The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-27

was entirely In keeping with his looks
He greeted the newspaper men who wanted
to talk with him with q bow and returned
their salute by taking of his hat
They took OF theirs and would have kept
them of. but no said Put on your hats.
gentlemen. or you will catch cold" Then he
said that he hadn't anything much TO say and
that nothing Of unusual interest had happened
on the trip from Manila. except" he said.
Bob here was sick" Bob the dog was at the
Admiral's side. and leaning over tho Admiral
pattod him on the head as he said: Poor Bob
we did think that We were going to lose you.
1dont know what he had. It was dlstem per
or something. Idon't know what l would have
done without him"
Il suppose" said one OF tho reporters. that
you have some idea what Is going to happen to
you"
The Admiral held up both hands.
oh myi Oh myl" he said think OF II Five
days Of 1t coming Yes. I have some idea. You
newspaper men are the pulse OF tho nation.
and your being here gives me soma little ink
ling OF what I've got to look out for"
"AH MEL BEGAN BEING HERO TOO LATE"
At this moment there were three sharp
blasts OF a steamboat whistle that attracted
everybody's attention. and the big Sandy Hook
was seen coming around the Olympia, her
decks crowded. and the weight OF her passen-
gers all on one aide. causing her to oareen I'M
I'll her port rail was In the water. The whistles
were followed by cheers and yels that would
have done credit to band OF Comanchss. The
Sandy Hook was within q stones throw OF tho
Olympia and her passengers could see Dewey.
Tho yelling went on. The Admiral's face
beamed as he looked at the pretty girls who
were in the crowd. He walked over to the port
rail and taking OF his hat he bowed. waving 1t
three or four times Then such shouting as
there was Somebody throw over the side Of
the Sandy Hook an immense American flag.
All" said the Admiral. its good to hear
Americans again. And" he said. there's the
old flag. too" and he swung his hat once
more.
As he turned away from the crowded boat
there were tears in his eyes. and he said. All.
me. I began being a hero too late In life. I
ought to have started in earlier" He laughed
then and so did his hearers. and the Sandy
Hook steamed on. her hundreds OF passengers
still shouting and shrieking and her flag Dip
ping time and time again as II there were no
end to their good wishes.
REAR ADMIRAL PHILIP HALLS.
The Admirals talk with the newspaper men
was finally interrupted by the arrival Of Capt
Rabbit OF the army post at Sandy Hook He
compliments to the Admiral He apoloRIzed
for his dress. saying that the workingmen at
Sandy Hook had to get along with all sorts OF
clothes. He came on the Ordnance. and beat
Rear Admiral Philip by q few minutes.
Philip was on the bridge OF his tug. the Mar
keeta. when she came up. As she ran along
side within hailing distance Philip swung his
chapeau around his head and roared in good
stentorian tones:
'Helo-o-o-o! Dewey"
Hello. Philip" reared back the Admiral
Just as Justify. MS he whisked over to tho star
boad rail and watched Admiral Philip nimbly
Chamber down from the bridge and drop into .
boat alongside. As Philip came aboard he
grabbed the Admiral and the Admiral grabbed
him and they shook hands until it looked a. IL
accom- panied by Commander ]. D. J. Kelley.
and the Admiral took them both below. whore
they had a long visit.
HUNTING FOR THE oLYMPIA's SCARS.
All the while that these things were happen
ing there were boats innumerable and OF all
crcling around the Olympia
some OF them carrying men and some OF them
women. but OF whatever sex the passengers
there was the same enthusiasm. the same de-
sire to see everything that was going
on and especially to see just where
the Olympia had been hit in the
battle at Manila. Tho wounds that they
could sec were these: an ndentation on the
starboard side just forward OF the second
fve-inch sponson-and they had to look mil hty
hard to see 1t, for It was a small one then
UP on the strong back Of the gigs davits they
could see a cut little less than an inch deep;
and third and last was a small indentation on
the starboard side Just below the main deck.
Small as these scars were. and little as they
told. they held the attention Of every visitor
an unconscionable time and were talk cd about
and specialized upon as much as anything on
the warshp. with the possible exception OF the
big guns that stuck out from the forward tur-
ret
VERY LITTLE SICKNESS ABOARD.
Admiral Philips visit over and the Admiral
away. along came 4 customs boat with the mail
for the Admiral and the officers and crew. and
bringing with It. too. Collector Bidwe!l. POST
master Van Colt and Gen. Burnett. The Ad-
mira came up from his cabin to receive his
visitors. Collector Bdwel introduce himself
and then the others. The Admiral greeted
them and accepted their congratulations and
they wont to his quarters with him and made
quite call When they came on deck again
they were brimmlng over with praise. 1t was
heir first meeting with the Admiral and it
had been most pleasant one.
DIR. Doty's health boat. the Charles +. Allen,
with DR.. sanborn aboard, came alongside
next to pay the official visit OF the Health
officer OF the Port and to extend to tho
Olyn pia permission to pass Quarantine with
out stopping. Dr. Sanborn saw the Admiral,
and then he got from the ships surgeon a
report that there was no contagious dis
sase aboard the ship that there were
'Oven or eight men in the hospital, two OF
hem convalescsnt from a mild form OF
" phoid fever. and that there was one patient
'ick with Mediterranean fever. who will be
transferred 10 a hospital as quickly as possible.
The Last port at which the Olympia touched
where there was any contagious disease epi-
iemic the doctor reported to have been Hong
Kong. DR.. Sanborn said that the report was
very satisfactory indeed. and that the Olympia
night run the forts in the lower bay and get
o Tompkinsville as quickly as the Admiral
wanted to.
HIGH HATS on THE HORIZON
1t was little after O'Clock when the officer
IN watch reported to Admiral Dewey that a
white boat. flying white flag with the New