Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-30
(By Telegraph to Virginian- Pllot.)

d tBy Telegraph to Virginian- Pllot,)
.gs New York. Sept. 29.--No Roman con-
n dueFer returned to his triumph OF bar4
4 barrie splendor; no victorious King Or
IS Prince coming homie ffdfti d Successful
: war ever Received Such a magnificent
/, o9htl61 as overwhelmed Aihiral
Dewey d to- day as he stood OH the
4 bridge OF the oiyinpiaat lie HEAD Of
s a magnificent, 1eet. Of stesl thunderers
& Of the deep, f6lio&eh BY a thousahd
sed black With people and Sailed over
i the bright waters of the Upper bay
4 and up the broad pathway of the SUN
( lit river whose banks were gay With
millions OF flags and steamers dancing
An the Wind.
THE TOMB OF GRANT.
{. The sky was blue, the, water rlppled
under the fresh wind that held out
flags straight and jaunty. and the
!. wharYes and piers and rocky heights
and grassy knobs were black with
frantic, enthusiastic people, who
striyed weakly to make their shouts
heard above the perfect bedlahi of toot
ing whistles that accomplished the ADJ
smiral ashore and anoat. AS the tomb
was reached the fleet paid Its tribtite
to the memory of the great warrior
with a National salute of 81 roaring
guns. The lieet then anchored and re-
i Viewed tile almost endless procession
OF craft that steamed past, all so bur-
: dened with, humanity they looked
as If they woiild turn turtle. before they
4 got back TO their piers. Toward the
end the parade became disorganized;
and 1T took hours for the Heterogeneous
4 tlotilla to get; by. Darkness at last
brought relief to the tired Admiral;
j who had stood on the bridge for six
hours bowling his Acknowledgements to
IA the stentorlan expression Of homage.
a GOOD VIEW.
The best place from which to view
4 the great marine panorama was. ma
turally from the deck Of the Olympia,
and by the courtesy of Admiral Dewey
in Ass seated Press representative was
z permitted aboard. Very early the fleet
Of steamships, steamboats,, yachts and
tugs, which were to have q place In
the line, began moving down the bay
to the allotted points, where the several
p divisions were to form, but many Of
them could not resist the temptation to
first visit THE anchorage OF the men-of-
war off -TdmpiSinsVille and before IL
z O'clock the Olympia was surrounded by
q perfect mob of every known kind OF
craft all swarinlng with people, cir
cling around; or pushing their noses
close up under the ship to get q glimpse
Of the Admiral pacing the quarter
deck The bands aboard The excursion
p boats played and the Whistles and 81
Tens of the other craft made the air
hIdeous by their sliriells.
KS THE MASSING OF VESSELS.
s Meantime the vessels to take part
Sin the parade wore. massing over near
i the L6hg. fsland shore, tiiftii that side
Of the hafbor became. a tangle OF stacks
3 and flags and frame work as far as the
z eye could reach. The grassy slopes Of
q iWadsw6rth and Fort Hamilton, and
and were covered. with sightseers,
watching the feet below. The warships
7 lay spick and span ready for tic
q start, their bnihished metal flaming
IN the sub; their sides white rs virgin
snow: Between them and the shore
lay, the low; long. lean wisked looking
4 itorPead.op5 b9ats, and still inside of thein
the Graceful 1lotilla of revenue cutters.
THE OLYMPIAis CREW.
\ Aboard the Olympia the marines and
sailors had been seriously Inspected
4 from the toe of the first marine to the
Il jaunty cap of the last sailor All SEEM,
8 sd q little Sdazed at the PROSPECT Before
y them, and no doubt many would have
preferred asprograitl tfiyblying dupli7
OIucll
Il they, were to go through. The Officers
Of The fleet did f5t, wear tReirs SNOWY
:tinif forms; but were attired in#."spsclal
dress A. :; q as at Is technically known
Sin til e n aty:: TheFs were mo .gaid epau-
lets, gold bound beavers ana gathering
s.sWords ID boaf ia: This. was, by the Adj
initial, s order and added but another
& to- the matiy evidences 3f Ills. unique
moo esty.A brother and the widow Of
z CAPTAIN. Grf(Ilky. Mid foiiyhf fba 4C1fvu,
! pia In Manila Bay Colonel Franklin
3 Bartlett representative. in Congress.
s.fr6m 81 Z ofk and an intimate per-
4 sonal friend of the Admlral, together
with three neWsha per ttnen; we're the
4 onl yj civ ilians aboard.
sssSs One Of the naval guests was the en-
glneer of the Olympia when it. led the
way pas Corri edor island. He was
given three rousihg cheers as he went
forward to see the Hen.
3 4, q r RAG UT,sE FLAG SPREAD.
ssrSIaS1mfne Ola tel al ter Admiral Dewey re-.
turned afFSiti he Sandy Hook the Wig
az, aEEsr5sS On Il the bfit &c sigiialied the