Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-29

of the other ships, the Indiana, Brook
lyn, Massachusetts,, Texas and Lam
caster followed suit, for naval Ell
quette is both prompt and exacting.
Meantime the beautiful white yacht
Dolphin, with Assistant Secretary AL
len aboard, had hurried down to the
Olympia. The Dolphin flew white
flag, containing four stars with a
fouled anchor in the field, the flag Of
the Assistant Secretary, and Mr.. Allen
personally was conveying to Admiral
Dewey the greetings and compliments
of President Mckinley. He went
aboard in launch and was received
on the gangway by the Admiral him
self.
The marine guard, at present arms.
was mustered aft and as Mr.. Allen
came over the side, drum ruffies and
bugle hourishes were sounded in his
honor. When the Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy goes aboard warship the
regulations prescribe that his flag be
hoisted to the maintop. Up went the
flag, but as soon as the greetings had
been exchanged, at Mr.. Aliens re-
quest, it was hauled down and Mr.. Al
len remained as the guest OF Admiral
Dewey. 1t was the desire of the Navy
Department not to detract in any way
from the honors to be accorded Dewey.
An officer from the Gen. Hancock
shortly came aboard to convey to the
admiral welcome of the army, and
then, few minutes after nine, just as
the tide turned flood, the Olympia
weighed anchor and began her journey
up the bay.
The tugs and harbor craft, which
had been lowering about since day.
light, footing and shrieking their
salutations at every opportunity. fell
into her wake and pulled proudly up
behind her. Every vessel she passed
gave her a vaporous salute, and as the
shipping increased, the noisy demon
STATIONS became almost continuous.
The figure of the hero of the day was
in full relief against the sky, as he
stood upon the bridge chatting with
assistant Secretary Allen and the
group OF officers. He occasionally
turned and smiled and bowed to the
noisy escort.
The Olympia was very stately as she
came on. Her white hull with thus
high freeboard seemed frail, but the
ugly-looking guns, frowning from
sponsor and turret, showed where lay
the power that had destroyed SPANS
sea-power on the other side OF the
world. A long pennant of smoke,
white as bleached fiHeI, stood away
beautifully toward the shore, the
loose strands ut the end disappearing
As they were torn to shreds BY the
land breeze. The Olympia's super
structure is all painted white, and
only the yellow stacks and red
mouthed tunnels gave touch OF
color to the oncoming cruiser. The
Admirals flag stood out jauntily at
the mainmast, and the national colors
floated over the tatfrail. She did not
seem to be disturbing the water as she
glided along. There was little foam
at her beak and no combers at her
stern. There was hardly a suspicion
Of the turning of the screws, pushing
6,OO0 tons Of steel through the waves.
The grassy heights of both Wads-
worth aud Hamilton were tinged with
spectators as she approached the Mar
rows. Subsequently Q tongue Of red
flame leared from the granite side of
Fort Wadsworth, and. like the recoil,
came streak OF fire from the granite
wall on the opposite side. Then alter
nately from each side came the deaf.
ening roar of an AdmiraPs salute of
seventeen guns.
Slowly and majestically the Olym-
pia passed the smoke-wreathed forts,
answering the salute gun for gun I'M
til she became SO envelOped in her
own smoke that il seemed she might
have broken her steam;chest. Then
she pushed through the smoke cuF.
tain and stood revealed before the ad-
nairiug gaze of the whole Atlantic
squadron, waiting at anchor off Temp
kinsville to receive her. Every bit Of
brass and gilt on every ship OF the re-
ceiving column had been FURNISHED,
every spot on the white bulls painted
over, and every marine and sailor
knew he was expected to look his
best. Along the railing of the ships
the jackies stood, elbow to elbow, and
aft were the marines, drawn up to
salute. A few OF the tars ran up to
the fighting top. Every officer had
dogned his most snowy uniform, and
splendid they looked, with their gold
epaulettes aud belts with clanking
swords. gathered in the ways of the
ship, as the Olympia approached.
From the New York .barked the
signal gun, six-pounder in the star.
board bow, and Immediately every ship
in the squadron belched smoke and
fame. Louder and louder thundered
the guns as the Olympia came on.
She replied with the thirteen guns
to which Rear Admiral Howison's
rank entities him. On board the
Olympia the sides were manned, and
the band and the marine guard were
paraded.
Is the Olympia came abreast of the
Chicago the guard presented arms,
the drums gave four rufiies, the
trumpets four Aourishes and the band