrill, and United States
cruiser Michigan at anchor in the
basin.
AT night grand naval, military and
civil ball was held ut the Auditorium.