The times., 1899-05-08
A QUICK RUN FROM MANILA.
The Buffalo Arrives mt New York
With Praise for Dewey.

with Prnfse for Dewey.
New York. May THE United States
cruiser Buffalo once the Nictheroy, arrv-
ed here from Manila this morning, bring
ing nearly 600 of Admiral Dewey's Of
hcers and men whose time had expired.
The Buffalo smashed the remarkable rec
ord she made on her outward voyage and
established a new record from both Ma
Mia and Singapore. which will not be
beaten for many day. 1t took the Buff
falo lust forty-four and a half days to
come from Manila to New York. and Cap
tain Hemphill declares that he could have
made the trip in thirty days but for
the foul condition of the Buffalo's bot
tom, which made it necessary to dock her
at Singapore and lose three days. Between
Gibraltar and this port the Buffalo struck
heavy weather, but went through it with
looking almost as spruce as when she left
the navy yard last December for her long
voyage TO the Philippines.
The Buffalo brings back as happy a lot
Of American seamen as ever trod the
| decks of a man-'o-war. Most of them
have been in tropical waters with Admiral
station, and, with few exceptions, all
/ fought in the famous battle with the
! Spanish fleet in Manila Bay on May l. a
/ year ago. They were mighty glad to get
| home.
The exact number of officers and men
who came back on the Buffalo is 596 Five
| hundred and twenty-fou Of these are
| time expired seamen. forty-two are time
| expired marines, and thirty are officers.
tt lot Iot- .y,c
were sent out on active duty from Anna
polls at the beginning of the war. and whc
are returning to the naval academy to take
the spring examinations. The officers and
men are from almost every ship in Ad-
miral Dewey's fleet. OF those who fought
with Dewey against Admiral Montojc
forty mine are from the Olympia. fifty-fivs
from the Baltimore, seven from the Con-
cord, ninety from the Boston, and four
teen from the Petrol.
I'VE made a splendid voyage Of it." said
Captain Hemphill today. 'and are natu-
rally very proud of our ship. We passed
everything on the way without much trou-
ble. too. We spent six weeks in Manila
Bay and during that time we saw a grea
deal of Admiral Dewey and the officers o.
his fleet. The Admiral is the most univer
sally loved. admired and respected man
ever saw. The Admiral works harder thar
every morning and from that time unit
o'clock transacts official business. Ther
he eats his breakfast and the rest OF th'
day he just goes around the feet, keepini
his eye on everything and seeing tina
things go right. He has never left Manili
Bay since the day he entered 1t. and he il
not going to unless there is some fightinl
to do. until he leaves it to go home
There was great enthusiasm about th
Admiral at all the ports where we stoppel
on our way home. The reports of his i'll
ness have been without foundation. He Il
as lively as a cricket and can come up
ships ladder as fast as any man in tn
fleet"
Two interesting incidents of the Bufsa
los trip home were a cakewalk In the ket
Sea and encountering a German warshii,
whose BAND played ''The Star Spangle'
Banner" The sailors got up the cake
walk and made 1t so interesting that tn
stokers and firemen came up out of tn
hold to look on. The sailors declare tia
for half an hour the ship had to heave tt
because of the interest of the fireroom il
the cakewalk. The officers smiled whsl
they~heard this tale of the fo'castle. TIL
German warship was at Port Said when tn
Buffalo reached there. and played tn
"Star Spangled Banner" three times Il
honor of the American cruiser. The Buf
falo brings several hundred cannon fron
Manila, which she is to deliver at tn
Brooklyn navy yard