The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-10-04
AHEAD OF TINE.
Dewey Entered New York Harbor
TWO DAYS EARLY.
ARRIVED TUESDAY MORNING
Adnica!'s First Visit Was TO Sir
Thomas Upton, OyefWheln1-
ed by Regard Of His
CountTyren,


morning Of last week. The GrSt shotof
welcome was from the pilots aid crew
of a pilot boat, No, !, Is miles south
Of the Hook lightship. 1t happenedt to
be Pilot John P3terson's turn, and at
$50 a. m, he was put aboard the
Olympia aud brought her ar0ubd the
Hook and iuto the i2wer bay.
The marine observers along the coast
had sighted the Olympia in the hist
light of the morning.. The shore bat
teries Of Fort Hancock manned by
gunners called from breakfast, let loose
Il guns. The flagship replied with q
and let go her srchors not lar !ro!o
where the cup challenger Shamrock IS
moored.
The admiral vas in his oEa "ou@try
again. after % months ab'eGce; he
pilot had brought abosrd the Sunday
papers, aad reporter Of the Ass0cla:e1
Press was received by the scmiral IL
cabin Uttered By the illustrated Dewey
editions, which together made hu1-
dreds of pages in blsck and white, and
in colors, a! concerning the great admit
raj and the preparations made to re,
ceive hin.
cit almost sadGens me. he said, TO
see what my people arc doing for me.
The pride and qualification is Immense,
and cannot express the appreciation |
feel T did not know: I didn't really
perceive uatil this morning the sglen-
did welcome that my couuTynen are
giving me. The governors OF many
States are coming to see ne, and troops
from Florida, Georgia ard other tar
away States are on their way to take
part IN receiving me.
Admiral Dewey stroked the head Of a
tawny-haired COG, the Chow dog OF a
Chinese breed that appears in the IL
lustrated interviews with the admiral:
bob here be sad, is not we'll.
He yearns to be ashore. He IS sick TO
get little grass and to camper around:
feel good deal that way myself: /
am nightly glad to get home. 1t lsrt
god for man any more than dog 20
i've oo shipboard for % months >
The admiral said that he felt tired,
but he did not look So. HIS complex
ion is a clear bropz-. his hazel eyes
bright, his bearing brisk aud rather
jaunty. Some deep lines are under his
eyes and around his mouth, but his
voice is siuxularly clear IN: pleasant
The admirafs ohole presence IS that OF
a man in his fullest powers. dis man
ner is gentle and KIND. but he IS exceed
ingly wary and.3id uns permit himself
to wander of into po,iics or to ez.rcise
those positive views ne no doubt holds
about the Philippine ana American ar
fairs there. His at;eution was brought
to Interviews in which he IS described
as going rather fully 1910 the charac'e:
Of the F.lipiDos AID their iEoess fIr
self-government.
II cannot stacd FIR aoy Interview
giving my opinions on political subjects
ard the Philippines di>oxu any
views ascri0ed to me on these SUB
jects.
Allud;Dg to his arrival two days
ahead of the tiue he was expected, at-
miral Dewey said: Il IA sorry hat |
am ahead Of the schedule The O:ym
pia has been steam;' 9 at the uniform
rate Of ten knots an hour since we let'
Gibraltar. Several days ago we kneS
that we would arrive Thursday uultss
we moderated our speed or went some
where out Of our course. Capt. Lam
berton, Lieut.. Brumoy ard held q
consultation. The propriety OF running
into Hampton Roads or some other
port in the South vas spoken u, but 1--WE
concluded that We ought aot to touch
land first anywhere except at Ne"
York. It was suggested tha5 we cru.se
some distance outside New Io,S har
Dor until Thursday, bao We kceS that
five did that we would be discovered
ond reported. The weather :" hed a
little soually ana its emed to 5a better
to be inside the Hook lhan outside
But the consideration that r1a' y de-
cided US to come into port va 20 g:,e
Capt. Lamberton q chance . clean up
the saip before oac vogsge Up u" har-
Dor. Capt. Llmbsreoa aud | az very
proud Of the Or lapia and we wan7et
enough time %t our anchoras" {" rub
her down and make h,r lyek splcS ::ot
span"
The Olympia l,oks as smart @oT as =
Yacht. The anchors @eIe barely do"r
before details Of the creri we're wa>!i"g
the ships "hite sides aad touching Vi
the stairs with osiot.
The admiral fist business vas to
send an offic. r ashore with tejesrans- TO
the navy depr, mont, Mayor an
Wyck and Gen. B1ttegf2ld, aanouac-
ing the arrival.
he then spent most Of the morning
over newspa pers and receiving report
ers. He was jus: finishing mltd4y
breakfast when Sir Taom4s L'ptoa
called on him. With Sr Thomas were
DR.. Mackag and other visiting Egg
lisbmen.
Il suppo-e you have co1ac fer III"
tea. sad Admiral D.wey, referring 10
Sir Thomas gift of f>e pounds Of tea
to each man on the snip "hIie AG "do a.
Colombo.
s.No, you're welcome o that if any
bodv can d,iuk it. replied Sir ThoMas.
The admiral and the owner OF the
cup challenger had 10 minutes :3iS
A. Sir Thomas and his fficads LEI.
the Olympia bslf hundred Of the
ships crew forward cheered the bare
net.
Il couldn', sop en-. cejed A@mira'
Dewey. vavi.s his han' at SIR Thomas
Llptoa. They hadut any orders to
do that.
Admiral Dewey then had succss,
sion Of notable callers. Rear Admra
Sampson, with Capt: Chacw1ck, M
chief Of staff. and Lieut.. Commande1