The evening times., 1899-06-13
THE OLYMPIA LOG.
What Is Happening to Admiral Dew
ey Now.
the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)


From the Cleveland Plain Dealer)
May 20: Today we cleared for home
with a royal send-off. Bunting till you
couldn't rest: whistles blowing; yards
manned; salutes on all sides. 1t was
crackajack farewell, sure enough.
Through it all the Admiral stood on the
bridge, pale and smiling. Passed Cavite al
p. m. Old Glory floating everywhere.
How different from a year ago! Wind
| fresh; sea running high.
| May q: Luzon a faint line on the hori-
zon. Passed Chinese fishing junk with a
| rooster perched on the yard of the lateen
sail. AS we steamed by the queer craft the
! rooster threw up his head and enthusiastic
cally screeched "Cockadoodledewey," Ev-
| erybody roared.
| May %: Almost an accident today. AS
the Admiral was coming down from the
main deck this morning a heavy block fell
from above and descended directly toward
his head. The men on the deck below who
saw 1t were paralyzed with terror. But
just as the murderous block was within a
dozen feet of his head Ii seemed to realize
what 1t was about to do and suddenly
swerved aside. falling with crashing force
on the deck come three feet away. The
men cheered Historically but the Admiral
didn't turn hair. As one OF the gunners
sagely remarked: 1T was a waste of money
to insure for this trip,''
May 23i Last night a volcano, supposed
to be extinct, on one of the extreme outly-
ing islands OF the archipelago. paid the Ad-
miral handsome compliment as we
steamed by. 1t suddenly lit the heavens
above it with fierce glare. Then a mo-
ment or two later. as II satisfied 1t had
drawn our attention. it gave three distinct
flashes-the first red. the second white. the
third blue. The Admiral took off his hat
May "a: singular incident, which
shows how we'll the Admiral IL known in
these waters, occurred this morning. At
about O'Clock an enormous black whale
was sighted on the weatherbow. II rap
idly neared us and fioated alongside at q
distance Of perhaps forty fathoms We
were running at a 12knot gait but the
big stranger kept right along with us. He
seemed TO be waiting for something At
$50 the Admiral came from his cabin and
ascended to the bridge. The instant he
appeared the big whale spouted for a full
half minute. then turned and sounded and
as his enormous fukes came into view he
solemnly waved them three times at the
blushing Admiral. Then we saw it no
more.
May Is: broken winged albatross
fell on the gun deck early this afternoon
and one Of the men seized it. AS he raised
1t he disclosed to view on the breast of the
bird curious red mark outlined in the
feathers. II was a perfect D. The birds
wing was promptly put in splints An hour
later a still more curious thing hap
pened. Sore thirty or forty sea gulls
suddenly swooped down. and. with their
wings touching. formed a circle about the
Admiral. who was then on the bridge
Then they swiftly wheeled about, emit
ting shrill squawks of delight. This all
hands round business lasted for a full |
minute. the gulls, with one final tri-
umphant cry. finally darting away The
fact is. We are not permitted to forget for
a single moment that we have Dewey on
board. The waves softly whisper his name
at night. The cordage creaks it. The sun
sets are blending of the national colors,
and last night We were favored with an
aurora that was an exact reproduction of |
the national shield. In short, We wake up |
every morning wondering what the next |
Dewey demonstration will be-