The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-30

hideous by their shrieks. They kept COM
ing, in pairs and half DOZENS until thew
lay a dozen deep, resisting the charge of
the patrol boats in their determination to
get within shouting distance. Their
recklessness was amazing. They ran
across each others bows, they rubbed
against one another, they pushed boats
sternS until further movement was i'm
possible in the ineXtricable confusion. 1t
was with great difficulty that the police
boats could clear passage for the adj
mirals launch when he went off to return
the official visit of the mayor, and when
he did step in his launch the patriotic
shippers afoat grabbed their whistles
and made the hills reverberate with such
blast as can only be heard when a
Yankee yacht crosses the finish first in a
race with mug-hunters. And that was
simply the prelude to what continued
throughout the day-an almost contin
Gus roar of steam whistles.
VESSELS MAssING.
Meanwhile the vessels to take part -
the parade We're massng over against
Long Island shore until that side of the
harbor became a mass of tangled spars
and framework, as far as the eye could
reach The grassy slopes of Fort Wood
worth and Fort Hamilton and the shores
of Staten Island were covered with sight
seers. The warships lay, spick and span,
ready for the start, their FURNISHED metal
flaming in the sun, their sides white as
virgin snow. Between them and the
shore lay the low, Ions lean wicked-look-
ing torpedo boats, and still inside OF them
the graceful row of revenue cutter.
Aboard the Olympia the marines ana
sailors had been previously inspected
from the toe of the first marine to the
jaunty cap of the last sailor All
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fore them, and no doubt many would
have preferred a programme involving
duplication Of the Manila fight to the or
deal they were to go through.
The officers of the feet cid not wear
their SNOWY uniforms, but were attired in
special undress y, as it is technical
ly known in the navy. There were no
gold epaulets, gold-bpund beavers and
clattering swords This was the admiraPs
orders, ard is another example CT his
unique mCdesty a brother, and the
widow of Capt. Gridley, who fought on
the Olympia ir Manila bay, Col. Franklin
Bartlett, former representative in con-
gress from New York, and an Intimate
personal friend of the admiral, together
with three newspaper men, were the only
civilians aboard. One Of the naval vis-
itors was the engineer who was on the
OLYMPIA when she led the line through
Correction sound. He was given three
rousing cheers as he went forward.
sIGNALED TO MOVE.
The signal came for the feet to get IN
der way. The gangways were hauled up
and drums beat. A quartermasteE hur-
ried a small dark roll of bunting TO the
main, Land over fist. 1t hung there while
the bugle sounded the crew 10 quarters,
and the marines were mustered ait.
Then just as the signal to weigh was
given, pull on the halvards opened the
roll, and spread the four-starred lag
which FarragUt flew as he ran the fort
in New Orleans 1t was the flag which
was presented to Admiral Dewey. As 1t
broke sailors at their stations ard mar
ines at quarters greeted it with the mp,
lip hurrah' we got from our ancestors.
The flag fated proudly al through the
pageant today. 1t is the most precious
possession of Farra CUTS pupil, and when
it is struck, en- Monday, it will probably
be forever, as it is altogether unlikely .
that Admiral Dewey will command an
other fleet
1t was, exactly 1 o'clock. the hour fixed
for the start, when the fleet, with an
chors hove began to move. The ships
had swung to the flood tide, and were
passing down stream, but with their twin
screws they swung as If on pivots, and
headed for the Hudson with the long line
of vessels in parade.
When the ships had straightened' out
for their journey across the upper bay the
spectacle made will ever be treasured oy
those who saw it, In advance of the
Olympia was a double line of patrols
and fire boats-a lillputian fleet to clear
the way of unofficial trespassera. 1t did
not require much persuasion, either, as
the shippers had a wholesome respect for
the steel ram of the mighty sea monster. =
On the port beam of the Olympia was the
escorting ship Sandy Hook, with the
,navor and other dignitaries aboard, and
in her wake at intervals of 100 yards,
stretched cut mile long, the towering
warships the armored cruiser New YORK,
the hattleships Indiana and Massachus-
etts. the cruiser BROOKLYN, battleship
Texas the old wooden frigate Lancaster,
the gunboat Marietta. and the Chicago,
the flagship of the South Atlantic squad
ron. Old Glory fluttered from each mast
head and taffrail On each quarter OF
the New York were six torpedo boats,
three on each side. The rest of the pro-
cession stretched out for miles.
DEWEY ON THE BRIDGE.
Admiral Dewey went up into the after
bridge as soon. as the start was made,
and remained there during the parade,
heroic figure outlined against the sky
for the thousands ashore and atloat
With him on the DrluSe most Vi Inc lIAI0
was Col. Bartlett, to whom he talked
when he was not acknowledging the sa-
lutes. or personally directing the move
ments of his immediate fleet, and the ad-
miral gave close attention throughout
the journey to everything that transpired
on the vessel. BY his direction the en-
sign was courtesed to passing vessels
Several times he ordered the crew to
stand bv to cheer in answer to some eX-
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