Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-22
DEWEY AND yON DIEDERICH.
COgbIRn's story of what Passed BE-
tween Them-Dewey Talked War.

| NEW YORK, April H.-Captain }. b'
Coghlan and his officers Of the United
States steamship Raleigh. were royalty
entertained tonight at the Union League
Club.
| The dining-roOm was handsomely deco
rated with American and British fiags.
and large tables were weighted with good
things for the returned heroes.
President Elihu Root presided. and af-
| ter an eloquent speech Of welcome called
| for three cheers for Admiral Dewey. They
were given so Justify that the building
seemed 10 throb I'm sympathy. Three
mighty cheers followed for Captain Cogh-
Ian. Almost greater than either were the
shouts OF approval when President Root
called for three cheers for the men be-
| hind the guns" There was a perfect
furore of excitement and enthusiasm.
OVATION TO COGHLAN.
Captain Coghan was then called on 10
speak. He was given an ovation as he
rose. He accepted Il, and all the good
things that had been said about him and
his men. as being meant for Admiral
Dewey. Every day We were with him.
he added. I'VE learned more and more to
love him. and more and more to realize
how the country's interests were safe in
his hands, and how he could do nothing
but that which would rebound to the
country's credit. Through all those long.
weary months of waiting. and the most
outrageous nagging that anybody could
suffer. wearing him to the very bone. he
held himself up, and he held us up with
him"
Then Captain COghlan told the follow
ing story of his Admiral:
Won DIEDERICH.
"An officer OF our friend, Admiral Won
Diederich's, came down one day to make
a complaint. 1t was my pleasure to step
out on the quarter deck just as he came
aboard. 1t was partly by accident and
partly by design | heard him tell the
Admiral about his complaint. and heard
the Admiral reply: Tell your Admiral
those ships of his must stop when | say
so. l wish to mako the blockade of this
harbOr complete The German officer
replied: But we fly the flag The reply
Of the Admiral was just like Dewey. He
said: Those flags can be bought at half
u dollar a yard anywhere
There was no fun In that expression
of the Admirals. He told the officer
that any one could fly a German flag.
and that whole Spanish fleet might
come upon him with German flags up.
Then he drew back and stroked his nous
~
his moustache when he gets mad.
DEWEY MAD.
"He said:
Tell your admiral / am blockading
here. Now note carefully what / say
and tell your admiral that | say It. l
have been making this blockade as easy
for everybody as | could but ] am get
ting tired OF the puerie work here. 1t
has been Of such character that a man
would not notice 1t. although children
might fight over II, but the time has come
when il must stop. Tell your admiral
that the slightest infraction OF any rule
VIII mean but one thing. That Will be
war. II Will be SO accepted. and resent
eel Immediately. II your people are ready
for war with the United States, they can
have IL at any time
II am free 10 admit that almost took
my breath away. IL came so suddenly.
We had expected II all along. but things
You have been expecting always come un-
eXpectedly. He left with a face about
this long" Indicating by holding up his
hands far aDart)
GERMANS TOOK THE HINT.
"The German said to me: j think your
admiral does not exactly understand
Not only does he understand ! told
him. but he means what he says. and you
had better look OUT
after that they did not breathe more
than four times successfully without ask
ing permission"