The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-30
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olcss attention throughout the journey 20
every event which trasspirsd aboard the
vessel. BY bis direction the ensign was
oourtesied to vessels which sRlutsd and
several times he ordered the crew to stand
by to cheer in answer to some extraordi-
nary demonstration. The guns OF the
Olympia spoke but once until Grants
tomb was reached. That was when they
barked In answer to the deep baying Of
the guns Of old Fort William on Cover
nor's Island. Before the battery was
reached, hundreds Of tugs and excursion
boats had crowded in behind the patrol
boats and stretched away rank upon rank
toward either shore from the quarter Of
the Olympia. Their whistles were going
continuously throughout the journey.
The untold thousands who throngsd tn Q
wharves and piers, who leaned from the
windows and balconies and looked down
from the dizzy heights of sky -scrapsrs
must have impressed the Admiral great
~, but his modesty would not permit
him to view II all as a personal ovation.
astonishing, astonishing, " he repeated
several times to Col. Bartlett, but he
said nothing of himself. As he looked
behind him the steam from the whistles
and the smoke from the stacks blowing
across the river, blending with the grey
atmosphere, softened the scene and made
the'dim vistas through which the oncom-
ing ships moved seem as " stretched out
forever. The waving of the hundreds Of
thousands along the shore could be dis
tinctly seen from the deck OF the Olym-
pis. but only occasionally were the sounds
of cheers waited from the crowds ashore.
The whistles were forever going and
when the fleet swept around the stake
Doat above Grants tomb ON Riverside
drive and each ship had let go its boom
Ing salute, the concert that followed was
soul-maddening, a mad, antastio, nerve-
destroying roar that continued for almost
ten minutes. So much steam was wasted
that the boats themselves wers lost In
their own yapor. The parade at this
point began to become disorganized, many
pleasure craft leaving the line below
and providing SO fiercely about the Olym
pia that she was mauoeuyred with great
difficulty. The excursion boats, loaded to
the guards with people we're almost GRIM
inally reckless as they passed along. The
Admiral wRs sometimes annoyed by the
of these craft. but he retained
his equanimity through 1t all, bowling and
his cap to the exulting and
cheering crowds. 1t was not until all
the warships had passed in review before
the Olympia at anchor below the beauti.
full floats representing peace and victory,
that the one incident Of the day occurred
which showed that with all HIS geniality,
the hero of Manila could a lso be a very
stern sailor. In less than a minute after
the Chicago had passed tine Olympia, by
the Admiral's order, stream Of signals
ordered the vessels Of the fleet to dress
ship and the crews of the men-of- war ran
up rainbows Of signal fiags from stem b,
stern over their topmasts. The order was
beautifully executed, except aboard the
flagship where the fouling Of tne line in
the top of one of the stacks caused a
vexatious delay. Admiral Dewey Instant
ease the line. It fouled again and a
nimble sailor was sent aloft to clear 1t.
1t was perhaps two minutes before the
fiags were in their proper places. The
Admiral was plainly displsased. He
ssnt for the officer under whose direction
the order was executed and called him
upon the bridge. SCI am ashamed of
this" he said in tone of sal lor giving
CO mmand In roaring gale, ''and am
ashamed of you"
Several times when the excursion boats
cneered as they passed close to the Olym-
pia. the Admiral called upon the crew to
stand by and cheer. Each time the sail
ors leapei upon the steel bulwarks and
with swinging caps. responded to the
Admiral's command with throat splitting
roars. When the crowd of vessels about
the flagship became so dense that the
progress Of the rest of the parade was iui-
peded the Admiral ordered the police pa
troll boats to clear the way of the ships
that had left the line and had spread
themselves about the Olympia like
flock Of wild fowl. He did not leave the
bridgs until the approaching darkness
turned the ships in the demoralised tail
end of the procession back to their piers.
There were nearly 500 vessels In all In
toaay's parade and 1t took them mors
than three hours TO pass given point.
From beginning to end they went with
out accident and the sight at the gather
Ing opposite the tomb OF Gem. Grant ut
the head of Riverside park, was superb.
The Olympia anchored for the night with
the other warships around her up and
down the river, and when 1t was dark
the excursion boats and steam yachts
went homeward.
The warships, torpedo boats, revenue
cutters and transports remained at anchor
In the river.