The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-30

could and did not appear ON his quarterback
until after O'Clock When he did como and
was recognized. there was the same wild
enthusiasm that has marked his every APP
pearance since the arrival Of his ship
in this port. It was enthusiasm that spread
from the small boats to the shore and was
taken up by the people there. and they cheered
him over and over again. The embargo on
visitors on board the Olympia OF course
did not include official visitors. and there were
two or three OF this sort in the early morning.
POLICE BoATs PITCH RIGHT IN
More pretentious craft than the mosquito
fleet that lowered around the Olympia in the
early hours began arriving before 10 o'clock.
They were tugs OF all sizes and condition.
small excursion boats and the like. The own
ers OF them. who had packed their passengers
aboard like sardines In box. had deter
| mined to give them at least the bcne-
fit OF long day the water. After
these craft came the police boats. There
were dozens Of them. apparently. Tho three
freboats all wore police badges. and there
were the Dalzell and the Kuper and the Leader.
the Edward. the Amman. the Johnson and 80
many others that their names cannot he emu
merated. Each one Of them wore around her
pothouse a white canvas sign with the word
Police" on it in big. black letters.
Each one OF them also wore police officer
above the rank Of roundsman Just abaft the
Flagstaff in the bow. The officers were selected
for the quality OF their lung power. When the
police boats came up they hustled round here
and there. the officers screaming orders. Got
Nout of this' Go on away " Let loose OF
that boat therel' Go on or I'll run you
down." and any number of other orders a. curt
and to the point. With boat to back him up.
a boat that IL not afraid OF hard knocks. New
York policeman is even more effective on water
than he is on land. and these floating police
men managed finally to drive away the mos
Quitos and the bigger boats that had come
in the mosquitoes wake. Even the OIL
cial guests OF Admiral Dewey had trou-
BILE in lodging these floating monsters
and getting alongside the Olympia where
they could make their identity known.
HERE CONES THE MAYOR.
By the time SGT for the official program me to
begin Staten Islands hills were black with
people. the blackness relieved by the bright
colors the women wore. The Sandy Hook. with
Mayor Van WICK and the Reception Com mittee.
that had some part in bringing about the show
was due at the Olympia at IL O'Clock. Gath
cred around before that hour were
not less than one hundred excursion
boats. the greater number OF them
dangerously overcrowded and seemingly in
imminent peril Of topping over and drowning
every body. The Sandy Hook stuck her nose
into this crowd ten minutes ahead OF time AMI
quite unexpectedly, for it was too much to
expect such crowd as abs carried to be even
on time. lat alone ahead OF time.
The ships guests. included among whom
we're the mother and the brother OF the late
Capt. Gridley. who commanded the Olympia in
the battle at Manila. and a representative OF
THE SuN and Col Franklin Bartlett. Admiral
Deweys only guest for the day. had already
arrived and the admiral was pacing
his quarterback with Col. Bartlett when
Flag Lieutenant Brumby told him that
the Sandy Hook was rounding tho Olympia's
| stern. Immediately preparations were made
| to receive the Mayor. A guard Of marines was
piped to the quarterback together with tho
band. and the men were lined UP there. Word
went along forward to stand by and cheer. and
the jackies all assembled in line by the port
| rail and as the Sandy Hook came to stop and
| the band aboard OF her played the "Star-Span-
eled Banner" they let out mighty roar that
was echoed back from Staten Island. The
Admirals own launch was piped to the
| side and the officer in charge was directed
| to proceed at once to the Sandy Hook
| and get the Mayor and whomeNer he wished
to bring with him. The Sandy Hook. how
| ever, is not q boat from which one can alight
| into a small steam launch and maintain his
| reached her side the Patrol. the flagship Of the
police fleet was there ready to take the Mayor
| of. The Olympia's launch WAS hailed
| from the Patrol to come alongside and get
| tho Mayor from her. Thus by degrees
did the Mayor descend to the launch which
| took him to the Olympia.
THIRTEEN GUNS FOR HIS HONOR.
On the quarterback Of the Olympia were
| the Admiral Flag Lieutenant Brumby. Capt.
! l.amberton and one or two OF the personal
| staff Of the Admiral. AS the Mayor climbed
| up the gangway and stepped on board.
the Admiral. his hat in hand and his
face all smiles. reached out and grabbed
| his hand. The Mayor removed his silk
| hat. The Admiral took him by the hand
and walked down the deck few steps
| and then back again, whore the members
of the Mayors party were presented to him,
Then he got the Mayor again and walked Off
with him. seemingly drendinG the speech
| which the Mayor had in his pocket After a
| moment or two OF walking on the deck the Ad-
| miral invited the party to his rooms. What
| took place there is described elsewhere in THE
Sun. When the ceremony that orenei the Of
| fetal reception was over the Admirafs launch
| was piped alongside again and he himself
started down the gangway first to return the
| official call according to etiquette. As he was
|
saluting guns on the superstructure dack fired
a thrteen-gun salute in the Mayors honor
and the band on the quarterback played tune
| which was followed by the band on the Sandy
| Hook playing "A Hot Time in the Old Town"
| EXCURSION BOATS CIRCLE NEARER
After the Admiral had gone. the police boats
gave most OF their attention to his launch, with
tho result that in five minutes every craft in
sight was coming head on to the Olympia. The
| Olympia was like II great magnet that from
every part OF the compass seemed to draw
everything that was ahoat That's the
way it looked at first; then as they
came closer they began to circle
around and she was like the centre OF IA whirl-
pool Everything around her was drawn in
closer every moment, II was a mighty fleet
with a lot OF mighty nance, il may lie re-
marked. for tho Cyclors. the Avalanche. the
Earthquake. the Thundcrer tho Terror, the
Ajax the Giant and the Mountain Dew were
among them. They carried passengers on
their decks. on their deck houses. on their