The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-06
ADMIRAL DEwEy's SWORD.
The Splendid BInde the nation WIN
Present to Him.

From The New York Press.
Within a few weeks Tiffany & co. will
have finished the sword Of honor author
lied by the joint resolution Of Congress.
to be presented 10 Rear Admiral Dewey,
and it viii be one of the handsomest pre-
sentation swords turned out by that es-
Enlistment, which was the principal de-
signer and maker of that class of work in
the Civl war.
The sword to be given to Rear Admiral
Dewey was designed by Paulding Farm
ham, chief designer of the house of Tiffany
& Co. While he is slin a young man, he
has been known long as ain artist He has
been successful in open International con-
tests, and received al the Paris exhibition,
in 1888, special medal for exceptional
merit as a designer in connection with the
Tiffany jewelry exhibit.
Mr.. Farnham has eXcelltd himself in the
beautiful and Ingenious symbolism of the
Dewey sword. On the pommel, which is of
23-carat gold, is carved the name of The
Admrars flagship, The olympia, and be-
meath it the zodiacal sign for December
the month of Dewey's birth A closely
woven wreath Of oak leaves encrcles these
designs. Below this, on the hnt. Is gold
collar, on the front of which are the arms
of the United States, with the blue field
Of the shield in enamel Beneath are the
arms of Vermont, the admraPs native
state, with the motto Freedom and
Unity" The plain part of the collar is
decorated with stars.
An American eagle with outspread
wings forms the guard. which terminates
IN talon clasping the top Indicating
control and confidence In the eagles
beak is borne the laurel wreath of peace.
rms serves as a protection covering the
point of the beak and q the same time
preserves the proper outlines of the guard.
The grip is covered with fine sharks-
skin, bound with gold wire and inlaid with
gold stars.
The scarboard will be of thin steel ia
mascened in gold with sprays Of ros ma
rinus, delicate sea plant signifyine
fldelity, constancy and remembrance. The
sprays are interlaced In the form of a
series of cartouches with a star in the
center of each, while dophins fiji the
open spaces. Sprays of oak leaves and
acorns secure the rings and trappings of
the scabbard. Above these, on the front
OF the scabbard, Is a raised monogram in
diamonds, entwining the letters &C. D. ="
and Immediately under them are the let
ters u. s. NJ" surrounded by SPRAYS
of ros marinus. The ferrule. or lower end
of the scabbard, ends in entwlned gold
dolphns
The sword blade is damascened with the
| inscription:
"s"******* **+% *s....&..
The Gift of the Nation to Rear Admiral
GEORGE DEWEY, u. S. N.
In Memory of the Victory at Manila .
Bay, May l. 1898.
s*******%% **&s sse**@+4
These letters are ornamental A Phoe-
nician galley. typical of the first craft
of the navies of the world, completes the
decoration on that side of the blade. on
| the other side is shown the flight of the
eagles of victory They bear festoons of
! laurel to the four quarters of the earth.
The mounting of the belt and the trap
| pings will be the regulation buckles pierre
ed slide rings and swivels, all Of 22-carat
gold, and ornamented with oak leaves and
acorns. The bullion tassel and embrolder-
ed betting are specially made, and will be
much superior to that usually employed.
Nothing finer than sword and scabbard
has ever been turned out by Tiffany &
Co.
The design was selected by a committee
consisting of Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy Charles II. Allen, United States
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Of Massa-
chusetts ana Prof. Marshall Oliver Of the
United States Naval Academy The COM
mittee decided unanimously In favor Of
Mr.. Farnham's design.