The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-04

Some of the Stories That Were Told
to the Anxious Visitors.
From the New York Tines:

es, Stree; they just beat anything you
ever saw sometimes. Now, l mind the
first shell as came a whzzin toward us
in the fight N Manila bay. 1t struck us
on the port side farrard, just about at
The bluff Of the bow, and run inboard
1t was about a four-inch armor piercer,
and, as luck would have it, it passed into
a iive-inch water pipe and ran along this,
same as in gun, until it came to turn
about midsh.ps. Then it broke out Of
there. knocked steam gauge Off a boiler
picked its way aft, and, striking a steel
bulkhead, turned upward, and went out
through the superstructure deck and soar
cd aloft without ever hurtin' or touchln'
a man"
"Oh, my! Dear me! How fortunate"
calculated the crowd.
Aye, 1t beats the band" said Purdy,
thOughtfully
In another part of the ship Toohey. the
coXsWain, was holding forth to a breath
less pair of young women s.ghtseers' from
tar inland Toohey, a rather small man,
was arrayed in Spanish Admrals full
Iress uniform and chapeau. Inside the
latter was the card of Admiral Montoio,
commanding the Inflated Spanish naval
forces a Manila. Toohey was in the first
valuable relics in Montojo's quarters
Yes, num- said the little coxswain
10 the leading questioner Of the surround
ing audience. You see. 1t was this way
When we got ashore in the cutter after
the hght at Cavite, / got separated from
the ether fellows, and whom should I run
up against coming around a corner bur
Admiral Montojo on the dead run
Wheh ne sees me he pulls up short and
says he, My man. says he will YOU do
me favor? replied in Spanish that he
would have to name it quick Well saws
ne IN spanish after losin' this fight I've
Sot 10 get out OF here in disguise, if Dos
in Nv i
He had a revolver in his hand. ana
when l saw that I agreed to humor him
SO we changed clothes then and there.
Now you may MOI believe this, but It's
gospel truth"
"Ah, won't you please tell me where
DeWeys faVorite seal was" said a nicely
dressed young woman, Spokesman of a
party OF SIX, to sturdy young sailormau
on the after supersructure deck. Il
would dearly love 70 sit n his favorite
resting place"
We'll, a'am,," said he tar. "he hung
out around here a good deal Indicating
a most inaccessible spot behind a couple
of stanchlons near The rail.
With little fiutter of PRIDE the young
woman seized a chair that had been left
nearby, and after placing it in this most
awkward place she ard her companions
sat in ii in turn with many exc,amations
of pride.
The forward flying bridge, where the
Admiral stood while directing the opera
tons at Manila was a position to he
struggled for during che day Everybody
wanted to see the ships mascot, and Sa-
gasta, the pig; Aguinaldo the cat, and the
h'ssd xrri. l--f
battle at Manila were Toasted and petted
until they lOnged for rest.
Camera hends and souvenir hunters were
on all SIDES, and the ship itse.f would have
been carried away in sections had that
been possible Buttons, photographs. cart
ridges, cap ribbons, cutlery. anything and
everything was begged by pretty girls.
elderly women, young and I'd men, and
vast quantities of such articles were car
rled away trlumphantly.
One Of the most interesting ceremonies
Of the day 10 hundreds Of sightseers. and
one of the most miserable to the sailors,
vas the partaking of dinner on board. The
crowds swarmed on he berth deck at the
noon hour and watched the cooks deftly
uns.ing the mess-tab,es from above draw
up the benches, and al a signal from the
boatsmain's fife saw the men turn to al
the substantial fare.
rs most of the cooks had been ashore
lilG night UtLOAC anu were weary. tnN
menu was not as elaborate as the iackies
could have wished, especially as they were
under the scrutiny of SO many landsmen
and were in consequence needlessly en-
barrassed. The landsmen were ABSORBED
IN the naval arrangements, however.
"Oh, come here. girls, and see The sailors
eat" cried one thoughtless miss to her
companions.
Madam" said one of the tars. politely,
''if you will wait a moment after seeing
them fed you may see how they are got
back into their cages"
The young woman apologized for her
rudeness and fed inconunen.ly.
The proud persons who had made friends
sufficiently with the sailors to receive an
Invitation to dine with them were envi-
ousy gazed at by the less fortunate visit
ors.
"Ah, tell me sir" said young woman
reporter from Chicago. to Lieut.. Baird.
did Admiral Dewey get seasck on his
way over from GIBRALTAR"
I'm not sure about that" replied the
lieutenant with grave pollteness, but mas
much as he has been going to sea since he
was a boy, I'm inclined TO think he did
not"
"Oh, that's too bad" gurgled the young
woman.
why are You sorry that he escaped this
dreadful thing?'
"Oh, it would have made such a good
story Something new, you know. Adj
miral Dewey seaslck"
Such questions as these among thou
sands of others were flung at every officer
and man that showed himself throughout
the day The men could not escape, and
made the best of il, but the officers on
board kept strictly within their quarters
during most Of the day.
The Jam of spectators finally became so
great that at o'clock il was seen that
all those on board could not possibly get
away before nightfall. and orders were
given to allow no more on board. An hour
later The order TO clear the ship of visit
ors began an enforced exodus that lasted
until long after sunset.
Henry A. Chittenden, formerly of New
York and nephew of Simeon b. Chitten-
den. was the man who succeeded in draw
ing from Andrew Carnegie an offer OF
$4,000 for building a library In Oakland.
Il. r.