Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16
TOLD ABOUT DEWEY
NeN Anecdotes in Which the Great
Admiral Figures.
As His NAVAL COMRADES SEE HIM
Manila Did Not Present His First
Chance for Heroism.
NEVER BEATEN IN A FIGHT
DOWNRIGHT 1890. by s s Mcclure Coz


No portion of the tremendous welcome
to be extended to Admiral Dewey and his
flagship, the Olympia on their now rapidly
approaching return to home waters will be
more impressive. more spectacular than
that to be assumed by the American navy.
Excepting few boats now doing patrol
duty in the West Indies and elsewhere, all
the ships of the North Atlantic squadron
commanded by Admiral Sampson and deck
ed out with every available stitch of gaily
cclored bunting, their guns belching forth
noisy fire in heartiest salute and their rig
ging crowded with cheering, shouting
jackies. will be on hand to honor the men
ard the vessel that bore the brunt of things
in Manila bay. Every effort will be made by
the sea fighting department of the nation
to match the unprecedented greeting to be
rendered by enthusiastic millions of citizens
on shore. But the Brooklyn navy yard,
chief station of Uncle SANS warships
where the Olympia will be laid up for re-
pairs soon after Dewey steps off her deck,
viii burn none of the red fire which will
make rudy the festivities incident to Dew
eys arrival.
Bluff Admiral Philip. who commanded
the Texas while the battle of Santiago was
being fought and is now commandant of the
yard: Captain Wildes. now captain of the
yard, who had charge of the Boston on
that May l which showed his countrymen
the manner of man Dewey is, and just as
many others now stationed at the yard as
can get away for the Gay will be out to
see the show and take part in it But no
formal program has been laid out for so
much the making display of bunting
at the ward though should the admiral de-
sire to pay the docks and ships a formal
visit the customary honors will be ac-
corded to him. They will be the same as
would be shown to an officer of like rank
assuming command on board his flagship
yri1
pays this visit assemble in 1rass uniform
Admiral Phi,ip. CAPTAIN WiI6es and such
other staff officers as the commandant &C.
lects will receive the illustrious guest the
full marine guard will he paraded and the
entire ward force will he drawn nm for in
spection. When the admiral first stems unon
navy yard soil all the 2WN officers sailor
men and workbench will salute the marine
guards will present arms .rutf1es and Hour
ishes" will be given the band will MAY n
march and the admiraI:s fag viii he bn;et
ed and saIuted with fhp deen hoomin,y of
seventeen quns -
ShouId Dewey dactda to bonor than, With
a formal wish there is no do,,h+ uba,a,.ar
that Com1nandant phfIIin opd corrand
ant VfIJes and ali Tho ~, Of 49, az ~
ward will make If a noint To give hin, 90 snnb
an oft;cial s,r,; - ~ ~ l.i.t 80
but nobody evnerfs he vii fi,I tino it ~ a.
officially nosins around such a work-a- day
pace as navy yard in the course of his
~ 10y at Tue metropolis before gong
York is WORKING To fipa
over Dewey's arrival. il IS causing never
ripple. officially speaking, at the navy
yard. They expect to dock the Olympia
soon after she arrives here and have al
ready selected dry dock No. 3 to put her in.
She Is not one of the largest ships how
ever. and there Will be nothing out of the
ordinary in her docking She has been
pretty thoroughly oVerhaued at Hong
hong since the lighting. and it is expected
Will need few repairs-the tightening of a
few 1iues. perhaps, and the scraping of her
pott"m-l1ttle more.
But. although there will probably be al
most nothing. officially, done by the naval
station at New York when the great adIni-
RAJ arrives there Is still a plan under way
among the officers there which will please
Dewey as much as all the biff, bang and
sizZ that Will officially occur on the rivers
that surround and in the highways and by
ways of New York. The officers at the
navy yard have planned Il quiet little sun
per (which will not cost 500 a plate as
the official Dewey dinner was planned to)
but which VIII mean much. Dewey is the
hero of his comrades in the navy as he ts
of his countrymen and every cork that
pops Will mean as much in its poppinc in
the quiet supper room as the booming of
biz guns will mean in the official ceIebra-
ton.
They Fouuht with Dewey
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any 'le men VI me Earu are last