The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-29


heard their countrys anthem sung 30 by
their country's women and men. and It
affected them variouslY. In the flashing
OF the searchlights hither and thither. little
glimpses OF them could be caught as they lis
tened to the music Some grabbed each other
around the neck and thulnped each others
backs; some threw their hats in the
air and capered with JOY: some leaned
far out over the rail as II To lose no note.
and others put their arms on the rail
and their heads down In their arms.
And when the last note was over. what
roar went up for them and what
cheer followed It! The Choral Union has
sung many times and will sing many times
bility never Will to ears and hearts that drink
II the music 40 eagerly and thankfully as did
Again the wsrw S had i drifted back Close to
the Olympia and now voice hailed and said
so1s about the Ghorq Union No52Sy
Then in the shifting light from the ship there
was seen small rowboat bobbinR and rolling
Two mon were i L and one of them was va,
.Ss H2e boat fe'5 cams 0 aens.ds
fingers. toes aud eyelashes from the ratings
and stays made out that from some source
%nna the ntmaton that Admiral RsEsy
ysnient, to, come over, That was, lust the
Secretary John Mc6onousS Of the or.
seoSa fsS S Sssn tSm nsf S5 the
cheered them as they went of.
Sstors W IaS 3st by F isae Bramby
The Admiral will be glad to see you on the
quarter deck. gentlemen"
To the quarter deck went Messrs, Phpps and
soon as they got there President Phpps
stepped forward and. raising his hat. said -,
of tho to
flowers to you as token OF our appreciation OF
Your victory IN Manila Bay"
the inscriptions which were hand pa nted on
the broad white ribbons around the bouquet.
Hero Wera. %u
"A royal welcome to Admiral George Dewey
Choral UnIon OF New York. sept %. 1869
The Admiral looked at the roses then at the
and way that has saa every s WITH
whom he has came in contact instantly at ease:
Why. gentlemen. thank you very much for
one Of the particularly pleasant circumstances
Of my welcome here-this and your, music. 1t
That was the end Of the visitors errand and
as they started away the Admiral babe them a
hearty good bye 81 saying yn Won, ,e,,ovn.nhs
how much l appreciate the roses. and their
music too"
!, Then he turned to one OF his officers and
New YORK 70 ssrenad. US Think oiitTI And
how good their music sounds"
After hearing that they couldn't get back to
the Warwick quick enough. they wanted to
down to to- their he'll small boat the oiympiss band
played them of by special order OF the Admiral.
as they learned
stroying their eyesight trying to pick out the
Admiral They had chsered successiysly the
on them. under ths impresssiSn that
Admiral Dewey. some going so "a as to press
q burning desire TO see th.ir Uncle George"
kindly acts 80 characteristic OF him. and one
that a more self conscious man might have
6ns 9 DO H hq S,s that EnF .Gp
them. SO he went forward and behind him
They had the forward deck all to themselves.
but for a few moments the crowd failed to rec
the f fS.re nsn tho soT e..
whom all New York is looking Presently.
HOWeNeE' ,souicOouJ iecokhiEeu MN anu bet
There's Dewey! There he Isl Right up in
bowl"
Under the action OF the tide the Warwick had
swung around little. and now there was
mighty rush for the stnrboard rails that
hs chairs ban Siding down the s Moline p
came tho deck hands with loud cr es. beseech-
S and DIRE
tossed a biscuit at bis feet, There was
too r ' hs THey ust coSde Tot tS
the rail and fixed their gaze on Admiral Dewey
th' Thq the
Ssr .In At: ST snS rGS5si
voices, they raised one tremendous cheer for
the Admiral, He took off his cap and gave It
rhen still
Tho Mount Hope was cheering at the top OF
its 300 voices. too and now the Olympia's band
from Porto Rico TO Manila. and the sailors took
up the refrain
"Thfre,Il bss hot timo
Tonight"
1t came to the Warwick and the Mount Hope
and for the next ten minutes some LOO or
OF tho impending occasion in the anoient
o. back . sna 5 Hys5 @sn ess5
woke up and people on tho anchored yachts
came out and set OF fireworks.
Then the choristers sang the "Hallelujah
chorus" and the sailors were very polite about
It and applauded pleasantly. but it was
evident that they didn't care for 1t
quito as much as the simpler tunes
The two steamboats, began to move
slowly around the Olympia. which gave them a
beautiful exhibition by sending up Old Glory
in the full glare of the combined searchlights
that made It's hues stand out like living flames
In the darkness. while the spectators cheered
wildly. They sang again: America" and
The Star SpanRed Banner"
Then they went down to the New York on
which kdmira'Sam nson's red flag hoated and
for the Admiral and sang there. while
the astonshed and Rratifed Jack les tum bled
over each other to crowd the rail and applaud,
The ship lighted up elelectrc illum nations,
on her m asst mack n ow dRmNnt Next they went
to the Chicago. where they cheered Admiral
Howison's blue flag. and gave the latest
conner OF the admiral's seranade. and
his jackies turnad out and applauded
and oheered with enthusiasm. They
were probably surprised. too. as the
ship was dark when the excursion steamers
arrived. IL was 10 O'Clock when. with the
notes Of the national hymn floating back along
their wake. they turned from the fleet for
home, and all the way back they sang for the
pure Joy OF the ccasion and in glorihcation OF
the great time they had had welcoming Dewey
to New York.
TWAS BETWEEN DEWEY AND HOWELL.
Secretary Long Says He Selected Dewey for