The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-27


Sir Thomas gift Of FIVE pounds OF tea
to each man on the ship while he was
at Colombo.
mo. you're welcome to that II any
tody can drink IT,. replied Sir Thomas.
The admiral and the owner OF the
cup challenger had a 10 minute talk.
AS Sir Thomas and his friends left the
Olympia a half hundred OF the ships
crew forward cheered the baronet.
81 could not stop EN- cried out Ad-
mral Dewey, waving his hand at Sir
Thomas Upton. "They hadn't any or
ders to do that"
Many Notable visitors.
Admiral Dewey then had a success
sion OF notable callers. Rear Admiral
Sampson, with Captain Chadwick, his
chief Of stan, and Lieutenant Com
mander Winslow, his flag lieutenant,
came on the Dolphin. When the dis
patch boat was a mile away II began
firing an admiral's salute OF l3 guns.
The Dolphin anchored near the Olym-
pia. and Rear Admiral Sampson and
his staff went on board They were
received by Admiral Dewey, Captain
Lamberton, Lieutenant Brumby and
the officer of the deck, the full marine
guard and band being paraded The
officers went to the admiraps cabin
Rear Admiral Sampson said that he
was delighted with the evident good
health of Admiral Dewey and told the
admiral that he looked much younger
than most Of the portraits made him
out to be- Rear Admiral Sampson re-
mained on board for more than an
hour and after returning to the Dol
phin he said: Admiral Dewey is
delighted, as is everyone on board, to
reach his native shores again. He is
much moved by the great kindness
and enthusiasm of the people, and
though shrinking from too much cere-
mony and public display, feels deeply
the regard of which these are the out
come"
Soon after Rear Admiral Sampson
/ had gone Rear Admiral Philip voy-
aged down the bay in the Narkeeta
and paid an official call, attended by
! Commander j. d. ]. Kelley The rear
admirals salute was not fired in this
case by request of Rear Admiral
Philip. Admiral Dewey received these
official visits in undress uniform.
DR. Sanborn. of the port physicians
staff, visited the Olympia and looked
at her papers. Eleven of the crew Of
375 men have typhoid fever. Some Of
the cases are convalescent and all Of
them are of a mild type, according to
Dr. Percy, the ships surgeon. No one
has died of the fever, and with this ex-
ception the sailors and marines are
we'll. DR.. Percy is unable to account
for the presence of typhoid on the ship.
The cases are not numerous or serious
enough to cause him alarm.
George Bldwell, collector of the port.
Postmaster Van Cott and several of the
customs officers visited the admiral,
and were personally conducted around
the ship by him.
Atlantic Liners Salute.
The North German Lloyd steamer
Saale, outward bound, passed close to
the Olympia The Saale's passengers
crowded to the rails Admiral Dewey
responded to waving pocket handker-
chiefs by lifting his cap several times.
The Saale's band played the Star
Spangled Banner" and the Olympia
dipped her flag. The Cunarder Urania
passed out half an hour afterward. She
fired II signal bombs. Admiral Dewey
directed the Olympia's band to play
. God Save the Queen"
All day tugs, sailboats and excur-
sion steamer came up near the Olym-
pia and took a look at her. Every
! body who asked was permitted to
come on board. Some of the parties
of sightseers on launches and steamers
were invited by the officer of the deck
to come up the gangway.
The admiral, about 8 o'clock, return
, ed Sir Thomas Lipton's visit Lieu
tenant Brumby and the admiral's son
{ George G. Dewey, were with him. Sir
Thomas met the admiral at the star
board gangway, with his friends, and
d the entire party went to the after
cabin, where the health of the ad-
miral, the Shamrock, and of course the
> Columbia, were drunk amid enthusi-
Rsm.
The admiral remained on board fol
nearly half an hour and then started
for his ship. AS his launch drew
. away the entire ships company, lee
$ by Sir Thomas, gave three honest
! ! cheers, the kind that the admira
E heard from the British warships in
Q Manila bay Admiral Dewey waved
his gold bound cap like a schoolboy
as he stood on the rail of his little
white canopied launch. being given 6
i hearty welcome in, his own home wa
y ters by a hundred foreigners.
The Committee's Plans satisfactory
, The unexpected arrival of Admira
Dewey for a time completely upse
8 the elaborate plans of the reception
], committee. Before proceeding fur
/ ther in the arrangements for the cele
d bration in Dewey's honor it was de
J cided to consult the great naval hero
! After hasty meeting in the city hal
all the members of the sub-committe,
y OF the reception committee but two
William c. Whitney and Levi P. Nor
d ton, visited the warship and talked owe
! the plans with the admiral. When tn,
program was explained to him Admira
a Dewey said it was very satisfactory
: and that he would remain on board tn
Olympia until Friday morning, AM
, then would receive the official visit o
> Mayor Van Wyck.
Five Grand Army posts yesterda,
made application to General o. o
Howard, commanding the Sixth, o
unarmed division, for a place in tn
line OH the occasion of the land parad
In honor of Admiral Dewey. Genera
Howard said they would be invited t
participate and would be given prom
inent place in the line Application
were also received by General Howar
for a place in the line from the Vet
erans' Protective association, so men
the Veterans of the United State
Navy, 60 men. and United States Reg
g ular Army and Navy Veterans asso