The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-30

NTTLIIGKNCKR SATURD,
asDoesd cruiser N0w Yofh. the 1affissA1U
In1zAna ana NaanaeAuDst1A IT, csut9ne
Drookiyn. second-cla0 baft3eship TGxAA
IL 81 wooden frgase LAacasese. ~ -
boat Marietta and the Chicago Tia Gag
shlp q the 9Dush Atlantic suSadroA OI0
Glory nuttered from each masthead and
taAsafl. On each quarter of TIE New
York were the black torpedo boats. three
on each Aank. The rest Of the procea10a
traiied ovt Tor miles. 0Sswiy and mA3eo-
ticaily Tie pfuesa1oa msvsd aceoss the
shiny wssefa
Dewey 1snAAas - the Ds31Go.
Admiral Dewey went up On Tie aftsf
nssdgs - soua - he start vas ninAs and
remained thess throughout the parade. .
prominsnt figure. outlined Against the
skies. for tho thousands aAoas and ashore.
With hin on the bridge moa a the time
was Chi Bartlett. 70 whom ~ talked
when not acknowledging The salutes or
personally directing the movements Of his
immediate feet. and the admiral gave close
attention tAsousAout the journey 70 Cery-
thing which trsnsp!rsd o. board the YES
sci. by hi directtoa the ensign was eour-
tested 70 vessels which saluted. Several
times bs ordered the crew 70 stand by TO
cheer In sons s1tssordinAry dsmonssra'
tion. The g,ns q the Oiympia spoke but
once until Grants tonb vas reached This
was whom they baslssd n answer to the
deep baying Of The guns ol Old Fort Will
lam. on 0overnors idand Before the bat
terry was reached. hundreds q tugs and sz-
cursson bats had crowdsd In behind the
patrol boats. and stretched away rank up-
On rank 10 either shore from the quarter
Of the Olympia The.r whistles we're going
continuously throughout he 3ouSnsy.
Mech InpsesssA ~ the Display.
The untold thousands who thronged the
wharves and piers. who leaned from the
windows and balconies. and hooked down
from the dissy heights OF the skyscrsperA'
must have Impressed the admiral grsssiy.
but bis modssty would not permit him 20
view II - . personal ovation.
"Astoniahing. ASTONISHING" hs repeated
several times 70 Col BartIstt. but - said
nothing OF himself. A. he looked bAnind
him, the steam from the whistles and the
smoke from the stacks blowing across the
| river. blending with the gray atmosphere
sof,ened the scene and aads the dim WIS.,
| fas through which the on-com:ng ships
| lay seem a. II they stretched out forever.
UsSse Wss Almost MsSSessss.
Ths waving of hundreds 81 thousands OF
| handksrch.sss along the shore could 10
| d.stanctjy seen from tins deck Of the Oiym-
| Ola. but only occss,onsIiy were the sounds
| OF cheers waited from tbs crowds ashore.
A. q rule, perhaps they were too nuch
| Interested IN this spectacle 10 venture
| voc;ferous applause, besides they were too
| n, away 20 be heard by the admiral or
| the men on the cruisers even Il the tsr-
| r,ac din OF the craft In the river had not
bssn ksps 10 sIm0ss stsbout intsrmsss!on.
4 The sbgssking whistles were forever going.
| ana when the nsst swept AROUND fhs aaks-
| bsas sbove Grants tomb on Riverside
drive snd each ship had YET - 10 Boom
| isg salute, the concert that followed was
soui- maddspipg-A mad, fantastic. nerve
DESTROYING rosr that continued for almost
ten minutes b much steam vas wasted
that the boats themselves we're lost In fhssF
own vsper.
| The YsssIs D1sssGss1ss1.
| The paysds 1T this point tsgsn 70 Be-
| come d.sorgasissd, many pleasure efafs
| lAAung the 1sns bel0w ana crow1ing 20
eersssy about the Olympia that she vas
Unanswered with grsst MmcuIsy. Tbs
| .xeu,s,on boats. babsd 70 the guards with
people. were almost eYtmtralIy rsc<isss 49,
| tbsy psssea along, mary 81 them listed 20
far ttas os4 wheel vas burfsA deep. wits
sbs ottsr scarcely touehs1 the vsssr Ths
| admiral vas s1msstmss snroy~5 ny the
| csgydsng q thess crsss. tst hs retained
his eqsan.mfsy through 10 al. towing AMI
| ye1Dv,ng his cap % TIE sxs'fin< ard
cheering crowds,
| AAssssa1 shows Temper.
II was 10, un,tl all 'bs vasships had
| passss FL fsyssw ber0rs the Olympia at
anchor be;ow the beautiful roa's repre-
s1n.inx psses ard vlctofy. that the one
incident II the Gay ocegfr~. sh'cs showsd
that with al sls ssn.sIl;y he hero ef
Msssgs c0uI also he . VERY sisrs ssiSor,
In k~s sfaa = minute after the Cbsrsso
Rad passsf the 0symsia. ty the sdn'ssys
syssy . stream ~ signal sszs ordered the
vessels N ne feet 20 srsss chip, ard the
crews q the msn~of~saE rsn W rsisbors
u slsnsi flags from stem - SsTn over
tbs.r sspsnssss Ths ortsr Wa beautifully
ers~sssf, sscsys ssosrf fh@ saxsh'o.
where The sosIsns - IRE fire n tie fop
~ me Of the sfssbs cause: Seiay. ~
rlrsi Dews1 instantly rosrsi out com-
/ mard sos s,ne 0ns - sss~ tbs Ess. IL
fsale1 again and q nfnbie sssIor vas sent
stoft 20 eIear ~. II vac perhaps two nfa-
usss bsfors the Gags were IN shsir proper
place. The admiral vas plainly S'spfssss1
Hs cent fgg the officer infer whose H.
| sseslos tbs asser r2s srscgt@f and callsS
him UPON fhs trtfzs
| II an, ashsrsef % fh.s." ~ sslf, IL ne
,ars ~ ssgog gfysng com~snI IN q
| roaring gale. and an ssnsmsf - you Z"
Orders TIVE wss ~ cheer.
| ssvsral times vbsn fts sxesrston boats
ehSsred zs shsy passed close % tse Oiyn~
pss. shs admiral eaIIes gp1n fhs crew "
sssns ~ ard cheer. Kach tine me ss'1ors
Iesges Upon the steel bsivsrts srs vim
srlnrsx esy@ responded - sh> eommsnf
| xfsh splitting r5srs. wren 'hs
crowd n v~ss~fs asow, fhs esssh'e be-
eann1 80 Tense thar TIE progress - TIE