The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-10
ADMIRAL DEWEY
The Greatest Day 10 The Life Of
The Nays Hero.
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OF Cheers Cseet The Admiral
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peak of the Olympia went fiuttering
the 4-starred flag of Farragut. which
came to Dewey as a gift yesterday. On
the bridge walked the third admiral OF
the United States navy, and so the
ship and the fiuttering flag started on
their glorious journey to the tomb OF
Grant.
Back of the beauty and grandeur of
the naval parade of this day was the
more impressive scene of the meeting
of that which Is at the grave OF that
which has been. And despite the blare
of trumpets, the shrill rattle of drums,
the cheers of enthusiastic Americans
this It was forced itself upon the minds
of all who witnessed the spectacle.
1t is told by Logan that Grant once
said to him: Il hope the American
people will not forget me after ! am
gone" Hank! The Olympia is NOV
| ing down North river under the shad-
ow of the hills crowned by the tomb
of Grant. Upon the bridge stands the
chief of the navy, his head bare, while
Lamberton's cap Is also off: beneath
| the feet of the two men the guns be-
gin the rumble and roar. One, two,
three, and so on, until, on the wings Of
circling smoke, there is carried up to
the tomb the national salute of twenty
one guns.
! Here comes the New York, Sampson
at his post, a red flag with two stars at
the peak, and her guns speak. Then
the Brooklyn. Indiana, Massachusetts,
and down through the whole list of
| that magnificent array OF lighting
| craft the voice OF she guns for the glo-
ry of the dead hero. Forgotten? 1t
was Dewey at Tompkinsville and Cas-
tie william, but 1t was Grant at Riv-
erside.
| There was no delay in starting the
| water pageant. The hour was fixed
at / o'clock, and three minutes before
| that time black smoke belched out of
the tunnels Of the Olympia and she be-
gan to move. The weather was SUI
perb. Strong winds were blowing, but
the sky was hecked with white and
there were great patches of blue and
a warm sun and little of the rain which
the weather man had said might come.
Just as the Olympia left her station
a mist of rain swept across the harbor
and was gone, the sun came out, and
from Brooklyn bridge to the Jersey
shore there sprang an arch of exquisite
rainbow. Just as on Tuesday, when
the Olympia dropped her anchor on
the Hook, rainbow spanned the sky
so now. at moment when the gal
liant ship and her admiral were TO pass
| before millions of eyes In proud re-
view, the heavens frightened again
with the bow of promise. But IL
would he hard to say which was the
most radiant at that moment, the sky
or the surface of the waters beneath.
Looking eastward from the anchor
age of the warships as far as the eye
could reach was procession of steam
ers. tugs and yachts bedecked from
deck to peak with flags, bunting or the
code signal welcome, Admiral."
This line of craft extended to the Mar
rows, down under the guns of Forts
Hamilton and Wadsworth, covering
all the water space on the Jersey side
and leaving for the Brooklyn side
nothing but narrow strip of blue. The
| police arrangements were excellent;
there was little crowding or jamming
of the boats and few accidents.
| Dewey was on the after quarterback
as the Olympia swung out into the
stream led by the police and fire boats.
He was all Of tremble. The mans
nature is so simple that the over
whelming character Of his reception by
| his own people was too much for his
sensibilities. He looked to the right
and left, cleared his throat, and finally
| i,,, of nd
to his eyes. There was no question but
what the kindly tears had come to re-
lieve him. AS II to give his thoughts
another turn, n saucy tugbOat shot by
the Olympia and the jackie at her bow
shouted: Hey, Admiral, therell he a
hot time in the old town tonight The
sailors on the man-of-war cheered and
the Admiral laughed.
The Olympia was now headed TO pass
Castle william and Governors Island.
In her wake came the other fighting
ships. with the Chicago. Rear Admiral
Howison in command, last, Then
there were the revenue boats and tor
pedo craft. The sailors OF the City Of
New York followed and then the
yachts. led by j. Pierpont Morean's
black sided Corsair. Most conspicuous
! In the line OF yachts was Sir Thomas
i.ipton's Erin. lying three flags, each
bearing a shamrock and having on
deck a bag-piper, who blew many mer,
ny airs. The Erin was saluted ana
chesred At every move Of the process
sion,
Bang, seventeen guns rang out from
old Castle William-that venerable
pile which one shot from the Olympus
would wipe out Of existence, Boom
replied the guns Of the olympia. Her,
In one line were the ships that beai
down Montojo and csryera, the mel
Who commanded those ships, the Mart
eta, which j0urn"yed with the ore
Ron, the WinslON, IN when hagls,
died, the best excursion rrafl Of New
YORK city, The yachts ~ Upton Nor
gan. Gould, The wealth Of society snl
commerce ~ NrY lnTk millions %
strangers from other riilrp, un "a,
land ana water and al either mDyini
b. Riverside Or haNlnE iho'r eyes iufn
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