New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-28
SCENES ON THE FLAGSHIP.
STORIES TOLD BY THE MEN OF THE
ADMIRAL'S CREW.

,- MOI, nj, hazard tn. OLYMPIA are n fine lot, /
and they seem to be imbued with much the s.'''
majesty that characterzes their Admiral l"'5
exnress their wonder over ard over again at the
u.ar,rtb Of the greeting which aw itcd thcm ami
their arrival and it Is safe to say that ,hey nav,
not vet reached a full realization Of what Is pl'heu
for them when they come ashore
Visitors were admitted freely yesterday morning,
and the Jacldes kept busy explaining "N"
.psu,erinr questions IN the afternoon the order
tn admit only persons having business on po'''
served to reduce the number OF visitors somewhat
Int there was no time Of the day IN when the ere"
could call the ship entirely their own lhey W''e
courteous 10 all who came, and the same q''S''o"'
vera answered in the same manner many unn'7'
Tho men ought TO be we'll equipped "a teachers
after their experience in this port Most OF 'n'
,,oi,te have to be explained over and o'"r aF"'"
to the. visitors and. the patience eHnlul''h " W.
Jackics-and: the officers borders on the he''r'
IT'S hard FOR US ~ rs,siize: what all ti'' luz
j. hefIia made about" said Corporal stevens yes
,c-iav 'Thc men enjoy IT, Of course, ana th'S ~
Glad n know that the people ferl that way n"u il
soeros as II they are doing too much the s'ory
~ tho battle and all our experiences Slh'' ""N'
been told so often that there's nothing ne" 10 say
"Af,or the uprlsing Of the Filpinos things were
interesting for us for a while. We had TO DO o"
m. alert constantly and the watch WAS rigorous
ono ricbt-about February H. think "a5
,ord,nc guard Right there. Just under the s'ar'"-
ugb, saw boat and hailed 1T. At the same
time the light was flashed and we saw three i"'.
IN the boat They Immediately began I'D ""'N
away rh. Admiral. hearing the nail ""u ''''.
on deck and the order to fire was gwen ''N''''
sho.s from a Springfield were sent ana Only 'n''7
] mi sod the boat one Of the Fipinos WAS Klhe''
onn ,urnred overheard and the third was brought
IN hoard wounded He was operated on "H" S'h'
ashore When brought 10 the ship ne s"' "n'
men had been fishing but there was no,n's 10
! indicate that. and they were e'lden'S "'"' "
mischief to the olympia.
TREATED WELL BY THE ENGLISH
"Our trlp back homc was most pleasant Nher-
s,r ,,e mot English sailors We were treated IKE
1e ,.s and At Hong Kong and Colombo they
couldn't 30 too much for MS. Siil' IL Is ""s"S
! a "a no here and the men will enjoy sre''"-
! a., ,he,r legs on good American soil
E,.orywhere on board the ship one found EVIL
aarces Of the pride the sailors Ike ID h'r' III
,bo engine room an oIler was at work but ne
stoppcd long enough TO say; N" SIZE Jus. '",
c., that ever was Now what do you th"N
~ ,g,ro like this? See here-that lever In
,.a soconds with that YOU can reverse heF'
49,, ~, If two seconds, Hot I'm here? why
60 onlv eirhty-hve Seems to mo thats toier'o'e
oool When the matches were down curing I'D,
eght that's when twas hot Hui we """ i'''',
:, tho, either Why We had plenty 10 eat s"'''
" ~ rd fruit and we enjoyed oudseivcs
.os ,.orss II a torpedo had struck alongside II
,,r,, have been nice. But thcms the chances
'.ou take when you go to sea In "arshlpS'
-. ,bo s-nch guns the explanation OF 'h'
~ was given gravely. and the good points
. ro commented on with enthusiasm. Inc ",i
" r.i.,,loriv proud OF Sagasta. the mascot ID
, -. NO a llttle runt OF pig when he was plche'
80 ~, a soior I'm Cavite. but he has ou'grown MI
1r,, oharacterstics and. according to the men, j
.,,, q fuu nedged hog. "Bgee you ought seer
H., c,na me grub" said one of them. ! WI
nm round trying to what was dom In nv
D ~ ,v nlaces m onc't. Bgee. the FIRST thinB
| | ,,. sacosta had both his feet TN me plate AM
.,o, sot,led the mess. He's just that cute. i gee
=, ,ou, that I'd let him have IT all after tha'
: ,nd u amt the first time he's played the ticF
w. old one but bgee. IT went
sAGAsTA KEEPS QUIET
i s.,,os,a prunted and said nothing to this M
. 1a,,eot He evidently knows a good thing Whe
|ne =, and has no desire TO antagonze HI
,aol, friend When the beer went round ne use
= 80 .t his share but once he got more than
d s ~ bis wears could stand. As result ne mad
n ,.F53cs lively between decks for halt AN houI
" INNS ,ut Anally succumbed TO droWslness an
awOke a saddtr uu' so"V''' f'7'
r bcen n teetOtalcr. ,,,--, -. ...., o,c, 4 -,
g ,rha hog as mascot IL likely TO prove secondar
I - nj the Admiral has received "A non en-
no"' T. g. doubtful II this latest addition VIII prov
II W. GOOD nlaymate for the tars as sasasta, an
re ,be men said yesterday that the pig must AWAY
ar stahu I'm decks Yesterday the familiar scenes
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