Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-05

through the pageantry. 1t is most
precious 10 Farragut's pupil and when
1t is struck Monday it will probably be
forever. as ii is altogether unlikely
Dewey will ever command another
feet Ii was exactly II o'clock when
the feet began 10 move. Dewey
went upon the after bridge as
soon as the start was made,
and remained there through
out the parade, his heroic figure out
lined against The skies for the thou
sands ashore. The shrieking of whistles
was forever going, and when the fleet
swept above Grants tomb on River
side drive each ship let go its booming
salute, and the concert that followed
was communicating, mad fantastic,
Notwithstanding roar that continued
for almost ten minutes. The parade
at this point became disorganized,
many pleasure craft leaving the line
below and crowding 50 fiercely about
the Olympia that sire was manouyered
with great difficulty. II was not until
ali the warships had passed in review
that an incident occurred which
showed that with all his geniality, the
hero Of Manila could also be very
stern sailor. IN less than a
minute after the Chicago had passed
the Olympia by the admirals order the
stream signal flag ordered the vessels
OF the fleet to dress ship, and the
crews OF the men-of-War ran up the
rainbows Of signal flags from stem to
stern over their topmasts. The order
was beautifully executed except aboard
the flagship where the fouling OF line
in the top of one of the stacks caused
delay. Dewey instantly roared out the
eomand for some one to ease the line.
1t fouled again and nimble sailor was
sent aloft to clear it, It was perhaps
two minutes before the nags were in
their proper places. The admiral was
plainly displeased He sent for the
officer under whose direction the order
was acknowledged and called him upon
the bridge II am ashamed of this" he
said in the tone of a sailor giving a
command in roaring gale
Several times when the excursion
boats chered as they passed close to
the Olympia, the admiral called upon
the crew to stand by and cheer Each
time the sailors leaped upon the steel
buwarks and with swinging caps, re-
sponded to the command with a thrill.
When the crowds OF vessels about the
flagship became so dense that the pa
rade was impeded the admiral ordered
police patrol boats to clear the way
of the ships that had left the line and
had sperad themselves about the Olygn
pia like a flock Of wild fowl He did
not leave the bridge until approach
ing darkness.
The naval parade from points OF
warships was an immense marine pic
ture a water pageant with so little OF
incident compared with its great size
that it appealed to the eve as a pain,-
ing rather than a drama. The vas,
gathering OF water craft maintained IN
average speed of eight knots, but so
magnificent was it's area that the inn
preston was one of exceedingly SLOW
stately movement. The night had
been a busy one in the feet of warships
off Temp insyille. The last details OF
the days ceremony were hardly settled
before day itself broke on the scene of
greater activity than this classic
anchorage had ever witnessed before.
vessels Of the white squadron swung
at thir anchorage as for the past two
days but the crowd of neighboriug
craft had been swelled past counting
It was a magnificent shifting picture Of
tugs, police boats, fireboats, torpedo
boats yachts launches tramp steam
ers, ocean liners, sailing craft of every
rig, with big ferry and excursion boats
poughing their way through the ruck
in mysterious paths that opened before
them and closed behind them like ice
Of an arctic foe.
Noon was ushered in with a scream
of whistles that sounded like ten thou
sand craft The serenade lasted five
during which enough steam
was wasted TO have run an ocean liner
to the Azores. The last far away echo |
had hardly drifted back from the
Staten Island hills when a sudden /.
impulse seemed to seize the far-reach- |
ing mass of tugs and other craft. The
code Of flags blossomed like |
flowers on the Olympia from bridge |
to main top. 1t was the order to form |
in column The Brooklyn's penuant !
snapped AYE, aye, from its signal /
yard and a duplicate set OF flags passed /.
the order to the Indiana whence 1t was /
flung from ship to ship down the
The evolution began at /
o'clock and in fifteen mlnpes the fight !
ing line was Strengthened out up the |
harbor. Admiral Dewey was going to |
his own at the head of the squadron /
that would have won, at need three
battles Of Manila bay without stopping |
for breakfast The head of che column
was a broad arrow Six torpedo boats
spread out as barbs, three on each
side from the Olyupia's quarter Out