Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-30

arnlored cruiser New York. the battle
ships Indiana. and Massachusetts. tho
cruiser Brooklyn. second class 3at,lc-
nip Texas. the old w3oden f;igatc Ian
caster the sunboat Marietta ANA .hc
Chicago the flagship of the Scl1l II
Atlantic squadron. Old glory iut;erc
frGm each mast head and taffrail. On
each quarter of the New York Mere tie
black low-lincd torpedo boats. three or
enc each flank. The rest Of the process
sion moved across the shiny waters
Admiral Dewey went upon the aftt:;.
bridge us soon rs the start was mad,
and remained there throughout the
parade. u heroic figure outlined against
'he Skies. for the thousands atioat and
ashore With him on the bridge ~,
OF tn" time was Colonel Bartlett tn
whom he talked when he was NOT ;,c-
knnWledsinG the saluteS or personally
directing the movements OF his tle...
and the Admiral gave close attention
th.oughout the Quincy to everything
which traspred on beard the vessel.
ACKNOWLEDGES lSALUTEs.
~ MS direction the ensign was court
esled TO vessels Which Saluted. and
ScVcra! times he ordered the crew 10
stand by to cheer in answer to some ex.
tra1rdinary demonstration.
Inc guns IF the Olympia spoke. but
once until Grants tomb was reached.
Ihat was when they barked in answer.
70 the deep bayin- of the guns of cid
= III
Before the battery was reached i,und
reds tn tugs and excursion boats rad
crowded in behind the patrol boats and
stretcned away rank upon rank 70:
either shore from the quarter Of the
Olympia. Their whistles were r,inc
continuously throughout the Journey
The uE:6ld thousands who thron-c.l
the Wharves and piers who leant;
from the windows ana balconies and
,oked down from the dizzy heights Of
Say scfaPers must have impressed the
Adm. :al greatly. but his modesty wou;1
not permit him to view il all as !, .,sr'
scnal ovation 1
-, astonishing. astonishing" he repeat
ca several times to Colonel Bartlett
put he said nothing of himself.
THE TIL ROEGS ON SHORE.
he waving of the hundreds Of thoi,.:
ands along the shore could be disfinc,
~ seen from the deck If the Olvmi,;?
out only occasionally We're the soury1
Oh cheers waited from the cr0wGs;
ashore. AS 4 rule perhaps, they were
~ iluch interested in the spectacle. 10
venture Vociterous applause, ;,o.i,,..
theE We're too for away to be he,r,3 ~.
me Aa!nlral or the men on the cruisers
even II the terrific din Of the craft j.,
me river had not been kept UP alnlosi
without lntermisSiOn.
Inc shrlekins whistles We're sor..v,r.
gong and when the fleet swep, arou;,,
me stake boat above Grants tor,b a.,
Riverside drive, and each shin hnd -,
go It's booming salute, the concert :,,:,t
.o!loWed was soul maddening. a mad.
lat.asuc; Notwithstanding roar that
continued for almost ten minutes So
much steam was wasted that the ,,,1s
themselves were lost in their avn
VapOr. v" -
SOME CONFUSION.
ne parade at this point began to be-
come disorga nized many nIaa s,1ra ~, :,
leaving the line below ana craw.1i,,@
So n@rceiy about the Olympia that shS
was manoeurred With great difIirnl,v
me excursion boats. loaded I, ,hn
GUARDS With people, We're almost cri,,,
'na!lA RECKLESS as they passed along.
many Of them listed so far rhar -.
wheel was buried Geep While the oil, -
s&:rcelE touched the water
ne Admiral was sometimes annav
"a bN the crowding of these ,r,;t ;,.,r
ne retained his epuanimity through Il;
az, hnWlns and removing his cap t,
me eNaltinG ana cheering crodws n
wa: not until all the warships hn ! n,ss
% IN review before the OLYMPIA ~
nor below the beautiful tloa1s "a
presenting eacc ana Victory. that the.
" i incident Of the day occurred. which
hin"ea mat with all his geniality. The
nero OF Manila could also b, i ,..rv
stern sailor. In less than a mimi.
AFTER the Chicago had passed the i)Iyn,
PA ny the Admir;,IS. order, a stream,
- sigma! l;lSs ordered the vessels &c.
we i!ett to dress ship ana 1h.. crews of
' 49, men war ran rainhows Of signal
llass from stem to stern over thci,. ,,,,,-
maStS. '- ~
DEWEY DISPLEASED.
ne order was beautifully executor
except aboard the flagship. where ma
Inuilns Of the line in the tor Of one OF
Dewey Instantly roared out a cammun,
b,a
again and a ninlhle sailor was sem
aioft TO clear it, 1t WAS PERTAINS nv,
minutes before the flags We're in trer
proper place. The Admiral was plainly
ulspieased. He seEt for the officer un-
der whose direction the order vas AZ
ecuted and called him upon the bridge.
am ashamed Of this he said in III,
tone OF sailor giving Il command
ana am ashamed Of you
several times when the excursion
m1,. cneered as they passed close to the
olympia, the Admiral called upon tho
gre" to tand by and cheer. Each tins
me sailors ieaped upon the stael buI
Warks and with winging cans. res
ponued TO the command With three Gar
splittinS roars When the crowd of
d dessels ABOUT the flagship became 50
was lmpedel. the Admiral ordered the
ponce patrol boats to clear the WAY
"l she ships that had left the line ana
nad spread themselves about the
olympia like flock of wild fowl. Ha
niu not leave the bridge until the APP
preaching darkness turned th, shins
IN the demoralzed tai end Of the pro-
cesslon back t. their piers
SIR THOMAS APPEARS
after the warships. Sir Thomas Lin
ton steam yacht. the Erin. was much
app!auded. Sir Thomas had taken up