The age-herald., 1899-09-30

bS PsSsSB FseSs9 SssGes sesSsseg SaE >sff ! seS a eseeeeeesseeeeeeeseOe sc seeeeeos, on the bridge most of the time was Colonel Bartlett, to whom he talked when he was not acknowledging the salutes or personal ly watching the movements of the immedi- ate feet. The admiral gave close attention throughout the journey to everything which transpired on board the vessel By his direction the ensign was courtesied to vessels which saluted. Several times he ordered the crew to stand by to cheer in answer to some extraordinary demonstra- ton. The guns of the Olympia spoke but once until Grants tomb was reached. Tnlt was when they parked in answer to the deep paying of the guns of Fort William on Governors Island. Before the Battery was reached hundreds of tugs and excur- sion boats had crowded in behind the pa- trol boats and stretched away rank upon l rank for either shore from the quarter of the Olympia. Their whistles were going continuously throughout the journey The untold thousands who thronged the wharVes and piers, who leaned from win doWs and balconies and looked down from the dizzy heights of skyscrapers must have impressed the admiral greatly, but his modesty would not permit him to View it all as personal ovation
 Astonishing, astonishing" he reneatad several times to Colonel Bartlett, but he said nothing of himself As he looked be- hind him, steam from the whistles and the smoke from the stacks blowing across the river blending with the gray atmosphere softened the scene and made the dim vistas through which the on-coming ships lay seem as if they stretched out forever. unding the s;a,<c Boat
 The waving of the hundreds of thousands along the shore could be distinctly seen from the deck of the Olympia, but only occasionally were the sounds of cheers waited from the crowds ashore. As rule, perhaps, they were too much interested in the spectacle to venture applause; besides they were too far away to be heard by the admiral or the men on the cruisers even if the terrific din of the craft in the river had not been kept up almost without in- remission. The shrieking whistles were forever going and when the fleet swept around the stakeboat above Grants tomb and each ship had let go it's booming salute the concert which followed was soul-mad- dening, mad, fantastic, nerve destroying roar that continued for almost ten minutes. So much steam was wasted that the boats themselves were lost in their own vapor. The parade at this point began to become disorganized, many pleasure craft leaving the line below and crowded fiercely about the Olympia that she maneuvareI with great difficulty. The excursion boats, loaded to the guards, Were almost crim- nally reckless as they passed along Many Of them listed so far that wheel was buried deep while the other scarcely touched the water. The admiral was some times annoyed by tine crowding of these craft but he retained his equinamity through it all, bowing and removing his cap to the exulting and cheering crowds
 Dewey Gan be s.crn
 It was not until all the warshlps had passed in review before the Olympia at anchor below the beautiful boats repre- senting peace and victory that the one in- cident of the day occurred, which showed that with all his geniality the hero of Ma nlla could also be very stern sailor Tn less than minute after the Chicago had passed tine Olympia, by the admirals order stream of signal flags ordered the vessels of the fleet to dress ship, and the crews of the men-of-war ran up rainbows ol
 
 topmasts The order was beautifully ex- ecuted except aboard the flagship, where the foulng of the line in the top of one Of the stacks caused a delay. Admiral Dewey instantly roared out a command for some one to ease the line It fouled again and a nimble sailor was sent aloft to clear it. It was perhaps two minutes before the flags were in their proper place.
 The admiral was plainly displeased He sent for the officer under whose direction the order was executed and called him up- on the bridge.
 "Fm Ashamed of Th's''
 ''I am ashamed of ths," he said in the tone of sailor giving command, "and I am ashamed of you"
 Several time when the excursion boats cheered they passed close to the Olympia the admiral called upon the crew to stand by and cheer. Each time the sailors leap ed upon the steel buiwarks and with swing ing caps responded to the command with throat splitting roars. When the crowd of vessels about the flagship became so dense that the passing of the rest of the parade was impeded the admiral ordered the police boats to clear the way of the
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