Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-01
Dewey inCH|CAG0
Great Crowds Cheer Welcome to Ad.
miral In Chicago.
WAS AGAIN AHEAD OF TIME.
Train Bearing Guest of the Ctty
Rolled Into the Depot Six Min
utes Before 1t Was Due
to Arrive.
WAS AGAIN AHEAD OF TIN

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of cannon and the cheers of hundreds Of
people Admiral George Dewey arrived in
| Chicago. For the next three days he
will 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 n special
train carrying the general executive com
mittee Of the Dewey celebration and in
Guiding Mayor Harrison, President
Charles A. Plamondon and the admiral's
son, George Goodwin Dewey.
The admiral's train arrived at the
Grand Central depot, Fifth avenue and
Harrison street, six minutes ahead of
schedule time. strong platoon of po-
lice had been stationed ut the platform
gates for some time previous to the ar
rival of the special train, and the i'm
mense crowd which had congregated in
the streets surrounding the station and
had packed almost to suffocaton 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 roar of cheers went up
from the fortunate ones inside the sta
ton and was quickly taken up by the
thousands in the streets.
Crowd Refused to Bulge.
Escorted by the members of the general
executive committee Admiral Dewey and
Lifutenants 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
yield 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 in the route for the Au.
ditorum annex. where the apartments
overlooking Lake Michigan had been re-
served. Mrs, Dewey, who was some
what fatigued from the long journey
from Washington, did not accompany
Admiral Dewey ON his ride through the
down town streets. but. accompanied b,
the special committee of the woman's re.
ception committee, Mrs. h. Ryan La
throp. Mrs. Carter II. Harrison and Mrs
Charles A. pamondon. went direct t,
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 DO.
lice, band. Major b. +. Asip 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. plamon
don; carriages containing Lieutenant
Caldwell, Lieutenant Crawford and mem
bcrs of the Chicago committee.
One Round Of Applause.
The route 90 the procession from the
depot to The irylcx was literally packed
with eager 81 'eers. who almost CON
tihuously ap1s pied the adm,ral. !
AS the escort, approached the elevated |
railroad loop at Fifth avenue and Jack
son boulevard Il member of the sigma |
corps wigwagged signal to the different |
elevated tower stations, and all the trains
on the loop stopped running until the
carriages and escort passed under tn.
structure. This was done in order te
prevent possible runaway accidents.
Inc route to the annex lay along Fifth
avenue to Jackson boulevard, theme,
down Michigan avenue to the hotel. A.
the party reached the corner of Jackson
boulevard and Dearborn street IL signal
man on the top of the Great Northern
hotel wigwaggcd that fact to landADat
terry stationed in the Chicago. Rock Is
land and Pacific railway yards and the
officers of the revenue cutter NurriU and |
United States steamship Michigan out in
the harbor. Instantly the land battery
roared ont the admirals salute of II
guns. while the guns of the ships fired II
Arriving at the hotel, Admiral Dewc,
proceeded at once to his apartments
where however, he was allowed to rest
but briefly and then was escorted to ~
Informal breakfast given the admiral
and Mrs. Dewey by the members of tn,
woman'S reception committee. The ;d
miral was later given IL reception by the
association, which
presented an invitation to him to visit
Canada at his pleasure
The evening programme included an
of the lake front at 1880. n
reception to committee members mt thr
Auditorium at y p. M. and the naval.
military ard civic ball in the Auditorium
1t 10 p. ny