The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-23
DEWEY At COLOMBO
H0n0rS Accorded the Great Ameri-
can In Ceyl0n.
WILL STAY SEVERAL DAYS
ADMIRAL SAYS THAT HIS
HEALTH IS FAIRLY GOOD.
Presented With Silver Casket a1d
Address As Memento of His Visit
Grew of the Olympia Also Re
ceive Present In Shape of 1000
I. Pounds of Tea.

Colombo, Ceylon, June 22.-The
United States cruiser Olympia. with
Admiral Dewey on board. arrived here
at o'clock a. m. from Singapore,
June Is, saluted the forts ashore and
was saluted by the latter in return.
An aide-de-camp, representing the
governor of Ceylon. the Hon. Sir J6-
seph West Ridgeway, boarded the
Olympia at O'Clock in order to well
/ come Admiral Dewey, and Colonel Saw
age, commanding the troops, made
visit at 10 o'clock. The visits were re-
turned at II o'clock. He was metz at
the jetties by a guard of honor, and,
amidst cheering, drove in the COVER
nor's carriage to breakfast with Colo
mel Savage.
The admiral afterwards booked
rooms at the Galloface hotel and re
turned on board the Olympia at l
O'Clock. There he received a deputa
tion representing the Planters asso-
citation and the chamber of commerce,
and was presented with a silver casket
and an address as n memento Of his
visit.
The admiral will remain in Ceylon
about a week He says he had a good
voyage from Singapore and that his
health is fairly good.
The presentation of the casket TO
Admiral Dewey was made on board
the olympia instead of in the council
chamber. because his doctor had for
hidden him to participate in any func-
ton. The delegates also presented 1000
pounds of tea to the crew of the Olym-
pia-
Dewey Makes Speech.
The admiral, replying to the address
of welcome, said he wished he could
reply in adequate terms, 'reciprocatinS
the sentiments expressed. But, he
added he spoke from his heart when
he said he deeply appreciated the well
come.
Admiral Dewey added that he would
have the very acceptable present of
tea distributed as desired, incidentally
mentioning that he was lifelong tea
drinker himself, and assuring the COM
mittee that the address would be read
at muster" and afterwards framed
and preserved. The caSket, he re-
marked, he would always keep on his
table, and he told the delegates that
he would report the matter to his gov
ernment and describe the cordiality of
his reception. Continuing, Admiral
Dewey remarked:
THAT cheer raised on the jetty when
/ landed went to the hearts of all of
us. We are 14,000 miles from home, but
that cheer will be heard in America,
although the way in which it has
touched me l shall never be able to
fully express. The two nations were
never so closely allied by mutual SYM
pathy and appreciation as now. The
American people realized this during
the late war, and you can imagine how
all those who were at Manila and met
Sir Edward Chichester commander of
the British first-class cruiser Immor
atalite) and his gallant comrades, hold
that feeling very deeply"
A general conversation followed. and
after toasting 1.-The Anglo-SaXon
Union," and the prosperity of the two
countries, the delegation departed.
Admiral Dewey now says it is i'm
probable that he will go to Randy. and
that he intends staying in Colombo.