Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-28

the Chicago to pay his official respects
to his senior. The captains of the other
ships, the Indiana, Massachusetts,
Brooklyn, Texas and Lancaster followed
suit, for naval etiquette is both prompt
and exacting.
Meanwhile the beautiful white yacht
Dolphin with Assistant Secretary of
the Navy Allen, aboard, had hurried
down to the Olympia. The Dolphin
few white flag containing four stars
with a fouled anchor in the field. the
flag Of the Assistant Secretary, and
Mr.. Allen personally was conveying to
Admiral Dewey the greetings and COM
pliment of President Mckinley. He
went aboard in a launch and was re-
ceived at the gangway by the Admiral
himself. The marine guard at present.
arms was mustered aft and as Mr.. AL
len came over the side, drum ruffies and
bugle fiourishes sounded in his honor.
When the Assistant Secretary of the
Navy goes aboard a warship the regu-
lations prescribe that his flag be hoist
ed to the main top. Up went the flag,
but as soon as the greetings had been
exchanged, at Mr.. Aliens request, it
was hauled down and Mr.. Allen re-
manned aboard as the private guest CT
the Admiral
1t was the desire of the Navy De-
partment not to detract in any way
of the konors to be accorded Dewey.
An officer from Fort Hancock short
ly afterwards came aboard to convey
the formal welcome of the army and
then, few minutes after 8, just as the
tide turnde food, the Olympia weighed
anchor and began her journey UP the
bay. The tugs and harbor craft, which
had been lowering about since daylight,
footing and shrieking their salutations
and pulled proudly up behind her.
Every vessel she passed gave ner vap-
orous salute, and as the shipping in
creased the noisy demonstration became
almost continuous. The figure of the
hero of the day was in full relief against
the sky, as he stood upon the bridge
chatting with Assistant Secretary AL
len, and the group of officers. He oc-
casionally turned and smiled and bowed
to the noisy escort The Olympia was
very stately as she came on. Her
white hull, with high free board, seem
ed frail, but the ugly looking guns
frowning from sponsor and turret
showed where lay the power that had
destroyed SPANS sea power on the
other side of the world.
The grassy heights of forts Wads-
worth and Hamilton were thronged
with spectators as she approached the
narrows. Suddenly a tongue of red
fame leaped from the granite side of
Fort Wadsworth, and like the recoil
came a streak of fire from the granite
wall on the opposite side Then alter
nately from each side came the deafen-
ing roar of an admiral's salute of seven
teen guns.
Slowly and majestically the Olympia
passed the smoke wreathed forts, an
swering the salute gun for gun until
she became so enveloped in her own
smoke that it seemed she might have
broken her steam chest. Then she
pushed through the smoke curtain and
stood revealed before the admiring gaze
of the whole Atlantic squadron waiting
at anchor off Tompkinsville to receive
her Every bit of brass and gilt on
every ship of the receiving column had
been FURNISHED, every spot on the white
hulls painted over, and every marine
and sailor knew he was expected to
look his best. Along the railing of the
ships the jackies stood elbow to elbow
and aft were the marines, drawn up to
salute. A few of the tars ran up to the
fighting top. Every officer had donned
his most snowy uniform, and splendid
they looked with their gold epaulets
and belts and clanking swords gathered
in the waist of the ships as the Olym-
pia approached.
From the New York barked the sig
nal gun, six-pounder in the starboard
bow, and Immediately every ship in the
squadron belched forth fame and
smoke. Louder and louder Numbered
the guns as the Olympia came on. She
replied with the Is guns to which Rear
Admiral Howison's rank entities him.
On board the Olympia also the sides
were manned and the band and marine
guard were paraded.
AS the Olympia came abreast of the
Chicago, the guard presented arms, the
drums gave four rufiles, the trumpets
four f1ourishes and the band played
Home, Sweet Home" dwelling with
swelling cadenza upon the minor bars.
The officers at the waist raised their
gold bound beavers and the sailors
cheered.
Ship after ship took its turn in doing
honor to the Admiral as the Olympia
swept grandly up the line of floating