The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-10-04

N"pii lne MAUI" nS n' w w, W
SsorS s.S to dS s0 n6s SFG"sh %ear ,hai Th
showy uniforms, but were attired il
Especial undress A." as it Is techni
, ceEy known In the navy. There were
no god epaulettes, gold bound beavert
ana Gathering swords abroad. Thi'
was oH the Admiral's order, and added
buC aDother to the many evidences o.
R!1 unique modesty.
Immediately after Admiral Dewey
returned from the Sandy Hook the
wig-w8gger on the bridge signalled
the fleet to prepare to get under way.
The g"ngways were hauled up and the
tooms rigged. An old quartermaster
| hurried small dark roll Of bunting to
the main, hand over fist. 1t hung
there while the bugle sounded the call
to quarters and the marines were mus
| tered aft. Then, Just as the signal to
weigh WAS given, pull on the halyards
opened the roll and spread the four
starred flag which F8rragut flew as he
ran the fort in New Orleans. 1t was
the flag which was presented to Ad
miral Dewey. AS is broke sailors at
their stations and the marines or the
quarter deck greeted it with the hip,
hip hurrah we got from our q cestors.
Tho nDg floated proudly all through
the pageant. 1t Is the most precious
possession of Farragut's pupil, and
when i is struck on Monday it will
unlikely tnat Admiral Dewey will
ever &C mmand another fleet.
II w;is exactly y o'clock, the hour
fixed for the start, ,Sbs2 the feet, with
anchors short hove, gan to move
The ships bad swung 10 the flood tide
and were pointing wn stream, but
with nieir twin sSNbws they faced
about ad on pivots a1H headed for the
Hudson, followed byMhe long line OF
vessels in civic paHde. When the
ships had straightef fd out for their
Journey across the {}per bay the spec
tacle they n2.de wiE$ever be treasured
IN the memory of II se who saw it. In
ADVANCE of the OLYMPIA was a double
Inc OF patrol and Yre boats, lillup-
Ian fleet, to clear I'll he way of unofficial
respassets. 1t did, not require much
persuasion, either, as the shippers had
wholesome respect for the steel ram
u the r,ighty sea monster.
On the port beam Of the Olympia
vas the escortingl ship Sandy Hook,
'ith the mayor and other dignitaries
board, and in hen wake, at interyISihs;
400 yards, stretched out ooe2st mile long,
ere tAe great tbgGring war ships,
ae arLnoreu -cGStFsdiser. New York, the
aatae al lie sh!S1sesTndiana and Massachusetts,
- ! ee.SSI,fdser Brooklyn, secCnd-class bat
3ship Texas, the old wooden frigate
lancaster, the gunboat Marietta, and
lo Chicago, the flag ship OF the South
Atlantic squadron. Old Glory fluttered
rom each masthead and tatfrail. On
ach quarter of the New York were
he black low-lined torpedo boats,
hreo on each flank. The rest OF the
procession moved across the shiny
Iaters.
Admiral Dewey went up on the after
ridge as soon as the start was made,
heroic figure outlined against the
kies for the thousands atloat and
shore. With him on the bridge most OF
he time was Col. Bartlett, to whom he
alked when he was not acknowledging
he salutes or per sonally directing the
movements Of his feet, and the Admiral
ave close attention throughout the
Quincy to everything which transpired
N board the vessel. BY his direction
he ensign was courtesied to vessels |
which saluted and several times he or.
ered the crew to stand by to cheer in
nswer to some extraordinary demon
tration.
The guns of the Olympia spoke but
nee until Grants tomb was reached.
That was when they barked in answer
o the deep baying OF the guns Of old
'ort William, on Governors Island.
Before the battery was reached hun
rowded in behind the patrol boats
nd Of fnh nj
ar either shore from the quarter of
NE Olympia. Their whistles were
oGng constantly throughout the Jour
eN. The untold thousands who
hrAnged the wharves and piers, who
3anyed from the windows and balconies
nd hooked down from the dizzy heig hts
( sE'y-scrapers, must have impressed
he Admiral greatly, but his modesty
'ould not permit him to view 1t all as
persi ional ovation.
"Aa tonishing, astonishing" he re-
eatedt severa! times to Col. Bartlett,
ut he Said nothing of himself.
The Waving Of the hundreds OF thou
ands along the shore could re distinct
Y seen fYom the deck of the Olympia,
[ cheerA waited from the crowds
5uUEG. 40 q uioj POI hopoJ ouoJ WOIO
wo much interested in the spectacle
o venture Svociferous applause beside
hey were MOO far away to be heard by
ne Admiral or the men on the cruis-
Ia, even If the terrific din of tho craft
ID tho riveF had not been kept up
3 most withC\unt intermisslon.
: S}rhe shriekG ling whistles were forever
ling and when the feet swept around
- stake boaN. above Grants tomb, on
versiCe DriNe, aud each ship had let
81 It's booming Palute, the concert that
Allowed was s&ul- ul-maddening-a mad
itsstic, nerva. destroying roar that
i ntinued for almost ten minutes. So
IS hch steam was wasted that the boats
.mselves wer4 lost In their own
$<3por
: come disorgani&ed, many pleasure
,ft leaving the lime below and crowd.
i, so fiercely aboAt the Olympia that
M was manoeuvr$d with great dit.
Aculty. The excurSlon boats, loaded
b the guards with people, were al
4 G, crimiually reckless ss they passed
Alog many OF thenN listed so far that
"a wheel was buried deep while the
or scarcely touched the water.
~ The Admiral was sometimes an-
II ed by the crowding OF those craft,
he retained his equanimity through
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