The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-11-25
ON DEwEY,s FLAGSHIP.
Incidents That show His Kind Heart
"a Wonderful Canary and
Other Tales.

There was not an officer or O man Of
the Olympia who talked with a Trib-
une reporter that failed to indorse the
opinion that the American public has
formed Of Dewey's character and his
achievements. Although a strict dis
ciplinarian, the admiral has the af-
lection of every one on the Olympia.
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stories OF his generosity and kindly
nature were being told. One OF these
relates to a third-class apprentice boy,
who had leave TO go ashore when the
Olympia was at Trieste.
A little later the admiral noticed that
the lad had not accompanied the lib
erty party. Asked why he had not
gone, the boy replied that he had no
money.
How much do you want?" the ad-
miral asked.
swell, / would like a pound ian Eng
lish soyereign)."
"Al right; here it Is; now 20 and
enjoy yourself" Dewey said, as he
Hohpcu the DOy the money.
On another occasion while the Olym-
pia was at Trieste one Of the officers
stopped a whole liberty party from GO
ing ashore because tie men did not
have on the regulation blue chest cloth.
The matter was brought TO the atten-
tion OF the admiral, who not only per-
mitted the men to go ashore, but or
dered the officer below. Again, while
crossing the Atlantic, the tackles" or
gained some private theatricals. II
was necessary for one Of the char
acters to wear a dress suit. Dewey
gave the amateur actors his only dress
suit.
In the dinner honr recently the
crew occupied themselves In various d.
versions. Some Of them played DOM
mos and checkers; some were engaged
in exhibiting the tricks which two
eats and a Philippine pig have been
trained TO perform, while stlll many
more others were seated around the
decks writing letters. Almost TO a man
the marines and %bluejackets have come
home stocked with souvenirs Of the
war. Tom Toohey. a coxswain, has a
full dress uniform and chapeau which
belonged TO Admiral Monteio. The
admiral's card Is In the lining OF the
hat. Toohey was one Of the first men
to land at Cavlte. Reaching the Spanish
admlrals quarters he found the uni.
form, and forthwith appropriated IT.
1t seems that a canary was the VIC
tim OF the frat casualty to occur when
the attack was made on the Spanish
Meet. The canary was hung In the Ra,
leigh In a cage above one Of the six.
Inch guns. When the gun was dis.
charged the conclusion hurled the cage
down a hatchway, breaking one Of the
canary's legs. The bird amputated II,
W leg with Its beak, and when seen
recently was as clipper and as blitht
as any of the 200 sound canarles tina,
are on the Olympia.
From last May until January thj,
year none Of the bluejackets had any
shore leave. They were allowed 10 rs
ashore when the ship reached Hong.
Kong, and 30 exuberant were they
that they forgot discretion and aver.
stayed their leave. The same thing
happened at Trieste, with the result
mat a good many "jackies" are now IN
the fourth class.
30 much salutlng has been done BY
the Olympia while on her homeward
journey that the two forward Al,
FOUNDERS used for saluting are nearl,
worn out.-N. Y. Tribune.